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Originally Posted by Corbic
Oh I'm a huge fan of gate keeping to maintain a particular culture within a hobby and fan base. However some things become just stupid. Toxic Gate Keeping if you will.
Now a fun thing is when you have something like Video Games or Star Wars which goes hard in the paint to "break down gatekeeping" but ultimately injects a culture that is more toxic and "gate keepy" then then one it claims to have replaced.
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Funny you should mention this - I have regrets in this regard.
10+ years ago when 'drift missiles' and frequent partouts were on the rise, I debated disallowing their presence on Zilvia. It felt heavy-handed and exclusionary, both of which are positions I try to avoid. That said, the regret I have that people willfully destroyed these chassis (and still are) because of internet cool points/convenience/profit, etc still bums me out.
I don't know how much good I'd have done by implementing such a policy, but I know that not doing so has hurt the current and future owners of these cars in a way that cannot be undone.