Just sharing what I think;
You will see that my bad English is one reason I don't write much here. But it is just one of the reasons. Like some other members have said, I don't feel like I have much to share. I'm not great mind, I have nothing new or different to say. Other people usually say things better (I get that being able to like people's post can lead to game where some just want to achieve more likes, but for person like me, it is nice way to give thumb up, heart or something else as a response because I'm not going to write a reply) and I can like it.
I've been here a while, I'm not sure how people determine have you been here only short time or long. Some people come and leave fast, some people have been here for ages. That said, I get that some long lasting member with lots of messages might become an target to outsiders, but I has to say this one too; I'm not telling people that if they've been here long there must be something wrong with them ( Planning to ctb, that can be count as a flaw by some people but not me :D). I'm not pointing out anyone but some members who have been here long have acted the way that I've felt unsafe for sake of others (I'm not worried about myself). So, lots of posts and ancient joining day does not always mark for safe users but I get that most likely it might mean one. But a bit predatory or other way not-okay behaviour might be more easily accepted when it comes from someone who has been here for a while, have posted a lot or/and has lots of likes/followers. Not to mention if that act happens in that "elite club" like has been said.
Someone also pointed out, that the rest are left here to battle against those things moderators try to save some members from.
I know things are not black and white so it is not easy to find the best solutions. And the very best solution would still not be perfect because this is not a perfect world anyway.
Of course I'm unhappy that I didn't get qualified, I'm not denying that. And it saddens me that I most likely won't make it there. Why? Look at my number of messages. I guess I'm just supposed to stop whining and start posting but that is not really me and I have to accept the consequences (or lack of them because of lack of actions). But before this I felt like being part of the community. Silent but part anyway. It might sounds weird, like I'm a stalker, but the more I've read the more I will learn new members here, I might remember someone's account name, or spot this same nice avatar again ("I remember I liked what they wrote before too" etc). For example I thank in my mind a member who passed away before I even joined here. But I was reading her post a lot and thanks to her posts I kind of felt safe to join (just for a record; she didn't encourage me to do anything suicidal by her writing, only gave me an impression this is nice community. I've got support here and that is what I was after), In a way I could see that people who have been more vocal here might feel better if their messages are invisible for members like me. In that sense I get it, but it feels a bit bad if I'm exluded out only because being silent and therefore being "potential god knows what" since that subforum wasn't made because of trolls.
