As a lurker/watcher I'm selfishly sad - putting up gated communities (so to speak) means that I can't watch anyone's brilliant work anymore, on top of already not being able to see some of the best - but it's for the common good.

This was very helpful and I hope the vidding world escapes the hassle that the AMV world got. Although more bad videos got lost in that tidal wave than good ones... some good ones did, too, which is a shame. I'd hate to see the same happening here. Best of luck, all. :)