I have been watching DeepOnion too, and also following it on deep onion.org. It looks to me like the members who are "In" the airdrop try especially hard to not let anyone else in, in order to not share the spoils of their making.
This might be fine, but I think the shortsighted way they are going about this will have a very negative longer term impact on the project as a whole. Not only will there be more limited distribution but there will be a long tail of people who will snipe and badmouth the project every step of the way.
Just my opinion from reading the posts - which by the way is a pay because the project itself could go places if greed wasn't so obvious.
It's sad to read that this is your impression. Where did you get this feeling of greed being shown from members of the DO community? This thread alone shows so many examples where questions from new members or those who are interested in the airdrop are almost answered instantly and very helpful. The DO forum is also filled with positive vibes. On youtube, there are many many tutorials or videos about faqs.
Hope that what you're describing was just bad luck.
Feel free to ask questions if you have any and join the forum
I am not sure either where he is basing this either. I've been on this forum for over a month and people would always help and advice me and in turn I do the same.
Yes there is a TON of rejected applications and there is a very good reason for that.
Heck I've been trying to join airdrop for a month and with the ticketing system and help from mods (just waiting on @Deeper to look over my approval) I might even be able to join before the next airdrop.
Yeah, things are not perfect but they are improving on that front. Can't have everything running smooth from day one, it takes time.
One of the biggest thing about the coin is the more people hold it the more value there is to it. What would denying coin to legitimate people do? Destroy it!