Look, there are a couple baseline understandings to keep in mind here. Presales can be a bitch. Passwords get passed around, increasing the "cluster" aspect of the presale clusterf***. So, when regulars on this board see members -- not just "junior," but members with only one or two posts -- you can't blame us for assuming that person became a member *only* to get information on that particular presale they're seeking the password for. It's not a caste system, but a merit system, to some extent. And it makes sense. If someone's coming here just to get one password, you can assume that's also a person who's going to email it out to 50 of his Interpol-loving friends. And it's understandable that he/she would do so -- he/she doesn't have a sense of loyalty to club regulars or the club. Whom the presale is intended to 'reward.'
My one worry is that we don't screw it up by complaining over every presale.
Though, I'll admit I'm also of the mind that they've lost their usefullness.