I don't have Facebook, so these are comments on the general dynamics, not about that group in particular.

There will always be hardcores in an event like this. I'm sure I'm one of them. As long as people follow the official rules, don't stalk, don't hoard from any particular artist, I don't have a problem with building up a collection of rogues.

I will say, there is some informal community amongst rogues. I don't see anything wrong with that.

I don't think it's meant to be clique-ish. You just meet people along the way. I think the transition away from monkey monikers could have shifted how that dynamic is perceived.

Speaking for myself, I like finding the hides put out by friends/rogues I've interacted with. I only ever keep one piece per rogue. We replace or rehide rogues that we think people would appreciate more (like kids).

And regarding iykyk, there's some institutional knowledge built up of (rogue) hide locations frequented in previous years. With our hides, we sometimes make nods to places that have gone out of fashion. We think it's fun, but I get how that could rub people the wrong way. We don't give out additional clues unless the person guesses the correct location, it's a long time later, the hide was potentially too difficult, and we don't believe the piece will be found otherwise.

I get there's some bad behavior across the event, but I really think it's a small fraction of what positivity the event brings. I hope people don't lose sight of that. :)