User blog comment:Obi the LEGO Fan/New Requests for Rights system/@comment-5772846-20140204184043/@comment-4845243-20140204230043

Well, it is considered a bad practice and frowned upon. People who canvass were unlikely to get the rights under the old system.

And that's not true. I have never asked people to recommend me, and I'm sure plenty of the people were recommended without asking.