There are several things you are not getting. One of them is the totally unnecessary barrier to entry that your attitude would create. This is a community that

There are several things you are not getting. One of them is the totally unnecessary barrier to entry that your attitude would create. This is a community that is attempting to make itself more approachable and enterable, not less. There's nothing wrong with reinventing the wheel in your own time, especially if you learn from the experience.