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The roads have never been closed off for it.
It grew. The people who started it opened it up beyond the forum and a broader community has developed around it. Carping about that is missing the point. There has always been (and still is) a strong forum presence among the marshals, as can be seen from many pictures. Alongside them are people who have been contributing to the eventop as volunteers/marshals for several years now without ever signing up on LFGSS. All things Ted and Jacqui could be proud of.
There's no guarantee the spirit of the event will survive the increasingly corporate aspects. There's a wide community now that would regret that.