Its far more than 300 people that support this idea. In the first post it had over 1,000 likes and thousands of more comments. Even though they represent only a small percentage of players they are providing feedback on the game that could potentially influence changes in the game. After all the saying goes the squeakiest wheel gets the oil. That is not to say that those who whine and complain the most get what they want it's to say that those who are most vocal about an issue they have with Destiny will get the most attention. If the majority of people wanted to leave year 1 exotics behind why have those posts not been seen on the front page or even the second page of trending posts? The people on the forums represent a sample population of Destiny and that sample population says they want to keep year 1 exotics.