As long as unique stuff stays unique, I don't mind that. I just hate seeing people trying to get their hands on stuff that always was meant to be unique and created by people who put a lot of work into having these unique things, like the unique ship models that are in the game. Like, it shouldn't become an excuse to hand out those things, but rather encourage people to work towards their own things.
Updated public tutorials and publicly shared guidelines would helpful for such things, as right now, that system sounds a bit like a glorification for those who already learned all the stuff, instead of also opening things up for those who may have the spare time and motivation to also get to the point where they can contribute. Maybe even consider in-depth tutorials as a contribution itself.