You might want to store other things in the hashtable, for an item type... hence using the key isn't a bad idea. Although you're free to change it to 0, if you please.
Yeah we will probably have another Beginner RP back in the Writer's Corner, and of course we hope to start more in the social group. So I welcome you to any of the options.
Ghan has said he has fixed this. Monovertex please confirm this fix. This was only a problem with people that had signatures in the upper levels like not the special members but the respected members.