STOCK MARKET WATCH, Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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40. The way it is...

Last edited Tue Dec 13, 2011, 12:20 PM - Edit history (2)

Here's my mea culpa. (Partially extracted from my long anticipated Magnum Opus to be followed by my Nobel Acceptance Speech.)

I believe that the DU Admins think that they are doing something nice and progressive for their community with DU3. Personally, I say... Yes (for the greater part) and No (to the lesser degree). More on this later...

Why is the SMW now located within the Economy & Education - Economy Group, you may ask.

It's like this;

1. Sunday, it became apparent that a changeover from DU2 to DU3 was immanent.

2. Due to the new Forum/Group structure of DU3 (If you look, there's only a few Forums and many Groups.) I unilaterally decided that a Group was the place to be. Sorry, about that. But, I didn't do it to hurt anyone. In fact, I believe that a Group is the safest place for the SMW to be given the current structure. There are 20 rotating hosts on each Forum. Each with the power to lock a Thread at their whim. You do the math on that... I will point out that for various reasons and I want to be crystal clear on this, NOT.EVERYONE.IS.A.FAN.OF.THE.SMW. Okay?

3. I posted a notice in the Host's Group (Because, somehow, I ended up as a Host on the Lounge Forum.) asking for input. On this post, I received TWO replies. None of which were very useful at all. So, I began cogitating on what to do. I was determined that there would be no break in the continuity of the long running SMW. Particularly, in the current Economic climate.

4. Due to the new filtering system on the Latest Threads page, I realized that where the SMW actually resided wasn't that imporant anymore. As long as it still recieved the support and recommendations it has long enjoyed. So, I set out to find a Group.

5. As luck would have it, I found the Economy Group. In which resided some of the former citizens of the DU2 Economy Forum. All, pretty cool. At the time I was looking, the Economy Group had no Host. (Not all Groups necessarily have a Host.) But, dixiegrrrl was in the process of becoming the Host. Having the SMW in a Group with an active Host is actually a GOOD thing. Particularly, a Host like dixie, who is ecstatic about having the SMW and it's usuals here in the Economy (Class... hahaha! Airline humor. Couldn't resist.) Group.

6. Knowing that there were tidal waves of problems on the horizon for the Admins with the changeover and the fate of the SMW was a very tiny blip on their screens. (If it even shows up at all.) It seemed the thing to do was to pick a spot to land. Using Fuddnik's advice about night crash landings. I decided to alight here in the Economy Group with the lights off.

Anyhow, that's what went down. If anyone wants to fight the politics of DU rather than the looming larger outside struggle. Feel free to crosspost into the new LBN. However, it's a battle I'm not feeling up to at the moment.

I want to thank everyone who found and recommended the lead SMW for Monday. Especially, Ghost Dog who left bread crumb trails everywhere to help the lost souls.

Why did I do anything at all? Well, transitions are difficult enough. So, I thought I’d do what I could to keep the SMW going and at the same time do what I could to lessen the impact of the transition on my friends.

(I'll bbl to correct the spelling errors.)