[Malsua]

So I guess we can't count on 500,000 freepers all joining the team after all... :( But I'll settle for 499,990, minus the few reluctant grouches who jealously guard their domain. :)

I think at this point we need to get an official position from Jim. His mods are apt to spike our threads.

[Seamoth]

Maybe a compromise is the best way. Let's differentiate between "News" and "Discussion".

How about a post in Technical for milestones like the 1000 mark was, and a post in Bloggers for the other milemarkers like 850? (We'll encounter more resistance as we go up the ladder, naturally... and the Bloggers forum is possibly the 2nd best forum for visibility.)