Aside from the fact that self search only works in one forum at a time, and the search function only works in one forum at a time (meaning that if you guess wrong on something like "Pray for President Bush" you will have to do TWO searches), the decisions on things like El Nino, earthquakes, pop culture information, criminal trials, live threads, etc. will have to be decided on every time anyone posts.
I also want to say that I HATE the new posting form, because it is so picky. Not only do you have to choose key words, but you have to choose what forum and this is difficult. I got so frustrated today I didn't post the President's speech, because I couldn't get it to accept my assignments, and then the system went down AGAIN.
If we are going ahead with this ill-advised venture, I want someone to post an EXPLANATION and instructions so people know how to find things. Lurkers are going to miss half of what's going on. And I think that this is really impractical.
Why couldn't we just leave things alone?