[laughs] Well, it hardly matters whether the NWO ordered you to do it, or if you were just so blind to the consequences of your changes. The results are the same.
(NWO note -- Hey, lots of people here were suckered into that whole Klinton-will-never-leave-office stuff. I even thought it was conceivable for a while. If a tin-foil notion like that could get floated extensively, then it's really just fair to apply the same tin foil to ourselves... [smiles])
Anyhow, speaking of fair, it's hardly fair to just lump my comments in with NWO rantings -- everyone has noticed the changes in the dynamics of interactions around here, first with the diced threads, then with the multiple forums. F16Fighter said it well back in #191: "The "diverse scrutiny" of the "old" Free Republic "salad bar" operation was more constructive and unique..."
The end result has been bad, whether your motives were
[shrugs] Like I said, maybe this new version of FR will grow to be a wonderful place. (It's not been particulary fun for me, and I participate a lot.) But if you actually don't see the profound difference -- or if you just laugh it off -- then you must be in some kind of denial.
Mark W.
To heck with reality, eh?