John, why is NEWS and Activism one topic. It appears we have to wade through people's opinions and vanities. Couldn't vanities and opinions be completely set apart?
If you had bothered to do a little searching, you would have discovered that so-far, there isn't a thread anywhere on the forum to discuss these new changes. (Well, if there is one, I can't find it.)
Not having been around long enough to remember the several previous manifestations of this forum, you might not realize what has been lost.
For instance, the balkanization of the forum concerns me greatly. (Yeah, I know you both are running to dictionary.com right now...)