@Kelly27; You’re welcome, and thank you in return for both the compliment and for what has been an unusually civil thread sad as that may be for the topic.
Incidentally, I recognize that the immigrants from wis.dm have been separated from one another not only by their dilution among the members of Fluther, but also by the format of the site that prevents people from contacting others as a group; sending private comments to people is an inadequate substitute if you want to maintain a common bond, and the loss of this bond is, I suppose, a legitimate source of lasting discomfort. The loss of a site should not cause emotional distress for any extended period, and the loss of your friends, which would be by far the most understandable source of grief, has not really occurred. But it is true that we on Fluther do feel a sense of solidarity against the mass of the internet, and it would be a blow to our pride if we were forced to abandon that solidarity; there is no reason that should not be the same for wis.dm.
On the other hand, having recognized this, and allowing the time to adapt, wis.dmers should stop trying to maintain that bond, because on a practical level there is no basis for it, and everybody would be much happier if, instead of trying to maintain an identity as ‘the people from wis.dm’, they just treated each other as friends, among the other friends they find among the indigent jellies. Perhaps it is a good thing that the site makes it so hard to create conversations for all wis.dmers alone, and no one else; it forces them to interact with us as much as with each other, atomizes us so that we can join together again. The only thing you have to let go of is your collective pride, and we have another nice big pride all waxed and ready for you.