I don't think the number of clicks DU gets in a day is very important. What is important ...

[NanceGreggs]

30. Like Spinal Tap ...

"Marty: The last time Tap toured America, they where, uh, booked into 10,000 seat arenas, and 15,000 seat venues, and it seems that now, on their current tour they're being booked into 1,200 seat arenas, 1,500 seat arenas, and uh I was just wondering, does this mean uh...the popularity of the group is waning?

Ian: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no...no, no, not at all. I, I, I just think that the.. uh.. their appeal is becoming more selective."

I guess DU's appeal is just becoming "more selective". Unfortunately, there is a "minimum participation" number that exists - the number at which the revenues from advertisers, which are based on traffic numbers, drop below what the Admins feel is worth their while in terms of compensation for the time they have to put in to keep the site up and running.

Obviously, I no longer care what happens here. But many posters still DO care. DU's waning numbers should be a wake-up call that leads to discussion about how to get traffic back up, how to attract more participation, how to keep posters engaged.

Instead, drawing attention to those declining numbers has prompted the usual finger-pointing - it's the fault of the Third Wayers, it's the fault of the purists, it's the fault of the centrists, it's the fault of everyone who disagrees with ME! - which has been the only discussion prompted by an unprecedented decline in DU's stats.

If you care about this site and its ability to survive, you might want to address what's driving people off DU, instead of pretending that the "audience is becoming more selective" meme will continue to float this particular boat.