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

[NanceGreggs]

70. I replied to someone else's OP ...

... about the ratings drop. I think that's still allowed here.

For those who do care what happens here, like yourself, a little introspection into why the site's numbers are dropping could actually turn those numbers around. But as you can see from the replies on that thread, and the others on the same topic, everyone is sure it's "the other guy's fault".

No, I don't care what happens here. But for those who do care, those numbers could serve as a wake-up call prompting a concerted effort to be more civil, to stop labeling those who disagree with them as Third Wayers, etc., or insisting that centrist Dems or moderate Dems are "lesser Dems" than others.

I would love to see DU go back to what it once was - civil discussion among Democrats about the issues of the day, and the challenges that lay ahead. Everyone here claims to have lofty goals, and a strong desire to see Democratic initiatives achieved. And yet reining-in their personal attacks on anyone who disagrees with their ideas as to how those goals can best be accomplished seems to be more of an effort that many are willing to make.

DU's numbers are dropping - and pointing the finger at everyone else does absolutely nothing to reverse that trend. If you really care, start a conversation about what's wrong, and how to make it right. It's up to people like yourself to get that ball rolling. DU needs to change in order to keep its current posters, and attract new blood to the site. That change isn't going to happen by itself.