As I commented there, everybody concerned with this (especially the slashdot staff doing the change) needs to watch this talk by the people at Fark on how they

As I commented there, everybody concerned with this (especially the slashdot staff doing the change) needs to watch this talk by the people at Fark on how they failed - and recovered from - their "You'll get over it" moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnVeysllPDI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnVeysllPDI This is one of the best discussions I've ever found about what is the most important lesson in running a "social" site: you involve your user in everything (do NOT surprise them with forced changes), or your members will find a new place to go hang out.