For the past few months, I have been reluctant to create new DU Groups because we currently have a number of them that are extremely underutilized. Today we're going to be creating some new DU Groups that have been requested, and we're going to select some existing groups for possible deletion. I apologize that I did not do this earlier.
Adding New DU GroupsIf my memory serves, we have had requests for the following DU Groups, which are here:
Cancer Support Group Add to My Forums |
Proposal is here Deaf/Hard of Hearing Group Add to My Forums |
Proposal is here Latino/Hispanic Group Add to My Forums |
Proposal is here Precinct-level Politics Group Add to My Forums |
Proposal is herePlease let me know if I forgot anyone from that list.
Selecting Groups for DeletionWe are going to take a look at our existing DU Groups to see if any of them should be deleted. For the most part, we'll probably pick the Groups with the lowest number of posts in the last three months, and with the lowest number of people who include the group on their "My Forums" list. The one exception is likely 2008 presidential candidates, which will remain because (1) we expect them to get more interest starting next year, and (2) we don't wish to appear to support any candidate over another.
For the DU Groups that we pick for deletion, I will post a thread in each Group to let you know. If there are not enough members who support keeping the group, it will be deleted.