Forgive the lack of precision, but the end of March marks the end of D&T's 1st Quarter. Since many of us have asked for a basically self moderated forum (or at least have more rope than other forums), I kinda feel like a self review is in order.
I'd grade it a "B+"
I give it high marks for serving as a bridge for many of us from HDH. One that was for the most part instantaneous/seemless (none of this "check back in a couple of weeks...we're working hard on a new site")
Although John Bull has had some "miscommunications" with a few of us (I'm guessing I'm not the only one), I give him credit for keeping an open mind & generally differing to the will of the membership, within reason. Without really knowing too much about him, I'll speculate that as a veteran mod, that wasn't the easiest thing in the world to do. That really is the definition of servant leadership.
The non-hobby related topics have been relatively civil, with a few notable exceptions (which don't need to be called out here). IMO, if you can't discuss things like politics without getting irate, just self opt out of the thread.
Members seem to do a much better job here of letting things go and not needing "the last word." In general people here are less defensive and take things less personally. I think that is very positive.
We've gotten some great new people that weren't regulars at HDH. We've had some people try us and left. Personally I'm not concerned about that as I think people vote with their feet and naturally self-select where they want to spend their time. Others have suggested that those new members didn't feel "welcome." Probably a mixed bag here.
So, IMO, overall good start.