C2 PREVIEW: Yes, Virginia, there really IS a website.

As promised, I took a few screen shots of the new C2 for you all to see today. Clearly some of these are just partial shots of the browser window, and the Friends of Israel forum shot is of the empty forum (waiting for a walk through by Carl in Jersualem, its manager), but this will give you an idea of what your new home will look like. (Click on each image to enlarge; these images won't open in a new window - I got lazy - so hit your "back" button to come back here, or just right click on each one to select open in a new window.)

If you like what you see, please give Running Bare a "Great job!", a handshake, a pat on the head, a lick on the face - whatever you prefer (or whatever he'll allow you to do); he's typed thousands and thousands of little characters into a development environment to create this, and we are really digging the result.

For about a week, we'll be testing/experimenting with staff, and unless they find some serious bugs, we should be moving in shortly after. We're planning to stay here for the coming week - Pi Guy has created a very entertaining series of Halloween Pub threads (for the entire week!) and we may as well enjoy them here - but The Plan™, as it stands, is to move in right after that.

This seems a good time to thank you all for being such great commenters, and for your practically flawless cooperation with our policies. A big thanks, also, is due the C2 staff of contributors, moderators, and "wenches" - you all, as a community, have made this a most enjoyable experience for us.

Feel free to ask questions, and we'll try to field them this afternoon.

Viva C2!