Personally, I think a general directory for all the members (new and old) would be a more pertinent idea on the overall. Message boards have utilized this feature for many years now and none of the journal sites have stepped up to the plate and reciprocated it for adaptability.

I'd rather not have a directory of users that's kinda like the 'phone book - not unless it's possible for us to keep our names out of it.

Of course, there's always Search Directory.

The information available in member directories on message boards don't include personal information anyway. :\ Only what you want visible.

Might be useful to put a link to Search Asylums on the front page.

This would be way brilliant. Especially since SO MANY redundant communities are being created with people coming over to LJ and immediately creating communities without looking to see if one exists for their interests first.

Exactly! There are so many good "find-it" groups here -- addme, 07refugees, fandomdirectory -- but if people don't know those are available to help them find what they're looking for, folks are just going to keep on re-creating splinter groups and wondering why no one is joining them.

IAWTC.