Well, to specifically address the um, "geographical" issues here and not the NY or the Calif. or the Texan biases, etc.
Home2 as a temporary resting place for ASPD-ers in general (well, in particular Providers and BCD members anyhow) is almost an afterthought.
Due to "local" conditions in some Texas cities vis-a-vis in particular those who attend meet & greets (we call 'em "Socials") HOME2 was created in mid-January as an adjunct for the main board -- a place where the meet and greeters could gather while the board was hiccuping and also to offer the M&G folks a bit more privacy than the public spaces there.
And then when the board was crashed, our ready place expanded for other folks to start gathering.
With the "local" conditions in mind at the beginning, we created only Texas forums in the main and added the rest as the conditions dictated. HOME2 intent is still the same, but staff felt it appropriate to help ASPD-ers get over the shock of sudden withdrawal (not a sexual situation, mind you) and help keep the community together until The Return.
For those with long memories, the Crash of '05 lasted way too long (we are almost at that point now) and the blank out then was excruciating even with limited Yahoo and other communication stop gaps in place.
Lets hope that the Blank Out of '09 is resolved soon and we can get the community restored to business as usual.
Meanwhile... we are here in an even tinier corner of the worldwide web than our usual spot, but we are still here nonetheless. And, fwiw, the entire aspd data base is still intact and will be available when it's time.[/b]