Up until this week, whenever I would describe this place (software + audience) to anyone and compare it to the old IWE, I would always come to the "but": "But it doesn't have any searhing yet." Now there is no "but". It's everything that we liked about the old IWE software, plus a whole lot more.
The only things missing (and neither is technical) are regular columnists -- ones who have the time and resources to devote to regular, feature-length articles -- and a steady stream of fresh readers. And the second of those is only potentially an asset, as the S/N ratio would likely plummet.