Webcomic Wonderland discussion

This is where group related announcements and changes will go.

The discussion folders have changed again, even after that group message I just sent. I've realized that the current folder names can sound confusing to new members or to members who have not visited us in a while. To help alleviate the confusion, I have condensed the discussion folders to three: General Discussions, Webcomic Update Discussions, and Webcomic Discussions. The Individual Webcomic Discussions folder is now called the Webcomic Discussions folder and contains all of the discussions about specific webcomics. The topics in the previous General Webcomic Discussions folder are now in the General Discussions folder. That means that topics that pertain to webcomics, but are not about any one in particular go in this folder now.

Hopefully these changes streamline the group home page and make it easier for everyone to figure out where on Earth to post stuff. Further descriptions on what can go in each folder is in the "About This Folder" topic at the top of each folder.

There ended up being a tie between Looking For Group and Boxer Hockey, so we're just going to read both this month. There were only three on the poll this month anyway.

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