I hate to support the downfall of the NGDD, but now that TheThing wants to shut it down, I'll have to agree. I've been so busy and will continue to be busy. The NGDD is a great idea but too much for just one website. A mini-organization that helps many other websites would probably be better.
And I actually started working on this a while ago:
http://www.freepowerboards.com/manthasti ans/
I created rank avatars and signatures:
http://www.freepowerboards.com/manthasti ans/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4
If you read through the Manthastian guide, you'll see what it's all about. Maybe we could move there and start helping other websites than just the NGDD? I have stopped working on Web Operation Forces but if I get some support, I will be able to get it done. And everyone who supports it before it is ready to take off will achieve high ranks.
I'm not trying to advertise, but I just thought of this while typing this post up and it may interest some members here who like the idea of the NGDD but would like to try something similar elsewhere, but lead by an NGDD member.