Popular Communities (implementing something similar to Livejournal's feature?)

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Popular Communities (implementing something similar to Livejournal's feature?)

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Summary:
Livejournal has a feature called "Popular Communities" that sorts communities based on usage/popularity that I would love to see replicated for Dreamwidth.

Description:
On Livejournal there is a list of communities sorted from the most popular to the least. At the top of the list you can search for what community you're looking for and jump straight to it. There are other more complicated features relating to it (such as the social capital now displayed) but I don't really think they're necessary.

I think this feature, or something similar, could be useful for people searching to add new communities to their friends-lists or for looking up the activity in a community they are considering joining. It's a bit of an "extra" though - the site doesn't really require such a change.

But honestly I just really want to see where my own communities would rank! Mark did something similar to this on his own journal (informally, of course) and my community was #17 (or thereabouts). I'd like to know if it has increased or decreased since that time! (Another informal list would also be interesting!)

Poll #11552 Popular Communities (implementing something similar to Livejournal's feature?)

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Should be implemented as-is.
8 (14.3%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
5 (8.9%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
19 (33.9%)

(I have no opinion)
24 (42.9%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)