Wow, thanks for taking the time to write this comprehensive reply. :D <3

I was wondering about people's motivation because I had seen some people some time ago commenting on lj_news that they don't care anymore because they are on dw now and one comm I'm watching described its sister comm on DW as 'fall back option'.

The problem with all the other lj clones seems to be who is where. If the majority of my flist ends up on dreamwidth, I want to be there, too. Not because everyone is doing it, but because that's where my friends are. :)