Or, it looks like someone who said, we don't care how it was. We are designing how it will be. It has value. The rest we are going to junk. Clubs for websites.
History is irrelevant.
For some it will not matter. For others this may be one of the most major, most significant changes discovered so far. I think that pretty much sums up the main problem with the new webring system. This is actually convenient for surfers at times, as is demonstrated by their directory and very well designed browser start page. ID must be associated with all rings that the member belongs to.