Yep, the stability and easy readability of DW links is a really valuable feature of the site, especially for meta/discussion. I love Cranky Fandom Old spaces too -- they're really needed in this fandom climate.

And yeah, if I leave a server just because I don't vibe with it or don't have time for it, I'm completely fine with leaving my messages up. If I leave it because something has happened to break my trust in the judgment of the mod of the server, then I REALLY don't want my messages to stay up. o_o;