What do people see as "the point" for stages? To me, I dont see that they affect anyone really, they are a name to which we attach announcements. Its all well and good arguing whether we have moved to "the next stage" as a point of intellectual debate since we like arguments. But whats the point? Surely, if you want it as a "unit of advancement" then every announcement made, every ruling decided, and every offensive comment Dick Dastardly makes, is an advancement in MD?