Because apparently no one reads the home page:
The Layoff.com
News, personal experiences, rumors and speculations about layoffs at your company
TheLayoff.com is live since January 31, 2009!
TheLayoff.com is a simple discussion board for all of us who would like to learn more about the rumors or possibility of job cuts in our company.
The workforce reduction process is inherently secretive and plagued with rumors. Companies release little or no details while planning such resource actions. On the other hand, the lives of each of us may be greatly impacted by these top-secret decisions - hence all the anxiety that workers may experience.
Enter TheLayoff.com - The purpose of this site is to provide a space for anyone who'd like to discuss the possibility, likelihood or impacts of layoffs in a company of interest.
So no, you don't need links. They're nice to have, but not necessary. You can also speculate on how downsizing or restructuring will play out. That's what the board is intended to do.
Anonymity is there to facilitate "whistleblowing."
So just calm down. Will people post bad information? Sure. Downvote and move on. You're not always going to get a link anymore because Transformco is private and the numbers we're talking about are likely not meeting WARN requirements. The final phase of Sears' demise is going to be a death from a thousand paper cuts.