Ron wrote: >(1) Competitions I'd definitely be down for some of this action. If it's feasable, I'd like to do it whether we charge or not. Not sure how we'd ensure impartiality (same issue with admins rating other admins' articles -- regardless of whether there's some rating inflation there, one could look at it that way). If we're awarding $$$, that's an issue. Nice idea, tho. I'd definitely want to get into some programming competitions. Check this out (it has a good format): http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/nov01/11-27beststudentpr.asp http://www.msdnaa.net/wscontest/ worth exploring. -- mattwarden mattwarden.com