I think you make valid points. My measuring stick has always been in the realm of risk-benefit ratio. What is the value added vs. the deterioration that it causes. A comm that just has members who post links the exact same work that they post every where else doesn't add much other than a limited showcase of authors names. I don't get it, but I can see why other's might. I'm far more interested in individual story recs or reviews to give me more information about a particular story or a writer's style. A blank check list doesn't help me much, but then again, I'm I writing snob.