@Kevinjohn Gallagher - Thanks for putting this out here in the cold light of day. I do a fair bit of silent teeth gnashing when over-exposed to the WP-is-a-CMS thing. Because, it's not, yet, really.

But.

Considered as a Web CMS focusing on digital publication, it's getting a lot better, really fast. Consider:

* Content auditing should be in a CMS (including who touched what, when and whyfor), but full-on workflow? Where does the PM leave off and the CMS pick up? In any case, there are a couple of decent auditing plugins for WP now. Very helpful.

* n-to-n content sharing can be done with a plugin. It's very slick.

* Access and role management can be handled with some coding on the capabilities API.

I could go on, I won't. Note: my comment is with respect to a web cms, not something you expect from a Documentum, Alfresco, installation, etc.

Upshot, I'm really glad you posted because I agree with a lot of what you say, and I'm also really pleased WP is making moves in the right direction (and quickly, too).

I hope this thread blows up (and I don't get too badly singed!) It's a great conversation and now is the right time to have it.