"WordPress doesn't scale back" - dang, I've been saying this for years... I'm so so pleased this has got some attention! I also think this is one of the biggest issues with WordPress - everybody here will be pretty tech-savvy, but what about all those people who don't want their dashboard showing up all those items they're never gonna need? Sure, there are plugins to disable them but plugins are a pain and require an admin to manage and install them all! If only the Automattic team could also address this issue as well - all 'official' like! Really really good luck with this one Jason: blaze the way!!! ;)