As soon as I find time away from projects we're working on, I'm looking forward to learning php --- possibly rails first, so that maybe I can have a better understanding of the best framework to revitalize pligg:
http://www.pligg.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2358
In case I was misunderstood in my previus post, Pligg rocks!
kbeeveer46, thanks for pointing out the specific functionality pligg already bakes in ;-)
and hiveminds, props on your wide area social networking insight!