yeah, i'm sure it would take a lot of serious hacking. engaged's functionality is fine, the presentation layer just bothers me. i don't regret giving the well a year's membership fee, and would've probably renewed, if i had had the discretionary budget at the time.

And yeah, I should also point out - the existing denizens of the well overall try very hard to get new users invovled, and certainly for someone who actually participates in discussion, the interface issues will evaporate quickly. it's harder on lurkers.