Distribution Lists
The issue with distribution lists appears to have created some concern of late. Would it be possible to have a category set up specifically for distribution lists, possibly as part of the "Lists & Information" category, ala Mature Audiences is part of Everything Else?
I put forward a suggestion in my http://www.bloggingnetwork.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/markdsreadinglist/ blog that I set up today, but just thought it might be good to mention it here. Anyone wanting to promote their distribution list could have a button set up in the template of their other blogs that directs people to their reading list; anything in the distribution list would not affect the overall rankings of 'standard' blogs, and publication of distribution lists in normal blogs would not be allowed. Something like that, anyway.
Just a thought.