As mentioned in another thread, we're still in an intermediate state moving from the old node system to a CCK-like node system. It's not an ideal situation to be in, but it is important we tackle this one step at a time. The old system might still have its purpose though; when performance matters, writing your own node type might be less intrusive in terms of CPU-usage. Plus, the CCK can easily become a very complex beast that is difficult to grok (no hackability, no simple interface, impossible to understand in 20 minutes). That are the two things that worry me, and I'll guard these concerns when reviewing patches. When I proposed and wrote the node system 4 years ago (or so), people had mixed feelings about it ... :) I'm glad that today there is a consensus about how to transform the node system. Probably because we can see and test what the CCK has to offer. Now we know what needs to be done, I can only hope there will be enough people willing to write actual code in a relative short time (i.e. the last active development cycle was 3 months). Ideally, all your modules are ported to Drupal 5, and you're already working on code for Drupal 6. ;-) I'll open up the new development branch real soon now. Go, go! -- Dries Buytaert :: http://www.buytaert.net/