Didn't know you were so versed in XML Nicholas, I wonder what you think of this forum, given that I am storing the data as actual RSS. I would greatly appreciate any opinion on my technique or help with improving the code (I'm using SimpleXML); is there a better way to do it?

@Nicolai As Nicholas highlighted, it depends on who you are targeting. If it's less technical people then focus on UI, but if it's skilled users then simplify. I, like Nicholas, try to use as many local tools to manage the site (TextMate, bash) to save on writing code to duplicate the wheel.