Today I received an email from David Todd at eyespot:

Hi Cat,
Thanks for the posts. It's nice to see people recognize the value of the ajax editor as compared to flash.We are listening and will be implementing more community features as soon as we can.
Best,
Dave
PS Say hi to Dan O'Sullivan at ITP for me.

I have to say, it is nice to know that people actually are listening (and reading cat's mind eye). Interestingly, after reading more about eyespot's ajax editor, I have become very particial to using ajax for freeformed instead of flash. More research on the pros and cons as related to our specific needs is needed, however.

Also very interesting that David knows Dan O'Sullivan...perhaps thats why I originally received the eyespot link from him.