Getting from five recommendations to four: bury social networking?

I'm glad you share those concerns, because it's a concern that a lot of people have echoed. But as Dafer pointed out, so much depends on the implementation. The more open and broad the groups, the less likely they are to be promoting a narrow agenda. We already have WikiProjects, which have some problems but are generally pretty good about having a diversity of opinions.

I really really want to consult with the foundation on where they're going though, because I'm worried they might miss the potential for disaster.