On the other hand, I like the fact that WAHMs are finding ways to be more independent and support themselves and be a part of the web. I don’t want to be denigrating what they do.

I just wish there were as much diversity on Squidoo as there used to be.

Also, a separate and more thorny issue is that Squidoo’s reputation is built on what people see, and if they see Squidoo is a place to go for cooking recipes, toys, and home stuff, they’re not going to look to it for history, education, science, or other topics.

“It bugs me that Squidoo has become so dominated by lenses on cooking recipes, homestuff and child care as if that were all that Squidoo members and visitors might be interested in.”

and I’m sure you will get no thanks for saying so.

I’m hard pressed to find Squidoo visitors for my lenses – they’re not really interesting for most WAHMs, many of who seem to be of the Christian, Republican persuasion. Still, I like the Squidoo look!