@Michael Torbert - Point taken, I suppose these things take on a life of their own :) and it's up to the developer to see which has attracted an audience and is deserving of more time, and which to abandon :)

Both of the plugins you mention though, I would consider approach my definition of the former category. The "throw away code" type plugin I envisaged would be a much less complex beast than either of the them.
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