And when we look at the default attached informations to a member list entry, I think too much spaces are loosed for only few informations. Have a member grid can be great to optimize the area page and don’t have to scroll too much.
I don’t think we can compare flexibility and usage/look. If an usage is adopted by lot of people (just to see at the buddypress templates around the web), why can’t it be regarded as a future development/integration? (and you can active or desactive a such option)
I’m such we can do the same parallel with some wordpress functionalities (just look at the gallery functionality).
I’m thinking to the beginner and to the stability of a solution, it can be great. Plugin are great and useful but sometimes too much plugin isn’t so cool.
Is there a plugin to display a member list in a member grid?