How about a permanent thread on "What's the best trainer/first airplane", maybe like the one on the Park flyers forum?
I know that there are several good websites out there with a lot of good information on the subject. Might be good to post a link to the AMA site as well?
I'd be happy to share the links I've found, but I'm just a newbie myself, so I imagine someone a little longer in the proverbial tooth would have better info.
Might save a lot of bandwidth...