I think that it may be a good idea for someone to put together a 'sticky' for the (un-)necessary services for Slackware desktop users. (i.e., desktop users should not need Apache, etc.....)
Could also include performance tips, such as those noted in Tom Adelstein's "Linux in Government: Optimizing Desktop Performance" series in Linux Journal
www.linuxjournal.com/article/8322
Thoughts?