I've always been pretty good about keeping it near capped. It didn't take too much brain power to realize that Summoning skill was made pre-ziliart avatars (when spirit pacts were the main use for the summoner job) and that SE was eventually going to make a change so that it would effect actual avatars rather than pacts. I'm about 5 levels from cap right now, but it hasn't been too much of a pain.
Congrats to you cubs, and just want to give a little pointer to make it a little less painful for others to cap it. If you're watching a movie, reading a book or blow drying your hair (my fave time), start skilling up. It gives you a chance to do it everyday (or nearly everyday) and because you're not actually playing the game, it seems a little less like work.
Right now I do it every morning while doing my hair and when I'm reading Wheel of time, I just read and mash on the key until I don't hear the macro go off and know i'm out of mp, rinse and repeat!
Good luck to the rest of you summoners and grats again!
I hope smns do get a good pay off for their hard work
