Hello Susan!

> > Currently we have enough trouble enforcing the very few logo Guildelines we
> > have. And, last I had heard, we don't try to enforce that those claiming to be
> > members are actually members. It's jut too much work to enforce.

> Just tossing out ideas here.. but what if we had a database of
> members, each with an ID, and the link back to the Guild gave some
> basic info about the member, and then info on how to become a
> member.  If the ID belonged to someone who was no longer a member,
> it would say that too.  In that way it would be self-policing in a
> sense, as well as allowing potential clients of a member to check
> that the webmaster was indeed a member..

The HWG by policy does not make member info available to anyone 
except on a need-to-know basis (personal privacy issues). Heck, I'm 
on the GB and don't have db access because I don't need to know.

> > Also, I don't think we would want to further restrict useage. The logo is
> > probaly our single biggest bit of outreach. I suspect that WELL over half of
> > the membership signed up after seeing a logo. We don't want to loose that, at
> > least not until we've got soemthing much better...
> 
> Good point!  Perhaps different logos for different levels then? 
> I've seen this done with various other web organizations. (web
> assurance bureau being one of them).

See the -ops archives on the topic. 

> Hey.. maybe even a page on the site - this month's sign-ups..

People's names? Never ever (ever) happen, see above.

Have a :) day!

jim barchuk
mailto:jb(at)jbarchuk.com
http://www.jbarchuk.com

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