Hello Susan!

> > > 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, [snipped]

> > 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.
> 
> I'm not suggesting giving out anyone's home phone number or address,
> but perhaps, name, organization, web page, and status within the
> Guild.  

Even -membership- in the guild is 'personal information'. 

> I know of other organizations that provide this level of
> information and there doesn't seem to be a problem with privacy. 
> I wouldn't list email addresses due to potential spam problems.

Any other org is free to do as they please.

> Yikes, I did a search on logo in there and although I'll confess
> that I didn't read every message, it seems as though the general
> concensus was that although some people thought that various logo
> levels would be nice, there just weren't enough resources to manage
> and maintain such a program.  Is that a correct interpretation?--

That's a relatively minor part of it. A larger factor is 'what does 
the feature do for the membership'. Not much there. The largest 
factor is 'what does it do for the HWG'. Not much there.

Have a :) day!

jim barchuk
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http://www.jbarchuk.com

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