RE: MCM - Digest V1 #246

["Jack O'Leary" <JOLeary@merrillinc.com>]

Paul wrote:

Perhaps local groups could exchange membership data, but I don't see any
value in publishing the entire membership.  If a member wants to locate
some particular other member, perhaps he or she could contact you.  Have
you ever had requests like that, Jack?

>I've had a couple of inquiries regarding local members, yes.

I know you made the decision, at least for the present, to keep the
membership as an Excel file, rather than to port it over to a database,
such as Filemaker.  This, however, leaves me with the questionnaire
developed by Olga Betts.  If we were to use this questionnaire, it would
seem logical to store the data we get in Filemaker.  So, I am thinking,
why
not have all the membership data in Filemaker?  I got the sample you
sent
(about 1/10 the total) into Filemaker fairly easily, and, with spring
break
coming up next week, I could get all the rest done.

>If AGA wants to spend $250 for a copy of FileMaker, then I will be
happy
to make the switch.  My employer has bought me a laptop, which removes
most of my previous
objections.  I have been scouring the markdown bins of our local 
stores, but have been unable to find a discounted copy of FileMaker.
I do think that it is a good idea, and I appreciate your looking into
the
conversion.  Anyone want to make a motion?  

>Regarding the membership roster, I move that we publish annually a
membership roster in TAG, that listed only name, affiliation (if any),
and city/state or province/country. I think
that this method avoids most of the privacy objections, yet allows
members the potential
to contact each other.

- Jack
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