Beav, there may be some who don't want some of that information as public as a profile would be. I mean, ultimately, if you do the research and the reading and everything, you can find out what members have, where they are, etc., but if that information is so readily available to anyone who has internet access, well, not sure everyone would be completely comfortable with that.

A side idea that I've seen at other forums relates to forum 'vets' so to speak. Ones that have shown they are frequent posters, respected long term members of the forum. For them they have a separate forum, hidden from the public or even members who have not been 'invited' or earned the right to be a part of this 'exclusive' group. For those members who have been around a while and proved to be a positive contribution/asset to the forum, they could possibly have something, like a quick reference thing available to them. That would be very cool and potentially helpful as well, depending on how much information is allowed and provided. I don't think there are so many members right now that we get overrun around here, but in the future, as the industry's popularity grows, who knows. Might be something to consider in the future.

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