Hey Chris,
 I have been playing dangerous again!! I was thinking! Why couldn't you use a membership number for verification, then store this info offline for your referance as webmaster. You could use the name, and expiration date online, then sort by date. This would allow you to address one of the concerns brought up at the board meeting, which was timing of renewal notices. You could use this tool to send a PM or e-mail to those members of the usergroup, as a reminder of pending expiration. Thus, killing two birds with one stone. I know only a small percentage of the total membership are active on the website, but it would be a good place to start. On occasion we do use member numbers for other things, such as a bidders number at our fun auctions. So, it might be important that these numbers not be published, unless the member puts it out themself. I know I wouldn't want someone to play a prank and bid me in for $1,000 on a pencil. I think someone tried something similar to that one time as a joke, I think the member said 'Whoa, that is MY number!' I remember something like that a few years ago. I think the actual bidder wanted the item and was just joking around!
I intend to come to your place Saturday for Plow Day!! Perhaps, I will be able to get with Larry Widner, he made all of the Bylaws Committee meetings, and we can take the referance list I used at the Membership Meeting, for the recommended changes, to compile a list that will be understandable to the members, so that the members will have something to refer to that outlines the recommendations. My list would not be too understandable, as I had knowledge of the recommendations, and used it as a 'bookmark'.
What do you think?
I got to go to work, so that I can get back in time to head to Michigan!!
Take Care!!!!
Andy