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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."
Posted by: Guardian Hunter
That is a very general example I gave I just used specific people. Anyone with a large group or even friends that aren't in a group or anyone that you want to talk to can take advantage of such a system. What you basically saying is that you don't want any advancement in the system because you'd rather do it another way. Well advancing the system is a far better way of getting things done that using different outside applications to do the same thing at in twice the time. Its a advancement in the programming of the forum and your saying you dont' support it because its easier to use a bookmark. In my opinion that is a very complacent attitude.
But the use of outside applications is commonplace. For instance, the use of an instant messenger program, even though we already have a PM system.
I am saying that from what I have observed, such a list would only help members on rare occasions, or would only help a few members altogether. Much like a search feature, it has the capability to help, but not on such a scale that the amount of help it would give is not equal to or greater than the time put into it. If the problems you encountered become common, then such a list would help, and perhaps become required for the community. Until then, it only takes about 20-30 seconds to put a link to one's profile onto a notepad or Word program.
[Edited on 6/11/2006]