Aside from the negatives about such a thing that have been brought up
(already!) I like the idea a lot.  POV-Ring isn't exactly a depot of
user info but rather more a website organizer, not personal info
organizer (unless there is bio or something at a web page).
Unfortunately I couldn't help out beyond the inclusion to "the world
of pov-ray users" map I have perhaps, such as connecting with it
somehow, if you would want to.
Got to admit that the personal info concept is a wide open deal.  The
variance from person to person could almost make it not feasible
unless at least a minimum of a sort of biography is done.  Because
anything less is just like the POV-Ring as Ken has said.

Bob

Rune S. Johansen <run### [at] inamecom> wrote in message
news:37d817af@news.povray.org...
> Would it be useful with a public database on the web containing
information
> about the users of POV-Ray?
>
> I thought of a website for all users of POV-Ray where one could
registrate
> and submit as little or as much information one want to about
oneself, one's
> relationship with POV-Ray, about one's possible website and so on.
>
> Then anybody could search in the database and find information on
other
> pov-users.
>
> The information the user might submit could be:
>
> o Names, nickname, e-mail.
>
> o Website address, description of website
>   (especially POV-Ray related stuff).
>
> o Personal information: Age, gender, address
>   (maybe not street but country, (state), and town...),
>   hobbies, interests, other...
>
> o Relation to POV-Ray: For how many years, what one
>   uses it for, to which "camp(s)" one belongs
>   (photorealism, artist, math...), other...
>
> Keep in mind that one may submit as much or as little information as
one
> wants to.
>
> The advantages of having such a database:
>
> o If one have seen a name for example in a newsgroup one
>   could search for the name in the database and find
>   background information on the person. I think that it
>   would strengthen the POV-Ray community. When users
>   know more about each other there will be less confusion,
>   greater joy, and it may cause more people to post more
>   to the group.
>
> o One could search for other people that have things in
>   common with oneself (hobbies and so on...) and then
>   visit their websites and/or contact them.
>
> o The database would also work as a kind of database of
>   links to pov-users own websites. I know we have already
>   big pov-links-collections but they tempt to lack in
>   links to personal webpages that doesn't contain many
>   useful resources but can be very interesting anyway.
>
> o If really many people registrate to the database people
>   could search for other pov-users that live near
>   themselves and it might encourage pov-users to meet each
>   other in "real life".
>
> So what do you think of this idea?
> Is it a good idea and is it possible to make at all?
>
> There's probably a lot of advantages, disadvantages, and problems
that I'm
> not aware of so please come with your thoughts.
>
> If it sounds like an good idea and is possible to make then I hope
some
> people will be willing to work on the project.
> I myself know HTML and a little css and would like to contribute
what I can.
> Oh, and I can also make neat pov web graphics! ;-)
>
> Greetings,
>
> Rune S. Johansen
>
> ---
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>
>
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