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<blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 2434846" data-attributes="member: 13098">I can see how the task of correlating all the donor info and prizes would become difficult to handle.&nbsp; I can also see where Kevin would be reluctant to hand this off to somebody else.&nbsp; After all, he has real names, addresses, and likely donation amounts in whatever file format he is working from.&nbsp; How many of us would be 100% comfortable with him handing off that information to somebody else we didn't explicitly trust?&nbsp; It is a quandry I think.&nbsp; I am pretty sure Alsih2o has many of the donated materials waiting to be shipped off.&nbsp; I think Piratecat has had a slew of real life issues that have taken time.&nbsp; No, I don't know any details, I just base that off the posts on the board.&nbsp; But yes, this does kind of need to be resolved, one way or another.&nbsp; I'm not good with databases, I deal with OS, network and hardware issues.&nbsp; How hard would it be to build a DB to match and correlate data?&nbsp; How hard would it be to pull that data from a spreadsheet?&nbsp; I think I remember Piratecat mentioning that he tried to parse everything through Excel.&nbsp; Would anybody be able to put together something that Piratecat could then import the data into and run himself?&nbsp; Maybe that would alleviate privacy concerns and ease the job for him?&nbsp; Mind you, I'm just another member, so it's not like I can push anything forward.&nbsp; But it is my experience that it is easier to solve a problem by offering a solution rather than just noting the problem.&nbsp; Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to knock on anybody.&nbsp; Just making the observation that maybe one or more of us could help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BSF, post: 2434846, member: 13098"] I can see how the task of correlating all the donor info and prizes would become difficult to handle. I can also see where Kevin would be reluctant to hand this off to somebody else. After all, he has real names, addresses, and likely donation amounts in whatever file format he is working from. How many of us would be 100% comfortable with him handing off that information to somebody else we didn't explicitly trust? It is a quandry I think. I am pretty sure Alsih2o has many of the donated materials waiting to be shipped off. I think Piratecat has had a slew of real life issues that have taken time. No, I don't know any details, I just base that off the posts on the board. But yes, this does kind of need to be resolved, one way or another. I'm not good with databases, I deal with OS, network and hardware issues. How hard would it be to build a DB to match and correlate data? How hard would it be to pull that data from a spreadsheet? I think I remember Piratecat mentioning that he tried to parse everything through Excel. Would anybody be able to put together something that Piratecat could then import the data into and run himself? Maybe that would alleviate privacy concerns and ease the job for him? Mind you, I'm just another member, so it's not like I can push anything forward. But it is my experience that it is easier to solve a problem by offering a solution rather than just noting the problem. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to knock on anybody. Just making the observation that maybe one or more of us could help. [/QUOTE]

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