That is a valid concern... but suppose I see an ADOBE logo on a website telling me I need to download Acrobat Reader to read whatever pdf docs are in the said website. and suppose I get acrobat reader or I already have it and I then look at their pdf documents. The fact that they are using Acrobat and creating pdf documents does not mean that they are creating "High Quality" pdf documents the way ADOBE would perhaps like people to do ... but it is not a reflection on ADOBE is it?

The fact that SI has no control over all the websites of SAS programmers and users is probably the key and most reasonable people would realize that. Removing a logo doesn't stop someone from deciding if a product is good or bad based on what they see/read/experience at a website. For example: suppose I search the web for something about SAS and go to one of the websites that pops up in the results. Now suppose the website belongs to an unscrupulous type who either knows liitle or nothing about SAS but is pretending to ... and in the process has posted all kinds of tips or code or whatever that doesn't work and makes me think SAS is not such a great product. So you think the lack of a logo alone will make me think "oh its probably just this site and not the product" ?

I could see SI having a fit if people who are not SAS certified or QPs use those logos, but that isn't the issue here.

At 06:46 AM 11/22/00 -1000, John Whittington wrote: >At 02:16 22/11/00 GMT, Peter Eberhardt (without the *) wrote (in part): > > >and those of you who are consultants. how many of you would let me use > >your names as advertising on my web site?? > >Yes, please! - assuming that the context would be such as to (implicitly or >explictly) promote and/or support my services/products! > >I suspect, but may be wrong, that the real issue underlying this apparent >obsession about logos etc., it that SI (not unreasonably, I guess) want to >distance themselves from any website (or whatever) containing SAS-related >material over which they have no direct control. > >Kind Regards > > >John > >---------------------------------------------------------------- >Dr John Whittington, Voice: +44 (0) 1296 730225 >Mediscience Services Fax: +44 (0) 1296 738893 >Twyford Manor, Twyford, E-mail: John.W@mediscience.co.uk >Buckingham MK18 4EL, UK mediscience@compuserve.com >----------------------------------------------------------------