Well, if you do not mind me coming in here, here is some thoughts from me:

I got into collecting Illegals (from TX) due to Ed's book. I am so grateful for what Ed' and others have done for helping this part of the collecting. I am in agreement with the idea that the database needs to be
1) online
2) easily changeable by a limited group
3) subscription supported
4) printable
5) Some type of rarity indication
6) section for UFCs
7) section(s) for in-between chips such as Charity or chips from the Houston Stock Show or Billy Bob's

I would like to see a forum associated with it to discuss topics related to these and a section for write-ups that could add to our love for these chips.