06-16-2004, 04:11 PM
Would a 'sticky thread' at the top of The Lounge about pop-ups be a good thing?
I tend to send Private Messages to unruly newcomers who seem to have skipped the Rules and Etiquette pages, reminding them of those rules and suggesting that there are different expectations here than other forums. I would rather admonish in private, in general, rather than scare a potentially 'good' Lurker into running away. (I know, I have, on occasion, jumped in with the Flame-thrower immediately too.)
However, I suspect that most users here use pop-up blockers and hence miss the message when they log on. I use one myself, but have disabled it for this forum because I know the only pop-ups that will occur are private messages.
So would it be worth it to put a 'sticky thread' up at the top to let folks know that there will be no advertising spam in the pop-ups?
I tend to send Private Messages to unruly newcomers who seem to have skipped the Rules and Etiquette pages, reminding them of those rules and suggesting that there are different expectations here than other forums. I would rather admonish in private, in general, rather than scare a potentially 'good' Lurker into running away. (I know, I have, on occasion, jumped in with the Flame-thrower immediately too.)
However, I suspect that most users here use pop-up blockers and hence miss the message when they log on. I use one myself, but have disabled it for this forum because I know the only pop-ups that will occur are private messages.
So would it be worth it to put a 'sticky thread' up at the top to let folks know that there will be no advertising spam in the pop-ups?
And you may call it righteousness
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake