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EarlJ replied on January 15, 2008 00:03 to the question "what do you guys think about requiring people to register before leaving comments? good idea, bad idea?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

Doesn't your server identify and collect IP addresses of visitors?
If it does, why register? And why can't you ID the IP of the troublemakers? I understand that IP addresses can be spoofed, but if you don't collect them and try to contact the hosts, the hosts never know they're being spoofed. . . no? . . . then again, some hosts actually encourage spoofers, so where does that help?
So, to make it easy, you require registration - understood. . .
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I'm not a fan of first message first. . . I like to dig when the topic draws me to it. . . as it is, you force me to scroll past all the old messages to get to the last remark. . . <<sigh>>
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The age of the last reply makes me think the topic has died. . . <<sigh>>

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Mishee replied on October 02, 2007 14:49 to the idea "Can we get a PANic button?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

Andy, just what in the hell would we do without you!!

PA Andy replied on September 21, 2007 01:34 to the idea "Can we get a PANic button?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

Hrmph. It won't let me edit that post, so I'll just reply to it.

One trick to use is to have your big image that you'd use as the faux work site preload on the front page as a 1x1 pixel image (I don't think 0x0 pixels will work right). Then, the image should cache for the users, then when they click on the PANic button, the link takes you to the page with the cached image, and it should be purty quick.

I've done that before, and it works pretty well.

PA Andy replied on September 20, 2007 19:21 to the idea "Can we get a PANic button?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

Well, the typical way to do it is by having the link direct you to a full page image of something, um, work-related. :)

A lot of the times, the panic button takes you to a site like CNN.com or something like that.

However, you could just design a nice generic page that would look innocent and load fast. When you have all of the CSS and everything, that can bog things down.

PA Andy replied on September 20, 2007 18:53 to the idea "With all of our "Team" (well, not necessarily me :) ) stuff, is there a poll plugin we could use per post?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

That makes sense -- the more you add in, the more bandwidth. It's kind of funny, sometimes it's easy to lose sight that hosting the site can get pricey. So, that's why I feel guilty at times when I make a suggestion.

You could get some PAN-gear up for sale and get some hosting-money that way. :)

On a side note, I like the registered user exclamation point. I see quite a few people have signed up.

kerry, an employee of Passive-Aggressive Notes, replied on September 19, 2007 17:14 to the idea "With all of our "Team" (well, not necessarily me :) ) stuff, is there a poll plugin we could use per post?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

excellent idea, andy -- and one i've actually been trying to get going for oh, months now. unfortunately, it looks like polls (and most of the other fun plug-ins i've been playing with) will have to wait until i find a more reliable (but affordable) host that won't shut down the site every time a post makes it to the front page of digg.

kerry, an employee of Passive-Aggressive Notes, replied on September 19, 2007 17:07 to the idea "Can we get a PANic button?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

that's an awesome idea, d_luv! love it. i'm a sucker for puns, so calling it a PANic button -- well, that pushes all the right buttons for me.

now i just have to figure out how to do this. any suggestions from the peanut gallery?

Mishee replied on September 13, 2007 17:07 to the idea "With all of our "Team" (well, not necessarily me :) ) stuff, is there a poll plugin we could use per post?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

Oops, I meant over here, but there was an error on the page and I couldn't see what I was typing!!

Mishee replied on September 13, 2007 17:07 to the idea "With all of our "Team" (well, not necessarily me :) ) stuff, is there a poll plugin we could use per post?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

Team PA Andy over there!

PA Andy replied on September 10, 2007 21:13 to the idea "Can we get a PANic button?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

That's awesome! Well, awesome, except for the peeing in the pants part. :)

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D_luv shared an idea in Passive-Aggressive Notes on September 10, 2007 20:36:

Can we get a PANic button?

It seems like alot of the regular PAN posters are stealth-surfing at work. Can we get one of those "boss buttons" that stays at the top of the screen and which you can click for an instataneous blank page when you hear the boss shuffling 'round the corner? I propose we call it a "PAN-ic button"! Get it? Whatdya think?

D_luv replied on September 10, 2007 20:12 to the idea "With all of our "Team" (well, not necessarily me :) ) stuff, is there a poll plugin we could use per post?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

i like this idea, even if it's not linked to reggies. two main teams, and then an "other" option to add other clever team innovations. I would vote everytime!

D_luv replied on September 10, 2007 20:09 to the question "what do you guys think about requiring people to register before leaving comments? good idea, bad idea?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

I think reggies are generally a good idea, although a PA option for "Anonymous" is good for the lazy/scared that their boss is gonna find out. Anything to stop the ANNOYING double posting and pretenders. Plus the best thing about PAN is the regulars, and I think you can lock that in with reggies. People love to belong.

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PA Andy replied on September 09, 2007 03:15 to the question "what do you guys think about requiring people to register before leaving comments? good idea, bad idea?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

Woohoo! Now, does registering only lock in my name? I like my Wordpress dashboard. Hee. :)

kerry, an employee of Passive-Aggressive Notes, replied on September 08, 2007 23:11 to the question "what do you guys think about requiring people to register before leaving comments? good idea, bad idea?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

For now, at least, maybe we can try registration-optional? You can register right here:
http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com...

Mishee replied on September 04, 2007 19:07 to the question "what do you guys think about requiring people to register before leaving comments? good idea, bad idea?" in Passive-Aggressive Notes:

You rock Nanna! But at least we can say we think of boobs alot more during the day thanks for jules having to change her name... I will never have to change mine because then the copy cats win! Plus, nobody can fake being ME! :)