I second 'Suela's notion, with enough fervor to do the coding, if required.
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Gus - Apr 05, 2004 4:45:20 pm PDT #7021 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Jon B. - Apr 05, 2004 5:16:41 pm PDT #7022 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
It's easy to do the coding. [edit: In fact, Stompies already have access to just such a list]. One issue ita's had in the past (with which I agree) is that a page with 1300 rows would be taxing on the server and unwieldy. We could limit it to, say, 50 profiles on a page, but that would still tax the server just as much, I believe, since it would still need to sort through all the userids before displaying them, but I'm not sure about that.
DXMachina - Apr 05, 2004 5:21:43 pm PDT #7023 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
It takes long enough just to load the combo box on the Stompies' page.
Gus - Apr 05, 2004 5:33:19 pm PDT #7024 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
I would imagine a list page built once per (select your favorite period of time) that would just be an "include", without processing to build per request.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 06, 2004 12:46:32 am PDT #7025 of 10000
What is even happening?
Would it be difficult to code it/would it be less taxing to the server, to design this, so that there was a main page (of the registered users list function whateverer) that had the alphabet at the top of the page. Each letter of the alphabet would link to names that start with that letter (e.g. if I clicked D I'd get a page with DavidA, DavidB, DavidC, DavidE, DavidF, DavidG, DXMachina)
Then, on the registration form, we could link to the main page, and tell people to check, to make sure the names they're selecting aren't too close. We could provide an example that we already have a KristinT, so they shouldn't register as Kristen_T).
Just a thought.
Gus - Apr 06, 2004 5:32:39 am PDT #7026 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
If someone wants to send me the current list, I'll go ahead with Cindy's idea and host it off my wazooweb or wiki site. This is slam-dunk simple.
eta: it would look something like this.
OtherKate - Apr 06, 2004 8:00:25 am PDT #7027 of 10000
This heart ain't gonna cut itself out
Pix - Apr 06, 2004 1:01:14 pm PDT #7028 of 10000
The status is NOT quo.
We could provide an example that we already have a KristinT, so they shouldn't register as Kristen_T).
I'm okay with this, if you want use this example. However, it could be made stronger by pointing out that there was first a Kristen, too.
EDIT: Actually, I think it's covered well by Bon-Bon's post here: bon bon "Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer" Apr 6, 2004 2:59:51 pm PDT
Gus - Apr 06, 2004 5:53:41 pm PDT #7029 of 10000
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
That list of names idea has been updated, using actual names taken from some threadsucks. list.
The thing is automated now, so that a file of unordered names will be processed into the tables/pages.
esse - Apr 06, 2004 6:21:01 pm PDT #7030 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Go you, Gus.