yah it's a javascript framework.. popular ones are:

• mootools
• jQuery
• prototype / scriptaculous
• YUI - yahoo user interface

makes things all AJAXie and stuff

they are essentially very similar in nature (they are ALL .js, so that makes sense) and offer pretty much all you'd want, so it comes down to a preference, imho..

i started out loving scriptaculous and have since switched to jQuery, mainly because it's the defacto for Wordpress and i'm now very familiar with its quirks and features.

I assume VB means VBulletin forum (...and folks 'round here reckon SD knew that all along )

I think what our plan is to have a popup notice when you first login. Basically something that says, you have X number of new private messages, do you want to read them now? With an option to read now, or skip.

Possibly no further notices during that session, unless they get a new private message while they are online then they'll get another popup.

At least that's something that we're looking at. Some people will hate the intrusion, but if you give them the option to turn it off, then it someone defeats the purpose. We'll see as it progresses.

> have a popup notice when you first login

Sounds like a good plan.

...as long as the users who check the Remember me on each visit check box also get the notice on each visit.

Thats what I was thinking...

I will just write a nag box very large under the header bar like I have always done in the past.

perfecto!