Minor technical detail: I hope you don't mean an actual pop-up window. They're evil incarnate ;-) and many people have popup killers because, in their eyes, popup==spam that bothers you while you're /not/ checking email.
kq
JHK wrote:
- if this is put into place, I would also suggest that anyone who
qualifies (consistent contributions WHILE LOGGED IN over x amount of time) get a pop-up informing them that they can have these rights, and need only sign onto this list to turn them on. This will keep people who really don't care to become that involved a way to opt out, and will ensure that people who do want the rights also take the time become a bit more involved.
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