Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 08/22/07 06:48

rf wrote:
> "Sanders Kaufman" <bucky@kaufman.net> wrote in message

>> The problem is that your more tech-savvy users will see it, and get real
>> pissed off. Most folks don't like for you to *monitor* their activity -
>> even if you feel that your motives are benign.
>
> If I saw my network light flashing at regular intervals I would declare the
> site broken and leave instantly. If I were "required" to use the site I
> would complain to those who administer it.

Yeah - there's a lot of crazy folks out there, paranoid as hell.

But I've found that it's best to allow folks who are afraid of the web
to just go ahead and cower in the darkness, alone.

If scripting activity and flashing lights scare you - the web will give
you seizures.

.... and who wants *that* as a customer base?

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