You beat me to it B00! Everytime the pinky pod updates itself, I get an egg timer next to my mouse pointer flashing at me, and it seems to momentarily halt what I'm typing. Very distracting and irritating I think.
Yes, I agree it is distracting, but from the other hand it shows what is going on here without traveling across categories. From that point I found it usefull quite quickly.
Genesis, do you have any suggestion how to make less distracting? I bet B00 might have some idea for it.
JjP, I was also thinking that it is quite a good idea, particularly if you are following a particular thread (too many particulars there!), but this rotten flashing and delay in typing needs to be remedied! Unfortunately, not being remotely technical, I don't have any ideas as to how to make it less distracting, save for B00 coming round with the Fondant Fancies, of course!
it seems to update every few seconds; this post will presumably push someone else's off the list. Nice idea but I suspect it changes so quickly nobody will actually be able to keep up (just looking at it now, it has 3 posts from 0 minutes ago and 2 from 1 minute ago)
Just had a thought Ed (yeah stunned me too!) how about changing it to say ooo every minute rather than every 10 seconds? It'll save my pointy finger icon thingy having a coronn....conn.....heart attack, plus like everyone else has said, it also beggers up any posts that your typing.........ahhhhh is that the master plan? ;-)
I expect Vinny will be absolutely over the moon to see his name in lights ....could you do a little fanfare for him ......Failing that ....why does it keep changing before you have a chance to read it . I know I've had a couple of gins but this is ridiculous ....I must go and lie down ......