Joining a Group and Registering an Account Using the Web
From:
Richard Waid
Date:
2007 Sep 26 07:23 UTC
Short link
On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 18:37 +1200, Michael JasonSmith wrote:
> > Is there going to be a way (popup maybe?) to read the actual T&C
> > without hunting for it?
>
> An excellent question Richard. My idea is to use a simple link to show
> people the terms and conditions ☺ The user can use back to return to the
> initial page after reading the T&C. Back is the second most widely used
> part of the browser, after hypertext-links, so I imagine that most
> people will be able to cope with it.
I wouldn't count on it, personally. While 'back' might be commonly used
and understood, I wouldn't count on the user's reaction at being taken
completely away from a form as anything other than panic. What if it
takes them away, and they *assume* it was a new page and close the
tab/window? I've done that on more than one occasion, even realising
that it wasn't a new page (after reading a T&C and AUP, the brain tends
to be a little soft).
In this particular situation I think it could even be modal, since it's
*extremely* unlikely that the user would want to proceed at the same
time as reading the T&C (ie. they would either not bother reading it,
start reading then close or finish reading then close).