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Whiskerino 2007 Approaches

The next Whiskerino is roughly 2 months away. I had grand plans to have the site in development starting in February and that didn't pan out.. at all. So, here I am with 2 months to design, build and test a site that I am very excited to launch. The last Whiskerino was mind blowing in terms of participation and I can only imagine that this year will top that (maybe even TOO much participation is on the horizon).

So really, I'm asking for help. I need to know what everyone thinks the site was lacking last time? What would make it better this time around? Or just insight into handling a site of this possible magnitude. Please keep the following in mind:

· Possibly looking at 150 - 300 participants
· Would like to give "equal" face time to anyone involved. Letting veterans rule the site doesn't leave room for great new comers.
· Want things to work smoothly and quickly - spending 6 hours on the site should be optional, not mandatory for your daily participation.

Obviously I'll do my best to deploy some smart URL's, use some Ajax for a few things and try to integrate the Chat / Quick commenting features of Moustache May but I want to take all the flaws of the previous sites and do away with them (making way for new flaws). So, please, help me out here and let me know what would make for a great site.