start new connections out with even more sane defaults than before by pre-filling the connedit form page. This still lets them change things before any damage has been done or before any privacy has leaked, but should reduce the number of new connections that can't comment.

mod/connedit.php

@@ -177,7 +177,13 @@ function connedit_content(&$a) {
 	$sort_type = 0;
 	$o = '';
 
+	// this triggers some javascript to set Full Sharing by default after 
+	// completing a "follow" - which can be changed to something else before 
+	// form submission, but this gives us something useable
 
+	if($_GET['follow'] == 1) {
+		$o .= '<script>var after_following = 1;</script>';
+	}
 	if(! local_user()) {
 		notice( t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
 		return login();

mod/follow.php

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function follow_init(&$a) {
 		proc_run('php','include/onepoll.php',$result['abook']['abook_id']);
 
 
-	goaway(z_root() . '/connedit/' . $result['abook']['abook_id']);
+	goaway(z_root() . '/connedit/' . $result['abook']['abook_id'] . '?f=&follow=1);
 
 }
 

view/js/mod_connedit.js

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
+	if(typeof(after_following) !== 'undefined' && after_following)
+		connectFullShare();
+
 	$('#id_pending').click(function() {
 		connectFullShare();
 	});