yes, that seems like it could work.

On Sat, 9 Jul 2011, Mike Mintz wrote:

> [Mike Mintz][1] commented on [The Deme Team folio][2]
> Comment title: [Re: Excellent analysis][3]
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> Ooo I had forgotten about the counts, very good point. I actually
> think the counts are important from a UI perspective, since you may be
> curious if there are any new comments by following the count. We could
> actually just count *all* items regardless of whether you have
> permission, and then when it's displayed, at the bottom say "and 5
> others which are hidden due to privacy settings".
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Todd Davies <davies@stanford.edu>; wrote:
>> Todd Davies commented on The Deme Team folio
>> Comment title: Excellent analysis
>>
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>> Ajax loading of the Item Data menu makes total sense. I gather you will lose
>
>> the counts when the menu displays, but that's okay I think.
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> [1]: http://deme.stanford.edu/viewing/person/7
> [2]: http://deme.stanford.edu/viewing/folio/24
> [3]: http://deme.stanford.edu/viewing/textcomment/257
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