protected static FollowerList createAndShowFollowerList(User currUser, ResultSet rs, Connection cnxn, boolean confirmedVal, GUI currGUI) { 
        //Create and set up the content pane.
        FollowerList newContentPane = new FollowerList(currUser, rs, cnxn, confirmedVal, currGUI);
        newContentPane.setOpaque(true); //content panes must be opaque
        return newContentPane;
    }