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wastintime) wrote in

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@ 2009-03-25 21:57:00

Make your game's Contact List more accessible

Make e-mail addresses and screen names linkable so players can send e-mails and add others to their buddy list in just one click. Include journal names in the list of the player's characters to save the forgetful players the trouble of comparing the Contact List to the Character List in order to find all three pieces of information (i.e. Player, Character, Journal).

Example

Jane (Mary Sue, Gary Stu)
Timezone: CST
Screen Name: janeroleplays
E-Mail: janeroleplays@gmail.com
CDJ:

jane

→

Jane (Mary Sue [

marysue], Gary Stu [

garystu])
Timezone: CST
Screen Name: janeroleplays
E-Mail: janeroleplays@gmail.com
CDJ:

jane

Code

Provide links for mass e-mail, a buddy list builder, and a CDJ friend adder. These tools are especially helpful for mods and new players.

Example: Mass E-Mail Link

send an e-mail to all players

Code

Example: AIM Buddy List Builder

add all players to your buddy list

Code

Notes: Replace spaces in screen names with a '+' sign. This tool will not work with certain AIM and MSN platforms.

AIM Hyperlink Command Codes
MSN Hyperlink Command Codes

Example: CDJ Friend Adder

add CDJs of all players

friend add .cdj

Code

Notes: The adder needs to be accessible by each player's CDJ in one of a few different ways, depending on the level of privacy of your game and players.

A public entry in the moderator journal.
A f-locked entry in the game's OOC community if you allow CDJs there.
A public entry in the OOC community if you don't.
An entry in a moderator's CDJ.

Questions? Concerns? Further suggestions to make a game's Contact List more accessible? E-mail me at xvanayeldax[at]gmail[dot]com or leave a comment on this entry. :]

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