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R Anstett
R Anstett

Aug-12-2006 22:03

Ben, is it possible to set up an RSS feed for the message boards please?

It would be nice to automatically get each new post sent out so everyone can keep caught up on topics here.

It would also be helpful on the agency boards as well.

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BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-13-2006 15:56

Dammit, Reese!!!! I was just gonna post I'd love the idea of hunt notifications but you were ahead of me :)


Leaves me nothing else but to repeat like a parrot "yes I think it would be coo; to have that for the AGENCY message boards for the hunts"

:-)

R Anstett
R Anstett

Aug-13-2006 17:37

I think that Biggie made my point without meaning to.

If you have things that you want sent to you (hunt notifications, threads you feel are important that have new posts, anything you want to subscribe to) then you do not have to log in.

One less person taking up server resources reading the boards, composing story lines in agency threads and leaving space for more people to solve cases.

One more way to speed up the server times and allow more people to log in at once.

Della Devine
Della Devine
Well-Connected

Aug-13-2006 18:27

I would like to see an RSS feed option. And not because I am lazy. I have a lot to do, and it would help to be able to know when I am urgently needed vs. when it can wait for a better time. As it is, I seldom have time to read the boards. I wouldn't mind being able to see new posts in my email like I do with another site I belong to.

If I could read them all in one place, log in to add a reply if I felt a need/desire to, do my cases, help my new people, write in our storyline, etc. it would save me some time and increase my efficiency so I could get more things done in a day.

roamie
roamie
Well-Connected

Aug-13-2006 18:55

Sorry RAnstett you were REACHING with that one. No way did that help make your point. If you are in an agency or are a member of Sleuth its because you want to be part of the community and logging in, playing your cases and participating is part of it . Nice try, thanks for playing.

katiejayne
katiejayne
Well-Connected

Aug-13-2006 19:10

Um, isnt this a GAME? Whats up with being URGENTLY needed and needing message posts sent to your email? If you are so busy you dont have time to enjoy the game then why are you playing? Either you log in or you dont. This is suppose to be fun. GAME people GAME.

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Aug-13-2006 19:19

I'm like the only guy in an agency of women.... Can you imagine all those babies stalking me when i want a day off :-)


Hmmm....have to think this concept over, but keep thinking Ranstett, keep thinking :)

KateWinslow
KateWinslow

Aug-13-2006 19:22

I think that it would be alot of messages to sift through everyday & probably prove less useful than people think. It would be like getting a ton of email everyday, after a while you just start ignoring it. Plus, I have to agree that this is a game & it should be something you enjoy & want to do. It isn't a job & you don't have to read every message the second it hits the board.

roamie
roamie
Well-Connected

Aug-13-2006 19:41

Oh hold the phone. Are you telling me we can stalk BadAss when he wants a day off? Then sign me up, I'm all for it.

I thought the whole purpose was because people are so busy they cant take the time out of their busy schedules to click on a mouse and scroll through a message board. But hey, if stalkings involved thats another story.

R Anstett
R Anstett

Aug-13-2006 19:45

Roamie, logging in to see the new messages takes up a spot on the server.

That spot could be used by a new unsubbed player who is debating on the idea of subscribing or not.

Or me not logging into that spot might make things go that much faster while you are doing your cases.

I do think this is a great game, and we all have different ways of playing and enjoying it.



Serena Siren
Serena Siren
Well-Connected

Aug-13-2006 19:54

I almost afraid to reply to this thread, but I'm gonna bite the bullet and do it anyway :)

While I do not think this is necessary feature and wouldn't be a top priority for me personally (heck, I find the expansion far more important), I do understand where Ran and Della are coming from.

A lot of message boards have some sort of feature that notifies you when new replies are added to a thread you are interested in. And these sites, in my experience, always have made it an option to receive the notification by thread...It isn't like you are receiving junk mail, you are only notified of threads you specify...And assuming you cared enough to request notification of new thread replies, you wouldn't consider this to be a ton of unwanted email.

Yes, Sleuth is a game, but when you are in an agency often other people's enjoyment of the game depends on you (i.e. you have faction connections, a critical favor, etc.)...This is especially true of director's like Ran and Della. So if you are doing other things...and admittedly a lot of us Sleuth at work...it might be a helpful feature (especially inside agencies).

And Ran may have a point about it reducing servor traffic a bit, specifically for people logging in for the sole purpose of checking agency boards. It probably wouldn't make a substantial difference, but I see a lot of people complaining about server speed and adding this proposed feature would certainly be less expensive than upgrading the current server.

I guess I just don't see that much difference in someone requesting that they receive notification of replies and someone requesting hangers for the equipment lockers to knock a little time off changing gear...Neither is necessary, both would be nice.

On a lighter note: Poor Ben and Sunny, we sleuthers are like greedy little children...Here we are getting a brand new expansion, and yet we are squabbling about should they give us even more.

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