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Re: A True Tourist World // WishlistrjinswandFeb 12, 1999, 11:07pm
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------=_NextPart_000_009E_01BE56AA.30341020 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_009F_01BE56AA.30341020" ------=_NextPart_001_009F_01BE56AA.30341020 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (continued from beta ng) Not for tourists specifically, but this has long been an issue. The = fields only accept 256 characters max, and on complex worlds the limit = is frequently encountered. Personally I think the entire "rights" methodology needs rethinking. = We need a way to manage rights that allows: a.. Denying rights to specific citizens b.. Easily seeing citizen names from the numbers c.. Categorizing of groups that can be turned on or off (and this = would be a way to incorporate denying rights) d.. A checkbox for world entry that gives a choice in the chat = window (like joining or file xfer) if a caretaker is online: "bob the = janitor" wants to enter world aardvark. Will you let him? The latter would allow specific persons in the world without having = to actually add them to the permissions list (which is how the list gets = unruly in the first place, for myself at least). It would also let = specific tourists enter your world, which is useful for situations where = a client or individual you need to see "for your eyes only" stuff but = does not have a citizen. Rjinswand [View Quote] ------=_NextPart_001_009F_01BE56AA.30341020 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> (continued from beta ng)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Not for tourists specifically, but this has long been an=20 issue. The fields only accept 256 characters max, and on complex = worlds=20 the limit is frequently encountered.</DIV> <DIV> Personally I think the entire "rights" methodology = needs=20 rethinking. We need a way to manage rights that allows:</DIV> <UL> <LI>Denying rights to specific citizens</LI> <LI>Easily seeing citizen names from the numbers</LI> <LI>Categorizing of groups that can be turned on or off (and this = would be a=20 way to incorporate denying rights)</LI> <LI>A checkbox for world entry that gives a choice in the chat = window (like=20 joining or file xfer) if a caretaker is online: "bob the = janitor"=20 wants to enter world aardvark. Will you let him?</LI></UL> <DIV> The latter would allow specific persons in the = world=20 without having to actually add them to the permissions list (which is = how the=20 list gets unruly in the first place, for myself at least). It = would also=20 let specific tourists enter your world, which is useful for situations = where a=20 client or individual you need to see "for your eyes only" = stuff but=20 does not have a citizen.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <FONT=20 color=3D#000000><EM><STRONG>Rjinswand</STRONG></EM></FONT></FONT><BR></DI= V> [View Quote] tourists cannot have powers.<BR>>><BR>>>P.S. I have one = small=20 question. Could I please just for one time view the<BR>>>universe = settings=20 but not change anything. I might want to buy one but want<BR>>>to = see all=20 the=20 menus.<BR>>><BR>>>Thanks,<BR>>>Horizons<BR>>>2886= 11<BR>>><A=20 href=3D"mailto:jammytoe at msn.com">jammytoe at msn.com</A><BR>>><BR>>= ><BR>><BR>></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_009F_01BE56AA.30341020-- ------=_NextPart_000_009E_01BE56AA.30341020 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="Rjinswand.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Rjinswand.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;Rjinswand FN:Rjinswand ORG:Rjeneration URL: URL:http://table.jps.net/~rjins/rjeneration EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:bcnu at psicorps.com REV:19990213T010736Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_009E_01BE56AA.30341020-- |