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Citizen Blocking From a World // WishlistpercipientFeb 23, 2000, 5:32am
One of the things I've not seen mentioned here (although I haven't read
all 4000+ messages yet) that I'd like to see if the ability to restrict citizens from my world with something other than eject. I was thinking something along the lines of putting a - (minus) in front of the citizen's number in the Enter field of the world rights would forbit there entrance, but still allow everyone else in. Obviously this does nothing for keeping out certain tourists (although you could keep put all tourists with -0, but that wouldn't really be a nice thing to do.), or citizens that enter your world as a tourist, but it could help a bit with troublemakers. technozeusFeb 25, 2000, 2:23am
Yep... It's been mentioned. :) Just thought you might like to know the
answer to that. Here's an excerp from a message by Scotty Miller, back in October of 1998, giving another way of handling the same basic concept... {Begin excerp} Ok, here is an idea: You now have an INclusion list were you have to place citizen numbers for those you want IN the world. How about an EXclusion list for citizen numbers of those you want to keep OUT of the world. Of course you would only be able to use one list at time. Examples: Inclusion list Exclusion list 1234 (Princess Tia) 0 (tourist) 2345 (ScottyDM) 9876 (rude to PT) 3456 (another PT friend) 8765 (cheated PT out of $) 4567 (PT friend #3) 7654 (telegram bombs PT) 5678 (etc, etc) 6543 (etc, etc) This way you could MOSTLY open up your world. Perhaps the "immigration officer" could send a special message to someone on the exclusion list as "IO" shows them the way out. ScottyDM {End excerp} ....to which someone going by "CDM" commented that he had been requesting that for two years. I know it's also been mentioned that a negative numbers in fields could mean exclusion of those numbers, although I am not sure when that was mentioned, or by whom, or how many times. TechnoZeus. [View Quote] the wandererFeb 25, 2000, 1:28pm
TechnoZeus at uplogon.com (technozeus) wrote in
<38b603b6$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com>: [trim] >Here's an excerp from a message by Scotty Miller, back in October of >1998, giving another way of handling the same basic concept... > >{Begin excerp} > >Ok, here is an idea: > >You now have an INclusion list were you have to place citizen numbers >for those you want IN the world. How about an EXclusion list for citizen >numbers of those you want to keep OUT of the world. Of course you would >only be able to use one list at time. > [tirm] >This way you could MOSTLY open up your world. Perhaps the "immigration >officer" could send a special message to someone on the exclusion list >as "IO" shows them the way out. > >ScottyDM > >{End excerp} > [trim] Definitely one of the older requests without question. One thing that came to mind as I read the exerpt of Scotty's message: It would be very nice to be able to customize that "special message" the immigration officer sent to those on the exclusion list the same way that world greetings can be customized. That way world owners can give instructions on how to gain access to the world if they would like. This way worlds that need/want to restrict access can still be available to any that wish to follow the instructions given by the world owner via the IO. -- The Wanderer Travel Well and may your Journeys be safe! the wandererFeb 25, 2000, 1:31pm
ormondt at cvwrf.state.ut.us (the wanderer) wrote in
<8EE55BD35ormondtcvwrfstateutu at 166.90.176.155>: [huge snip] >It would be very nice to be able to customize that "special message" the >immigration officer sent to those on the exclusion list the same way that >world greetings can be customized. [snip] That should read: It would be very nice to be able to customize that "special message" the immigration officer sent to those *NOT* on the *INCLUSION* list the same way that world greetings can be customized. -- The Wanderer Travel Well and may your Journeys be safe! technozeusFeb 26, 2000, 7:09am
I like that idea... being able to leave instructions or a special message
for those not allowed into a world. This could have many uses. TechnoZeus [View Quote] jippydawgFeb 26, 2000, 2:49pm
Or not just for people not allowed, you could leave special messages for
PS's with instructions, etc. [View Quote] seracFeb 26, 2000, 9:14pm
Here's one way to do it, albeit a little overkill. The special messages you
guys are talking about are related to whether the user has a right or doesn't have a right. In the Rights window, have two [optional] text fields below each list for the rights. One is a message that is displayed to users that have that right, and the other can be displayed to those who don't have the right. You would probably not use all of the fields, however it would give you control over all messages for each possible combination of rights a user could have. I hope that makes sense... [View Quote] scottydmMar 10, 2000, 10:04am
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If a multiline message was possible, you could create some ASCII art and
use it to flash the "I'm number one" signal. Common in the USA, some may not know what I refer to, so try this: Hold your fist up in front of you, knuckles up & elbow down, palm toward your face. Now uncurl your middle finger it points straight up. See, "I'm number one". BTW, make certain that there is no one standing in front of you who knows what this means or you could get punched in the nose. ScottyDM -- Send all SPAMS, FLAMES, and CONSPIRACY THEORIES to smiller6 at uswest.net Send all other IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE to scottydm at uswest.net ___ /////\\ Digitally Enhanced Portrait of: {|-0-0-|} Scott D. Miller, | % | Silicon Mercenary \===/ Freelance Chip Designer always #5 FOO = ~FOO; // the sound of a beating heart |