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Mar 18, 2004, 8:08pm

Hi all

Just a though..
Although privacy allows blanking of on line and world in status and in the
need of some that might require not to allow a member to add them to their
contacts list.


Not sure if its possible but only to allow adding someone to contacts list
by approval of that person. I know many other systems have this facility.

Also if a member has lapsed (especially these days) have there name change
to a different colour to show its pointless teleing them as they aren't no
longer a member.

Anyway some ideas

Mar 19, 2004, 11:00am

EXCELLENT IDEA!!!!

Mar 19, 2004, 11:40am

Your yelling is hurting my ears o_O

It should be an option however... some people might not want to get an
approval message every time another cit who sees them just adds them to
their list for no reason.

Woah bad english. (Too lazy to correct.)

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Mar 19, 2004, 12:19pm

That was the Idea of it, why add for no reason, plus privacy in enhanced.

I would certainly like to know who has my non de plum on there contacts for
no reason.

Just another enhancement to provide privacy on line.



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Mar 19, 2004, 11:40pm

Actually, with the current system, what you request is a non-feature
:)

I can put on my contacts people I want to mute forever, or not allow
them to contact me, etc (a negative contact).

If you are paranoid, like I a am, disallow everything generally, let
them see a question mark. So if you get on someone's contact list,
they will have to reach you by phone, or chase you around worlds to
beg you for permissions.

You people have been using too much ICQ or other messengers and are
out of touch with AW :)

Alex

On 18 Mar 2004 17:08:56 -0500, "wizard myrddin" <admin at rdescape.co.uk>
[View Quote] >Hi all
>
>Just a though..
>Although privacy allows blanking of on line and world in status and in the
>need of some that might require not to allow a member to add them to their
>contacts list.
>
>
>Not sure if its possible but only to allow adding someone to contacts list
>by approval of that person. I know many other systems have this facility.
>
>Also if a member has lapsed (especially these days) have there name change
>to a different colour to show its pointless teleing them as they aren't no
>longer a member.
>
>Anyway some ideas
>

Mar 20, 2004, 3:19am

Exactly, so someone could could unblock telegrams from you by
disallowing you to put them on your contact list. Though maybe two
different lists are needed - contacts ..and *sly smile* enemies!

Ryan
Citizen #323279

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Mar 20, 2004, 3:32am

Not quite clear to me what you mean :)

As far as privacy is concerned, the current system only allows the
fact that you can actually have a name of someone who does not want
you to have it on your contact list. But with that name, you can't do
anything to infringe that person's privacy. And that is no
infringement. So what's the problem? It's your right to have that
name, a name is a name is a name... and by having that name on your
contacts, you can specify yourself what level of communnication you
allow with that person, you do NOT specify what level of
communication that person allows with you. An almost perfect system!

Alex


[View Quote] >Exactly, so someone could could unblock telegrams from you by
>disallowing you to put them on your contact list. Though maybe two
>different lists are needed - contacts ..and *sly smile* enemies!
>
>Ryan
>Citizen #323279
>

Mar 20, 2004, 12:03pm

It's risky to try to speak for someone else, but I *think* what Ryan meant to type was "unblock telegrams to you" (instead of "from you".) I think he was agreeing with you that the system, as it is now, is good.

I like it too, except for one thing. That infernal yellow question mark, which makes me appear antisocial, when really all I'm trying to do is keep my contacts list down to a "don't have to scroll it" size.
Would it be possible to keep the same system and do away with the yellow question mark? Have it show no symbol at all to people who are not on my contacts list? Is it absolutely necessary that some kind of symbol be there all the time, to make the present system work?

Lara

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Mar 20, 2004, 2:16pm

[View Quote] >It's risky to try to speak for someone else, but I *think* what Ryan meant to type was "unblock telegrams to you" (instead of "from you".) I think he was agreeing with you that the system, as it is now, is good.
>
>I like it too, except for one thing. That infernal yellow question mark, which makes me appear antisocial, when really all I'm trying to do is keep my contacts list down to a "don't have to scroll it" size.
>Would it be possible to keep the same system and do away with the yellow question mark? Have it show no symbol at all to people who are not on my contacts list? Is it absolutely necessary that some kind of symbol be there all the time, to make the present system work?
>
>Lara

I think many feel the way you do. I personally find the question mark
too big :) but I do find it useful to let me know that I cannot see
when a certain contact is online; in some cases, for example, when
working together in a project, we need to see each other online, and
may forget to enable this, so when we see the question mark we can
warn each other "hey, I can't see when you are here". Similarly with
telegrams, I prefer to know that I can not send someone a telegram,
not just have the telegram disappear in the blue.

Alex

Mar 20, 2004, 9:49pm

The game dungeon siege offers this feature, you must be approved, if you
don;t want it to be requested you uncheck the box and boom everyone can add
you simple and easy. you check it and it sends confirmation :-)

then if you don't want someone to see where you are, or be able to gram you
there is an ignore (squelch) user list. if the person is on that they can't
see what game your in, or your characters, or send you pm's.
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Aug 20, 2004, 8:25pm

Well people who try to add me without my knowledge will see a yellow
question mark ..that is untill i have met them then i take it off on that
individual contact.



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Aug 20, 2004, 9:14pm

I think it would be good if there was a browser message that popped up
everytime someone added you to their contacts list. Or even a confirmation
inquiry from the browser.

LF

Aug 27, 2004, 1:07am

YES!! I would vote for this. But what about after you have approved the
contact and wanting to be private from contacts sometimes?

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