Category: Zone BBS Suggestions and Feedback
While I honestly really like this feature, I propose a few miner tweeks.
I'm not sure how easy the following would be to code in to the system, but I think many users would appreciate it.
Simply put, I would like to have the two following options available under account settings.
1. a checkbox that would prevent those who are ignoring you from receiving points, that would actually tell them something to the effect of "everyone accept you was awarded 25 points for some trivial reason by Who ever awarded"
2. an option to deny users who you have ignored any of your points, with a similar message being displayed as outlined above.
Sorry to sound petty when asking something like this, but I hardly think its right that someone should be able to opt out of comunication with people, and be awarded points by them, particularly if you feel the person who was ignored/has ignored you shouldn't have this right. I mean, would you let someone mooch off your generosity in real life if they refuse to comunicate with you in any other meaningful way?
i agree. i think that this should have been thought about from the start.
firstly, I do see your point about not wanting to give points to people you're ignoring, but to be honest I'm not sure how easy that would be to code considering there are so many ignore options. I might, for instance, put someone on ignore for person watch but that doesn't mean that I don't want to talk to them - it might simply mean that I don't want to be "watched" by them.
secondly, I absolutely disagree that a message should go out to an ignored user stating that x amount of points has been given to everyone but them. You've made your point by putting the person on ignore in the first place, there is absolutely no need to keep having to hammer that point home every time you choose to award points to other people. It's fine to put people on ignore for whatever reason you choose. Constantly feeling the need to remind them that they have been put on ignore smacks of bullying and is extremely unpleasant.
I agree with SugarBaby regarding her point that letting someone you are ignoring know every time you award points to others. That does indeed smack of bullying. However, the point James made about letting people who are ignoring you know they are not receiving points from you is a cool idea. There are people who have never talked to me yet have me on ignore for qn's. I have no idea why, and letting them know I do not want them receiving any of my points would be cool.
I second Libra Lady's post completely.
Thanks for the ideas. I'll think about any possible improvements here. Keep em coming.
I agree for the most part, but like SB said, it seems unpleasant and honestly, a bit petty to have a broadcast message sent to ignored users stating that everyone accept them has received x amout of points every time you choose to share them... But on another note, and I'm sure this has been mentioned before, I also like the idea of being able to opt out of receiving points if you so desire; however, I do understand that it can be difficult to do the necessary coding for such features.
my suggestion is, the message shouldn't be sent to everyone while a zoner is sending points to a particular person. it's a private transaction becoming publick, I say. love secrets are being published in the zone. lol.
Raaj.
BTW, some people have been talking about this being a way to get around the tax on the point transfer feature. Nice catch. Of course, the difference is that you need to both be logged in to make this work.
I think it's kind of cool to show the award message publicly...sometimes, although I think maybe there should be a confirmation dialogue or something that asks if you want it to be public or not. while I don't care for the most part, it would be nice to have the option. I know you can opt out of receiving these public messages from your account settings, it would be nice for the sender to opt out of sending one altogether. Also, what if someone awards points to someone with publics off? Again, I'm just making suggestions, and if it can't be coded, no big deal, but couldn't a system message be sent even to people with publics off if someone awards that specific person points, like it would if you were to use the point transfer link under Community?
honestly I didn't mean it to be a feature to bully with, it was just the only way I thought the notification could be preserved.
Hmm, mabie don't print the notification to users who are being denied points.
Now that I see that part with an awake mind, I should have thought about how people would abuse that fact to bully others.
Jay would it be possible to make the opt out feature for notifications, only the messages that others have points? I may not really care about points, but it's often odd to descover I've received some and know not from where or why. I obviously opt out of the notifications because it's an extra clutter most of which I don't care about.
Kev, are you suggesting I separate the notifications of points for all and points for a specific user into two separate settings?
All I really want to see personally are the points I'm given. I don't care who gives anybody else points. they're just extra qn that I don't need. but right now by turning off the alerts, the only way I'm aware is when I look at my total points.
Hope that explains better what I'm asking.