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    Worst usernames you have ever had?

    in Off Topic

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    4 hours ago, Bravefoot said:

    OMG, yessss *CRINGE ALERT*

    I had to put 'Brav3foot'  when creating my Deviantart because I'm Bravefoot everywhere and that's how people know me, so I didn't want to change it.

    That number 3 in stead of the 'e' has given me endless sleepless nights. *shivers*

    OMG Yes, I can imagine haha. At least it it just one number and not something like 8r4v3f007 :D:P

     

     

    1 hour ago, tiff said:

    My first username on Neopets was shabowcat. XD I named myself after my cat named shadow. And I remember being super surprised that "shadowcat" wasn't already taken, but then I realized I had misspelled the name hahaha. 

     

    Before then, I used to go online by various variations of pokefan haha. 

    Ah, the woes of being young :D shabowcat is pretty cool and unique tbf :P

    How to: Keep your project organised using Trello

    in Tutorials and Guides

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    1 hour ago, Pepper-Head said:

    I've used Trello for Kasaria for at least 3 years.  I love having personal boards for myself, but it's also one of my favorite team oriented workspaces!

    Most definately. I use it daily in my day job with an uncountable number of people. It's so scaleable and easy to use, and I cant believe how much "free" stuff there is on there too. Normally you would expect software of that quality to be chargeable (such as Jira or TFS).

    and thanks @Digital . I was eager to write this, just needed to wait until i had the time haha :)

    How to: Keep your project organised using Trello

    in Tutorials and Guides

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    Trello is a really amazing project management program that is free to use and works seamlessly across most platforms (iOS, Android, all modern browsers). It works with multiple people in teams and allows you to filter to the tasks that are important to you. The best part is that it is super flexible - it could be used for managing tasks in your daily life, such as chores or shopping lists, or can be used for multi-tiered development.

    There are 3 main terminologies that are used for using Trello. They are Boards, Lists and Cards.

    Boards
    Once you have created your Trello Account you will be able to create your first board. A board is a collection of all your data and todo items. You'll probably just need to create one, however Trello lets you create as many as you want. I would recommend to just create one for each project you're working on. If you have multiple projects, your board might look something like the below image. You may notice that I have multiple boards. I have one for a Client I'm currently working on, one for my Youtube so I know what I'm doing and when, and one for the development of my game. I've also created an Example Board to use for this Guide:


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    Lists

    A list is a container within your board that holds multiple cards. You might use a list to separate "Dave's Work", "Aimee's Work" and "Claudette's Work", or perhaps you could have a list for each place you need to visit today, such as "Groceries List", "Family to Visit", "Clothes I need to buy"...  For this guide we will have "Todo", "In Progress" and "Completed" :-

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    Cards
    You can see on the image above that the lists have white todo-items in each list with a little description. Each white entity is called a "Card". While it may looks very very simple, and it can be used in a very simple way, it can actually get extremely details once you get into the nitty gritty.. however the detail is completely optional!
    Clicking on a Card brings up a view that allows you to customise it, such as assign that card to someone else (more on that later), label it (and give it a fancy color), give it a description, a due date and more. Each Card also has a comment-chain, so discussions on that particular item can take place within the card itself. The best part is that the cards can be moved between lists simply by dragging them..
    Clicking on a card brings up this interface:
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    There are all sorts of customisation options available, so let's go ahead and fill in some details for the battle arena.
    - Description - We'll give it a better description so we know what we're planning to do.
    - Members - I'll click members then my name to assign the ticket to me. My initials "NW" (or my profile photo if i have one set) will then appear. Multiple people can be assigned to a Card, and anyone can assign anyone.
    - Due Date - We want this completed in a reasonable fashion, so we will set a realistic due date.
    - Attachment - We dont have any attachments, however ANY file can be attached to a Card.

    There, this looks much better:
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    You'll notice in the background that the card we created called "Code the Battle Arena" has had it's white area within the list updated. This allows you to have more detail at a glance of your entire board, and not have to click on a card to see who it is assigned to, or when it is due.

    You could also add a Checklist to your card which updates depending on how complete it is, and also shows progress on the list detail. I've created a checklist of items for creation for the NPC Shops. I then clicked "Attachment" to show the attachment dialog. Following that, I uploaded the drawn (hehe) bananas, and checked bananas off the list. You'll see the card gets updated in the open-view and on the list-view also.

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    The last thing I'm going to share information on is Labels.
    Labels are a way to "tag" cards as belonging to a particular group to help stay organised. You can customise the color and the name of labels and apply as many as you would like to as many cards as you like;

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    This allows you to have very organised and detailed Lists, such as:

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    Which can then be filtered by label, by member, or by date:

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    There are many, many other things on Trello, however those are the Core functionality. Let's not even start on Power Ups which can be used to integrate Trello into many different platforms. I would definitely recommend Trello, and if you do decide to start using it, please go via this link which will give me a referral :) :- https://trello.com/natewiggett1/recommend


    Please let me know what you think, and if this guide is helpful. Any questions, post them here and I will add them to this post with their answer :)

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    Worst usernames you have ever had?

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    Anyone ever had a username where they replace some of the letters with numbers or use numbers because their first choice was taken?

     

    For me personally I'm not fond of them. I've always tried to avoid any form of number in my username purely because (now this is my personal opinion - I'm not trying to offend anyone here) I've always felt that I was sacrificing some uniqueness by being "OriginalNameIWanted2" 

     

    Example of complete replacements too: T34MK1LL3R or d34dp00l

    So I've just posted 200 posts..

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    14 minutes ago, Pepper-Head said:

    That's awesome @Nate :star:! What's the next goal you have in mind for yourself? 

    Hopefully once my last final passes by, I can catch up with you :P

    That's the thing - it was never a goal I was conscious off - I don't even recall hitting 100 lol. 

    Good luck catching up ??

    It would be pretty cool if there was a medal for when people get to a significant milestone of posts, eg, 1,000 ??

    Viewing Reputation

    in Feedback & Help

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    When viewing the reputation of a user's profile, the default tab selected is the one for "status updates". 

     

    Most reputation is earned from forum posts, so it in my opinion it makes sense to show the posts as the "default" tab when viewing a user's reputation. 

    So I've just posted 200 posts..

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    1 hour ago, chazerz said:

    Congrats! I can't seem to think of enough stuff to say to do that lol.

    Haha yep. I never even considered I would get to 10 posts..  i planned to register as a lurker, but then @Digital tagged me in the "New Member Introductions" forum and I felt kinda obligated to get involved - and I'm glad I did haha ????

    Old Member Introductions

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    5 minutes ago, Tanya said:

    @Natefrom Icepets? If you are, this is Dante-if you remember me at all, haha.
    Good to see you again either way!
    Thank you for the link I really appreciate it, thats very helpful!

    OMG! Dante, long time no speak! :) It is the same Nate from Icepets haha.

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    How would you handle exploitation in your game?

    in General Game Development

    Posted

    I think it comes down to if the users were actively exploiting it.

    If there is an accidental glitch and users realise there is an issue, it gets patched, data rolled back etc.

    However if there is a bug and users actively exploit it.. well in that case you need to take drastic action - warning and bans if neccessary.

    A few years age there was a bug with the banking system for a site i worked for. When you deposited 1.5 currency it would remove 1 unit from your hand, but add 2 to the bank. People setup bots to abuse this and farm millions in several hours. Once these users were discovered they were banned instantly along with the issue being fixed.

    What brought you to The Gaming List?

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    4 hours ago, runeowl said:

    I enjoy the transparency and updates from you, the owner/manager, the contests are fun, well-run and have high reward incentives, and some of the newest adoptables are wonderful! ^_^ 

    I couldn't agree more. It's great to see how much @Digital interacts with the community - in additional to creating new stuff in the background, upgrading the forums constantly (like the lastest clubs and blog update) and making sure everyone is following the rules. :thumbsup: 

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    Old Member Introductions

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    54 minutes ago, Tanya said:


    Is there a specific post for rules? I've been poking around, and have found specific posts for guidelines for specific threads, but no general rule list. Did I just miss it?

    Hi @Tanya and welcome to TGL!

    You can read this thread which links to all the various dos and donts along with Community Guidelines and just a general overview of what TGL is all about :)

    Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions :thumbsup:

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