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Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:04 pm
by Grifter
Concise description:
  • Allow users to enter a 1-4 character clan tag in their profile. This would then appear in front of their user id like so: [Clan]Grifter or (Clan)Grifter

Specifics/Details:
  • Xbox Live allows this
  • Would need a way to enforce this ie. a user would have to actually belong to a clan to use the tag

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
  • A cool way to shout out to the community
  • Can show what group you belong to

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:19 pm
by squishyg
that's a neat idea. i am always looking for new ways to show off my bandit membership.

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:30 pm
by Woodruff
Grifter wrote:Concise description:
  • Allow users to enter a 1-4 character clan tag in their profile. This would then appear in front of their user id like so: [Clan]Grifter or (Clan)Grifter

Specifics/Details:
  • Xbox Live allows this
  • Would need a way to enforce this ie. a user would have to actually belong to a clan to use the tag

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:
  • A cool way to shout out to the community
  • Can show what group you belong to


With the vast proliferation of signatures proclaiming clan membership, is this really...useful?

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:35 pm
by Master Fenrir
Isn't there already a script that does this?

viewtopic.php?f=527&t=88818

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:48 pm
by Gold Knight
Master Fenrir wrote:Isn't there already a script that does this?

viewtopic.php?f=527&t=88818


Well seeing as they just made clickies-script a sitewide add-on, might as well keep the ball rolling... ;)

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:54 am
by squishyg
Master Fenrir wrote:Isn't there already a script that does this?

viewtopic.php?f=527&t=88818


I didn't know about that script, cool! I'll have to check it out when I'm near my pc next.

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:06 am
by stahrgazer
Master Fenrir wrote:Isn't there already a script that does this?

viewtopic.php?f=527&t=88818


I was unfamiliar with a script for it, but, that doesn't derail this as a suggestion. Clickables is an example of an idea for everyone that was initially available as a script.

I'm unsure what real benefit showing clan next to user name has, but I can't see it as harmful, either.

Maybe a good way to do it is to have a block that the user could fill in (a pulldown with his available groups) that way, a member who is in a social clan that's important to him or her can have that show in lieu of a warring clan. This would limit the need to "enforce" and eliminate programming problems that could occur when a clan was a war clan and is now a social group (such as Eternal Empire).

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:21 pm
by Grifter
With this idea the clan tag would appear on the forums as well as in games. The script shows clan tag in one place only.

Re: Allow Clan tags to appear beside user name

PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:07 pm
by eddie2
that script is ok but you need to click it all the time and it is out of date it still shows players like great ollie as a mm member when he is the pack for 3 months now.