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Title: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: thrila on December 14, 2008, 03:14:12 PM

Any chance of having automated blue text announcing "event x starting in the SE arena in 30 mins" with maybe "walk-ons are allowed for this event" ect in the MA's, or perhaps an hour before the event starts and every subsequent 20 mins.

It would be a handy reminder for tools such as myself, aid with time zone differences and possibly bring in new faces

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: Spikes on December 14, 2008, 03:45:35 PM

Yeah...I'd love it. I know some guys go in and announce it on 200 but there's many people that don't have 200 tuned, but still fly the events.

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: Denholm on December 15, 2008, 10:29:37 AM

That would be appreciated by some. +1

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: dunnrite on December 15, 2008, 11:16:36 AM

Sure would have helped last nights scramble. :aok

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: RATTFINK on December 15, 2008, 11:18:10 AM

LOL!  That's what us CM's are for :D

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: Ghosth on December 15, 2008, 12:29:56 PM

There is no "automated" blue text, to do that a CM has to log into each arena.
The problem is, the setup CM ussually has his hands full about that point.

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: RTHolmes on December 15, 2008, 12:31:40 PM

Good idea :aok   would also let the new guys know that theres more to AH than the MA :)

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: Murdr on December 15, 2008, 12:41:52 PM

Or more properly, what we've requested in the past is a dot command where a CM can send CM announcments over to other arenas when an event is about to start. 

Reasons:

• The arena cap can make it difficult to stop in each arena to type an announcment.
• Channel 1 is disabled in some arenas, and not everyone tunes to 200.
• Announcments on 200 in gray text may blend in with the chatter in a busy MA.
• Country change time limits prevent individual CMs from anouncing on all channel 2s.

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: 4XTCH on December 15, 2008, 01:09:49 PM

Great Idea!!! :aok :aok :aok

Unfortunately the "privaledge" of typing in blue text for CM's, is limited to the SEA I or SEAII at this time.


4XTCH

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: rabbidrabbit on December 15, 2008, 01:25:18 PM

Great idea for the community.

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: Sled on December 15, 2008, 01:51:16 PM

Agreed, the ability for CM's to send public announcements to the MA's, before a SEA event starts without having to leave the SEA,would be a great help.


:aok

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: BMathis on December 15, 2008, 05:56:40 PM

+1 from me!  :aok

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: fudgums on December 15, 2008, 05:59:30 PM

Sometimes just Mass adverstisment. I know I did it for Subways SNS and all of the SEC.

Brings some pilots in. But not alot usually.

Great idea :aok

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: 1pLUs44 on December 15, 2008, 06:32:48 PM

I like it!

Title: Re: event announcments in MA chat buffer
Post by: Have on December 16, 2008, 08:40:40 AM

This would be a great addition both for the CMs and for the players.