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"I have read and understood the MoTD"
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Swiftstrike1
Swiftstrike Incorporated
#1 - 2014-06-02 06:35:57 UTC
This is a very simple idea that comes from the number of times I've heard people say "Read the ******* MoTD!!" over the years.

Problem
N00bs not reading the MoTD

Solution
Arrow When setting the MoTD fleet bosses should have the option to tick a little box that says "require confirmation that user has read and understood the MoTD".
Arrow If the box is ticked chat functionality is suspended for new players joining the fleet
Arrow In order to restore chat functionality, players must tick a little box at the end of the MoTD that says "I have read and understood the MoTD"

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Gully Alex Foyle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-06-02 06:51:10 UTC
Swiftstrike1 wrote:
Problem
N00bs not reading the MoTD

Solution
people say "Read the ******* MoTD!!"
FTFY

It's funnier this way, imo. Lol

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Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#3 - 2014-06-02 07:11:45 UTC
You could as well rephrase the text to: "I have scrolled past your wall of text and ticked the box."

If people are not reading it now, they won't read it with the tick box either.

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Patrick Yaa
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2014-06-02 12:16:33 UTC
I LOVE this idea.
Needs to be implemented, absolutely!!
Maximus Aerelius
PROPHET OF ENIGMA
#5 - 2014-06-02 12:25:19 UTC
And what happens when I reload MotD?

Will there be an option to permanently disable like most warnings etc?

While I see the benefit this would annoy the cr*p out of me.

Counter-solution: -10 repeat-offending noobs that can't read the MotD and kick from fleet.

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Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#6 - 2014-06-02 14:10:47 UTC
Kay, admitting I'm a noob here.

What's a MotD?

Message of the Day?

Never seen any of those that conveyed any important and/or useful information.

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

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Swiftstrike1
Swiftstrike Incorporated
#7 - 2014-06-02 14:17:50 UTC
Debora Tsung wrote:
Kay, admitting I'm a noob here.

What's a MotD?

Message of the Day?

Never seen any of those that conveyed any important and/or useful information.

That's right MoTD means "Message of The Day". They are important in many fleets as FCs use them to inform pilots what ships they should bring and where the fleet is forming up (for example).

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Zan Shiro
Doomheim
#8 - 2014-06-02 22:32:53 UTC
Doesn't work....checking off is not a sign of reading and/or understanding.

I work in IT. I push via GPO the nice message that says this is company/government computer, use for work purposes, we reserve the right to monitor, we can maintain as needed at our discretion (not all system maintenance rates me working after hours or sometimes your system needs to be worked on right now now), blah blah blah....


this message over 1000 people agree to daily when click ok.


this message many don't read.


As evidenced when we do our admin stuff they emo rage we can't do this to THEIR computer. Or they whine about company pushed background.

So I being a smart ass, yet tactfully so, sometimes have them log off, start to relogin and read the nice little login screen message. Some still fight after this even after reading the notice.
Hopelesshobo
Hoboland
#9 - 2014-06-03 01:06:56 UTC
Although this is a noble suggestion, I don't think it would realistically do anything. Mainly because how many times do you read through a entire EULA when you are installing a game?

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