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Help keep from driving your non gaming Facebook friends crazy with game posts..

My bit of Facebook Netiquette..

By HG_Eliminator on February 23, 2010 7:55:41 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

If you are tired of getting tons of FB game invites and postings pass this tip on to your gamer friends, or if you want to be cool to your non gaming friends on FB use this tip yourself...

 

Create a new list in friends naming it Farmville for example or {what ever your games name is}, add all your farmville neighbors and save.. now when one of those windows popup asking you to publish say finding a golden egg, look next to the publish button for a lock looking symbol clik it and select custom, then in the new window that pops up select " specific people" in the" make this visible to these people" menu. In the text box below it, Type in Farmville ( it will automatically show the Friends group in a drop down as you start typing it) then hit save and publish, this will send that announcement and only publish to those in that group of people.... as a side note you can also use this to select specific people to send things too by just doing as above by typing the individual names instead of typing in the friends list. do the same with each game making a friends list and using the custom send features to send them to just those for each game or specific people.. remember you will need to use the same group name in the custom send feature as you created in the friends list.. Also it will not auto add new members to the friends list as you add them to a game.. you will have to add them to that games friends list for them to see the game postings you send..

I hope this tip helps you not drive your non gaming pals crazy as well as not flood thier walls with stuff they really dont want to see.
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DethAdder
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February 23, 2010 8:11:48 PM from GalCiv II Forums GalCiv II Forums

You mean people use Facebook for something other than Mafia Wars or Farmville?

 

Good tip though

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HG_Eliminator
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February 23, 2010 8:14:33 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

yeh amazing int it? hehe 

 

well I have friends who play and many who dont.. I figured a way to keep both sides happy, those who want to see the game posts get them and those who dont.. dont.. I figured I would share the tip with everyone.

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DrJBHL
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February 23, 2010 8:19:00 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

OK...you're on the Pizzaville list. And Smedley's List. as well.

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HG_Eliminator
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February 23, 2010 8:24:43 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

lol 

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Sinperium
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February 23, 2010 8:38:40 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

I keep hoping the Mafia Wars people will kill all the farmers at Farmville and then starve to death themselves from lack of food--a win-win situation.

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HG_Eliminator
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February 23, 2010 8:47:51 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

LOL sad part is in real life the farmers would win as most farmers I know... were taught how to properly fire a weapon and hit what they aim at.. not spray and pray.. 

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February 23, 2010 9:20:24 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

...Or they could do what I do and just hide game posts so I see only what matters to me...

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February 23, 2010 9:34:53 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

My brother created a very specific group called: I don't care about your fish, or your farm, or your freakin war

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WebGizmos
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February 24, 2010 1:27:16 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

My brother created a very specific group called: I don't care about your fish, or your farm, or your freakin war

Where can I sign up!  

On a side note: For anyone sending me a facebook "friends" invite...If I don't know your real life name or alternate name used on facebook your invite will just be deleted/ignored. And no...sorry...no time for virtual vegetable growing or mafia wars (I can't believe I said that! Virtual farming! What will they think of next!)

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PoSmedley
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February 24, 2010 1:49:10 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

And Smedley's List.

I have an app????

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DoomBringer90
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February 24, 2010 1:54:55 AM from Stardock Forums Stardock Forums

Quoting Neoshadow1104,
reply 8
My brother created a very specific group called: I don't care about your fish, or your farm, or your freakin war

well quite obviously he will have to be the first eliminated when my war results in me controlling the majority of the world

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Lantec
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February 24, 2010 8:32:23 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

I hope this tip helps you not drive your non gaming pals crazy as well as not flood thier walls with stuff they really dont want to see.

Yes...I can think of 2 moderators who could I would love to see implement this.....well maybe just one now....

 

...Or they could do what I do and just hide game posts so I see only what matters to me...

that doesn't work with aggregators like tweetdeck.....not sure why

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February 24, 2010 8:48:11 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

I am member of the group 'If you don't care about my farm, fish, park or mafia....LEARN HOW TO IGNORE'

 

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teddybearcholla
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February 24, 2010 10:12:33 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

My brother created a very specific group called: I don't care about your fish, or your farm, or your freakin war
And no...sorry...no time for virtual vegetable growing or mafia wars (I can't believe I said that! Virtual farming! What will they think of next!)
Me neither or quizzes,tests and things like that.  I just like to see and hear how my friends and family are doing!!!   Unfortunately my children do not want to be friends with me....

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February 24, 2010 8:07:46 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

God bless the creator of the block button

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February 24, 2010 8:46:56 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Quoting elvee,
reply 7
...Or they could do what I do and just hide game posts so I see only what matters to me...

(Well... at least hide posts from games I don't play myself)

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February 24, 2010 9:07:56 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

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Snowman
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February 24, 2010 9:24:34 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Snowman searches for the 'Like'....

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Savyg
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February 24, 2010 11:53:31 PM from Stardock Forums Stardock Forums

Yeah, it's not like the Hide button is really well hidden or anything.    I already hid FarmVille, Mafia Wars, Vampire Wars, and whatever the hell else was spamming the crap out of me.

 

I almost like Castle Age.  It's still crap, but it's got half decent art at least.

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February 25, 2010 11:28:59 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

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February 26, 2010 1:04:53 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

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February 26, 2010 4:06:25 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Jafo!

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February 28, 2010 6:40:12 PM from JoeUser Forums JoeUser Forums

I'm on Facebbok myself and it annoys me sometimes to get all of them notifications but I just ignore them. I'm not into playing them games. I have alot of family and friends that really get into it, but if that's what they liked, oh well. I can deal with it.

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February 28, 2010 7:54:53 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

I almost like Castle Age. It's still crap, but it's got half decent art at least.

 

the newest art like the lotusravenmoore gal is a DA artists work. hes been comissioned to do the new images for the generals etc..

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March 1, 2010 1:42:06 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire Forums

OMG THAT'S FUNNY!!!!

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