So lately i have seen many topics about friends asking "How could we find a friend?" or "We need a user finder". I think there could be a better idea that could involve less coding.
OK so take this as an example. Evey user has a e-mail that needs to be used to activate their account.
If their your friend you could ask for their e-mail and on AG maybe there could be some sort of User/E-mail finder where users can be found using their E-mail.
What do you think about this idea? I know it has their good and bad points and i want to see them form YOU.
I think it's a privacy issue. I know I don't want my email given to random people on the internet. I wouldn't want it on a list being searched either. I don't really like the idea.
If their your friend you could ask for their e-mail and on AG maybe there could be some sort of User/E-mail finder where users can be found using their E-mail.
Yeah but i said you won't give your e-mail to strangers. You will give them to you're friends and they will find you by it if they don't know your user name.
Think about it instead of shouting please. If you know their e-mail why wouldn't they tell you their username? After all they did tell you their e-mail. If they're your friends, why wouldn't they answer back? If they don't asnwer back, then they don't want you to know or they haven't the time to reply.
Additionally, if you see them face to face, why wouldn't they tell you if you asked them? They are your friends after all. (What's more, if you're really good friends with someone they/you could figure out who you/they are, and I was actually found that way once by my idiosyncrasies.)
This idea would be a little similar to Kongregate but I do like the idea of finding friends but not inviting them because referrals don't exist anymore on armor games.
Finding would be one thing, but we absolutely cannot bring another referring action again. 80K ghost accounts is 80K too many thanks >_>
I waited for a while to decide, and after looking at the reasons why, I'm going to say it would be worth it. I'm still slightly confused, so Wan, would you kindly explain in small-person words what you mean? Thanks =D
Yes i will. I would like a search engine or maybe not a search engine that can find users using their e-mail address in case you don't know their AG name.
Hmm.. That gives out a reason to give another type of search other than "games".
Username, would be 2nd choice, Username by E-mail, 3rd choice. And the username/e-mail has to be SPECIFIC so we don't run into random username problems.