Avian Gamers Network

We have a lot of different private forums for a lot of different game in Avian, with numerous different access requirements.
In order to make managing these forum permissions easier (to take the load off the lazy Site Admins... or just me), we have tied them into our sites Character system.

We have three types of basic visitors on this site: Red Guests, Green Guests and Members.

A Red Guest is a forum user who is not a member of the Avian Gamers group or does not have any special guest status. Anyone who registers a username on the forums is automatically a Red Guest.

A Green Guest is a forum user who is not a member of the Avian Gamers group but does have special guest status.
A Site Admin must assign a forum user as a Green Guest. This special status does not grant access to any default private forums.

A Member is a forum user who is a formal member of the Avian Gamers group. Each member will have their Section number listed with their username.
A forum user can become an official Member by having an application accepted by the Board of Directors (BoD). Once accepted, the Member will be assigned a Section by the BoD Chairman, and will be given access to the default (non-game) private forums.

Only Green Guests and official Members may gain access to Private Game Forums.

To gain private forum access:

Once a forum user has been assigned as a Green Guest or Member, they will see an "Edit My Characters" link on the forums


In the character management page, users can create a character for any Game or Category supported by Avian.
Once a Character is created, it will be shown on the Character Management page...

...and on forum posts (characters created under a Category will not be shown on forum posts)


Once a character has been created, it is up to the Guild Leaders for that particular Game to assign a Rank to the user. It is this assigning of Rank by a Guild Leader that will grant access to any private forums linked to it.


A Guild Leader will only have the option to assign a Rank to a user, if that user has an appropriate Character listed.
It is ultimately up to the Leaders of individual game Guilds to decide if you are to get access to their private forums.

So...

• Get assigned as a Green Guest or Member
• Create a Character for the Game or Category you wish to have private forum access to
• Wait for the Guild Leader to assign a Rank

WOW!! Obo's been busy again. Good work man!

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"Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Great job Obo. I knew there was a reason I worship you and make a sacrifice in your name every Wednesday night.

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"Loose with Dignity"
Robert
Second President, Avian Gamers

DDO - Cannith - AlistairItor - Rogue/Ranger (5/3) - Main
DDO - Cannith - Guijanitor - Paladin/Rogue (4/1)
DDO - Cannith - RicochetItor - Rogue (5)

I wouldn't call drinking a Guinness on the couch a sacrifice

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Nice.

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"Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

This has existed for some time. I think Obo has just gotten fed up with correcting mistakes made by the site admins and so wrote this quickstart guide!!

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X2-PB

Pathfinder Kingmaker Campaign:
Gednan Malithanar - Wizard (1)
Dukin Thunderstrike - Ranger (1)

Star Citizen: - https://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/
AntanKarmola on their forums

Star Wars: The Old Republic: - Not really playing
Antare Karmola - Jedi Guardian (32)
Antan Karmola - Jedi Shadow (21)
Arianae Karmola - Gunslinger (20)

I think he wrote it for me.

I ssked about having an alliance section. something between public and private where we can communicate with groups private from public view, but not require membership .

and the man knocked it out in a few hours, if that.

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Dalaran: Arindel - Frost Mage (Mining/Alchemy)
Dalaran: Roran - Paladin (Weaponsmith/Blacksmith)
Dalaran: Baine - Rogue

No the new green guest thing is new!