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Proboards: A Custom Field Comparison Toggle (?) written Jan 4, 2023 17:49:42 GMT
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Hello! RP Admin coming to you guys with a coding request, whether that looks like helping me find something that may or may ot exist or POSSIBLY making a code for me! 

So I run a roleplay site that is extremely...competitive between characters. A character's influence level determines how they sway NPCs, and a character's combat level determines how competent they are in battle. What I'm looking for is a quick and easy way to compare these levels between characters. 

My original idea was a table. I'm not sure, however, if the value of something in a custom field can be entered into the coding of tables on proboards and then also change as the custom field of the character changes (because characters level and increase in influence and combat). 

SO I'm thinking possibly a HTML table that can be toggled? For instance, maybe I can just click a button and it pops out and then has tabs I can use for comparison? So maybe I can see which characters have the highest post count...or the highest influence...highest combat...really I'd just be curious about those 3. Ideally it would list ALL characters and show me the number, but beggars can't be choosers...

Thanks for entertaining me!
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Attracting that First Member written Apr 14, 2021 19:18:25 GMT
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I think there's lots of different approaches. One easy fix around needing that first member is by not creating the site alone. I never do that anymore. I always have at least 1 other person along for the ride with me. What that ensures is that I will at least have 1 buddy to write with. If I'm deeply invested in what we are creating, I try to really amp us both up with this concept of "As long as you and I keep writing together, the site will go on." I've noticed that when I approach sites this way it's natural for people to pop in, see that we're doing things, and join in. That first non-staff member may show up in the first day, or two weeks later, but they always will!

Another idea I've done in the past: beta testing. When I've opened a site I've invited 3-6 friends to come "test" the site for me. It's a soft opening, taking place about a week before I actually start advertising. I send a generic PM to them all specifying what exactly I'm hoping they'll help me test (i.e. plot holes, broken links, typos, etc). I have always, ALWAYS had at least 2 of my testers remain on the site afterwards. Obviously this idea requires you having RP friends.

Those are really my only two methods when beginning something new. Off the top of my head, you could always generate interest via chatting about it on sites like these.

Good luck!