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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:32 am    Post subject: Sending out a Mass PM Reply with quote

Mass PM

OK - after a fairly annoying lunchtime messing around with this I thought I'd post the conclusions I found.


The general proceedure for sending a PM to more than one person is...

Code:
smee;chinaren
(note: there is no space after the semi-colon)


However, if the name has two words - like Shady Stoat Wink then you need to do...

Code:
smee;Shady Stoat;
i.e You have to include a semi-colon at the end as well.


Hope this helps.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bloomin' two worderers. Should be rounded up and cut off. Shocked

Mmm. Another storygame idea rises from the Unspeakable Horrors cavern...

No, no. I can't, not enough time and too many SGs already.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

you need help chinaren, probably councilling
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am already on the City Council. Duuh! Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

maybe from a different council*

*read - one which isn't as insane
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol!

So that's how you do it....thanks smee! i'll try it.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried this but I keep getting an error message, invalid username... Sad

Has anybody done this successfully?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're probably just spelling a name wrong. I use it quite a lot, and it works for me.

btw, this must be one of the oldest threads still around, 'cos I got a notification about it. I turned that off years ago! Shocked
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, multiple messaging always works for me. If you're having problems, try using the 'find a username' button for each person - it automatically inserts the ; in the right place between each one.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just tried that, using the find username. I tried sending one to Nene and Lordy and I got this:

Sorry, but no such user exists. 'NeverNeverGirl

Note the little quote mark in front of Ne's name - I didn't put that there.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm - very strange. I just tried it - using the same people - and got the same problem, apparently Ne doesn't exist. I then tried sending it to you and me and it worked like normal.

Trust Ne to ruin everything Razz
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