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Post by RapunzeL on May 11, 2008 22:14:08 GMT -5
Maybe this is impossible, but I thought I'd send out the challenge, anyway.
I love doing the Puzzle Hounds boards, but keeping up with modifying each winner's profile (to increase the number of puzzles/riddles they've won) is a little time-consuming.....only because I also have to modify the riddle's title to include the asterisk sign (to show it's a solved riddle), then declare the winner & post the "We Have a Winner!" smilie for each puzzle. Then I go into the winner's profile, change their Puzzles Won number, & modify it, as well.
Since the "author" of each riddle keeps tabs & makes their own updates to each of their riddles, it's a lot easier to keep track of everything.
The Coding Challenge is this: Would it be possible to post a smilie (even the "We Have a Winner" smilie), and the posting of that smilie (or code word) would automatically change the Puzzles Won number to be increased by one number?
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Post by Luke on May 12, 2008 17:07:48 GMT -5
Maybe this is impossible, but I thought I'd send out the challenge, anyway. I love doing the Puzzle Hounds boards, but keeping up with modifying each winner's profile (to increase the number of puzzles/riddles they've won) is a little time-consuming.....only because I also have to modify the riddle's title to include the asterisk sign (to show it's a solved riddle), then declare the winner & post the "We Have a Winner!" smilie for each puzzle. Then I go into the winner's profile, change their Puzzles Won number, & modify it, as well. Since the "author" of each riddle keeps tabs & makes their own updates to each of their riddles, it's a lot easier to keep track of everything. The Coding Challenge is this: Would it be possible to post a smilie (even the "We Have a Winner" smilie), and the posting of that smilie (or code word) would automatically change the Puzzles Won number to be increased by one number? Well not really since it's totally random who solves the riddle. For example you post the riddle. The next post the correct answer. Then the next post is a wrong anser. You post the , but it will be impossible for the browser to know who to give the point to since it doesn't know the answer to the riddle. Get what I am saying?
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Post by RapunzeL on May 12, 2008 17:55:55 GMT -5
Yes, I understand exactly what you're saying, Zero.
Okay...what if I go to the winner's post (where he/she has guessed the right answer), and then I MODIFY their post, by putting the "WE HAVE A WINNER" icon right at the end of their winning answer? Let's say, you have posted the winning answer. I would then go directly to your post, modify it to contain the WE HAVE A WINNER icon.
Would that work?
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Post by Luke on May 12, 2008 18:05:46 GMT -5
Their would be a simpler way... I just thought of it... for example you would just post [riddle=username]... That would display "We have a winner" smilie and will add a puzzle point. So if I got the puzzle right. You would post, [riddle=zero] which would post and add a puzzle point to me.
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Post by RapunzeL on May 12, 2008 18:10:22 GMT -5
Their would be a simpler way... I just thought of it... for example you would just post [riddle=username]... That would display "We have a winner" smilie and will add a puzzle point. So if I got the puzzle right. You would post, [riddle=zero] which would post and add a puzzle point to me. Genius, Zero! Will that work for us now.....or will you have to write some kind of code first? And thanks for the idea!
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Post by RapunzeL on May 12, 2008 18:25:07 GMT -5
Thanks again, Mr. Z! I'll keep checking this thread, to see when you've written the code, & for when it will be up n' running.
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Post by Luke on May 12, 2008 18:35:02 GMT -5
Well, I have another idea... What we also can do is have a kinda a exalt/smite thing. For all Top Dogs, they will see a Add link in the mini profile of users. When someone solves the riddle, all you have to do is post and just press add... That will be easier to create...
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Post by Luke on May 12, 2008 18:42:07 GMT -5
Or what we can do is just get rid of the Pet Bite thing, and have the be the riddle points... Then make it so olny staff can exalt/smite...
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Post by RapunzeL on May 12, 2008 18:58:16 GMT -5
You'd better run this by Xion, and see what he says. Because I'd hate to take away something & replace it with something that will only be used in the Puzzle Hounds board. You guys can talk about it, & see if that's okay to do. I like both your last ideas. At least I wont have to keep going back into people's profiles to change their Riddles Won numbers.
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Post by ken on May 12, 2008 19:59:26 GMT -5
I tryed doing this yesterday and knocked out the power in edwerdsville..
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Post by xiØn on May 12, 2008 23:28:22 GMT -5
If you guys want, We can replace the Pet/Bite with a [WIN].... and then make it so only a certain member can use it.
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Post by xiØn on May 12, 2008 23:29:10 GMT -5
I'm going to work on something else that might do what you are asking Rap.
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Post by RapunzeL on May 13, 2008 6:50:16 GMT -5
I'm going to work on something else that might do what you are asking Rap. Thanks Xion! I know between the two of you, you guys will come up with something. For the record, it seems like Chile, Ken & I are the ones who post the puzzles & riddles. You could make it so that we three are the only ones who will have access to the WIN button.
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Post by xiØn on May 13, 2008 11:05:01 GMT -5
I'm going to work on something else that might do what you are asking Rap. Thanks Xion! I know between the two of you, you guys will come up with something. For the record, it seems like Chile, Ken & I are the ones who post the puzzles & riddles. You could make it so that we three are the only ones who will have access to the WIN button. That would be a lot easier. And something we could implement immediately. If that is what you three want to do, then we can set it up today. I think Reno might be able to set it up. If not, I can do it after work.
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Post by RapunzeL on May 13, 2008 13:28:02 GMT -5
Thanks Xion! I know between the two of you, you guys will come up with something. For the record, it seems like Chile, Ken & I are the ones who post the puzzles & riddles. You could make it so that we three are the only ones who will have access to the WIN button. That would be a lot easier. And something we could implement immediately. If that is what you three want to do, then we can set it up today. I think Reno might be able to set it up. If not, I can do it after work. That would work out fine. If anyone else wants to post a puzzle or riddle, I will take the responsibility to follow the posts to see when a winner is announced by the author of that thread - then I'll add the extra point for the winning player.
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