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Jhaelen Irsei

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Simple request: male/female symbols
« Topic Start: May 05, 2011, 02:18:11 PM »
Could it be possible to add male and female symbol icons near a player name? When I've to check for gender I've to click "Userdetails"  and it's a bit annoying.

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #1: May 05, 2011, 02:25:12 PM »
Near the character's name where?
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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #2: May 05, 2011, 03:00:24 PM »
after the name?

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #3: May 05, 2011, 03:16:03 PM »
Yes, but on which appearance?  Character names show up all over the damn place.

Please be more specific.
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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #4: May 05, 2011, 03:26:47 PM »
Either he means everywhere or maybe just on letters. :P

Not a bad idea, Letter from Blarg Tlarg (G)  <--- insert gender symbol here.
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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #5: May 05, 2011, 03:40:34 PM »
Either he means everywhere or maybe just on letters. :P

Not a bad idea, Letter from Blarg Tlarg (G)  <--- insert gender symbol here.

Uhg, I must protest. That would be jarring.  What sort of noble puts his gender in the letterhead? o.o

The title in the signature is usually pretty helpful in determining gender (Knight/Dame, Count/Countess, etc). The unaligned (Noble), and previously-landed (Lord) could use disambiguating, though. 

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #6: May 05, 2011, 03:59:31 PM »
The only titles that create confusion are (Noble), (Lord) and (Royal). I guess they are the ones the opening poster wanted to be somehow distinguished, I guess.

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #7: May 05, 2011, 05:02:54 PM »
What about advies?
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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #8: May 05, 2011, 07:07:47 PM »
I think he means the OOC name.

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #9: May 05, 2011, 07:11:26 PM »
What about advies?

I think both advy titles are the same generic 'rank' type titles as Noble/Lord/Royal, and I don't have any ideas at the moment for Outlaw, but I don't see why we can't have freeman/freewoman.

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #10: May 05, 2011, 07:12:43 PM »
I think he means the OOC name.

If that's the case, then I'm afraid the answer's a straight "No, that's impossible."

Check around and see if you can find where you supplied your OOC gender.

Hint: You didn't.  Neither did anyone else.  Because we didn't ask.
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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #11: May 05, 2011, 07:59:30 PM »
I think he means the OOC name.

I think he means the character's name, since you would normally see a letter, then go to the player's user detail page, then see that character's gender, be it M or F.
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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #12: May 05, 2011, 08:41:09 PM »
I like this idea.

I am sick of trying to figure out if I am sending my letter to a male or a female char.

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #13: May 05, 2011, 09:20:27 PM »
Near the character's name where?

When you mail someone it can be useful to know.

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Re: Simple request: male/female symbols
« Reply #14: May 05, 2011, 09:59:02 PM »
When you mail someone it can be useful to know.

So like this?


That might not be too unreasonable.
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