What benefits do people get from civ groups?

Alexander's Horse · November 27, 2003, 18:26

I'm a member of one and they've never contacted me

Gramphos · November 27, 2003, 18:53

It's a useful timekiller to add useless features to it and try to convince someone that they relly need the features.

I don't know what I would do without it

The Slayer · November 27, 2003, 18:54

They aren't supposed to contact you.

Civgroups is a kind of identification so when one person see you he/she will know in what places he/she will find some of your posts....

...

.. perhaps we need and "Off Topic" Civ Group

MrWhereItsAt · November 27, 2003, 18:55

It's a badge of honour for those who have a need to feel like they belong.

Hence my many, many icons. I want to belong everywhere.

The Slayer · November 27, 2003, 18:59

Yes MrWIA, but, the "bull" one needs you...

Anyway, I'm not more the leader of the team!

DrSpike · November 27, 2003, 19:23

I am sure the Civgroups potentially are a useful feature. However some people just collect them like stamps or something, which doesn't help. Also the lists are never updated, so that some people on them are not active.

Alexander's Horse · November 27, 2003, 19:28

says he who once had a whole bunch

DrSpike · November 27, 2003, 19:31

Wrong again.

Alexander's Horse · November 27, 2003, 19:34

you took civ 2 off, that upset us

DrSpike · November 27, 2003, 19:35

You asked me to! Ask not lest ye receive.

Alexander's Horse · November 27, 2003, 19:43

we were only testing your sincerity and commitment

Dauphin · November 27, 2003, 20:28

I'm with my civgroups in spirit even if not in person.

Alex · November 27, 2003, 21:16

I tried to be part of some civgroups, but I just didn't have time for it, so I gave up. It's interesting, but only if you actually participate of said groups. Otherwise, it's just a Armed Forces thing, sort of a "hey, look how many medals I got in my chest!" thing.

Aramis · November 27, 2003, 21:30

What's a civgroup and what is its function?

The Mad Monk · November 27, 2003, 21:51

It's the fruit salad you see under many posters' name etc.

Alexander's Horse · November 27, 2003, 22:27

Ming is the worst offender in that respect

Asmodean · November 28, 2003, 04:04

I still don't see the relevance of the feature. I mean some Civ Groups are self-explanatory. But others like "Latin Lovers" with the Bull icon

I wouldn't have a clue where to find the forum for that particular civgroup.

The script needs to be updated so that we can click on an icon and be taken not to a list of members for that civgroup, but to the forum for that civ group

Asmodean

Alexander's Horse · November 28, 2003, 04:17

nice avatar, can you E-mail it to me?

Carolus Rex · November 28, 2003, 04:22

I concur (but please don't e-mail it to me) and repeat my question from another thread: who is she?

Carolus

Asmodean · November 28, 2003, 04:25

Poly mail doesn't seem to accept attachments, so I have mailed you the URL where I got it from

Asmodean

Asmodean · November 28, 2003, 04:26

Originally posted by Carolus Rex
I concur (but please don't e-mail it to me) and repeat my question from another thread: who is she?

Carolus

I don't know. I found it on some avatar's site

Asmodean

Skanky Burns · November 28, 2003, 04:30

I can see the use of the icons to see who plays multiplayer in games you play so you can set matches up, but some people just go overboard with these civgroups.

Harovan · November 28, 2003, 04:32

Originally posted by Asmodean
I still don't see the relevance of the feature. I mean some Civ Groups are self-explanatory. But others like "Latin Lovers" with the Bull icon

Most of these seemingly useless civgroups are teams of multiplayer democracy games, namely in SMAC and Civ3. You have to be a group member to access the private forum of the particular team. So even if the link was there, you couldn't open the forum, since you aren't a member.

duke o' york · November 28, 2003, 05:07

Can we get the people who prance around with the Civgroups labels but haven't posted in the relevant forum for ages booted out? Or at least mildly tortured?

Jamski · November 28, 2003, 05:38

I think I have ONE civgroup icon that needs removing, but I always mean to use it. Sorry to the cake-or-death people

-Jam

DrSpike · November 28, 2003, 05:55

The benefits of the civgroups are to make Jamski feel guilty.

Adagio · November 28, 2003, 09:07

Civgroups..?

I think I joined one, but haven't used it for anything... if I still have it I think it's time to remove it

EDIT:

I see I have joined one, but I can't seem to find the "Get-the-hell-out-of-this-Civgroup-now" button

Ming · November 28, 2003, 09:20

Originally posted by ADG
I see I have joined one, but I can't seem to find the "Get-the-hell-out-of-this-Civgroup-now" button

Go to he forum related to the civ group. In the middle, above the forums, you will see some text that says something like "civ group", it shows the number of members, and right below that it says either Join or Leave depending on whether you are a member or not.

Select leave