Introduction
This document’s purpose is to teach administrators of Furry Valley how to properly use the !pmlist command to assist in their success in hosting events.
For those of you who have been in FV for quite some time, you will no doubt be familiar with the preference system. The preference system allows members of a section to set preference values for any keywords they like, on a per-section basis. To refresh your memory on the preference system, or to learn how it works, please consult
http://rebrand.ly/fvpreferencesetting before continuing.
The PM list system interfaces with the preference system in order to assure that, wherever possible, members of FV get invited primarily to events that they want to come to, and not to ones they do not wish to attend. Its purpose is to greatly increase efficiency from the admins’ perspective, and quality from the members’ perspective.
How to Use PM List
The PM List system is available in your #x-admin-general chat (if you’re a game admin), or in your #cm-x chat if you’re a community manager for a section that hosts events (e.g. speaking). If you have questions, tag @Comms Admin in your section’s chat for assistance.
Before you send any PMs, create and share with your fellow admins a template message such as the following:
“Hey NAME! Our event for X in Furry Valley begins in Y minutes! Please hop into the voice chat and join us now. :3”
The command is simply !pmlist, followed by some keywords, for example:
!pmlist raid pvm pve thursday evening horde (for World of Warcraft).
!pmlist saturday evening furry animated cute action (for Movie Night).
Here are some useful tips regarding the PM List system:
Use as many keywords as are relevant.
There is
NO DRAWBACK in using a lot of keywords.
The more (relevant) keywords you use, the better the result quality.
Help your fellow section admins out with each other’s PM lists when it comes to hosting events.
You’ll be grateful you helped when the person you helped helps you in the future. Work as a team.
If your section admins don’t respond to @Section Admin to help with !pmlist, and you need help, then tag @Comms Admin. If there’s still no help, go into #admin-srsbsns and tag @Senior Community Manager.
Don’t message more than one block unless you have a very good reason to do so. This is for account security. If you need an alt account promoting to help with !pmlist, let me know.
Add your section members to your friends list as you go down the list. This will help slow down the lockout. Do this every time you !pmlist.
Example PM List Output
The PM List system outputs data such as the following:
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There are a few things to note:
To claim a block, react to that block (above, we can see that the first block was reacted to with the lion face emoji, and the second by the wolf face emoji). This is how you claim a block as yours.
Blocks must be claimed in order.
One block per admin, other than when using an alt account.
Section admins must help out where possible with PM List, even if not hosting the event themselves.
The exact numbers themselves do not matter. The more keywords you choose, generally, the larger the numbers will be. This is fine. Only the order matters.
The better the preference data set by your section’s members, the better the output the PM List system will give you. This is why you must encourage your members to set their preferences (or set them for them, in cases where you have a fair estimate of what the values should be).
Future Enhancements
The PM List system will at some point be integrated with the current !lfg system. This will allow section members to directly poll for those interested in playing with them over a range of interests, allowing a split by region, day, time, and any number of other relevant keywords.