Difference between revisions of "Dossier/Forums"

Latest revision as of 18:09, 17 October 2017

Welcome!

You are now a trial member of the coalition, a draftee of sorts, hopefully enticed by our values and even more so by our Community. But now that you've been accepted we need some basic information.
Navigate to The Coalition Forums, for which you should have access (if not, contact a staff member), and post a new thread in the Dossier section. Your dossier is the place to keep all of your information. This includes updates about yourself on anything you may deem necessary or important.

Be sure to also provide at least a paragraph about yourself, gaming ventures, etc.... This can be anything you deem appropriate or that you want others to know about yourself.

Click here for the dossier template.

Here's what we're looking for:
    - Your first and last name
    - ArmA3 Player ID:
         - See below for this process 
    - Steam Profile URL: 
         - Should not be private, we may need to message you
    - Join Date
    - Your Availability: 
         - Eg 50% = "expected to attend 4 out of 8 sessions a month"
    - Finally, a real-world photo of yourself.
         - All user avatars on the forums are real-world pictures. This is an enforced policy.

Finding your A3 Player ID

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hv7aTPZlvc

Start ARMA such that you are at the main start screen.

In the top right corner there will be a silhouette of a person.

Move the cursor over the silhouette to show your current in-game name and a shield/badge.

Click on your name to bring up your ARMA profiles.

Click on the UNIT tab to show your UNIT, SQUAD XML (this will be needed later,) and PLAYER ID.

Click on edit to select or copy your PLAYER ID.

Extended Absences

Your dossier is the place to post all known absences if you plan on being away from the group, sessions, and/or activities for awhile. If anything private comes up and you don't want it to be on your dossier, you can always alert a staff member through forum or discord PM.

Name Consistency

As you register and use our communication mediums (Forums, Discord, Teamspeak), ensure every username is the same. As an example, don't be JohnDoe on the forums and J.Doe223 in-game or on discord.

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-==== Welcome ====
+==== Welcome! ====
 You are now a trial member of the coalition, a draftee of sorts, hopefully enticed by our values and even more so by our Community. But now that you've been accepted we need some basic information.
 <br/>
-Navigate to [http://coalitiongroup.net/forums/ The Coalition Forums], for which you should have access (if not contact a staff member), and post a new thread in the [http://coalitiongroup.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=4 Dossier section].
+Navigate to [http://coalitiongroup.net/forums/ The Coalition Forums], for which you should have access (if not, contact a staff member), and post a new thread in the [http://coalitiongroup.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=4 Dossier section]. Your dossier is the place to keep all of your information. This includes updates about yourself on anything you may deem necessary or important.
-  Here we're looking for:
+Be sure to also provide '''at least''' a paragraph about yourself, gaming ventures, etc.... This can be anything you deem appropriate or that you want others to know about yourself.
+[http://coalitiongroup.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4 Click here] for the dossier template.
+  Here's what we're looking for:
       - Your first and last name
       - ArmA3 Player ID:
-           - Found by launching ArmA 3, navigating to
+           - See below for this process
       - Steam Profile URL:
            - Should not be private, we may need to message you
       - Join Date
       - Your Availability:
-           - Eg 80% = "expected to attend 80% of the event weekends"
+           - Eg 50% = "expected to attend 4 out of 8 sessions a month"
       - Finally, a real-world photo of yourself.
            - All user avatars on the forums are real-world pictures. This is an enforced policy.
+=== Finding your A3 Player ID ===
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hv7aTPZlvc
+Start ARMA such that you are at the main start screen.
+In the top right corner there will be a silhouette of a person.
+Move the cursor over the silhouette to show your current in-game name and a shield/badge.
+Click on your name to bring up your ARMA profiles.
+Click on the UNIT tab to show your UNIT, SQUAD XML (this will be needed later,) and PLAYER ID.
+Click on edit to select or copy your PLAYER ID.
+== Extended Absences ==
+Your dossier is the place to post all known absences if you plan on being away from the group, sessions, and/or activities for awhile. If anything private comes up and you don't want it to be on your dossier, you can always alert a staff member through forum or discord PM.
+== Name Consistency ==
+As you register and use our communication mediums (Forums, Discord, Teamspeak), ensure every username is the same. As an example, don't be JohnDoe on the forums and J.Doe223 in-game or on discord.