Anonymous View Games

[bedub1]

Concise description:

• Allow people to view games in progress without logging in

Specifics:

• Right now you have to login/register to view a game.

This will improve the following aspects of the site:

• You won't have to register to see what CC is all about
• You won't have to login to click on a link a friend sends.
• I can send my friends links to games I'm playing so they can understand CC

[blakebowling]

The reasons that you currently have to login are:

Foes List blocks game chat
you wouldn't be able to see anything in Fog of War games
Team chat

[lancehoch]

I like the suggestion. Going on what blake said, maybe game chat can just be blocked when a guest is viewing the game.

[daydream]

The reasons that you currently have to login are:

Foes List blocks game chat sure, but hows that an argument against viewing games without loging in? you dont have a foelist and hence have to read everyones crap? i dont see the problem...
you wouldn't be able to see anything in Fog of War games thats no different when you are logged in
Team chat again, no different when you are logged in

my thoughts are in red. none of those arguments are valid.

[bedub1]

The reasons that you currently have to login are:

Foes List blocks game chat sure, but hows that an argument against viewing games without loging in? you dont have a foelist and hence have to read everyones crap? i dont see the problem...
you wouldn't be able to see anything in Fog of War games thats no different when you are logged in
Team chat again, no different when you are logged in

my thoughts are in red. none of those arguments are valid.

I agree. I can't see a valid reason why not to allow this.

[yeti_c]

Maybe not everyone wants their game chat accessed by the whole internet?

I for one do not want the game chats to be accessible without logging in.

However - like you say - you could make the gamechats hidden for non-logged in people.

C.

[blakebowling]

I never said that it shouldn't be implemented, those are the reasons I was given when I asked why you had to login.

I do like the idea about just hiding game chat though

[hecter]

Maybe not everyone wants their game chat accessed by the whole internet?

I for one do not want the game chats to be accessible without logging in.

However - like you say - you could make the gamechats hidden for non-logged in people.

C.

That's a simple fix for that problem. But, I mean, really... If somebody wants to read your chat for such morally dubious purposes that you don't want them reading what you say, they're just going to make an account anyway... If you're posting something in game chat, you should expect the world to be able to read it.

[yeti_c]

Maybe not everyone wants their game chat accessed by the whole internet?

I for one do not want the game chats to be accessible without logging in.

However - like you say - you could make the gamechats hidden for non-logged in people.

C.

That's a simple fix for that problem. But, I mean, really... If somebody wants to read your chat for such morally dubious purposes that you don't want them reading what you say, they're just going to make an account anyway... If you're posting something in game chat, you should expect the world to be able to read it.

Yes - but at least they can't search it from google.

C.

[bedub1]

Maybe not everyone wants their game chat accessed by the whole internet?

I for one do not want the game chats to be accessible without logging in.

However - like you say - you could make the gamechats hidden for non-logged in people.

C.

That's a simple fix for that problem. But, I mean, really... If somebody wants to read your chat for such morally dubious purposes that you don't want them reading what you say, they're just going to make an account anyway... If you're posting something in game chat, you should expect the world to be able to read it.

Yes - but at least they can't search it from google.

C.

Good call. Although the forums IS searchable from google...not sure if I like that but whatever. So lets hide the game chat/team chat...anything else to hide?