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Account Sitting Password
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:50 am
by Itrade
Okay, here's my suggestion. I think that each account should have an alternate password, and if a person logs in with it they can only take turns but can't send PMs, use live chat, the forums, leave feedback and possibly game chat (Though that might be a stretch).
This password can only be changed by the main password, and it can't be used to change the main password (obviously).
The idea is that when people are account-sitting, they might not want to give away their real password in case they're using it for other things like their e-mail or such. Also, they wouldn't want their friends pretending to be them and playing pranks and such.
Comments and criticisms are appreciated
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:59 am
by Iliad
pretty good idea. I like!
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:34 am
by firth4eva
Iliad wrote:pretty good idea. I like!
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:35 am
by cena-rules
firth4eva wrote:Iliad wrote:pretty good idea. I like!
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:13 am
by turtle32
i have never had an account sitter, but it sounds like a good idea
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:21 am
by treefiddy
Why not just change your password before you give it to the account sitter?
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:27 am
by misterman10
treefiddy wrote:Why not just change your password before you give it to the account sitter?
exactly what I was thinking, I think this idea is terrible. If you dont want to give the account-sitter your real password, change your password and then give them that password. Then change it back when you're done
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:49 am
by turtle32
yes that would be easy, but i think the idea was two fold, to make it so they have very limited access to your account
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:54 am
by misterman10
turtle32 wrote:yes that would be easy, but i think the idea was two fold, to make it so they have very limited access to your account
If you dont trust the person that is account-sitting, then you chose a bad sitter. Choose someone you trust and this isnt a problem
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:17 pm
by AndyDufresne
I agree with the above post, plus I'm not sure of feasability of limiting an 'account sitter' access to only your games.
--Andy
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:40 pm
by Clive
I like this idea, because some people might not know people very well, and want to give it to someone they only know over the net, but aren't completely sure if they're trustable. I also think not being able to make/join new games would be a good part of this...
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:41 pm
by misterman10
Clive wrote:I like this idea, because some people might not know people very well, and want to give it to someone they only know over the net, but aren't completely sure if they're trustable. I also think not being able to make/join new games would be a good part of this...
If they don't know anybody online, then they should have a real life friend or family member account sit. I stand by my previous arguments
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:33 am
by Itrade
treefiddy wrote:Why not just change your password before you give it to the account sitter?
Because they could change the changed password and steal your account.
I guess people deserve more credit for trustworthiness than I give them.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:48 am
by Clive
misterman10 wrote:Clive wrote:I like this idea, because some people might not know people very well, and want to give it to someone they only know over the net, but aren't completely sure if they're trustable. I also think not being able to make/join new games would be a good part of this...
If they don't know anybody online, then they should have a real life friend or family member account sit. I stand by my previous arguments
If this friend/family member doesn't play CC themselves, why would they want to/know how to sit for an account...that's a silly idea
On another game i saw a good way of having sitters, in the settings page you could assign a maximum of 2 people to sit your account, and you could sit for a maximum of 2 people, and then you could sign in with their username and your password, with limited features on the account. I think this would be a good idea here, limiting the access to just taking turns.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:12 pm
by misterman10
Clive wrote:misterman10 wrote:Clive wrote:I like this idea, because some people might not know people very well, and want to give it to someone they only know over the net, but aren't completely sure if they're trustable. I also think not being able to make/join new games would be a good part of this...
If they don't know anybody online, then they should have a real life friend or family member account sit. I stand by my previous arguments
If this friend/family member doesn't play CC themselves, why would they want to/know how to sit for an account...that's a silly idea
Then find someone who does play CC who you trust
I still hate this idea
Re: Account Sitting Password
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:24 pm
by Burning Star IV
Itrade wrote:Okay, here's my suggestion. I think that each account should have an alternate password, and if a person logs in with it they can only take turns but can't send PMs, use live chat, the forums, leave feedback and possibly game chat (Though that might be a stretch).
This password can only be changed by the main password, and it can't be used to change the main password (obviously).
The idea is that when people are account-sitting, they might not want to give away their real password in case they're using it for other things like their e-mail or such. Also, they wouldn't want their friends pretending to be them and playing pranks and such.
Comments and criticisms are appreciated :D
Love the idea. This should be implemented immediately.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:39 pm
by ParadiceCity9
cena-rules wrote:firth4eva wrote:Iliad wrote:pretty good idea. I like!
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:53 pm
by DiM
Clive wrote:On another game i saw a good way of having sitters, in the settings page you could assign a maximum of 2 people to sit your account, and you could sit for a maximum of 2 people, and then you could sign in with their username and your password, with limited features on the account. I think this would be a good idea here, limiting the access to just taking turns.
was it travian??
btw i like the idea even though some good pranks can come from posting with another person's account
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:20 pm
by Clive
DiM wrote:Clive wrote:On another game i saw a good way of having sitters, in the settings page you could assign a maximum of 2 people to sit your account, and you could sit for a maximum of 2 people, and then you could sign in with their username and your password, with limited features on the account. I think this would be a good idea here, limiting the access to just taking turns.
was it travian??
btw i like the idea even though some good pranks can come from posting with another person's account
Yeah, lol. It was my addiction before CC
Had a better rank there too...
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:21 pm
by d.gishman
Nah, this is a bad idea... get someone you trust to sit your account for you. too much work over a simple thing
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:36 pm
by john1099
I have 4 or 5 account sitters.
Who cares if they steal your account, you're involved too much if you care that much.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:34 pm
by khazalid
i spent a merry 5 minutes trawling through qeees inbox. good times
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:41 pm
by qeee1
khazalid wrote:i spent a merry 5 minutes trawling through qeees inbox. good times
Any top secret gossip on what he's been up to?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:39 pm
by wicked
BUMPAROONI!
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:47 pm
by Wisse
wicked wrote:BUMPAROONI!
a mod bumping old topics, how bad could it get?
btw i like the idea, but it isn't required,
btw (nearly) everyone could ask me to baby sit your account if you don't have more than 5 games going on, i am trustworthy