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Combat Tactical squad for video games


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searches for other players that have the same experience as you


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searches for players skill level


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searches for type of character used


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Searches for characters and what they use like weapons and supplies
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==Post length==


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to accomplish searches for other players that have the same experience as you.  
          -the ability to review your info
          -the ability to put players from least to greatest experience
          -to ping the other player for blocked info


==Post editing time limit==
to accomplish searches for players skill level.
          -the ability to look at records of previous games
          -to be able to put from least to greatest the persons skill level
          -to make a graph and put the players on it and see which players have a better record than the others


For students, there is a time limit for editing posts, usually 30 minutes. It is set by an administrator in ''Administration > Security > [[Site policies]]''.
to accomplish searches for type of character used.  
            -the ability to make list of all players then sort them by character
            -to put together a list of all their favorite characters


The Using Moodle forum discussion [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=5367 The philosophy underlying "no editing after 30 minutes"] includes reasons why it is a good idea to have a time limit for editing posts.
to accomplish Searches for characters and what they use like weapons and supplies.  
 
            -to put a list together of weapons
==See also==
            -to put a list together of supplies
 
            -to put together a list of characters they want with what weapons
*[[Sticky post]]
                or to put a list of characters with supplies
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEkDzh7nLBw Video showing how to post to a forum]
                or to put a list together with what weapon they want and what supplies they should have
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=57834 How do I edit the site news] forum discussion
 
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Revision as of 18:09, 4 September 2008

Combat Tactical squad for video games


searches for other players that have the same experience as you

searches for players skill level

searches for type of character used

Searches for characters and what they use like weapons and supplies


to accomplish searches for other players that have the same experience as you.

          -the ability to review your info
          -the ability to put players from least to greatest experience
          -to ping the other player for blocked info

to accomplish searches for players skill level.

          -the ability to look at records of previous games
          -to be able to put from least to greatest the persons skill level
          -to make a graph and put the players on it and see which players have a better record than the others

to accomplish searches for type of character used.

           -the ability to make list of all players then sort them by character
           -to put together a list of all their favorite characters

to accomplish Searches for characters and what they use like weapons and supplies.

           -to put a list together of weapons
           -to put a list together of supplies
           -to put together a list of characters they want with what weapons
                or to put a list of characters with supplies
                or to put a list together with what weapon they want and what supplies they should have