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by **Paul** Sun 05 Feb 2017, 3:05 am

wishman51
506 Posts Tue, Aug 23 2016 3:41 PM

Perhaps I need a WGT dedicated computer. One of the problems I encounter is that when I'm not actually playing a round I'm almost always doing something else with my system. My settings say it will make some sound if I get an invite but I have yet to hear it. Perhaps I'm just oblivious. That means I go red a lot. I'm pretty good about switching back and forth. Even when I'm perusing the forum I'm red because I cant see the invite flashing. I would love to play games with you all. I tried setting up my laptop and leaving WGT open to see invites but I probably don't check it enough. Any ideas? Maybe I should throw my Skype # out there but I've been a bit reluctant to do that...I'm not sure why.
PS: How do you guys message in game startup of an invite that it will be a few minutes before you're ready without exiting the round you're in?
irisheyez5
1,354 Posts Tue, Aug 23 2016 6:23 PM

Its good to see your minding your status Andrew ... the sound feature sadly doesnt wrk very well ... in your game settings under the audio tab you need to have your music turned on ..... and the sound you will hear when getting an invite is exactly the same as the sound you hear each time a person from your friend list enters or exits the game ... very strange i know ... wgt can certainly try to enhance the invite icon so ppl are more aware .... but they actually made it worse by making the "INVITE FRIENDS" logo a solid green .... which is just above where you see your invites .... used to be the flashing green light caught your eye now with this green emblem in such close proximty it makes it more difficult to notice .
You can be sure if you see me green i'm available for an invite providing no one beats you to it lol.....i try to switch my status to red as soon as i accept an invite but some times get caught with more than 1 invite at a time . If i'm busy doing other things regardless of what they are , looking at facebook, sending messages, reading forums... etc.etc. i change my status to either red or invisible so not to waiste anyones time trying to invite me when i likely wont see that invite ....
Hope this helps
cheers Gary
pdb1
13,452 Posts Tue, Aug 23 2016 7:01 PM

All of that is quite correct . I especially agree with

irisheyez5:
wgt can certainly try to enhance the invite icon so ppl are more aware .

While inviting or accepting an invite . You are also correct . You stay green possibly allowing for 2 or 3 or more invites at the same time . Which having a choice isn't so bad . The moment the game starts you automatically turn red .
pdb1
13,452 Posts Tue, Aug 23 2016 7:11 PM

wishman51:
How do you guys message in game startup of an invite that it will be a few minutes before you're ready without exiting the round you're in?

I am not exactly sure what you are asking Andrew ?
If you mean that while you are on the last hole or two . And someone sends you an invite . How do you let them know you will be available in a few minutes ? If that is what you mean . Then by declining the invite . It opens the manual message screen . You can type in something like " last hole ready in a couple " or " be ready in a sec " or something you think will get their attention . Must be short and quick though .
You should also be able to go to any other tab and PM or email someone a quick response . That they may possibly see . Without interrupting your current round .
Paul
pdb1
13,452 Posts Tue, Aug 23 2016 7:30 PM

wishman51:
My settings say it will make some sound if I get an invite but I have yet to hear it.

Gary is right . It is the same annoying sound , ding or dong or whatever that goes on constantly all the time when a friend comes on and off . I guess from what i have read there are glitches where some do not have that audio sound .
Mine only has sound with my ear buds . That I only use when I Skype . Which is about once or twice a month .
I have to stay green all the time . For one , I am on and always ready to play . Would much rather play than whatever else i am doing . So I try to pay attention not to miss any . I guess I still miss a few . But I also accept several per day .
I can't think of any reason for myself to turn myself red . On the rare occasion that an invite comes across and I am not ready to play . I would message them an answer with the decline . Which has happened very rarely . And the reason they supply the manual message option . It is only on if you decline .
I used to turn myself red . And every time I would forget to turn it back . Sometimes for days before I realized it . I hate it when that happens . I think it only happens to Americans . Lol .
Paul
wishman51
506 Posts Tue, Aug 23 2016 8:12 PM

irisheyez5:
in your game settings under the audio tab you need to have your music turned on

Well Gary that would explain some things. I never have the music on. I'll try staying green and turning it on when I do other stuff. Thanks for the heads up.
Paul... Yes, that's what I was talking about. I can't remember the last time I declined an invite (missed plenty). I forgot the message thing that comes up. Thanks.
irisheyez5
1,354 Posts

pdb1:
If you mean that while you are on the last hole or two . And someone sends you an invite . How do you let them know you will be available in a few minutes ? If that is what you mean . Then by declining the invite . It opens the manual message screen . You can type in something like " last hole ready in a couple " or " be ready in a sec " or something you think will get their attention . Must be short and quick though .

Well 1st of all you cant get invites while your in a game .... unless you are playing alone and if its a tourny it has to be unlimited or wgt will switch you to red .
single round tourny's or any multi player game you automatically switch to red as soon as game starts and stay red till games over .
Again proper ettiquette would be to manually switch to red when playing a game you are not willing to drop if you get an invite . May not seem important to some of you but believe me it is very annoying to those of us that are trying to set a multi player game... when you see a list of ppl who are green and think you can easily set up a game but get no response .... so by iviting a person who is green but not minding they're status it waists 3 minutes the more ppl that do this the greater the chance the allotted to set game will run out .... then you have to start all over .
when i'm on WGT i'm interested in one thing only .... thats hitting the ball not spending 10 minutes trying to get someones attention.
I may aswell come out and say it now ..... if i've tried inviting you and continuously have no luck, you will be removed from my list CC member or not .
I'm here to play golf .... wanna be my friend , play golf with me )
pdb1
13,452 Posts Tue, Aug 23 2016 11:54 PM

irisheyez5:
Well 1st of all you cant get invites while your in a game

That is what we are talking about . WGT leaves players green for any single player match . So that one can be invited during a match .

irisheyez5:
I may aswell come out and say it now ..... if i've tried inviting you and continuously have no luck, you will be removed from my list CC member or not .

Oh my . Okay well I guess what you are saying is that if you have invited someone that is green and not got a response . Then they must be ignoring you and are not worthy to be your friend .
I can guaranty that is not the case . Any one in this CC does not ignore invites .
I ask you to please not un friend anyone that does not see your invite .
That is too presumptuous and very unfair .
That un friending would be counter productive to the positive nature and message that this CC stands by and is very proud of .
I guess after further thought . Maybe I will not require one to friend in the first place . that would lessen the probability of being unfriended .
Nope that is not going to happen .
Either way it is more negativity than I believe should occur .
I can't imagine being in a CC where there are members unfriending one another .
Are you kidding me ?
At the same time . After having over 700 friends on my list at one point . I started a CC . I had to have the ability to PM message my members . The only way I could get my PM messaging to work was to delete 500 friends that I had on that list to play multiplayer rounds with . To the number 255 . Which is the limit for this type of computer program .
I reluctantly did this after stubbornly waiting a very long time . Once it got down to 255 I had PM messaging with everyone . And still have to trim it all the time . To enable PM's with the new members and friends .
So I do understand the philosophy of wanting the people you are more likely to play on your friends list .
But having 20 or 30 more that are your CC mates is also a logical move . In this CC anyway .
paulleftypaul
179 Posts Fri, Aug 26 2016 11:16 AM

thanks for nothing...unfriend me because you say numerous times??? you are somewhere off in your own head. ...not all Canadians are selfish as this act shows..you must be scared to play me.
dschom5
913 Posts Fri, Aug 26 2016 4:29 PM

Wow the claws are out, I never turn down an invite to play, Wgt does not show you are busy when you are playing in the cc tournaments, you have to remember to go red on your own. Glitch in wgt in my opinion. I am sure sometimes when I am playing in cc tournaments I may have missed an invite or 2 but I think we all have. I do not think you should unfriend a cc member though, we are all in this together, united we stand, divided we fall. Just my opinion, if someone turns down an invite they may have a reason, or may have not seen it.

Turd
irisheyez5
1,354 Posts Sat, Aug 27 2016 4:05 AM

paulleftypaul:
.you must be scared to play me.

NOW THATS FKN FUNNY RIGHT THERE ........................
I can only assume your refering to someone getting beat by you in this golf game .....
however i would be happy to accept any challenge you feel you may be better at ...
if you want to show your talent against me it will be no less than 1000 credits otherwise dont waist my time.
cheers Gary
dschom5
913 Posts Sat, Aug 27 2016 7:09 AM

You guys need to put your dicks back in your pants, it's a game.

Turd
CrustyDemon1
657 Posts Sat, Aug 27 2016 9:08 AM

dschom5:

You guys need to put your dicks back in your pants, it's a game.

Turd

My my Turdles,
You're so sexy when you're serious too :-}
I totally agree with you - of course.
Kelly
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pdb1
13,452 Posts Sat, Aug 27 2016 9:27 AM

Dicks or dollars . I'm wondering if they would consider playing a game of golf .
I do love the in CC competitive banter though . It can and has resulted in some very good healthy rounds and friendships . If we can maintain it at a mature and respectful level .
There is nothing wrong with any of us standing up for themselves . Knowing we are gr8 players and challenging each other to show that we can play our best .
As long as it results in some good golf .
pdb1
13,452 Posts Sat, Aug 27 2016 9:43 AM

BTW last night i was invited to an altshot game . By Donnymac and a couple other of his buddies . Donny and I were matched up as 2 VOTSCC teamates . Which is the way I like it . Unfortunately neither of us could remember how to play golf . But we had a lot of fun .
Thanx Donny . We gotta do it again .
- dschom5
  913 Posts Sat, Aug 27 2016 1:28 PM
  
  CrustyDemon1:
  You're so sexy when you're serious too :-}
  
  Thanks Kelly
- pdb1
  13,452 Posts Tue, Nov 1 2016 9:13 PM
  
  The results of Gary's selfish arrogance led to Paulleftypaul leaving the CC .
  We all immediately freaked out and messaged him to return . I took quite some time before he considered returning . a little cooling off for sure . But he did come back .
  Thank God
  Gary and i continued to bicker and try to prove each other wrong . I didn't remove him . I knew it was only going to be a short period of time before he exited on his own . But you would not believe how many letters i got urging me to stop letting him do this and that . Lol . I had already heard about Gary before he gave up his CC " Irish I Could Putt " and asked me to merge with his members . I was very appreciative to have chance to welcome the new players . That was why I just let him defeat himself .
  Only a few could reason with our different agenda . But a GR8 bunch of players . I wish more had stayed . I do not know how many remain ? John do you know exactly ?