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[merlin34baseball]

Heya,

I know your all probably going to laugh at me but how do I put a time up for an event that I'd like to schedule? I can't seem to figure it out.

My Thanks,
Merlin34

[Lily]

Hey there,

here a small instruction on how to create an event.

1. Go to the Player Calendar
2. Choose under "Add new event" whatever you want. For a single event you best choose a single all day event, or a ranged event.
3. Choose a title, fill in the information and set the date
4. Submit

In a range event you can enter the starting and the ending time, although I'd probably also provide a fixed time here. Sometimes forum times are messing up. You won't be able to enter a time in a single, all day event. You will have to stick with a ranged event.

The Fixed Time World Clock – setup

Here you can set a time and date and you can share the link on your event, so everyone knows exactly when it will start in every timezone

[Script Wrecked]

A Single Event has no facility for entering the time of the event. Thus, it appears on the wrong Calendar day for people in extremely different timezones to yourself - don't use this.

A Ranged Event does have the facility for entering the time of the event - use this one. It will do the timezone conversion for everyone as long as the Time Zone field is set to your (local) timezone.

If you are brave enough to use the Set Time field, rather than the Choose Time field, be sure to put the time in 24 hour format, otherwise the times are going to be 12 hours wrong.

If (if!) you tick the "Maintain same time by ignoring DST(1)" box (don't), be sure to put the non-DST time into the Choose Time/Set Time fields. Otherwise, all the people who aren't on DST at the same time you are will arrive an hour late. You just have to remember that you've put in a non-DST time... Yeah, don't use this.

To win the confidence of the people you are trying to attract, be sure to include the time of the event (as text) in the actual Calendar posting, so they can check the time you intended to put in against the time that you've actually scheduled, and see that you know what you are doing/point out the discrepancy between the two times. Make sure this time is in GMT! You may know how to convert your local time to GMT (you should), but I don't.

To be triply checked sure, paste a Time And Date link into the Calendar as well. Its no fun when you turn up at the wrong time for the start of the event.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Script Wrecked.



(1) DST is Daylight Savings Time, also known as Summer Time, viz, when you "put the clocks forward an hour" so you can enjoy an extra hour of sunshine at the end of your day.

[Script Wrecked]

And make sure you put it in the Player Calendar rather than the GM Calendar.

[Hellblazer]

He wouldn`t be able to put it in the gm calender as he shouldn`t have the required previlege.

[Carillon]

Hey Merlin,

I moved your event to the player calendar this morning. For future reference, follow ScriptWrecked's advice on ranged events if you want to be able to set times.

In lieu of that, I've added a Date and Time link to your post, which you can confirm is correct.

[Script Wrecked]

He wouldn`t be able to put it in the gm calender as he shouldn`t have the required previlege.

He was.

[Hellblazer]

*scratches his head* okay. last time that happened to me it said that messages.. *looks at merlin* who did you bribe? :p

[merlin34baseball]

*looks back at Hellblazer* ermm... who named the Trues?

I'm prolly cut off now but... I did do some work...

I just didn't realize where I was posting... didn't mean to put it in the GM area.

[Hellblazer]

Hehe distraction will always happen. But as flashy as Chaynce is.. someone has to wonder eh? eh?