Viewing Old Game's PMs

[maxsmith]

I was curious if it was possible to view old/archived game's messages between countries? If not, would it be a reasonable feature request (something that would be even considered)?

Cheers!

[asudevil]

It has been brought up and rejected because people generally don't want their PM's public. Things they say...how they say it...you already can go "research" your opponent and see who they prefer to ally with in prior games...the ability to see exactly what they say to each person allows you to have WAY too much information in how they play.

[maxsmith]

Completely fair. Thanks for the quick reply.

[Wethalon]

Follow-up question: I would like to download as a text file my own message records from completed games - as a record of the communication tactics that I may or may not want to use again. Would that be an option that could be considered? I believe the competing site has such a feature.

[MichaelG]

Yes, I'd be interested in being able to see my own messages (sent and received).

[asudevil]

Yes, I'd be interested in being able to see my own messages (sent and received).

You can see your own...for about 3 months before they get wiped to save server space.

[asudevil]

Follow-up question: I would like to download as a text file my own message records from completed games - as a record of the communication tactics that I may or may not want to use again. Would that be an option that could be considered? I believe the competing site has such a feature.

It would be possible...but we currently have no "easy" way to do this. Which site has this feature...WebDip?

[MichaelG]

Yes, I'd be interested in being able to see my own messages (sent and received).

You can see your own...for about 3 months before they get wiped to save server space.

Ah, so the reason I can't see them is that they got nuked. OK, that makes sense.

[super_dipsy]

it is something we have toyed with. I have just let it slide . Maybe it is time to reawaken it.

What I was planning was that we have installed the libraries to create ODFs, and at the end of the game I was thinking we could create a PDF of all the moves, the maps and your own messages sent and received. This could then be emailed to you for your own records, for you to keep for posterity. But it is quite a bit of work.....

[Wethalon]

asudevil: I thought Webdip had this feature, but now I am not sure. They do have a "Global" option that allows you to see all communication with all powers in one screen. That seems like a step in the right direction. I don't know if the contents of that scrollable frame can be saved (I am not on webdip myself), but if it can, that would do the job.

superdipsy: I'm thrilled to hear that you considered this, and I would definitely be willing to pay extra for such a service. I would personally love to have a map-based record of the play-by-play. However, maybe something less involved would already be great, just to have an "All sent and received" option in the message window.