Board Thread:Eureka Moments/@comment-32738051-20160311133454

I posted this originally in another thread elsewhere in this Wiki. It occurred to me while everyone has been scrambling to give away to others, who don't yet have the Spring 2016 update, any Hearts, Magical Ink and other holiday collection items that previously awarded energy items but won't any longer. It has proven somewhat difficult for gifters to find sufficient recipients, partially because the friends they are connected to in game and on this Wiki either don't need or don't want what they have available. Ideally, gifters would then try to connect with players here who aren't currently their friends in game and perhaps without becoming friends but rather by gifting through a mutual friend who can pass along the gift(s). But how do you quickly and easily find out if you and your recipient have friends in common?

Simple: add them to your Wiki Profile page (not your wall) so gifters and recipients can check there for mutual friends and connect with them to get their help.

Well, I say simple but the best simple way, that I know of, to add such a list requires a table created using Wiki text. Admittedly, if you have a lot of friends in game who are also on this Wiki, it can take you awhile to create. I have 19 such friends currently and if I had had this template to begin with, it probably would have taken me about 15-20 minutes to add the content.

Below is a simple, 4-column, 2-row (with headers) table template I created for you to copy and paste onto your Profile page. Simply copy and paste additional rows as needed. And replace the word "Name" in each table row with the Wiki or Game name you wish to add. If you go to your friend's wall, you can see in the URL how to word their name. Preview before you publish as a precaution. And then advise people in posts to visit your Profile page if you need a mutual friend's help with your gifting. Gifters and recipients can then post on the mutual friend's wall to arrange the gift transfer.

If you have any questions, check out my Profile page. If you have an Edit Page button available, click it to see table coding compared to what it looks like onscreen. Just make sure not to save anything you change. There are also Wiki help files that can walk you through the process.

Table Template (copy-and-paste below): * My Game Friends SSHM Wiki Message Walls: