User:Merrimack



My in game name is Merrimacga, same as my user name here on this Wiki. To the right, I have posted my current Pogo Mini in place of my SSHM avatar.

Like my profile page? Here's a primer.
Each SSHM Wiki user/member has a user/profile page but it is only a very basic template to start. And there are 2 profiles: (1) your Global Profile (the banner section to the right of your Wiki avatar) and (2) your user/profile page that is specific to the group Wiki you're currently visiting (like this one is for the SSHM Wiki). Most users will probably see an Edit profile button towards the top right of the profile page, even when a page is not their own. Such buttons on this Wiki's pages also include a drop down menu with at least History as an option. Clicking this option on my profile page will allow you to view and compare my profile's various edits in wikitext. You can then copy and paste my wikitext as needed to your own page and then edit it as appropriate (for more info on editing, refer to Help:Editing). Why start from scratch when you can start from another's example? 😉

My Favorite SSHM Wiki Pages

 * Secret Society Wiki Home Page (main page where news, content links and recent activity can be located)


 * Secret Society Community Page (where information on rankings, trending pages, broken links and recent content contributors can be located)


 * Secret Society User Conduct Guidelines (self-explanatory; very important page)


 * Secret Society Help:Getting Started (a great launch page for Wiki technical help specifically for contributing on this community; you can also access the Wikia Community Central general version by clicking here)


 * Community Portal Page (where you can find great links for getting started on the Wiki as well as how you can help out and contribute, including finding templates and tutorials, things that need to be done and links to special pages)


 * Secret Society Wiki Sitemap (special page where you can find links to all content pages; doesn't include category pages, forum pages or the above links)


 * Secret Society List of all Users (special page where you can find a listing of all site users, sortable by Wiki name, total edits or usage date)


 * List of Secret Society Players/Wiki Users (where you can find a table that can be added to and edited by all Wiki users who play the game; the table includes info like what device they play on as well as whether or not they're accepting more friends)


 * Secret Society Player Gifting and Visiting Preferences (self-explanatory; contains a table that can be added to and edited by all Wiki users who play the game)


 * List of all SSHM Wiki Site Categories


 * SSHM Wiki Forum Abbreviation and Concepts Glossary on the Eureka Moments board


 * Backing Up Game

Some Other Recommended Links

 * Aaron Verdugo's SSHM helper videos on YouTube
 * Lilac11's Time Travel Basics PDF
 * My collections Open Document spreadsheet template for restarting and new players: http://the-secret-society.wikia.com/wiki/File:Restart_Recommended_Collections_Template.ods
 * Helpful post on following pages and walls on this Wiki: http://the-secret-society.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:228422
 * How to gift someone through this Wiki without adding them as a friend in game: http://the-secret-society.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:101892
 * Avatar Challenge in Game Updates - Tips for helping your friends win: http://the-secret-society.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_Challenge_in_Game_Updates_-_Tips_for_helping_your_friends_win
 * Avatar Challenge helpful post: http://the-secret-society.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:70562
 * Pyramid/Sphere Challenge helpful post: http://the-secret-society.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:60368
 * How To Backup Android Phones (helpful article for Android users)

About Me
In game, 50 is my limit of what I can handle for friends and normally I'm either at or close to that number at all times. But I recently had to delete some friends who were no longer playing and I have room to add up to 6 new friends. Level 40 or above and daily, or at least regular, players only please. If that is you and you would like to be connected to me, leave me a message on my wall and I'll add you as soon as possible.

As of 9/2/16, I am game level 232 and reputation level 48. I play daily and those stats change frequently so I'm sure that info will be outdated quickly. If I don't have a lot of time, I always try to gift whole collections/collection items (CIs) and combining elements (CEs)/special paid room items first, giving the max daily. I usually gift CEs/special items per a friend's wish list (WL) or their user name, though also occasionally per requests here on the Wiki. I also time travel (TT) regularly so I can gift more. When I have time and my strength is at full, I visit friends and charge their desktop awards, especially spheres and pyramids. I don't often charge pictures, due to some friends' preferences (due at least in part to the LBS issue earlier this year). It's amazing how fast you can gain levels just by visiting and charging. I'm a bit bad about playing puzzles and investigating pictures but do so after everything else when I have time and real life (RL) permits and my current focus is getting frames from purple to green. Friends, don't worry if there aren't many you can charge when visiting me but, as a rule, you can charge anything you like on my desktop.

Check out my 10/4/15 Spreadsheet tool for gifting friends thread on the Eureka Moments board. I have a really good friends list currently but earlier on the spreadsheet was invaluable for helping me gift better. It's still a work in progress but I have posted an updated one online as of 4/7/16. Here's the link if you want to just go straight to it:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OMB247iQfWjjR6mMf1hP_JQtptafYzA4hPLAak_910I/edit?usp=sharing

I don't know how often I'll be able to contribute here but I'll try whenever I notice something I can contribute to or think of something important to share. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have a question.

WIKI PREFERENCES (just so you know): There is very little privacy or security in this community. Anyone can see anything anyone else has posted, especially if it was recent and the user regularly scans the recent Wiki activity. Once something is posted, it can only be deleted by a site admin. A user can edit and/or remove content one posts, but that only hides the original content from being readily visible...the content can still be located and read using the History options. A Chat function is available and there is supposed to be a private chat option within it and conversations are not saved. But these functions are only usable when other users are also online and also enter Chat. And the normal Chat option is a single public conversation and any user can enter or leave at any time, though entering users will be able to see only a limited amount of conversation prior to entry. All that said, I have been known to edit (usually spelling/grammar but sometimes more) and/or remove content on my wall or my posts or threads I created in other places on this Wiki. There have been other users who do the same. When I do this, it is for clarification or because I believe it to be in the best interest of this community or for my own personal safety and security and I will try to always leave an explanation (and rarely will I remove an entire thread I created if there have been significant subsequent contributions to it). Also, it is virtually a given that anything shared in the forums is fair game but what is posted on message walls, whether mine or someone else's isn't always. If I'm in a conversation on a wall, whether my own or someone else's, and if it could be considered a private matter between myself and the others on it already, please ask if it is okay for you to join and don't do so if all you want to do is make a comment intended solely or primarily for me (better to contact me on my wall instead). If you do and if I think your post isn't appropriate, I won't hesitate to tell you so. That isn't likely to be often - this is a really great community and everyone is really open and accepting, including with what we like to affectionately call hijacking of others' threads. But we all cross lines occasionally that perhaps we shouldn't...it's bound to happen in a community of this size and diversity and personal opinion and preferences, especially considering how quickly and how often everyone posts here.

Click [mailto:merrimacga@yahoo.com here] to contact me privately if necessary or if an emergency.

My Game Friends SSHM Wiki Message Walls
Note: Many of the game names below change periodically and temporarily to indicate breaks/absences or game needs.

** note to self only re: "magic" gifters/giftees

Other Game Friends Not On The SSHM Wiki
As everyone playing the game knows, there is no in game chat function. The game friends below are ones I acquired through the game instead of here on this Wiki and I have no way to contact them. I would hate to lose them should anything happen to my game (or to theirs). So for anyone reading this list, if you think you are one of these players, please leave me a message on my wall and, if you haven't already, register here so we can get connected here as well. Or if you think you know any of these players and have a way to contact them, please ask them to check out this Wiki and, if they like it here, have them register. If you can also get them to leave a message on my wall, that would be awesome! Thanks!

Site Administrators and Moderators
Please refer to this Wiki's Administrators page for more information about specific assistance regarding this Wiki's content and features and for the most current list of administrators and moderators before reaching out to the users below:


 * Fossiliferous, wall, profile, SSHM Wiki Founder (Now Retired - formerly our fearless leader, lead administrator and she is AWESOME!)
 * Ancient_Alien_Astronaut, Administrator, wall, profile
 * Sol3Bug, Administrator, wall, profile
 * MDbugs, Discussion Moderator, wall, profile
 * NancyArwin, Discussion Moderator, wall, profile
 * Betty2015, Chat Moderator, wall, profile
 * Lilac11, Content Moderator, wall, profile
 * TigerLee2, Rollbacks, wall, profile

Other Wiki Contacts For Specific Game Expertise
To be added at a later date.

Other Wiki Resources For Game Assistance
Below is a list of other Wiki users who have all contributed more than me here, though far less than Foss. I have interacted with and would highly recommend all of them for any game questions you may have:


 * 4paws, wall, profile
 * Betty2015, wall, profile
 * Boo110, wall, profile
 * Calliebubba, wall, profile
 * EasyStreet, wall, profile
 * JenniferLNW, wall, profile
 * Jillers, wall, profile
 * OylerD, wall, profile
 * Pamster315, wall, profile
 * PrinAnne, wall, profile
 * Reclusive757, wall, profile
 * SOLONM, wall, profile

Former Game Friends
(mainly for my reference)


 * AdinaMagician, not currently playing
 * Cynamon89, not currently playing
 * FEY72, not currently playing
 * Hannahc12, not currently playing
 * Lorri T, not currently playing
 * Jane (Merchant), not on Wiki, not currently playing
 * Patrick (Merchant), not on Wiki, not currently playing

Teub gifts week of 9/12/16: Large Pandora's Chest, Toolbox, White Rabbit's Chest, Amulet of Santa, Amulet of Peace, Pathfinder's Amulet, Sea Amulet, Amulet of Rarities, Earth's Wealth, Hair Accessories, London Gentleman, String Instruments, Balloons, Sights of Seoul, Symmetrical Inkblots, Exotic Vegetables, Refreshing Drinks, Listening Devices, Handkerchiefs, Money Chest, Large Elemental Chest, Anti-Anomaly Chest, Night Gardener's Chest, Miller's Chest, Cupid's Chest, Magician's Chest, Guide's Chest, Law and Order, Amusement Park, Tarot Cards, Memory Devices