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Regional Calendar - Roavin - 02-25-2018
I've reviewed some options:
- MyBB (our forum software): MyBB's built-in Calendar can be considered functional at best; it does not show ranges of events well. Its advantage is that it's built into the forum, but that's pretty much it.
- Google Calendar: This has all the features you'd want to have. The problem is that this is bound to a user account (either one of us or a fresh Cabinet account) and can't be embedded easily.
- 30 Boxes: Seemed perfect in terms of features, but I can't even sign up due to an obvious programming bug. Yeah, nope.
- Manual: As in, just manually keeping a calendar as a stickied forum post. This is a bit more tedious, but is directly integrated into the forum (and can be copy-pasted almost verbatim to a dispatch)
I'm gravitating towards a Google Calendar. Thoughts?
RE: Regional Calendar - Somyrion - 02-25-2018
Google Calendar, definitely. None of the other options have nearly the range of abilities or the clarity that Google does.
https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/41207?hl=en
RE: Regional Calendar - Roavin - 02-25-2018
Welp, I guess unless one of the others has a bomb to drop, that may just have sealed the deal
RE: Regional Calendar - Tsunamy - 02-26-2018
Is the intent here a use for the Cabinet or for the entire region?
RE: Regional Calendar - Roavin - 02-26-2018
(02-26-2018, 11:49 AM)Tsunamy Wrote: Is the intent here a use for the Cabinet or for the entire region?
Both.
RE: Regional Calendar - Tsunamy - 02-26-2018
(02-26-2018, 12:19 PM)Roavin Wrote:(02-26-2018, 11:49 AM)Tsunamy Wrote: Is the intent here a use for the Cabinet or for the entire region?
Both.
So, as someone who tried to start a calendar, I think a lack of awareness can doom it. (Or at least make it a useless time suck.)
Realizing it doesn't have all the capabilities of Google, can I suggest trying the forum calendar first? I'm not sure asking people to utilize another website (in addition to NS, the forums and Discord) is going to help your cause — especially if you need to link your Google account ...
(To explain the logic of the previous question: I think you could get an active group of four people to use a Google calendar. I don't think it'll translate widely.)
RE: Regional Calendar - Roavin - 03-04-2018
I've created a Cabinet Google account. I'm gonna add a few things I know.
@Escade - can you add the planned upcoming events? Login details are in the Situation Room. (alternatively give me the dates and I'll add them, whichever you prefer)
RE: Regional Calendar - Escade - 03-04-2018
Okies, I'll list out planned events or RA activities here. I wonder if there was a forum version or a Discord version (maybe in announcements) so people could see it without logging in?
Upcoming RA Stuff
March 10, Saturday from 9PM to 11PM EST in the #regional-affairs channel
Battleship Games event for friends, allies, and well-wishers as well as TSP VC night
March 17, Saturday from 9PM to 11PM EST in the #regional-affairs channel
Cards Against Humanity event for friends, allies, and well-wishers as well as TSP VC night
March 17, Saturday
the Southern Journal Issue should be published
end of April dates TBD - Cultural event with TEP\TRR