Signup lists?

[breakinglight11]

Just throwing this out to all you programmery-types out there who build and maintain larp web sites (which may just be natbudin, but to any possible others there may be):

Is there any particular reason why players aren't allowed to see the lists of everyone who's signed up for each game? I know I'm always interested to see who else will be playing in the games I'm in, and it might even help me decide which one to choose if I know lots of fun people will be in one but not another. Players shouldn't have access to GM-only functions relating to sign up lists, like changing role gender or anything like that, but I don't think it would hurt if they could at least SEE who's in. I know I would like that. Is that possible to do?

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[pezzonovante.livejournal.com]

On a related note, one of the pet peeves I have with a lot of questionnaires is the question "Would you prefer to interact with / not interact with any other specific player?" without telling me who the other players are.

From a technical standpoint, I don't see why it would be that complicated. Showing the player list only to the players signed up wouldn't be too big a privacy violation or technical feat, and it would prevent yunafonfabre's scenario from happening. Plus it makes asking that question about awkward/desired personal interaction much more reasonable to ask.

[zrealm.livejournal.com]

On a related note, one of the pet peeves I have with a lot of questionnaires is the question "Would you prefer to interact with / not interact with any other specific player?" without telling me who the other players are.

In some ways this question is a cheat. The questions we really want to ask are: 'is there anyone in the LARPing communtiy you feel so objectionable that you would never ever want to be cast near them in a game, and it would cause lots of problems' and 'Is there someone who you so want to play with that you're coordinating games and know you will be miserable if you arent cast with them.' - but those questions would be impolitic and if we asked it that way and then ignored it for some reason, would bring even more anger and misery into the situation, IMHO.

[darkoni]

I usually don't ask that question. I usually just finish off with an "Is there anything we need to know when casting you?" which covers anything someone might want to say, good or bad.