Here's the really short explanation, the regular explanation, and the really, really, really long explanation for how to post gift links!
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FAQ: How do I post gift requests? (photo tutorial)
Here's the really short explanation, the regular explanation, and the really, really, really long explanation for how to post gift links!
Last edited by Cordelia; 03-01-2011 at 02:09 AM.
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
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The Short Explanation!
Post a help request to your wall or use an old one. Right Click (ctrl click for you one button Mac users) on "Help Me" and pick "Copy Link Location"/"Copy Link Address"/or similar from the menu that pops up. Paste the link(s) wherever you want them!
Last edited by Cordelia; 02-26-2011 at 10:30 PM.
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
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The Regular Explanation
Click on a "built" but not complete game, building, or wonder or an active quest either on the left or in the quest log that requires the item you want the link(s) for. Under the desired item click "Ask Friends".
A message box will pop up titled "Publish this story to your Facebook wall and your friends' home pages". Click Publish. Sometimes this message takes a little while to load; or it will take a while to post to your wall once you've clicked "Publish". When it is done posting the message box will close and take you back to where you clicked "Ask Friends". If the post was successful the "ask friends" button should turn grey. Once you have asked for an item you aren't supposed to ask again for the same item for 30 minutes to prevent being reported as spam - there are ways to get around this limit, but it really isn't necessary when using gift threads in the forum.
Once you have posted help requests to your wall for all the desired items go to your Facebook wall or your home page. The posts will be easier to find on your wall (click your name in the upper left to go to your wall). Right-click on "help me", or if using a one button mouse in OSX hold down the control key and then click "help me". A small menu will pop up, click on "Copy Link Address", "Copy Link Location", or a similar sounding option it varies between browsers. Now the link is in your system's "clip board" so paste it to a text editor or directly into your post. Once you have all your links post them!
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Last edited by Cordelia; 02-26-2011 at 10:32 PM.
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
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The Really, Really, Really Long Explanation
Step 1: Find an "Ask Friends" button for an item you want a gift link then click on it!
You can use an active quest; or a building, game, or wonder that you have completed all the "builds" for but have not "completed"; or wait for the game to prompt you to ask your friends for the item
a) Using a quest listed on the left side of your game play area
i. Click an active quest on the left side of your game play area
ii. Click "Ask Friends"
b) Using your quest log
i. Click your quest log
ii. Click the quest that requires the item
iii. Click "Ask Friends"
c. Using a pop up
i. Wait until the game prompts you to ask for the desired item, and then click "Ask Friends"
d. Using an incomplete game or building that has all the "builds" finished.
i. Click on the building, game, or wonder
ii. Click "Ask Friends"
Step 2: Click "Publish"
After you have clicked "Ask Friends" a message box titled "Publish this story to your Facebook wall and your friends' home pages" will pop up. Sometimes the box is big and sometimes it is small. Click "Publish"
Step 3: Wait for it to complete
Once you have clicked publish it may take a minute to post to your wall. Once Facebook has published your post you will be returned to where you clicked "Ask Friends" and the "Ask Friends" button for the item you just asked for should turn grey. You are only allowed to post one request for each item every 30 minutes.
If you want more links go back to step 1
Step 4: Go to your wall to find your help requests
It is easier to find your posts on your wall, rather than on your Facebook home page.
i. Click Facebook in the upper left corner of your page:
ii. Click on your name in the upper left corner of your Facebook home page.
Step 5: Copy the link to your system's clipboard
i. RIGHT-click on "help me".
(If using OSX and a one-button mouse hold down the control key and then click)
ii. Click on "Copy Link Address" or "Copy Link Location" or a similar item in the small menu that pops up.
Step 6: Paste your link into a text editor
Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have all the desired links
Step 7: Label your links
You can tell the links apart by reading them. Once links are posted on the forum the type of link is no longer visible
Step 8: Go to http://forums.lolapps.com/ and click "Ravenwood Fair"
Step 9: Click on "Co-operate"
All gift requests and neighbour requests must be placed in the "Co-operate" area
Step 10: Locate the correct thread
Step 11: Read the rules for the thread; if you are in the right then thread click "Reply to Thread" at the top.
Step 12: Now you are ready to post!
Step 13: Go back to your text editor. Then "Select All"
Step 14: Click "Copy"
Step 15: Go back to the forum, then RIGHT-click in the white box, then click "paste"
Step 16: Click "Post Quick Reply"
DO NOT click the green button labeled "Reply to Thread" instead of "Post Quick Reply" or what you have entered will be deleted instead of posted
Step 17: You're Done!
If you want to post links in a different thread repeat the required steps.
Last edited by Cordelia; 02-26-2011 at 10:43 PM.
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
I don't want to spam the (facebook) home wall with requests from games, so I was thinking...
Will it still work even if I made the request links visible to only very few people? I mean, if I post the 'help me' link, will others be able to still help me despite the link supposedly available only for several people?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by barvs; 03-16-2011 at 02:56 AM.
Even if you made the post invisible to everyone it would still work. As long as you can see the post and right click the 'help me' button to copy the link, then it should work.Originally Posted by barvs
thank you
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This is actually relatively easy to do:
Go to facebook.
Click "Friends" on the left
Click "Edit Friends" top middle-ish
Click "Create a list"
Then name the list and add everyone to it that plays ravenwood
When done "create list" (you can add and remove people easily later)
Then when you're on the "Publish to Wall" message box just click the lock icon beside publish. Then select "customize", drop down the list under "Make this visible to" and pick "specific people" and type the list name in the box that appears. Then click "save setting" and the post the usual way.
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
I wonder how can I do active link of requested item? Like some ppl here are putting on just name of the item, that is shorten requst link?
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In your post type the word(s) you want to use as your link. Copy your link. Then highlight the word(s) and click the insert link icon (picture of the globe with the link). And paste the link into the message box that pops up.
Or you can do type it by hand using the format below but replacing all the brackets with square brackets
(URL="http://thisisyourgiftlink.com")displayed text(/URL)
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Thank you very much
How come when I click "Ask Friends" nothing happens? I don't get any pop up box asking to "Publish to Wall".
How come there is no "ask friends" under the ball of yarn. I have had 2 or 3 quests for it today and once I was able to pick neighbors to request the ball of yarn from. I think I requested a little over the number of balls of yarn I needed. However, I had no idea that I was going to need more yarn and would not be able to post it on my wall or on the forum. I just now got the pop up to request it from my neighbors and requested it from all the rest of my neighbors. I don't know that all of them will actually return it though. Isn't there a way to post it on my wall and here?
I would have to guess that this is a glitch of some sort. I'm pretty certain that there used to be an Ask Friends option. I'm passing this on to the devs. You might also submit a bug report just in case they need to look at your account, or just 'see for themselves' or what have you. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Yes, this button is definitely missing, but yarn balls will drop from trees. Also you should periodically get a message in your fair that says "You need X more yarn balls to finish (attraction)" which will let you request yarn balls from your friends individually
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
I used the sleeping potion, and I don't believe I got one ball of yarn from the trees I have chopped down so far. I did finish up my tickets that way though. I have gotten the pop up 3 times, but have already requested it from all my neighbors, so there are no names left of those playing. I only have 4 to go. I can ask my friends again tomorrow. It has really just been an inconvenience I guess. I will go chop down some more trees and see if I get any yarn. Maybe it only falls from neighbors trees.
Well, I just chopped down a bunch more trees and didn't get any yarn. I will just wait till tomorrow and request it from neighbors when I get the pop up. Thanks for the suggestions.
Last edited by Cynthia Harrell; 05-01-2011 at 03:40 AM.
Okay, I followed the instructions, but it posted the entire code and didn't shorten it like it is in the other requests posted. What did I do wrong?
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Somehow you are ending up with spaces in your link, that breaks the link. I'm not sure how those spaces are getting there, did you put carriage returns in the links to make them fit on the screen in your editor?
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
I don't think so, but then again my editor is occasionally flaky and has a mind of its own. Will try an use another one and keep an eye out for spaces getting in.
Thanks
This has probably already been discovered and well broadcast, but I always find things out last, then get excited and have to share. I don't have very many friends that play the Fair, and I don't like my wall being covered in requests, so I usually post the request, copy the link and post it here, then immediately delete it from my wall, but the other day I discovered a way to skip the actual posting and deleting.
Click the "Ask Friends" button, the screen that says "Publish this story to your Facebook Wall and your friends' home pages?" will pop up, then right click (or however you do it on a MAC ((I am a PC girl)), someone else will have to figure out that one) the link that says "Help! I need a ____!" The drop down box with the option to copy link location should appear, copy that, copy it to the forum, then hit the 'x' at the top or 'skip' at the bottom. People will still be able to send you the item, but it won't appear on your wall.
I'm probably the only one that will ever use it this way, but I thought I'd share, anyway!♥♥♥
yay done it thanks
What if this has suddenly stopped working-please tell me I don't have another issue!!
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Could you please be more specific? Are you having an issue posting to the wall? Copying the link? Posting the link on the forum? Using other people's links in the forum? Using other people's links on your wall?
There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Could someone please tell me how I can posts links with images next to each other in this forum? I know how to post links, and how to show them as images, but when I post more than one they stack up vertically, and I'd like them to line up horizontally. Thanks.
Make sure there's no enter between the coding?
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