Cafe Announcements 📣 New! Add skill level to your profile.

[Pete Thomas]

It's often useful to know a player's skill level when posting. So we have new custom user field on your profile where you can add a skill level, e.g. beginner, intermediate , pro, etc. These will show by your username and Avatar in messages (maybe not on mobile - not sure yet).

As it's to show in a small area we have restricted it to 20 characters. You can find it in your account details:

 

[mizmar]

Where's a person's skill level shown?

If you've set yours, is can't see it

 

[Pete Thomas]

Where's a person's skill level shown?

If you've set yours, is can't see it

I haven't set it yet.

It will be shown on your profile and next to messages

 

[greenstripe]

How is Skill level defined? What happens if I think I'm amazing but everyone else agrees that I'm rubbish? 😂

 

[Nick Wyver]

I just put how long I've been trying to play.

 

[Pete Thomas]

I just put how long I've been trying to play.

I can't see it in your profile though

 

[Digger2054]

I can't see it in your profile though

Me neither, I've updated mine though.

 

[BigMartin]

A rather tricky question to answer.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Me neither, I've updated mine though.

Yes your is there.

A rather tricky question to answer.

I know. I think the main thing is we get a rough idea so if someone asks a question it's good to know if they are a beginner.

I was going to put professional because I suppose that is what I have been most of my life. But my modesty makes me think it sounds a bit pretentious.

I could have had a dropdown that only allowed beginner, intermediate and advanced. But then I thought free text could be better.

We're open to suggestions on how to do this as it's early days.

 

[Nick Wyver]

I can't see it in your profile though

Aged brain fart. Didn't press save.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Aged brain fart. Didn't press save.

Pressing save comes in the 53rd year.

 

[Pete Thomas]

How is Skill level defined? What happens if I think I'm amazing but everyone else agrees that I'm rubbish? 😂

Nobody said it would be easy. You can be creative but only within 20 characters.

 

[skeller047]

I like your level Pete. I put “Pro - retired” though perhaps I should have put “Pro - very tired”…. But your level is open to more interpretations, and thus more accurate.

I really like this idea BTW.

 

[Jeanette]

Yes your is there.

I know. I think the main thing is we get a rough idea so if someone asks a question it's good to know if they are a beginner.

I was going to put professional because I suppose that is what I have been most of my life. But my modesty makes me think it sounds a bit pretentious.

I could have had a dropdown that only allowed beginner, intermediate and advanced. But then I thought free text could be better.

We're open to suggestions on how to do this as it's early days.

I like the free text option

 

[Jeanette]

I like your level Pete. I put “Pro - retired” though perhaps I should have put “Pro - very tired”…. But your level is open to more interpretations, and thus more accurate.

I really like this idea BTW.

Me too 🙂

 

[BalancedReaction]

Good idea indeed. The character limit is quite challenging, but at least the profile reads nicely.

 

[Pete Thomas]

The character limit is quite challenging,

I have now raised it to 25

 

[mizmar]

I like the free text option

We need to talk - I think we've get each others level text!

 

[davidk]

I put the year I first took up the sax on mine - saves having to update each year.

 

[Wonko]

I just put how long I've been trying to play.

That would not work for me, I have had periods (stretches of 5 - 6 years) where I hardly had time to play the saxophone and didn't have a teacher to guide me.
So it would not be representative