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Why is there the option to register / log in? And which features might that be? Where can I change the preferences? How can I add players to myBZbuddies? Why do I have to register for that? Can't you just use cookies? How does this login work in the first place? Wait, I don't want to use my BZFlag password on non-official BZFlag sites! How does this "remember me" work (which is not possible to deactivate right now)? What personal information is stored when I register? Will this data be erased sometime? Will this data be given to third parties? Why is there the option to register / log in? Because some additional features are available to registered users. And which features might that be? A registered player can customize the web pages to a greater extent
than an anonymous user. In addition to the publicly-available settings
(language, design, font sizes) he can also make some changes to the list
of online player and servers. Furthermore it is possible to define a list
of befriended players called myBZbuddies. This list displays which of the
players are currently online. Where can I change the preferences? Via myBZstats - myBZsettings you can set your preferred language,
design, font size and more. How can I add players to myBZbuddies? Via myBZstats - myBZbuddies you can add players - provided that you
are logged in. In addition, when you view a player's profile there is a link
right below the player's callsign. By clicking on this link, the respective
player is added to your buddy list (or removed from the list if he already
was on it). Why do I have to register for that? Can't you just use cookies? Saving the preferences and buddy list on the server side has the
advantage of not being tied to a particular browser and computer, but
you can simply log in from anywhere and use your personal preferences.
Also, some users are wary of cookies in general and the server-side storage
does not have the tight limits on amount of data that cookies have. How does this login work in the first place? You can simply use your usual BZFlag login that you also use in your client
and on BZFlag Forums. Wait, I don't want to use my BZFlag password on non-official BZFlag sites! You enter your login data on my web page but the form submits the data
directly to bzflag.org. If you want, have a look at the HTML source.
But I also know that such data is accessible via Javascript while typing
it in and there are a lot of paranoids out there, there is an additional
Link "login for paranoiacs". Using it, you can safely log in
directly on the bzflag.org site and it will still work, it just
doesn't look as nice. How does this "remember me" work (which is not possible to deactivate right now)? With this option a cookie will be set which allows the user to
automatically be logged in on his next visit even after the current
session has expired. If you log out manually, the cookie will be deleted. What personal information is stored when I register? Your name (callsign), the global bzID, your myBZbuddies list, your
myBZsettings preferences and the date of your last login are stored. Will this data be erased sometime? Not automatically. But if you ask me to, I will erase them. Will this data be given to third parties? No, but they are not really of interest to anyone anyway... |