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Compendium Disclaimer

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keithcurtis
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The Compendium really needs a disclaimer on it that tells new users what they can expect to find in it. Every week or two, the forum gets posts like "I can't find [Monster/Spell/Class/Item]". It's easy enough to explain to people the nature of the SRD, but we shouldn't have to, and new users shouldn't have to waste time on fruitless searches, developing a potentially negative first impression. I envision a disclaimer that explains the nature of the Compendium that would appear every time someone accesses it on the site or in the VTT Tab, until the user checks a box saying "permanently dismiss this dialog box". It could be reset from the user's account page somewhere if necessary. I know this would be a help in the 5e Disclaimer, and probably in PF, but I'm not as familiar with that one.
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Scott C.
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If only I had a vote free to use on this
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There seems to be a handful of FAQs that always crop up on the forums (MIssing items in the SRD, If/Then in macros, needing to clear the chat archive to fix broken chat, Dice randomness, re-using dice rolls in further processing, why isn't my favorite game listed in the LFG game list, linking to external resources (either for data or storage), advanced macros (aka HTML encoding), having two users in the game to trigger AV to work, why can't I find my game in LFG (aka wait two hours and check Mature players), will Roll20 release a particular WotC product, etc., and I'm sure I'm missing a few). A prominent FAQ in the Forums might be a good solution to curb some of this.
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keithcurtis
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Linking tokens for characters vs mooks is another.
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