dodgeball-syntax
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Pulled from Dodgeball's Glossary page.
Dodgeball basics
| Feature | Command | Description |
| CHECK-IN | @ | Broadcast your whereabouts to your friends. Like this: "@ace bar" |
| SHOUT | ! | Broadcast a message to your friends. Like this: "! anyone want to go to the movies?" |
| LOOKUP | ? | Look up the address / cross street of a bar or restaurant. Like this: "ace bar?" |
| LOOK NEARBY | venue?tag | Tell us where you are and what you're looking for (pool table, fireplace, pinball) nearby, and we'll send back a list of nearby venues that match your criteria. Like this: "ace bar ? pool table" |
| SWITCH CITY | switch [cityname] | Travelling to a new city and want to keep using dodgeball? Send "switch [cityname]" and then you'll now be checking into venues and sending messages to your friends in the new city. Like this: "switch nyc" or "switch boston" |
| FIND YOUR FRIENDS | locate | If you've had Dodgeball off for the night, send "locate" to get a quick update of where you can find your friends (last 3 hours). Like this: "locate" |
| GET HELP USING DODGEBALL | help | If you've forgotten what you can do with Dodgeball or how to do it, send "help" to us and we'll send you back a brief cheat sheet describing how yo use the main features. Like this: "help" |
Changing your dodgeball preferences
| Feature | Command | Description |
| TURN DODGEBALL ON/OFF (FOR THE NIGHT) | on / off | Stop receiving Dodgeball messages for the night by sending "off". Turn Dodgeball back on by checking-in or sending "on". Like this: "on" or "off". Dodgeball will automatically turn itself back "on" at 7am the next morning. |
| TURN DODGEBALL ON/OFF (VACATION MODE) | start / stop | Stop receiving Dodgeball messages indefinitely by sending "stop". Turn Dodgeball back on by sending "start". Like this: "start" or "stop" |
| GET MESSAGES IN DIGEST FORM | digest | Digest mode allows you to receive one msg per hour featuring all your friends' check-ins. Turn Digest Mode on/off by sending "digest". Like this: "digest" |
Managing your friends
| Feature | Command | Description |
| SIGN UP A FRIEND FOR DODGEBALL | Join | Get your friend signed up for Dodgeball right from your mobile phone. (send this from YOUR FRIENDS' phone) "join [your mobile number] [your first name]" Like this: "join 9175551212 dennis" |
| ADD A FRIEND TO YOUR DODGEBALL PROFILE | Add | Add your friend to your network right from your mobile phone. (send this from YOUR phone): "add [friends' mobile number]" Like this: "add 6468883434" |
| BROADCAST MESSAGES TO SETS OF FRIENDS | setname@venue, setname!message | Send messages (check-ins/shouts) to a subset of your friends. Learn more about this and set up your sets here. Check-ins: "[set name] @ [venue name]" Like this: "happyhour @ ace bar" Shouts: "[set name] ! [message]" Like this: "happyhour ! let's meet at Ace Bar at 5pm" |
| BLOCK PEOPLE RIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE | block | If you get a message (friend or friend-of-friend) from a person you no longer want to send/receive messages from, just reply to that message with the word "block". You can always go into your manage friends page (for friends) or your history page (for friend-of-friends) to un-block them. Like this: "block" |
Compound Commands
You can combine some commands, e.g.
- @ venue ! message - check in at venue and send a message
- group @ venue ! message - notify your group that you are checking in at a venue and send a message.