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December 15, 2009 12:25 PM

Could the PlayStation Network be added to the 'Also On' profile list?

I searched thoroughly through MetaTalk and found nothing about this particular idea, so feel free to cast me out if this has been addressed.

What if the 'Also On' list in MeFi profiles included the PlayStation Network? True, there is a MeFi Wiki page dedicated to listing IDs, but it gets comparatively little attention against user profiles. Heck, I visit the wiki once a year or so. Also, a wiki list feels socially backwards. I don't peruse a list looking for interesting people to meet. Rather, I see interesting people on the blue, view their profiles, and find outlets to meet them.

A PSN icon would point to http://profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/visit/profiles/[user name]. (Obligatory self-link.)

I was going to suggest an equivalent feature for the XBox 360, but GamerTag seems to do the job, and xbox.com makes you log in to view profiles.

posted by spamguy to Feature Requests at 12:25 PM (14 comments total)

Put it in your about me for now, but yea, the mods should add this.
posted by The Devil Tesla at 12:40 PM on December 15, 2009

We have a page on the wiki for suggesting these here: SocialStuffs. We visit that page periodically and add them, or ask for clarification.

We should probably change the title of that page. We call these services "Also On", and if you search for that at the wiki you don't get any results. We don't call these "SocialStuffs" anywhere but the wiki.
posted by pb (staff) at 12:47 PM on December 15, 2009

I added a redirect, pb.
posted by yeti at 12:51 PM on December 15, 2009

perfect, thanks!
posted by pb (staff) at 12:59 PM on December 15, 2009

added the psn entry to the socialstuffs page.
posted by juv3nal at 1:12 PM on December 15, 2009

I'd also like that. I not someone who does a lot of cross-pollination, but I wouldn't mind knowing if there's anyone else out there on PSN. It'd be keen.
posted by Ghidorah at 3:50 PM on December 15, 2009

I'd like it as well. Since I dropped off of XBL where everyone I know lives, I've found my friends list on the PS3 to be pretty sparse.
posted by quin at 9:02 AM on December 16, 2009

Thanks for jumping through the hoops. I just added four services: PlayStation, World of Warcraft, SoundCloud, and Casual Collective. The World of Warcraft URLs are a bit complicated, so I added some instructions to the FAQ.
posted by pb (staff) at 10:16 AM on December 16, 2009

And once people start adding PlayStation usernames to their profiles, you'll be able to find them all here.
posted by pb (staff) at 10:31 AM on December 16, 2009

Awesome! Thanks pb!
posted by quin at 10:53 AM on December 16, 2009

Am I doing something wrong with the World of Warcraft stuff? I've copied everything after the question mark like the instructions say, but clicking on the resulting link in my profile leads to an Armory error page.
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 11:21 AM on December 16, 2009

Nothing wrong on your end. World of Warcraft links should be working now, thanks.
posted by pb (staff) at 11:59 AM on December 16, 2009

I'm the only one on casualcollective? Don't leave me hanging here folks.
posted by juv3nal at 12:35 PM on December 16, 2009

pb rules!
posted by shmegegge at 1:29 PM on December 16, 2009