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Here goes !

- Do you differ between forum and non-forum neighbours?

I only have neighbours who are on this forum

- Do you use a rotation or another type of system?

I try to respond to specific requests first. Then I respond to those who have answered my building requests (not flight requests). After that I gift in the order in which gifts are supplied.

- Do you make partnerships for daily gifts?

Very Occasionally.

- How do you feel about the return gift button?

I only use it when requested by a neighbour. I don't really understand it enough to use it myself !

- How do you prioritize your gifts?

As above ! Specific requests, Returning gifts for my special building requests received, First in first out.

 

- Do you change strategy when an event occurs?

Yes. If I decide to do an event I put all other gifting on hold. However some neighbours continue to send daily non-event gifts. I return event gifts first and non-event gifts second. I usually make this clear in the forum.

- How do you gift to players with multiple accounts.

If the second account is merely there to send Fuel20 then I return a gift to the main account. If the second account is a game in its own right I will treat it as a separate neighbour.

- How do you gift with multiple accounts?

I don't have more than one account.

- Do you keep track of gifting? And how?

I use Excel Spreadsheet. I enter all gifts in the order they are received. I then check signatures and enter the item I want to return. I then highlight in red the high priority neighbours (ie who have sent me a requested building item) and those where I am initiating a special request from a neighbour.

I then send gifts in priority order. Once a gift is received and a gift returned I shade the cells orange. At the end of the process all my gifts in response to those received, and those gifts received for special requests sent will be shaded in orange. All outstanding gifts (both in and out) are not colour coded.

And so on and so on.

- How do feel about items in game names?

I find them useful, including my own game name. However there is a nasty bug which means that old game-name-items can be out of date. This is why I try to check signatures where I can.

- How do momentary building needs fit in your system?

I usually ask specific neighbours for building requests and not rely on signatures / game name changes. (eg Walkie Talkies !!)

- How do new membership fit in?

I only accept forum neighbours. I also wait for a while before inviting them just to make sure they are serious players !

The list seems a bit chaotic and endless...

True !

As a matter of course I find some neighbours do not expect every gift to be responded to. Over time I have gotten to know who these are and If I am more than 30 gifts outstanding after the daily gifting round I will mark them as cancelled. 

I keep the spreadsheet open when I am playing the game. I can then jot down things I pick up in reading the forum threads.

Regards

Harcourt