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dodgeball glossary

Whether you're new to Dodgeball or a Dodgeball Power User, we bet there's something on this list that you probably didn't know about.

If you have any questions about any of these, please don't hesitate to drop us an email at help@dodgeball.com.

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?"
CHECK-IN W/ A SHOUT	@...!	Broadcast your whereabouts to your friends and tell them a little something extra about what you're doing there. Like this: "@ace bar ! open bar till 10pm!"
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"