[Attention] New thread tag icons by ElectricSheep

Ahahahaha this is what happens when we don't discuss what this crap even means. Oh wow. ='D

Alrighty, the story you guys don't know is all these tags were in one big image with several versions for various tags. !!! and Attn! were made for the same tag, Attention.

And wow, why are we not conforming full-fledged with keeping Paco's 360 tag? Oh and honestly, who is going to use Xbox tags? We might as well make a Gamecube tag. Xbox and Gamecube are dead. The PS2 is the only system from the last generation that is still getting a semi-steady flow of games. And while that Playstation logo is lovely and sort of stands for all Sony consoles even today, we have PS2 and PS3 tags so there's no reason for it.

Right... so let's try this again.

This is for threads that don't pertain to specific consoles or anything. They're ideas and discussion about various things. For example, What videogame did you recently buy thread isn't a thread about one console or one handheld. Or perhaps a thread where you discuss your favorite videogame villains. Those kind of threads are General Discussion tag material.

These threads are for news-like threads. Let's say Miyamoto retires. We won't be using a Wii or DS tag to announce that. You use the News tag. The News tag isn't for new game announcements. Those will more than likely find their own specific platform tag.

Games, system, xbox live, etc. discussion that pertains to just the Microsoft Xbox 360. If you must have a thread for old Xbox games and such please use the Classic tag.

Games, system, etc. discussion that pertains to just the Sony Playstation 3.

Games, system, etc. discussion that pertains to just the Nintendo Wii. If you must have a thread for old Gamecube games and such please use the Classic tag.

Games, system, etc. discussion that pertains to just the Sony Playstation 2.

Games, system, etc. discussion that pertains to just the Personal Computer. That means games for Apple machines too if it has any games.

Games, system, etc. discussion that pertains to just the Nintendo DS. If you must have a thread for the old Game Boy brand of handheld games and such please use the Classic tag.

Games, system, etc. discussion that pertains to just the Sony Playstation Portable.

Discussion for games that are on multiple platforms. Threads for a multiplatform game's specific platform are allowed if need be.

If it has a coinslot then this is the tag to use. Note that with super old Arcade games you may use the Classic tag if you'd like. It's your choice.

The Classic tag is primarily used for games Dreamcast and older. However, since we do not have Gamecube, Xbox, or GBA tags due to their lack of current support the tag can include those systems as well. It is not limited to Consoles and handhelds. You may discuss ancient computer platforms as well using this tag.

The Help tag is for requests pertaining to personal situations regarding videogames. Is your system acting up? Are you having trouble finding a dungeon key that no faq seems to answer? Do you need to know how to install a mod chip? You are asking for help. Just be sure you asked Google and GameFaqs first. If you absolutely are stumped and need our help still and can't find an even better place to ask for this help then you may use the Help tag.

What was the Playstation's native resolution? What's the best online game? What's the difference between PAL and NTSC? You need an answer to a question? Use the Question tag.

Did you find something very amusing that relates to videogames that you want to share? Some big head at a corporation say something very silly again? Well use that Amusing tag but I do hope it's amusing for your sake.

If you're stumped on what to make as a tag then use the :plant: tag. It is used for those occasions where all other tags fail. It's also used for complete shit threads that we close and keep around as examples of what kind of threads are complete failures.

The Attention tag will be used primarily for forum rules and announcement threads. We discourage that you use this unless it's actually important and needs it.

Did a little bird tell you something? Did you hear something from a little bird who heard from another little bird who so on and so on? Well let's talk about it. Use the Rumor tag.

Are you about to submit something you made with an angry face and is going to get a lot of tl;dr responses? The Rant tag is your best friend.


Those are our tags. We may add more. There are certainly a few in the Online Gaming subforum that haven't been covered yet or need changing. This is a very good start to what I hope eventually makes the entire board a better place. We'll just have to wait and see.

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I honestly don't care what they look like as long as they do a good job at speaking for themselves, are standardized somewhat, and that we have tag images for every tag.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Also, I must have gotten here before the 360 tag was changed when I made my big post above, so I'm sorry about ranting and giving you shit about that Blah/Miles.

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Good point, Q. I've edited my post to reflect that.

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The Help tag is for requests pertaining to personal situations regarding videogames. Is your system acting up? Are you having trouble finding a dungeon key that no faq seems to answer? Do you need to know how to install a mod chip? You are asking for help. Just be sure you asked Google and GameFaqs first. If you absolutely are stumped and need our help still and can't find an even better place to ask for this help then you may use the Help tag.

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We're still using tag images in light set? I guess that was never taken care of. Thanks for the reminder, galen.

Oh, you have any design ideas for the tags?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

There has been discussion of the Help and Question tags being confusing. I have trouble making good definitions to discern the two and if everyone is okay with it I have no problem with turning all Help tagged threads into Question tagged threads and removing the Help tag.

What say ye, peoples?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yeah, basically that's the idea behind it anyway. There's always the possibility that the person is asking a question or for help for a game that has a thread that hasn't been responded to in months or doesn't have a thread and he/she doesn't want to make a thread for said game. Or it might not even be about a game at all. But yeah it should be made noted above. I'll keep that in mind.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well, the thing to keep in mind is that this is a layout that we'll be doing for ALL threads on the board if we can get this thing rolling right.

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Heh, I'd go for that because then we'd have the possibility of having a Virtual Boy thread in every forum and I approve of that mightily. =)))))

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

surasshu, I don't want to open the can of worms on options with certain staff members again. We'll have one concise overarching set and style.

Rock, staff will make sure that tags are used appropriately. If it's a thread for a DS thread then it'll be marked as so. If it's a rumor thread then it's a rumor thread be it DS, PS2, whatever. Once it becomes official then a new thread can be created with the proper tag.

I've laid out what the tags should be used for. That should be enough. We've discussed multiple tags before and it would be way too much work for Blah and also seems unnecessary. These tags should cover everything. If you don't think so then tell me what tags should be added. I mean, I guess we could have a Let's Play tag for Brady's thread and The Dopefish's thread that fall under that category.

Cetra, I do agree that they could be a couple pixels shorter but I'm curious as to the resolution you are using.

How ya doing, buddy?

Well obviously, each forum will have their specific tags. We just haven't gotten around to making tag images or tags for certain (read most) forums yet. Animespot and Media Centre are likely the next we are to work on once we have these tags and the Video Gaming forum in order.

Cetra, we use the same monitor resolution then. That's cool. I'll take your suggestion and see what that looks like. And yes the topic cell does determine how big it's going to be but who knows if that will change or not.

Thanks for the input, guys. I hope we can get ElectricSheep's psd files one of these days so we can fiddle around with this stuff. =)))

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