New: Tagging Topics

DUNGEON_MASTER · 2017-06-20T15:06:09.028Z

Non-gender-locked and customizable-pc seems reasonable to me

Non gender locked meaning basic choices including gender choice

Customizable-pc meaning some more " additional " choices like background , parents , profession , and other game specific choices that give MC a more personal feel.

RenaB · 2017-06-28T11:30:12.463Z

So sorry to butt in on the topic, but I’ve a quick question about the tags (or well, one specific tag) and I’m thinking this is the right place to ask?

For the tag ‘super-powers’, my first assumption was that it was for games where the MC is the one with the super powers or the ability to gain powers later… But I’m wondering, now, if that would still apply to my WiP, then? In which the MC does not have powers nor will they have the ability to gain powers later on, but many other characters do have super powers.

I wouldn’t want to confuse/mislead others into thinking that it was a WiP in which the MC got to have powers as well, so I’m not entirely sure if the tag applies, or if I should just leave it out?

Eiwynn · 2017-06-28T11:34:41.908Z

Either way you decide is valid in my eyes. Super-powers is an attractive genre for many in the community, so I’d put it there if I were making the choice.

btw: glad you are back and writing I enjoy your project as does many others.

RenaB · 2017-06-28T11:37:54.107Z

Eiwynn:

Either way you decide is valid in my eyes. Super-powers is an attractive genre for many in the community, so I’d put it there if I were making the choice.

Alright! Sounds good!

Thank you for your help!

Eiwynn:

btw: glad you are back and writing I enjoy your project as does many others.

D’aww, geez, I’m flattered! Thank you! (Again! )

I’m happy to be back!

EmperorHeartless · 2017-07-08T01:28:07.579Z

Quick question. All my (solo) works are set in the same world that I call Aeradoth, so would it be ok to make an Aeradoth tag? Currently only have 2 on the Forum itself but have a few other games written and since each of them is in the same world I was wondering if that would be appropriate.

Szaal · 2017-07-08T05:50:00.041Z

Wooo~~~

I think, it’s ok to do that…

I mean, nothing wrong with it, but you’d probably want to build a bigger audience or flesh-out your world more. It’s kinda a waste if you make a tag that isn’t used that much, don’t you think?

idonotlikeusernames · 2017-07-08T22:45:00.304Z

Okay these new restrictions and no grace periods on post editing are seriously annoying, there used to be a five minute grace period before an edit was used up, now they’re all used up instantly. I don’t want to have to type out all my posts in my office software in the future, so could this possibly be reset to what it used to be?

RETowers · 2017-07-08T22:52:21.999Z

I’ve turned off the details, that good enough? (I’m not turning back on the grace period because it’s caused some problems.)

Fiogan · 2017-07-08T23:00:27.218Z

Oh…I’m sure this isn’t helpful, so my apologies, but I actually liked the details rather (I just missed not being able to edit typos without notes right after posting, especially when I’m using a small device, but I can see how the grace period would cause problems). With details on, if someone’s changed a long post I can glance at the changes and see if anything major has been added since I last read it. So—at least if I’m understanding correctly and that’s what ‘details’ are—if that feature is going, I’ll miss it honestly.

poison_mara · 2017-07-08T23:01:49.938Z

I am in a phone and i am not native, i need edit my grammar many times.

idonotlikeusernames · 2017-07-08T23:02:43.833Z

Then on really busy days, like today apparently the maximum number of edits will still be reached for too soon for me and I hate typing in my office software it makes anything feel like work and a chore.

What sort of problems did the grace period give? I though it was a nice feature. Well I guess you could just up the max number of edits, but the details don’t really matter to me.

ParrotWatcher · 2017-07-08T23:04:34.730Z

idonotlikeusernames:

Well I guess you could just up the max number of edits, but the details don’t really matter to me.

There’s a maximum number of edits!?

And I agree with @Fiogan: the details are very useful when you’re trying to figure out what parts of a post you haven’t read yet.

poison_mara · 2017-07-08T23:05:29.601Z

My solution now is not editing so much. But that makes my posts worse . i think edit grammar should be treated differently

idonotlikeusernames · 2017-07-08T23:07:00.198Z

ParrotWatcher:

There’s a maximum number of edits!?

Well you’re a pretty much perfect native speaker, so I guess they don’t impact you or @TSSL as much as they do people like Mara or me. Again I hate compensating for this by having to possibly start typing out everything as if it was a legal brief for EU law in English in my office software as that would just suck any fun right out of the whole thing.

Fiogan · 2017-07-08T23:07:03.398Z

I think the discourse default is thirty edits per day? So especially if one makes several posts in a single day it wouldn’t be hard to reach that number. (I didn’t know that either though, since I rarely make very many posts in one day; I just now looked it up to find out the limit.)

poison_mara · 2017-07-08T23:08:39.572Z

It is easy, if you are as clumsy as me, with English. I mean who cares about see in detail how I change verbs time and pronouns?

idonotlikeusernames · 2017-07-08T23:09:37.006Z

I never reached the maximum edits when there still was a grace period either and not being able to edit will make my posts worse too, unless I start treating this like work and typing it out in office, which isn’t something I’m very keen on doing. This forum has a lot of non-native speakers so this new policy will likely make it a worse experience for a lot of us.

poison_mara · 2017-07-08T23:11:04.624Z

I downloaded a special spell check grammar while writing but works really badly.

Fiogan · 2017-07-08T23:11:43.811Z

idonotlikeusernames:

This forum has a lot of non-native speakers so this new policy will likely make it a worse experience for a lot of us.

Yes, I can imagine; I’ve lived and worked in environments where I was using other languages, and other alphabets (spelling, oy).

I do use the edit function a lot myself, especially if I’m on mobile…or if I just decide I’ve babbled more than is necessary. Or I want to clarify. Or or or. So a lot of my posts are probably going to read seven edits instead of one now. XD

poison_mara · 2017-07-08T23:12:49.724Z

I have more than seven for sure, I was checking out and 3 or 4 is normal .lol