On Thread Tags - Page 3

krogothwolf · 10-10-2010, 10:55 AM

Do you think anyone will learn the polls in NPF are pointless as everyone answers them stupidly.

Man, I didn't even know we had 99,996 members of NPF!

Aldurin · 10-10-2010, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by krogothwolf

Do you think anyone will learn the polls in NPF are pointless as everyone answers them stupidly.

Man, I didn't even know we had 99,996 members of NPF!

For a moment there I thought someone purposely multiplied my vote.

Meister · 10-10-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by synkr0nized

I'm with funka on this, actually. Making the neat tag images available and seeing them in use is great, but being mad at users for not doing them or forgetting to, etc. is pretty silly. I mean, I haven't ever touched an OP for a thread tag/image yet outside of requests, but perhaps you and Meister feel strongly about their use?

Naw, not me. I mean, I like them, I think they're very useful, and I think every thread should have one but the forum doesn't exactly break down when some threads don't so whatever.

that said ideally we'd have a way to filter thread view by tags so you can go into Media Consumption and only view all threads about movies and while that is something we've been playing around with in the past it's kind of fallen by the wayside lately, so right now we have the tags implemented as icons and that's probably what they're going to stay implemented as because you guys don't make so many new threads that there's a danger of getting lost.

Funka Genocide · 10-10-2010, 02:04 PM

Well its hard to get an accurate poll with titillating options like those available. I mean honestly, kitty snuggles even beat out Conan last time they were available.

I sort of knew this tactic would be employed, taking the voting public away from the important topics. You guys are such Republicans.

Also I'll be expecting my kitty snuggles promptly.

Fifthfiend · 10-10-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by synkr0nized

being mad at users for not doing them or forgetting to, etc. is pretty silly.

Basically this. Thread tags are nice but they're nice in inverse proportion to the extent to which people take them seriously or make a whole huge deal over whether threads are tagged.

Especially given that people can't edit them after the fact, so if you forget this easily overlooked thing it's not even like you can go back and correct yourself like you can with post content and such.

Funka Genocide · 10-10-2010, 02:23 PM

Also yeah what Fifth said. I really rather enjoy the option of thread tags to be honest, its just I really rather don't enjoy seeing people getting bitched out for forgetting them. That's really the whole point of this thread. (Well my whole point I guess, others could have their own points which would be equally valid.)

Kim · 10-10-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

Also if you are gonna make a whole huge deal about them, you may as well make it so that people can edit them after their threads go up. Getting on people for an easy-to-overlook thing is extra-weak when they can't even go back and do anything about it after they've caught an error.

This. I actually tried to go back an add a tag one time, but of course I couldn't because I caught it too late, so then I stopped trying.

Krylo · 10-10-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Funka Genocide

Well my whole point I guess, others could have their own points which would be equally valid.

Where's the real Funka Genocide and what have you done with him?

Funka Genocide · 10-10-2010, 02:27 PM

I try not to deny the validity of other people's arguments.

I just think for the most part they are stupid.

Krylo · 10-10-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Funka Genocide

other people's arguments [...] are stupid.

Ah, there he is.

ALSO: I guess what we should take away from this is that Fenris should maybe just leave his text white when adding tags and instead of saying, "ADDED TAG TO THREAD ROBOT VOICE" he should do more of a, "Hey, just tossed a tag on there for you"? Same way we might do when correcting a typo on someone's thread.

Or just not do it in the first place.

That'd work too.

View Poll Results: THREAD TAGS: Good god, y'all! What are they good for?
Absolutely nothing!	8	0.01%
Providing at-a-glance information regarding the intent and tone of the thread	10	0.01%
Making Fenris look like an anal-retentive douchebag	100,004	99.97%
Making Funka look like a whiny douchebag	5	0.00%
Kitty snuggles	12	0.01%
Voters: 100039. You may not vote on this poll

10-10-2010, 10:55 AM	#21
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10-10-2010, 02:04 PM	#24
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	Well its hard to get an accurate poll with titillating options like those available. I mean honestly, kitty snuggles even beat out Conan last time they were available. I sort of knew this tactic would be employed, taking the voting public away from the important topics. You guys are such Republicans. Also I'll be expecting my kitty snuggles promptly.

10-10-2010, 02:23 PM	#26
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	Also yeah what Fifth said. I really rather enjoy the option of thread tags to be honest, its just I really rather don't enjoy seeing people getting bitched out for forgetting them. That's really the whole point of this thread. (Well my whole point I guess, others could have their own points which would be equally valid.)

10-10-2010, 02:27 PM	#29
Funka Genocide Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 4,566	I try not to deny the validity of other people's arguments. I just think for the most part they are stupid.