Tags for Role Plays

[Synergy2]

Just an idea I had here; an option to tag a role play. Just before the thread intro, it could have tags for adventure/chill/combat and such, so people know exactly what to expect

 

[GgAcE]

Open for discussion. Can others please weigh in? Also, can we possibly comprise a list of possible tags?


Your friend


~Gg

 

[Hunnyhelp]

I think this is a good idea. Therefore people can find what they want without the struggle of opening every single thread. Suggestion: Romance

 

[Skys54]

I agree it would be much simpler to find a Role-Play with specific sub genres rather than having the main genre on show. Eg. Genre Fantsay, sub genre, hurt/comfort, action, history, thriller.


My vote for a tag would be: Hurt/Comfort.

 

[GgAcE]

Thank you all. Still looking for some more input. Authors, any insight on tags?

 

[Melix]

You could borrow from some of the Fictionpress genres...


Lets see: #adult or #mature, #young-adult, #humor, #horror, #thriller (yes, there's a difference between thriller and horror), #historical, #manga, #anime, #show, #book, and #movie, which would help with fandoms, #mystery, and #kids, for an RP with younger characters....I don't know, there are tons more if I looked. 
Oh, and by #adult and #mature I don't mean, you know, going against the sight rules, but for the RPs that take a bit of an advanced mind to understand and such. Sorry.

 

[Chaotic]

I actually do like this idea quite a bit - it would add another thing to consider when joining. For example: back when Pristine had ipad up and running it was a superhero mystery which caught almost everyone off-balance due to the fact that you tend to think of superheros as more bash it til it stops moving. It would allow you to better color your intentions for interested RPers and would attract more of the sort of audience you had hoped for rather than everyone with any interest in the blanket genre.


I totally support putting this in~


~Chao

 

[Adrien]

We have such a thing in ES, but not as advanced, so to say. They call them categories, but it is a really good idea, you search the category , and it will pop up with all roleplays in that category. It is a very good search-utilization tool, in my opinion.


To do it, I would recommend adding an additional input box to each forum creation, to place the tags.


Such tags,


Romance


Thriller


Horror


Mature


Adult


Adventure


Action


Sci-Fi


Fandom


Etc.

 

[GgAcE]

We have such a thing in ES, but not as advanced, so to say. They call them categories, but it is a really good idea, you search the category , and it will pop up with all roleplays in that category. It is a very good search-utilization tool, in my opinion.
To do it, I would recommend adding an additional input box to each forum creation, to place the tags.


Such tags,


Romance


Thriller


Horror


Mature


Adult


Adventure


Action


Sci-Fi


Fandom


Etc.

But that is where I think we stray as we already have forum sections for half of those. I think what we are looking for is more detailed/drilled down tags. So in Sci-Fi you may have


Section: Sci-Fi


Forum Title: The Day The Earth Stood Still


Tag: Thriller


The title would show:


[Thriller] The Day The Earth Stood Still


I am all for new thread tags (prefixes) but I want to make sure we don't overwhelm individuals or create any type of unnecessary redundancies.

 

[Chaotic]

I like melix's suggestion for available tags. Such things hardly seem redundant based off of our pre-existing genres and add another layer of identification for shopping RPers. I don't think that we should include age categories (mature, young adult, kid, etc.) or media type (anime, book, movie, etc.) as that would get a bit in depth when thread starters want a young-adult, anime-based, thriller RP with bits of romance thrown in. Rather, I think we should stick with action, comedy, drama, romance, horror, thriller, historical, etc. These seem simple enough and would give the general flavor of the RP without creating a long tag list. I also think it would be wise (as I had always assumed we would be doing) to allow only one tag per rp.

 

[GgAcE]

What if its more than one tag? I cant allow for multiple. The filtering just wont work properly.

 

[Chaotic]

If more than one tag would fit, I think it would come down to just picking the one that fits best. This is the largest part of the reason that I think media type and age type tags should be left out in favor of more flavor indicative tags.

 

[Ember Spark]

I love the idea

 

[Adrien]

I think tags would be more useful, than the actual forum sections themselves. I see myself often having problems, browsing through, trying to find the ones I like. So, if you used tags, in one collective group, you would be able to find them easier, in my opinion.

I also think it would be wise (as I had always assumed we would be doing) to allow only one tag per rp.

I think that one tag puts very many limitations on the capabilities.


Thread: The Day The Earth Stood Still


Tag: Thriller


You think it may just be thrilling, but instead, maybe make a max. of three tags. Like... instead, of just thriller, add Romance, because hey, it is a thriller, but there may be various scenarios containing options for light romance, and such, etc.

 

[GgAcE]

The site wont allow more than 1 tag.

 

[Hunnyhelp]

You could make a tag for two thing like [Thriller, Romance]