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hey anons, what's the etiquette on tagging other people in posts if you notice they forgot to? like to me that seems courteous, but I'm new to games and don't want to make a faux pas accidentally

do it

most people only don't do it out of laziness, so it's generally fine to do it for them, especially if it's a private log between the two of you or they tagged into a post of yours.

imo, don't. speaking as someone who specifically doesn't tag, it's irritating when other people do it for me. we're each responsible for our own tagging, and you're no one's nanny. leave it at that.

Why would you deliberately avoid tagging? It's has zero disadvantages.

*it

maybe they don't want people finding their posts

In a game?

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(Anonymous) - 2014-02-23 22:00 (UTC) - Expand

ayrt

(Anonymous) - 2014-02-23 22:13 (UTC) - Expand

false.

i'm in games where you're encouraged to tag both the posts you make and the ones you comment to. as pointed down below, there's no real "hiding" the posts you make, but i don't like to tag the posts i comment into, because i've been subjected to tantrums of 'why are you tagging X and not ME ME ME ME RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW hdu tag out instead of always prioritizing my threads!!!!' . this way, i avoid unwanted attention.

i also know of people who tag selectively, only tagging those posts where their characters've had massive development, as it's easier for them to reconstruct the key points of the progress of their characterization.

*as pointed out above, even.

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(Anonymous) - 2014-02-24 17:41 (UTC) - Expand

lol no, i'll tag what i want. i'm too organized for your lazy bullshit. this is especially true if i'm a mod or helper mod in the game.

Speaking as someone who used to mod, who wanted that shit for AC and generally keeping track, if you don't tag posts because you forgot, you're annoying, but if you avoid doing it on purpose, you're an asshole.

Go for it, OP. It helps everyone out, except for assholes.

This.

We have a check-in AC at my game, but if you're absent through the AC period, or if someone comes to me with activity concerns, I check by using the tags. If you never tag your fucking posts, it complicates my life, because I either get to dig through that shit manually (which sorry, but no, I have better things to do with my life) or deal with the inevitable whiny aftermath of some stupid shit who just got dinged for activity.

if it's a game rule to tag all posts, yeah, i'd do it. i commit to the rule implicitly by applying into the game. but if it's just an encouraged routine, then i reserve the right not to for the reason i gave above. if that makes me an asshole, that's that.

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(Anonymous) - 2014-02-23 22:51 (UTC) - Expand

as a mod I want to say fuck you for taking a tag space on the community and not using it.

so let me get this right

you give a damn about the system in fear of what other people may say about your tagging? are you fucking kidding me? why would you care about those whiners anyway?

yes you're an asshole

because it's my inbox/plurk they whine in. i'm sure you're going to suggest something along the lines of dropping them, or keeping better company, but we both know that if the rp community were that drama-free, we wouldn't be here.

i'm not sure what to tell you: you think i'm an asshole for not using a tag, when my practice doesn't exactly harm anyone: it doesn't affect my activity and it doesn't make additional work for mods, as i scrupulously provide them with all the necessary ac proofs and have never had an issue on this count. i'm not sure i even get the above anon's argument about "taking up a tag space", because i've never been in a game where the mods asked before assigning you a tag - it's like dropping a gift someone doesn't need in their lap, then berating them for not using it. i mean, thanks? but i didn't ask for it, so you can't... really hold me accountable for it.

the only thing i will grant is that my habit makes it harder for people who are not participating in threads with me to find them - but, again, to be honest, i'm not sure why the potential comfort of the rare voyeur (who can get a grasp of my characterization anyway by checking out my posts, easily findable via the /?poster=username shortcut) should trump my own. in the end, that's what you all seem to be arguing for: that i have some kind of responsibility to make my threads as easily findable as possible, when, unless that is an actual game rule, i really don't.

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do it! i sometimes forget to tag myself and always think it's very sweet when i notice someone else did it for me.

the world won't end if a post goes untagged you neurotic fucks

the world won't end if a post gets tagged you paranoid idiot

nobody minds it (except for the idiot up there)

i used to do it myself (blame my ocd) but i stopped after a while. if people are lazyfucks it's not my fault. i'm not gonna do their chores for them.

one anon said once that untagged posts shouldn't count for ac, i wish mods used that policy.

We don't want to deal with the whining that would break out if we used that policy. People are already absolute babies about AC rules, most mods don't want to give them even more things to squeal unfair over.

if they're already babies anyway, what difference would it make? in fact it'll help you get rid of those babies

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ayrt

(Anonymous) - 2014-02-24 07:07 (UTC) - Expand

tbh i just do it if i know/see the characters on automatic. i have no idea why people wouldn't. it makes finding your ac easier, and potential castmates can look into what you've been up to (which is something i do). it annoys me when i can't do research on a game easily because no one fucking tags their posts. like, okay, i can search for posts the person made, but i can't find out what they tagged into or follow shit up like that unless they tag their posts goddamn

Character squatters avoid tagging their posts because they don't want to make it embarrassingly obvious that they're scraping by AC (usually with the same couple people each time). Other than that I've got nothing.

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