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[Seahawk]

So with the new software, some of you may have noticed we no longer have the option to add a sub title to our topics. This function has been replaced with the option to tag topics. Now tags are a great option to have, so long as they're used properly. Just throwing the tag "rules question" onto something, or "can I do that?", or "my new army" does not help anyone, and clogs up the tag categories.

 

With tagging, please remember that it is important to be both liberal with them, but also specific. There is nothing wrong with adding 5 tags to a topic, so long as they're all helpful. With proper tagging, we can make navigating topics even easier in the forum through use of common categories.

 

Therefore, in the Ultramarines forum, I would highly encourage you to use the following format for tags:

 

- If it concerns GW Ultra-fluff (anything written in the codexes/rulebooks), then use the tag "Ultramarines [codex/rulebook] Fluff".

- If it concerns other Ultra-fluff (anything from Black Library, Forgeworld, White Dwarf), then use the tag "Ultramarines: [book title/WD issue]".

- Furthermore, if the question were to query a Special Character, such as Marneus Calgar or Chronus, then by all means include their name in the tags. In this instance the tag "Marneus Calgar" could be useful for someone looking for tactics and rules issues on this most famous of Space Marine heroes.

- If it's a rules question, well we have a rules forum for that . If it must be asked here, then simply use the tag "Ultramarines Rules".- If the question covers any/all of the above, as well as other races/armies, then tag all of them. If the question is about how Chaplain Cassius' fluff changed between printings, then use "Chaplain Cassius", "Ultramarines: White Dwarf #255", "Ultramarines codex fluff", and possibly "Tyranids" if the thread is to include them in any significant manner.

 

 

I could go on and on, but really it's all common sense. We have a great system here to help with categorising and sorting the topics in the forum. But the system can only be great if the tagging is great. Please do your part to ensure that all the tagging you do is specific. When unsure, think about what you, as an outsider to the thread, would think of the tag.

Edited February 11, 2013 by Seahawk

[Captain Idaho]

I'm going to sticky this for a while because it's great advice and guidance. It'll be taken off when no longer of any use, or when Seahawk or myself needs the target practice!