Another reminder

[angelophile]

Please, please, please, when you're composing your posts, remember to include at the very minimum, the title and issue number of the comic you're posting.

Ideally, include a full list of selected tags - as noted by schmevil, until we've worked out a way round the tag trolling, a C&Ped list of suggested tags is extremely helpful.

However, the absolute minimum that should be included in the post is the title and issue number. Without that basic information it's impossible for us to even think about tagging and we're having numerous instances where we're having to ask.

So, please, remember to include the title and issue number within the body of your post.

Many thanks.

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Comments

[3goodtimes]

Maybe putting a bold notice about the new tagging system on the profile page would help as a reminder? That way new arrivals and return posters would know what was going on without having to read back in the entries.

Just a suggestion. Thanks for your hard work.

[flint_marko]

Why was my post deleted?

[angelophile]

The first reason is that it was posted with no reference to the source, and in the case of web-published stories the rules state that posts need to include a credit and, wherever possible, a link to the source.

The second reason is that the webcomic you posted was ableist and offensive to a number of members. While discriminatory material is often posted for the purposes of calling out, as our community ethos supports, in these cases members provide commentary. You did not, but simply posted ableist material without commentary or any other comment linked to calling out the creator and therefore the post was removed.

[flint_marko]

Concerning the first reason; perhaps I should have made it clearer, but the image in my post was linked to the webcomic I had taken it from.

[foxhack]

I -did- notice the link on the image, for what it's worth.

[houbanaut]

Naturally enough, those guidelines seem geared towards the monthly superhero comics that make up the bulk of postings here.

On the other hand, when we're posting graphic novels and webcomics and newspaper strips and manga, there's usually no issue # to give.

And when I posted excerpts from Adèle just the other day, I decided that there was little point tagging the title of the book/album (Adèle & the Beast), since there are never going to be enough Adèle posts that we'll need to categorize them further, and it would never be used again anyway since I already posted almost 1/3 of the story. I also decided not to tag the series name, since the character and the series are pretty much synonymous, and the "creator: tardi" tag will probably be more useful.

Given that SD is running out of tags, creating three or four redundant new tags that are likely to be one-offs seems like a waste.

So I guess what I'm saying: we're still encouraged to use common sense, yes?

[angelophile]

Definitely. If you're talking about creating a tag you think will only be used once, you definitely have the best approach. However, it's not just regarding the tagging. It's really a necessity to include the title of the book its from (in the case of graphic novels, it's helpful to mention that too). What we're seeing is a number of posts where scans are posted with absolutely no reference to the source, either in the post, or in tags. That doesn't help mods with the tagging, or other members when they want to know where the scans, that were cool enough for the original poster to want to share, come from.