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diff --git a/data/docs/1 b/data/docs/1 index 835d2070..c6d7914c 100644 --- a/data/docs/1 +++ b/data/docs/1 @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ :TITLE:Categories +<div class="warning"> + The category system has been replaced with a new tagging system. This page + is still available for reference, but will be removed in a later site update. +</div> :INC:index diff --git a/data/docs/10 b/data/docs/10 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30baafae --- /dev/null +++ b/data/docs/10 @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +:TITLE:Tagging system +:INC:notfinished +:INC:index + + +:SUB:Introduction +<i>TODO</i> + + +:SUB:Tag voting +<p> + While everyone is pretty much free to link any tag to any visual novel, please keep the following + in mind while voting: +</p> +<ul> + <li>Read the description of each tag before you link it to a VN, some tags may not always mean what + you think they do.</li> + <li>Try to be as specific as you can. For example, if a game has drama elements, rather than voting + on the "Drama" tag, try to look for a more specific child tag that describes what kind of drama a + player can expect.</li> + <li>A rating between -3 and 3 can be given to a tag. A negative rating indicates that you disagree + with a tag, with -1 being "I wouldn't say this tag really applies" and -3 meaning you fully disagree + and the tag really doesn't apply at all. A positive rating works the opposite way, and indicates + that you do agree with it.</li> + <li>Some tags can act as spoilers for the plot of a VN, this can be indicated by voting on the spoiler + status. It is highly recommended to not leave this as "Neutral", and really try to give an indication + of whether the tag is not a spoiler at all or does spoil a bit.</li> +</ul> + + +:SUB:Tag guidelines +<p> + New tags can be requested by everyone, but they'll have to be accepted by a moderator before + the tags will be browsable. The following rules apply: +</p> +<ul> + <li>Tag names should be self-describing. While the meaning of a tag can be obvious if you look + at its place within the tag tree, when displayed on a VN page only their name is visible and + not the parent tags. The name should thus fully describe what the tag means and should be used + for. For example: a tag to describe a male protagonist should be fully named "Male protagonist", + even if its parent tag is "Characters > Protagonist".</li> + <li>Tags should be used to describe objective information about a VN. Subjective tags like + "Awesome protagonist", which would have a different meaning for each individual, are not allowed.</li> +</ul> + diff --git a/data/docs/2 b/data/docs/2 index c6428c55..2f7095df 100644 --- a/data/docs/2 +++ b/data/docs/2 @@ -63,15 +63,10 @@ :SUB:Categories -<p> - It is possible to select relevant categories for visual novels, where the relevance - can be ranked using a number from 0 to 3, where 0 indicates the category does not - apply at all, and 3 means that the category is very dominant in the game.<br /> - See <a href="/d1">Categories</a> for descriptions about each category.<br /> - Just as with the <i>Length</i> field, this information is very subjective. Just - use the category descriptions and common sense to determine which categories to - select and what relevance to apply. -</p> +<i> + The category system has been replaced with tags. This section is a placeholder to preserve + numbering. +</i> :SUB:Image diff --git a/data/docs/4 b/data/docs/4 index 2282bb0d..927b7d2d 100644 --- a/data/docs/4 +++ b/data/docs/4 @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ </dd><dt>Original name</dt><dd> If the Name (above) has been romanised, make sure to mention the original (most likely the Japanese) name here. + </dd><dt>Aliases</dt><dd> + Other names the producer is known as. Multiple aliases should be separated by a comma. </dd><dt>Primary language</dt><dd> The language the the producer works in most of the time. By default, it is Japanese. </dd><dt>Website</dt><dd> diff --git a/data/docs/9 b/data/docs/9 index fd6da75e..f5ee46ab 100644 --- a/data/docs/9 +++ b/data/docs/9 @@ -5,29 +5,30 @@ :SUB:Introduction <p> VNDB has a nicely integrated discussion board which can be used for, well, - discussions. As we're not using any popular and freely available forum software + discussions. As we're not using any popular or freely available forum software and have instead written something by ourselves, this discussion board has a few slight differences with the popular boards you're used to. </p> -:SUB:Tags +:SUB:Boards <p> - To make sure interested people can find your post, all threads have 'tags' - that define what the discussion is about. It's possible to add more than - one tag to a thread. The following tags can be used: + To make sure interested people can find your post, all threads have relations + to one or more 'boards' that define what the discussion is about. This is similar + to boards on other forums, but here every item in the DB has its own board, and + it's possible to link a thread to more than one board. The following boards can be used: </p> <dl> <dt>db</dt><dd> - VNDB Discussions. This is a general tag for threads not about any specific + VNDB Discussions. This is a general board for threads not about any specific entry in the database. </dd><dt>v#</dt><dd> - For discussions about a particular visual novel. The tag <i>v17</i>, for example, + For discussions about a particular visual novel. The board <i>v17</i>, for example, is used for all threads related to <a href="/v17">v17</a>. </dd><dt>p#</dt><dd> Same as <i>v#</i>, but for producers. </dd><dt>u#</dt><dd> - The <i>u#</i> tag can be used to notify a user on this site about something + The <i>u#</i> board can be used to notify a user on this site about something he/she must see or to discuss about an edit he/she has made. This is similar to the 'private message' feature of most sites, except it's not 'private'... </dd><dt>an</dt><dd> diff --git a/data/docs/index b/data/docs/index index e121ebfb..79d751af 100644 --- a/data/docs/index +++ b/data/docs/index @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ <li><a href="/d2">Visual Novels</a></li> <li><a href="/d3">Releases</a></li> <li><a href="/d4">Producers</a></li> + <li><a href="/d10">Tags</a></li> <li><b>About VNDB</b></li> <li><a href="/d9">Discussion board</a></li> <li><a href="/d6">FAQ</a></li> |