STOP the tag Abuse

[evox]

Stop abusing the tagging system. Don't act like little kids, if you don't have anything relevant to add, don't tag the threads. No one is searching for anal sex porn on a hardware forum. Grow up for christ's sake.

http://i28.tinypic.com/2a0i99g.jpg

If it's not going to get used properly, I suggest the tag system gets disabled.

[Revs]

Yeah, agreed. It could be quite useful but only if threads get tagged properly. It would be a pitty to lose it (useless tags add up to the same thing).

Might be in idea to uncheck tags that are irrelevant.

[betterdan]

No one is searching for anal sex porn on a hardware forum.

Speak for yourself. Sometimes you find a few of those topics on here.

[CaptNKILL]

Dammit, I didn't add "captnkill was here" to that...

I think the edit tag feature should be removed. It isn't really necessary... even if it is funny. :lol:

[nemecb]

I think the edit tag feature should be removed. It isn't really necessary... even if it is funny. :lol:
That's the thing: it's not necessary so we might as well have fun with it. I'm pretty sure once the novelty wears off people won't use it as much or will use it as intended, but keep in mind that half of the topics in the open forum end up involving gay sex in some way so it wouldn't be shocking if those tags kept showing up.:)

[methimpikehoses]

Everything in moderation. EVERYTHING.

[Camp0rz]

So is the tag function gone now or am I just banned from using it?

[nekrosoft13]

i still see tags

[Revs]

So is the tag function gone now or am I just banned from using it?

:udawg:

[methimpikehoses]

So is the tag function gone now or am I just banned from using it?

It's just u.

[nemecb]

I lost my edit tags link for a bit, but it turned out I had just gotten logged out somehow. Don't tell Camp0rz though.;)

[crainger]

Oh dear.

"evox sucks c0ck"

It does need to stop, those who work on filtered computers may find nvnews blocked soon.

[JigenD]

That sucks, it seems I was banned from using it too, so I looked here.

I don't see any use in the system itself, especially if we can't have fun with it. Obviously some tags are inflammatory shouldn't be allowed, but otherwise if we can't customize things the way we like, what's the point?

[methimpikehoses]

Oh dear.

"evox sucks c0ck"

It does need to stop, those who work on filtered computers may find nvnews blocked soon.

I pm'd d0c and t0ld him to st0p.

[JigenD]

Here's all the tags I personally added : "ummm" (was in the thread name, I intended to put that for every new thread that had 'ummm', just because it was a funny way to start the thread), "fat dead guys" (quote from the thread name again), "screenshots" (for the screenshots thread), "vaporware" (DNF thread, self explanatory), "murder simulator" (GTA4 thread, Jack Thompson quote), "gay eyes" + "mega gods" (ridiculous in thread content), "brown" + "bloom" (this one I really hoped to do for every game that had excessive browness or excessive bloom), "tygerwoody fatally flawed" (read the other tags there), "better screen effect" (ridiculous quote from a site), "warlocks" (Witcher thread), "paying for ads" (Playstation Qore announcement), "lawsuits" + "tits desu" (Itagaki sues Tecmo announcement), "old news" (old news), "pixel counting" (another one I wanted to do, every thread that brought up pixel counting), "girlfriends" (every thread that brought up girlfriends)

Some of those might have gone a little far, but all were appropriate and a few might have actually worked out well in the long run. If *I* get banned for the ones I did above, the system will NEVER work in the eyes of the moderators and probably should be turned off.

[Camp0rz]

It's just u.

God damn it. My tags were awesome.

[methimpikehoses]

nvm, I don't have tag options anymore :cry:

[MikeC]

Tags have been disabled across the board. However, tags and many other vBulletin options can now be set for individual user groups.

[nemecb]

Sadness. I guess this means I have to change my user title back then.:(

[Camp0rz]

Just change it to "The Mad Tea Bagger".

[methimpikehoses]

Tags have been disabled across the board. However, tags and many other vBulletin options can now be set for individual user groups.

Bummer.

I don't see an option for tags in the user groups... is that something that the group mod sets up?

[MikeC]

Bummer.

I don't see an option for tags in the user groups... is that something that the group mod sets up?I believe that option can only be set by an administrator.

[S.I.N]

Great, no more racist tags in the PR section.

[evox]

Good to know.

Thanks MikeC!

[-=Gib-McFragger=-]

Yea, the minute I saw them I knew they would be abused (myself included).