02-07-2004 22:18									#1
	Conserning ACDG2 Faction Tags Inflate your Upload Space

I see that Mark has preserved all the ACDG2 faction tags (I belive this was a Drogue's request). But I have noticed that the groups remains unrestricted and many people are sporting all the tags from that period when we began opening up the forums and you had to register with that faction inorder to see it. The byproduct of all this is that we now have way too many little faction tags and its no longer obvious who was in what faction last game (especialy for the newbies). So I have a proposal.


I think we should retire all the individual Faction tags from ACDG2 and replace them all with a single "ACDG2" tag that all people who were partispants in that game can ware. Afterwards the group should become restricted so anyone cant simply add that tag at some later date.

We could do the same with this game either creating the "ACDG3" tag once this game is concluded and folding all the members of the 4 teams and the CMN's into that group.

Team specific Tags would only be used for the Current Democracy game, this will avoid much confusion because we are inevitably going to re-use a faction in one of these games and we wont know what game a persons tag referes to if their was a previous game using that same faction.

Lastly if this proposal isn't adopted then I would ask that if nothing else that people who were NOT partispants in a particular faction last game would withdraw (as I have done) from it so that only the real members of that faction show the tag (mods ofcorse being exempt). I suspect many people have just become greedy for tags here or have been sloppy and not withdraw from groups after they read the forums.

	02-07-2004 22:32									#2
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I like the tags. They're fun.

	02-07-2004 22:35									#3
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I think this is a good suggestion. While fun, these tags may increase server loads too I think. I will withdraw from the ACDGII teams which I do not belong.

[Edit] How do I do that?

	02-07-2004 23:39									#4
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Go to the Civgroups page and scrooll to the second page at the bottom and you will see the old ACDG2 forums and groups, their will be options for each group. Join if your not a member and Forums/leave if you are. Just hit leave and your out (but you should still be able to access the forums as their not unrestricted)

	02-07-2004 23:52									#5
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I think this is a good suggestion, however I haven't read all the acdg2 files especially the Drones and a number of Hive IC files. I don't want to lose access but if they are open to everyone to puruse now, without having to be authorised, then np.

	03-07-2004 00:13									#6
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Yep, they're open to all. The various fora at CGN have also been opened to all. FYI.

	03-07-2004 01:41									#7
	Re: Conserning ACDG2 Faction Tags Increase Your PM Length

quote: Originally posted by Impaler[WrG] I think we should retire all the individual Faction tags from ACDG2 and replace them all with a single "ACDG2" tag that all people who were partispants in that game can ware. Afterwards the group should become restricted so anyone cant simply add that tag at some later date.

I like my individual faction badge.

quote: Lastly if this proposal isn't adopted then I would ask that if nothing else that people who were NOT partispants in a particular faction last game would withdraw (as I have done) from it so that only the real members of that faction show the tag (mods ofcorse being exempt).

This sounds fine though.

	03-07-2004 01:54									#8
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I'm not a fan of badges. I don't see the point of being tied to the past, but I guess if people would prefer to be then so be it.

I'd prefer a postcount to a badge.

	03-07-2004 02:16									#9
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A postcount is also a reference to all the things you wrote in the past.

	03-07-2004 02:57									#10
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Or how active you are in the present.

	03-07-2004 04:39									#11
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I think this is a good idea. I say keep the tag of the team you were on, but drop all of the others.

	03-07-2004 05:19									#12
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Can I be re-credited with my Hive badge, then?
Might as well prove I have some DG experience.

	03-07-2004 06:21									#13
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I will never give up my Hive tag! It is the epitome of Hverian-ness that is directly correlated with awesomeititude!

Seriously though, I like the idea of keeping your original faction tag. (Ok, so I'm biased. )

	03-07-2004 09:24									#14
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An easy way to leave the groups you no longer want to be in is to click on the badge next to your name and then click leave on the page that loads up. None of this messy scrolling business.

I want to keep my badge from the previous game. I think others should too.

	03-07-2004 13:49									#15
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Meh.
Well, y'all can keep your badges. I'm more interested in the upcoming game than the past one. >_>

	03-07-2004 18:21									#16
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I cleaned my old ones out - mind you, as a Mod I had all five team tags (with the new game ones I was getting quite cluttered)

	03-07-2004 19:06									#17
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Gone.

	03-07-2004 19:38									#18
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Why does Googlie have the moderator tag?
He's not a moderator in this game. :/

	03-07-2004 19:43									#19
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He doesn't has the moderator tag, it's the writers tag... Check Obstructor, he has the same...

	03-07-2004 20:03									#20
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Oh.
Never mind.

	04-07-2004 06:34									#21
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+1 for keeping the old tags, and restricting ourselves to the faction we were in - Jamski, you must CHOOSE. Hive or CPU, not both.

	04-07-2004 07:59									#22
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Jamski's been gone for a while now, WIA.

	04-07-2004 09:05									#23
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I fear he will come back though....

	04-07-2004 09:19									#24
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I'm doing enough spamming for him in the interim.
In fact, I'm probably the reason why he doesn't return.
Just another reason to keep me in this ACDG.

	06-07-2004 21:18									#25
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Jamski is a Hiver.

	06-07-2004 22:05									#26
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No way! The CPU can have him!

	07-07-2004 09:04									#27
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Jamski was in both teams, so he can have both if he wants. Or neither, or one. It is really up to him.

	07-07-2004 12:05									#28
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The CPU already has 2 tags.
So Jamski will then have 3?!
Argh! The Badgage! >_<

	10-07-2004 10:05									#29
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I know I don't want to ever let go of my PEACE tag... it shows I was once a proud member of that doomed faction. Leave them.