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Region Tags!

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:16 pm
by SalusaSecondus
One of the oldest problems with NationStates is the difficulty of find regions that interest you. So, after slaving away over a hot CPU for many hours, I'm proud to present Region Tags!

They are the amazing quality of everything you expect from NationStates (they work) and come with the best features you've come to expect from tags. You have the required Tag Cloud. You can list regions by a tag. (Example: Tagged with Warzone). And, of course, if you are founder or delegate, you can add or remove tags from your region(s).

If you look at your region, you'll find that there already are some tags. Most of them, you won't be able to remove. These are "system" tags and are automatically assigned by NationStates. You may also find a few that you can remove. These are tags that moderators think you'll want. We've only had time to tag a few regions, and may have made mistakes here. Sorry.

Now, there remains some work left to be done. Currently, you can only search on a single tag at a time. You can also only add or remove a single tag at a time. Finally (and most limiting), players can't create tags, yet. We've tried to create some of the most important and useful tags (all listed below), but we know we've missed some (many). If you can think of a tag we should add (either normal or system), please post it in this thread and we'll consider it. We hope to open this feature up to players, but it will take some more time.

All Documented Tags:
(Italic signifies a system tag.)

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:33 pm
by Kalibarr
Sweet! I love you Admins :hug:

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:35 pm
by Mariatania
Yay! :clap:

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:38 pm
by Kalibarr
One thing though, Why are large and Enormous the same? Shouldn't Enormous be a higher bracket of regions?


Edit:

Also a Tag for Independent would be neat, so I don't have to file my region under Neutral

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:45 pm
by SalusaSecondus
Kalibarr wrote:One thing though, Why are large and Enormous the same?


Because I made a mistake in the post. I've fixed it.

Kalibarr wrote:Also a Tag for Independent would be neat, so I don't have to file my region under Neutral


Seems like a good idea. I've added it.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:45 pm
by Kalibarr
SalusaSecondus wrote:
Kalibarr wrote:One thing though, Why are large and Enormous the same?


Because I made a mistake in the post. I've fixed it.

Kalibarr wrote:Also a Tag for Independent would be neat, so I don't have to file my region under Neutral


Seems like a good idea. I've added it.


Thanks :)

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:55 pm
by Mariatania
Maybe tags like Conserative and liberal, Capitalist and communist?

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:02 pm
by SalusaSecondus
Mariatania wrote:Maybe tags like Conserative and liberal, Capitalist and communist?


Created.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:10 pm
by NewTexas
Kewl! Love the fact that somebody actually took some time to think about The Great Region of Texas to give us a nice set of starting tags! Thank you to the Powers That Be!

:bow:

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:22 pm
by Makiir
I would love to see a Map tag and a NSWiki tag.

I would also like to see a (can't think of a good name) "Currently looking for nations to fill government positions in our region" tag.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:24 pm
by SalusaSecondus
Makiir wrote:I would love to see a Map tag and a NSWiki tag.

Created

Makiir wrote:I would also like to see a (can't think of a good name) "Currently looking for nations to fill government positions in our region" tag.

Let's think about this. We might also just want a 'Regional Government' tag as well.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:26 pm
by Denecaep
I love how the whole region system consistently becomes more unique. I especially like how this quickly outlines some important characteristics of a region, if you are searching.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:28 pm
by Leviathan Romefeller
Id really like to see a "Theocratic" tag or something along those lines, this is awesome btw thank you! :clap:

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:28 pm
by Gell-Mannhattan
I think the "regional government" tag is a good idea. May I respectfully suggest "surreal" and "snarky" and "thinks tags are silly."

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:30 pm
by Denecaep
Oh, and as for some more tags...

"Raider" definitely. Maybe "armed," "defense alliance," "free trade?"

I'm mainly just thinking about what I would be searching for if I was looking at regions.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:31 pm
by Dondris
This game just keeps getting better and better!

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:32 pm
by Brachyuria
My region has been stagnating into a slow decline of numbers for a while now, so this added ability to potentially get more of the right kind of people into our region is greatly appreciated.

I can't think of any extra tags to add, so that's all from me.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:32 pm
by Herrebrugh
Anti-Fascist? It would be nice for the variety of Socialist raider regions we have here on nationstates.

Also I've never seen an I logo on a forum post. What are you? Some kind of God?

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:34 pm
by SalusaSecondus
Denecaep wrote:Oh, and as for some more tags...

"Raider" definitely. Maybe "armed," "defense alliance," "free trade?"

I'm mainly just thinking about what I would be searching for if I was looking at regions.


I'm not sure I understand these tags (except maybe 'free trade'). How is raider different from invader? (Remember, I'm mostly a techie.) What do these tags mean?

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:36 pm
by Kshrlmnt
Epic!

What about Monarchist--relating to regions that are run by a royal family? Or perhaps something for regions that are based around or have many members in the NS families? --though the latter is more tenuous an idea.

And democratic, of course, if that's not there already. (thanks, Lev)

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:36 pm
by Gauntleted Fist
Huh. That's pretty awesome. Now I have a legitimate reason to bug the Lazarus delegate more!

Thanks, Salusa. :p

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:37 pm
by Warzone Codger
One for folks like the Featured Region Followers, Travelling Region and The Skeleton Army? "Traveller" perhaps?



Those regions are dedicated to visiting other regions and saying hi/making friends. Invader wouldn't be appropiate.

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:38 pm
by Kshrlmnt
Me again! Puppet dumps and/or graveyards?

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:44 pm
by SalusaSecondus
Created: Regional Government, Surreal, Snarky, Free Trade, Anti-Fascist, Democratic, Monarchist, Totalitarian, and Theocratic.

I don't like encouraging graveyards or puppet dumps, so I don't think I'll create those tags (though other mods will also be looking through this thread). I also don't understand how a a region could travel. What does 'Traveler' mean as a tag?

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:45 pm
by Herrebrugh
SalusaSecondus wrote:Created: Regional Government, Surreal, Snarky, Free Trade, Anti-Fascist, Democratic, Monarchist, Totalitarian, and Theocratic.

I don't like encouraging graveyards or puppet dumps, so I don't think I'll create those tags (though other mods will also be looking through this thread). I also don't understand how a a region could travel. What does 'Traveler' mean as a tag?


Yay! Thank you allmighty Secondus. Let the power of Barry be with you.