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r/DestinyTheGame•
D0cR3d

We don't need no stinkin' tags. Liberation from those [Tags] is now complete!

MegaThread

Ok, what the hell is all this nonsense about??

Please Note: If you would like to test to make sure you know how it works, please go to /r/D0cR3d where testing is still live there. Any Testing Posts in r/DestinyTheGame will be removed.

Hey Guys and Gals!

It's been a while since #TagGate2015. We heard all of your feedback, and have been painstakingly working on a new and improved system for assigning flair to your posts. Why are we working so hard on this, you may ask? Because with flair we can have filters! And with filters, everyone can see what they want to see, or not see what they don't want to see!

After spending hours and hours brainstorming new ideas, thinking of all possible ways you guys could break it, and trying to find the most user friendly way to accomplish adding new flairs without losing the thumbnails or filtering capability, u/Spedwards has built a wonderful new robot overlord for our sub to try!

Here's the rundown on how it works:

  • STEP 1: Make your post. Do NOT include a [Tag] in the title.

  • STEP 2a: Find the flair button to assign the appropriate flair to your post.

  • STEP 2b: If you are on mobile or otherwise can't find the flair button, you can make a top-level comment/reply to your own post, with your flair choice, OR included the tag in the body of your post. You may use brackets [], OR parentheses and tag exactly as they appear here: [Discussion], [Question], [Guide], [SGA], [Lore], [Media], [Suggestion], [Misc], [News]. Note: Not all mobile users will have to use this option. This is ONLY for those Mobile Apps which do NOT support the Flair Button Options.

  • STEP 3: ???

  • STEP 4: Profit! Wait a minute or two and find your post in /new!

If you forget to tag your post, then we will send you a friendly reminder with instructions on how to post. That's it! That's all you have to do! No more mandatory Tags in the title, no more reddit timer!

Note: Only the OP of that post can use the comment method to assign flair. Anyone else who tries to assign flair to another users post will be ignored by the bot. You only need to choose ONE option for tagging your post, whether that is a tag in the body of your post, a comment reply, OR the flair button.

^/u/D0cR3d ^out

Posted May 5, 2015, 2:14 AM UTC · edited

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raeiou•

Question, is there a way to filter out specific flairs?

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D0cR3dOP•

Yupp! In the search bar at the top right, type NOT flair:(media)

That show you everything EXCEPT media. Make sure NOT is capitalized.

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eem5•

thanks for this!

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D0cR3dOP•

Very welcome. Glad everyone has been so positive and welcoming of this change!

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kfix•

lol. I for one love it (as a reader, never made a post in my life).

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mgs4manjThorn PvP Extraordinaire•

Just a reminder, this remains outdated.

http://i.imgur.com/PfK9sGs.png

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FrattingtonBear•

I for one hate the tag system. It's a pain in mobile. With all do respect the mods here are much more "nazi" about rules and formats than any other subreddit I belong to. In particular r/NBA doesn't require these tags at all and it works perfectly.

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D0cR3dOP•

r/NBA's flair is assigned by the moderators, and doesn't rely on their users to assign flair at all. They also get WAY less posts than we do, so it is more manageable for them to do that, with the extra mods they have.

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MisterWoodhouseMOD•

THE POWER, I CAN FEEEEEL IT!

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RlightMOD•

MRW I thought everyone would hate this change, and instead everybody loves it:

http://i.imgur.com/97Xyck9.gifv

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hersheesquirtz•

Great changes but, for mobile is it ok if we ignore this whole shpeel and post the old fashioned way?

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D0cR3dOP•

For mobile users you can post by including the flair choice you want by including the [tag] in the body of your post OR in a reply comment to your own post, OR by clicking the flair button if your app supports it. If your app doesn't support it, it is recommended to contact the app developer and lean on them to get flair selection added, which is a default feature of Reddit.

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LaBigBroInsert witty text here•

What reddit app for android supports flair? Serious question.

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D0cR3dOP•

I'm going to page u/MisterWoodhouse here as I know he's done extensive testing. IIRC the best one was Reddit Is Fun.

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LaBigBroInsert witty text here•

Thanks for the prompt response. Y'all are doing a great job moderating this sub.

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longjohncandy•

Another mobile user here, but on iOS. I currently use Alien Blue, will that allow me to add flair? I know this isn't really a forum for Reddit apps...just trying to keep the sub clean and tidy

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MisterWoodhouse•

I was paged. Reddit Is Fun is the only native app we've discovered which supports Step 2, so most app users will have to do Step 2A. As a result of my extensive app testing, however, I've been reaching out to developers about their lack of explicit flair support and directly them to resources about the flair API method, so hopefully we'll see more explicit flair support in the coming weeks and months.

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IamManuelLaBor•

How do I put flair in a post with reddit is fun? The only 3 text input slots are title/body/subreddit.

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Sporeking97Will work for Red Death•

Why do we need this? Not complaining, clearly a lot of work has been put into this, but why do we even need tags? I think that titles should clearly state what the post will be about, and all click bait titles should be deleted. That way people can just read and filter it themselves rather than complicate the posting process. Just my two cents, but what do I know, I'm just some prick cooking steak and browsing reddit.

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marm0lade•

Why do we need this?

Because I can't read anymore suggestions about how to fix auto rifles from whiners that want to go back to the days where SUROS was the only gun used in the crucible.

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Clarkey7163•

Tags were originally used to assign flair, which is what the filters use to filter the content of the Sub. If you see the sidebar, you can spot the many filters we have, which allow you to quickly find posts that you are interested in. If every title stated exactly what was inside, then the sense of community would drop immensely.

Hopefully this addresses some of your problems

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the-letter-aThe Mythoclast [XBL]•

I'm sure you guys are getting a fair amount of grief for changing the system again.

Personally, I'd like to thank you all for listening and adapting to the community. Thanks for working so hard - voluntarily - to make this sub better every day!

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D0cR3dOP•

Thank you for your kind words, and thank ALL OF YOU for contributing to make this such a great sub, that feels like family. This is all being done due to feedback from you guys our subscribers. Please continue to let us know any feedback you have, good AND bad.

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venerialduke•

I like this quite a bit, and thanks for putting this together.

I had one question/request: Can we add a flair for Data Analysis? Every so often someone makes a post about RNG tables, surveys, API data, etc., and it would be cool if these weren't relegated to "Misc". Not a big deal though either way, obviously.

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D0cR3dOP•

Hmm, that's a good idea. With the flairs now we have more freedom in adding other ones. I'll bring it up with the other mods.

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exxtrooper•

I still don't understand how this works, after you post you're supposed to go to a flair menu? But it's already been posted? I liked the old system this just seems more complicated.

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Clarkey7163•

Seriously guys, its amazing :D

Say hello to the sub of old, combined with the lovely thumbs, all thanks to u/D0cR3d <3

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JBurd67•

The front page looks so clean now!

u/D0cR3d, you da real MVP

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D0cR3dOP•

I feel so honored! Thanks, it's been a LOT of hard work, and we are all really glad it has paid off.

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FlightlessBird44•

I see you left out rule #3. I also like to live dangerously.

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D0cR3dOP•

#fixed

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FlightlessBird44•

Thank you, oh reader mine

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SavageSavickis•

Insert comment praising the mods, secretly just wants internet money P.S love the new addition mods

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GamerDad14•

Thanks for listening mods! Feels like Christmas!

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PracticallyPetunias•

Freedom at last!

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k0hum•

So what's the point of this flair thing? Can we search on it?

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D0cR3dOP•

Yes, with the flairs it allows searching and filtering. You can select one of the flairs in the sidebar to filter just that flair.

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[deleted]•

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arseniclips•

Thanks!

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Lmjones1uj•

I still can't post on new threads :-(

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D0cR3dOP•

I don't see you making any post since the flair system has been released. Do you have a link to your thread that didn't work? You can also test in r/d0cr3d which functions exactly like this main sub.

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Jays_titanfall•

i LOVE the new flair system , more clean tittles ftw !

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themixar•

Which iPhone apps support the flair system? Does alien blue, reddits official app support the flair system?

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KillerKodiak69•

Wait a minute or two and find your post in /new!

D0cS3uss?

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