What's the accepted usage? Is there a problem with dropping the tag into threads where you mention a specific game, or is it a ffa?
I don't have a horse in this race, I just want to know if there is a tacit agreement or disagreement or anything like that.
Steam tag Etiquette
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LawBeefaroni
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
It's either on or off. No selectively dropping it.
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"...To guard, protect, and maintain his liberty, the freedman should have the ballot; that the liberties of the American people were dependent upon the Ballot-box, the Jury-box, and the Cartridge-box, that without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country." - Frederick Douglass
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
I meant is it ok for me to use it liberally or is there some sort of agreed upon usage that I may have missed?
My thought is only that it can add to the download size of a thread pretty quickly if it's used in bulk and that has annoyed people in the past.
My thought is only that it can add to the download size of a thread pretty quickly if it's used in bulk and that has annoyed people in the past.
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
Are you talking about the Steam logo that goes underneath your avatar, or just some link that you put into a post?
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
It seems when you put a steam link with no tags, the board software generates an image with the price and game art and such. At least that's how I assumed it worked.ImLawBoy wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2017 5:40 pm Are you talking about the Steam logo that goes underneath your avatar, or just some link that you put into a post?
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
like this
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
Oh. I thought you meant the steam user profile. Never knew about that thing.
I don't see a problem posting it, bandwidth use is minimal (by today's standards).
Like any image, when it adds to a post/thread have at it. But it would get annoying at every mention of a game.
I don't see a problem posting it, bandwidth use is minimal (by today's standards).
Like any image, when it adds to a post/thread have at it. But it would get annoying at every mention of a game.
" Hey OP, listen to my advice alright." -Tha General
"“I like taking the guns early...to go to court would have taken a long time. So you could do exactly what you’re saying, but take the guns first, go through due process second.” -President Donald Trump.
"...To guard, protect, and maintain his liberty, the freedman should have the ballot; that the liberties of the American people were dependent upon the Ballot-box, the Jury-box, and the Cartridge-box, that without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country." - Frederick Douglass
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"“I like taking the guns early...to go to court would have taken a long time. So you could do exactly what you’re saying, but take the guns first, go through due process second.” -President Donald Trump.
"...To guard, protect, and maintain his liberty, the freedman should have the ballot; that the liberties of the American people were dependent upon the Ballot-box, the Jury-box, and the Cartridge-box, that without these no class of people could live and flourish in this country." - Frederick Douglass
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
I can't imagine it being used in a list of games or a casual mention, but if someone is talking about a specific game, I don't see it as being any different than someone linking to that games page the old fashioned way. For those who care, it's a convenience. For those that don't, it's easily ignored.
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
Just ask SmooveB if it's affecting him. Everyone else is in the 21st century
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
It's a solid 10 seconds before the image referral shows up for me.
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Re: Steam tag Etiquette
Ok. The scenario was mentioning a game I was playing that was not necessarily familiar to most people, so I posted a link, but then I remembered the feature added by the new board software.LawBeefaroni wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:36 am Oh. I thought you meant the steam user profile. Never knew about that thing.
I don't see a problem posting it, bandwidth use is minimal (by today's standards).
Like any image, when it adds to a post/thread have at it. But it would get annoying at every mention of a game.
I'll use where I think appropriate and keep it to a minimum otherwise, to save poor Smoove from the constant reminder that NJ is a 3rd world country.