Tag Explanations
What are the tags available, and what are they for? This might be a question for some people, so I thought i'd make a post elaborating on this.
On the CU Board, tags are to help describe the thread and also make it more easy to filter through threads of a specific type. Are you curious to know what's happened in Room 303? Maybe you want to know what threads Blythe has taken part in? With the thread tags, it's much easier to filter through and search for what you're looking for. On the OOC board it features the same purpose with a slight difference - instead of making it more easy to navigate through roleplay threads, it helps people search through important discussions, silly questions, or just entertaining conversations people have had on the OOC board.
Here's a sort of explanation for each tag. For the main CU board where roleplaying takes place, it'll probably be fairly simple.
Chaos Unraveled: Main Board Tags
Character Tags Examples:Alessa, Alice, Blythe, Balam, Banru, Carrion, Dante, Dr. Cox, Eileen, Emerald, Flauros, Frank, Glitch, Henry, Ichimaru, Jazz, Kain, Kamina, L, Light, Lina, Lucifer, Metatron, Midvalley, Mitchell, Morana, Nix, Rion, River, Sal, Schrodinger, Shinji, Souji, Strix, Una, Vincent, Walter, Will Character tags are the names of the characters involved in a thread. It doesn't matter how many characters are in the thread - every single one should be mentioned in the tag post, even if it's only a brief moment.
Rating Tags Examples:Rating: G, Rating: PG, Rating: PG-13, Rating: R Rating tags are so people can have a better idea of what kind of content is in the post. To know the rating system of the game, check out this post.
Setting Tags Examples:Setting: "Old West" Style Bar, Setting: Area Around Asgard, Setting: Area Around Niflheim, Setting: Armory Within Niflheim, Setting: Asgard, Setting: Asgard Training Grounds, Setting: Ballroom Within Asgard, Setting: Bloodmire, Setting: Emptiness, Setting: Garden Maze, Setting: Library in Niflheim, Setting: Niflheim, Setting: Room 101 Within Asgard... The many setting tags are so that people can see what's happened in these specific places. All places significantly mentioned/interacted within during a thread should be tagged. Also, something that takes place in any major locations that have specific, meaningful locations within themselves should have both tags. As an example, if Alice was meeting Will in Room 303 in Asgard, the player should mark it: Setting: Asgard, as well as Setting: Room 303 within Asgard.
Special Tags For The Main Board Finished Thread is a tag to be used on any thread that is finished. Without using this, the mod will assume it isn't done - which might mean that she will perceive you to be breaking the rules if you get into one too many threads after that one! Uh-oh! NPC Intrustion is a tag to place on a thread where an NPC has come to take law-enforcing action on another character. Often this will be seen either on a thread where characters plotted for an NPC to come in and cause trouble, or an NPC simply barged in because he could. NPCs can do this even in threads that aren't open, as a warning! Sample Post is a tag that bookmarks an example post for people to use for help. Smut Warning is a tag that should be used in any thread that features sexual content Trials is a tag that will be used for every trial-related thread on the main board.
OOC Board Tags
Mod Tags These are tags that only the mod will probably be using, but explanations are here to help people understand their usage. Announcement from Mod is a tag for every time the mod...well, makes an announcement that might be important to all players. Character Removal is a tag that's used whenever the mod announces that a character has been removed from the game. Contact Information Update is a tag for whenever a change in the Contact Information has been made. Malfunction Day Announcement is a tag that will show up whenever the mod is announcing an upcoming malfunction day, or giving out extra information/decisions about them. Malfunction Day Update is a tag that shows up whenever the Malfunction Day list has been updated. New Characters is a tag the mod will use when posting about new and upcoming characters, what rooms they'll be assigned, and when they'll be able to start interacting. Places of Interest Update is a tag the mod will use whenever there's a PoI update. Quick Add List Update is a tag you'll see whenever the Quick Add List is updated. Rule Update is for when the rules are updated. Timeline Update is for when the Chronology of Events has been updated. Willingness Update is for when a player has added an update to the Willingness thread.
Fun Tags! Creativity is a tag to use on a post that contains artwork, fanfiction, or anything you'd like to share that's related to CU, the characters involved, or the players that you just plain feel like sharing! Journal Design Help is a tag to use when you want to share a site that offers extra design options for character journals, neat icons you've seen that people might be able to use, or html codes that might be handy. Anything that people might want to use in their journals!
Player-Related Tags! Hiatus is a tag to use for any post about going into, or coming out of, a hiatus. Have to leave to go somewhere? Use this! Are you back? Use this again! Members Only is a tag to use for any members-only discussions. Player Talk is a tag to use whenever you want to talk more about the players or yourself. Question is a tag to use whenever your post is about some kind of confusion, uncertainty, or request to the mod.
Plot or Character-Related Tags! Character Information is a tag to use when you're making a post about certain in-depth pieces of information about the character you write that you want to share. Think there's something about him or her that might require an explanation? Post and use this! Important Discussions is a tag to use whenever a thread occurs where a decision is made that may impact the game or its players in some way. These are "recommended reads", in a way. Plot Request is a tag for whenever you want to ask, or plot, about something with other people on the OOC board. Whether it's "Does anyone want to plot with ?" or "I want to discuss the possibilities of ." Rooming Situations is a tag to think about using when your conversation is somehow based on or related to the rooms within Niflheim or Asgard. Is your character trying to find a new room for their own? Want to discuss and giggle over certain rooms? That's what this tag is for!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here! Suggestions/alterations/removals should be made here though.