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New Categories Feature
I've just added a new feature to the series section, called "Categories". It is a sort of tagging feature for series. It's fresh off the assembly like, so if you have problems with it, please report it here.
For anyone curious as to how it works, anyone can add a tag to the database. You can view the tag database by clicking on "Categories" on the menu to the right of this post. You can also search by tag (as well as genre and other things at the same time) by using the advanced search page. You can also vote specific tags up and down on a per-series basis.
I know this will seem a little crazy initially, but hopefully we can get a good tag database going and retain some consistency along the way. If you would like a tag renamed or combined with some other tag, please let us know by change request, and we'll take care of those issues.
Thanks!
For anyone curious as to how it works, anyone can add a tag to the database. You can view the tag database by clicking on "Categories" on the menu to the right of this post. You can also search by tag (as well as genre and other things at the same time) by using the advanced search page. You can also vote specific tags up and down on a per-series basis.
I know this will seem a little crazy initially, but hopefully we can get a good tag database going and retain some consistency along the way. If you would like a tag renamed or combined with some other tag, please let us know by change request, and we'll take care of those issues.
Thanks!
Posted by Manick on
February 19th 5:49pm
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» vietangelix on February 19th, 2010, 8:03pm
Nice, It'll help with looking for manga of the same type.
» lily_kitty15 on February 19th, 2010, 9:22pm
glad to know my idea was worth it
now finally will get to find the titles that i look for very easily
thank you
now finally will get to find the titles that i look for very easily
thank you
» animefan22 on February 19th, 2010, 10:01pm
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» chibilin on February 19th, 2010, 10:23pm
Yay! This is great and will be a big help in searching for manga with specific features. Thank you! It will be interesting to see how the tags develop over time. I like the voting feature.
» jackblack901 on February 19th, 2010, 11:12pm
It's really a big help though it will take a while before complete consider the huge numbers of manga we have.
» oriana3k on February 19th, 2010, 11:54pm
OH. This is awesome. I LOVE tagging things! *dork*
» DarkBDBB on February 20th, 2010, 7:16am
I don't understand the "(Green = you agree, Red = you disagree)" thing...
I don't see any change after voting a category...
Anyway, really good feature.
Bye.
I don't see any change after voting a category...
Anyway, really good feature.
Bye.
» Dubby on February 20th, 2010, 10:23am
This is a great feature! I love it! It's already been of so much use.
» JohnHomos on February 20th, 2010, 1:00pm
Great feature, hope it won't be misused
Loved the "Epicness" tag (and I agree with all its titles, until now)
Two suggestions:
1. A description of (some) tags would be useful
2. Display how many agrees or disagree with a specific tag (perhaps in addition to size change).
Loved the "Epicness" tag (and I agree with all its titles, until now)
Two suggestions:
1. A description of (some) tags would be useful
2. Display how many agrees or disagree with a specific tag (perhaps in addition to size change).
» Aelynah on February 20th, 2010, 2:32pm
It's such a great idea! It's is gonna be so much easier to search for manga.
Thank you!!!
Thank you!!!
» marine_maiden on February 20th, 2010, 4:42pm
It is fun to vote. XDD
O_o The categories already has 15 pages? LOL
O_o The categories already has 15 pages? LOL
» b1ue_wishes on February 22nd, 2010, 3:37pm
Some ppl are naming tags the alternative title of a series, while some use very similar words of certain genres. Things that are already covered in other sections of a series page should NOT be used as a tag. Otherwise those useless tags will unnecessarily overfill the database which makes it hard for users who're looking through the tag dictionary.
I've noticed that the tag section have been changed to 'paragraph style' rather than one per line. I think you should do the same for the tag dictionary to make it more efficient.
I've noticed that the tag section have been changed to 'paragraph style' rather than one per line. I think you should do the same for the tag dictionary to make it more efficient.
» Manick on February 23rd, 2010, 6:20pm
This is to be expected with a new system. I'll work on making a system to clean them up a little later...
Also, I don't understand your second question/statement...
Also, I don't understand your second question/statement...
» marine_maiden on February 25th, 2010, 1:44am
S/he is saying that you should just put display the tag category like "tag1 tag2 tag3" (just like the one in manga page) instead of listing them as what you do now. It's a good idea, put an option to browse the tag by list/bulk. Browsing through 15 pages of tags - which is increasing all the time - are tiring. >_>
» asrodeia on March 16th, 2010, 5:50am
This is such a good idea! I love it! I have a suggestion.
with the sheer number of categories, I realize this may not be a very practical suggestion, but I was thinking it would be good to provide descriptions to the categories. I sometimes see a category, but with no idea what it means, or the context it is meant in, it can be misunderstood or ignored, even if it is very apt. Also, within those descriptions, if a list of synonyms was included, it might cut down on the number of duplicates.
For Example:
Category: Police
Synonyms: (Policeman, Policewoman, Law Officials, Cops, Criminal Investigators, Public Safety Officers)
Description: Main characters are police, or police play an important role in the story.
with the sheer number of categories, I realize this may not be a very practical suggestion, but I was thinking it would be good to provide descriptions to the categories. I sometimes see a category, but with no idea what it means, or the context it is meant in, it can be misunderstood or ignored, even if it is very apt. Also, within those descriptions, if a list of synonyms was included, it might cut down on the number of duplicates.
For Example:
Category: Police
Synonyms: (Policeman, Policewoman, Law Officials, Cops, Criminal Investigators, Public Safety Officers)
Description: Main characters are police, or police play an important role in the story.
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