Read This – Rumor Mill Prefixes - A Guide

[Arcadic]

As you may have noticed in other sub-forums, we now have the option to tag threads with a prefix. The rumor mill staff believes this is the perfect way to visually separate speculation and rumors proper from the main forum page.

Threads posted in the rumor mill proper will now use prefix's. Prefix's are color coded per set/block/product. All rumor threads can have the proper prefix attached when creating or editing a thread. Prefix's must be made by the admin staff before they can be used in the rumor mill. Users are highly encouraged to select the proper tag for the thread if there is one. Users may not remove a tag that has been added to properly label a thread.

How does this effect speculation threads? In short, it wont. Speculation threads are still encouraged to use the proper 3 letter tag for the product they are posting about, the difference is that no prefix's will be added to the speculation sub or the new card discussion sub-forum. The end result will make new, properly tagged rumor threads stick out from speculation tags without adding a redundant [SPEC] tag or anything similar.

Prefix's are also searchable. Want to remember what you said about a card? You can now search for the proper prefix and find the thread you are looking for with much more ease. At this time however, we do not plan on retroactively applying tags to all threads in the rumor mill.

A quick guide to properly tagging threads :
[RTR] is for any rumor that pertains to the set of Return to Ravnica. This includes the number crunch, official WOTC spoilers, possible leaked cards and other info that relates to the set.
[FTV] is for all From the Vault product threads. We tend to isolate FTV product discussion to 1 thread per product.
[Promo] is designated for all new promos coming our way. This includes FNM, judge, Comic book, Gateway and Gameday promos, and any i may have missed. Pre-release and release promos should be tagged with the set they are for.
[Judge] is for all rumors pertaining to changes in the rules, changes in the judge program and similar. Judge promos should be tagged with the promo tag.
[COMM] is reserved for discussion about any standalone commander products. This currently includes the Commander precon decks from last summer and the new Commander's Arsenal.
[DvD] is for all Duel Deck products. Please be sure to properly title the thread with the product's name. As with FTV products, Duel deck discussion is usually limited to 1 rumor thread.
[PCH] is for discussion of any new planechase products. Promo planes should be tagged with the [Promo] tag.
[ARCH] likewise is for discussion of any new Archenemy products. Promo schemes should be tagged with the [Promo] tag.
[DOTP] is reserved for rumors pertaining to the Duels of the Planeswalkers digital video game product.
[MTGO] is for any rumors that pertain ONLY to the MTGO product.
[???] is a placeholder tag. This should only be used if the info does not have a proper tag created yet, (IE: Info on the 3rd set of a block before the name is officially revealed) or if it doesn't apply to any tags. This tag is always temporary until an official tag can be applied or made.

If you have any suggestions or improvements on the tags we have already implemented or would like to suggest a new tag we may have overlooked, please post here. Also, please report any problems you have with adding or viewing them here as well.

[Nis]

The gold color for the RTR tag is a little difficult to read on the default skin.

[Glimyrpost]

This is awesome, and in short:
if its colorful, its official?

[teddy_bear_x]

Too much color u.u

It's weird at first :P

[AEIOUsometimesY]

I like the idea, but would change a few things:

1.) The color -- seems unnecessary...what happens after a few sets are released? Will the same color be used for all expansions? I think it's fine to keep it all the same bolded color.
2.) I think many users were clamoring for a [SPEC] tag (for "speculation"), which I think would be more useful than some of these other tags. Too often people see a topic from the main forum and click on it, only to be disappointed that it was actually baseless speculation.

But anyways, this is a good first step!

[bLatch]

Originally Posted by Nis

The gold color for the RTR tag is a little difficult to read on the default skin.

agreed.

[urzassedatives]

This is a good idea.
I think the way the M13 tag looks is great, why can't all the tags just be the same color? As others have said, the RTR one is a little aggressive on the eyes.

Also, shouldn't Gatecrash have one?

[guacamole]

Can we get it to say "prefixes"? Because the apostrophe error will drive some of us nuts.

[Bristol]

The different colors greatly diminish readability. Make them all the same.

[Yomako]

Maybe a Bold Red Prefix [Fake] for false rumors?

[Arcadic]

Originally Posted by Nis

The gold color for the RTR tag is a little difficult to read on the default skin.

Noted, i was thinking the same thing today.

Originally Posted by Glimyrpost

This is awesome, and in short:
if its colorful, its official?

Exactly. The color is the tool far more than the tag.

Originally Posted by AEIOUsometimesY

I like the idea, but would change a few things:

1.) The color -- seems unnecessary...what happens after a few sets are released? Will the same color be used for all expansions? I think it's fine to keep it all the same bolded color.
2.) I think many users were clamoring for a [SPEC] tag (for "speculation"), which I think would be more useful than some of these other tags. Too often people see a topic from the main forum and click on it, only to be disappointed that it was actually baseless speculation.

But anyways, this is a good first step!

1. The goal of the color will be to keep similar sets labeled the same. It will change as well between expansions or blocks. That's one aspect we had not 100% discussed before implementation.
2. The goal of this tag is to make any speculation tag obsolete. Since tags will only be used within the rumor mill proper and are open to any poster adding them when creating a thread, we can better distinguish between what is speculation and what is a rumor without adding a redundant [Spec] tag to all posts within the speculation subforum.

Originally Posted by urzassedatives

This is a good idea.
I think the way the M13 tag looks is great, why can't all the tags just be the same color? As others have said, the RTR one is a little aggressive on the eyes.

Also, shouldn't Gatecrash have one?

The idea was to have them be colored to best differentiate between official tags and speculation tags and to seperate them further between products at a glance.

Gatecrash should have one, but we are wanting some input on that one. Should we implement the same color for a block, or change it with the set?

I'm going to see if we can't find a better gold color for RTR in the meantime.

[Shadow of Zo]

Really dislike the color. It's to much early in the morning :P

[Wretchedest]

Is gatecrash left out for lack of prefix?

[nerf]

The colored tags while a good idea in theory arent' working out for me at all. I use the dark skin for ease of reading while on the boards, and the promo and m13 tags are all but invisible. I have a feeling that no matter which skin you use some colors will just plain not show up. Points for effort though- when I first opened the rumor mill today I got all excited about the colored tags, but then was quickly aggravated when I realized that some of them were "invisible".

[-GuRu-]

love the prefixes, hate the colors.