"New Comic" Format
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"New Comic" Format
Hello, Forumites. Just a little announcement. I've noticed that when I post a new comic and you forumers post a new comic thread, the thread's title vary widely depending on who's writing it at what time. So, in the spirit of consistency, I've decided to post a guideline that I would ask be followed for those of you who start a "new comic" thread. This is the format I would like you all to try and follow when posting:
"Comic for [Month] [day], [year]"
For example:
Subject: Comic for September 24th, 2008
This might seem like a trivial matter, but it really helps me when browsing through older comic threads to find what I'm looking for, and I'm sure it will help some of you out in the long run. However, this isn't mandatory, so don't worry a whole lot about it if you don't remember or get it wrong. Thank you for reading this, and happy posting.
Edit: I hope this isn't too hard to remember. I don't want to cause people undue difficulties. If you feel this is unfair, please tell me and I'll take back this announcement.
"Comic for [Month] [day], [year]"
For example:
Subject: Comic for September 24th, 2008
This might seem like a trivial matter, but it really helps me when browsing through older comic threads to find what I'm looking for, and I'm sure it will help some of you out in the long run. However, this isn't mandatory, so don't worry a whole lot about it if you don't remember or get it wrong. Thank you for reading this, and happy posting.
Edit: I hope this isn't too hard to remember. I don't want to cause people undue difficulties. If you feel this is unfair, please tell me and I'll take back this announcement.
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Well, I'm never first to get a comic thread up, but I'll keep it in mind XP
Heck, now I've simplified it all. Here's my deviant art, you can find all my writings here ^^
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I find this horribly unfair and demeaning. If I want to spell the title in all non-standard characters, that's my prerogative; your oppression of my culture has gone on long-
Yeah, I'm obviously just kidding. ∑:∂≤ I think a standardized format is completely reasonable and convenient. I mean, I'm never first, so it's kinda a moot point for me, but I like the idea.
Yeah, I'm obviously just kidding. ∑:∂≤ I think a standardized format is completely reasonable and convenient. I mean, I'm never first, so it's kinda a moot point for me, but I like the idea.
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I do like the idea of a standard for the title - I have seen a couple other comics do this, and it is really useful.
Personally, I think a "Comic: YYYYMMDD - Title text" would make more sense, - its a simple standard, and the YYYYMMDD string is easily copied from the URL of the current comic.
It makes it easily searchable, as you can just search for that 'datestamp', and not worry about extra spaces, if a comma was missed, or if someone used Aug. instead of August, or 09 vs 9 for the day.
It may take a little getting used to at first, for some people, however I have seen it in use quite a lot in the webcomic world - Most date-based comics use this format, as it shows up properly on your computer when you sort by name.
-RobbieThe1st
Personally, I think a "Comic: YYYYMMDD - Title text" would make more sense, - its a simple standard, and the YYYYMMDD string is easily copied from the URL of the current comic.
It makes it easily searchable, as you can just search for that 'datestamp', and not worry about extra spaces, if a comma was missed, or if someone used Aug. instead of August, or 09 vs 9 for the day.
It may take a little getting used to at first, for some people, however I have seen it in use quite a lot in the webcomic world - Most date-based comics use this format, as it shows up properly on your computer when you sort by name.
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