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I don't see a problem with changing it if the other BW mod and lots of other members agree with how the other option ([B&W2] or whatever if you wanna be correct) just looks better and more convenient.
It doesn't even matter in the end when or how it was decided, the point is imo that Kaori feels like she was partially left out of the decision and this is not the first time she feels like she has almost no input on what happens in the BW section, while being a mod there. |
The point is, b/w2 just looks untidy, despite the fact that people know what it is. Thus, adding what I suggested being [B&W2] is more readable, and less confusing when you're flicking through new posts or the B&W forum. Since the less numbers and symbols you have in a prefix, the better. Who cares what everyone else is doing, if the members prefer [B&W2], then do it.
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Maybe make a poll in the B/W section to see which one wins out? Then the opinions of the B/W regulars that aren't also CQF regulars could be gauged and whichever one wins, wins.
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Well I agree with the poll I guess, would it be possible to like transfer this and add a poll to it then, so that members can read what was previously suggested and the arguments and all that or idk how it works lol.
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[B2/W2] isn't that appealing of a prefix imho; I'd much more prefer Abnegation's [B&W2] alternative. The combination of those double 2's and the slash make it a little rough on my eyes.
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I think it should be a sub forum so people who just want to talk about B/W 1 can talk about them without going though pages of B2/W2 threads
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My biggest issue with a B&W2 prefix is that it may confuse people on what to Google to get info about the games, as there is already a game out there by another studio called Black & White 2: http://lionhead.com/Games/BW2/Default.aspx
That and I actually think B&W2 is a hideous and grossly inaccurate prefix that makes me think of the game I mentioned above, not of any Pokemon games. |
I personally prefer B2&W2 (or B2/W2 for consistency) because it's the actual name of the games and it's much easier to tell apart from B/W than B/W2 at a single glance.
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I like B2/W2 better. ;w;
If I am scrolling by fast like I usually am, B/W2 looks just like B/W... and it creates the idea that the title for the "game" is Black & White 2... B2/W2 specifies it's two separate games, and they both have 2 at the end... |
Pretty sure this has been said before, but prefixes shouldn't be made to look appealing and/or tidy. The prefix should be simple and something anyone can recognize quickly, therefore i'm for [B2/W2] or [B2&W2]. Although, [B&W2] is convenient, the first two work just as well, and it helps with consistency.
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So when the games release, and people want to make a thread taking about one certain version, will there be split prefixes? [B2] [W2]?
Or will people just have to slosh through threads, and hope that one of them covers the version they're wanting? If that's a thing.. then, it kinda makes sense to have the prefix as [B2&W2] (or / ), until that point. Just sayin'. I still think that B&W2 looks the best, but really, it's a prefix and it doesn't need to be a huge deal. No one's going to march off and leave PC if they dislike the way a thread prefix looks. |
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Doubt anybody will be making a thread on just one version unless they majorly differ, since for Black and White and other gaming forums at the release, they've made a thread to cover both. For example, Opelucid City (they are designed differently and have different music, so purely aesthetic), Black City/White Forest (the major difference? one = you could battle trainers, other = you could catch Pokemon, same concept but different results), etc. Besides if they're -too- different, then another forum will probably be made rather than actually just having prefixes. Black and White was meant to be the game with the major differences anyway, and considering they didn't have that many, I think it's safe to say that a thread covering the specific version difference instead of the specific version would lead to a lot more discussion. And really, unless Black 2 has a completely different storyline to White 2, then I doubt there's much that could differ enough to need that. |
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But, are we seriously concerned about our Google listing at this point? :P |
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Furthermore, searching "Black and White 2" has no relevance to this prefix, since we're not changing it to that. So to finish my point, no, google stats aren't going to matter in choosing a prefix. Because if I search [b/w2] I get a result for Chinese Wholesale. So that whole google result issue is nonsensical. |
Whoa...so much discussion over a prefix... :<
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Didn't know about the "LG/FR" notation being the official abbreviations for FireRed and LeafGreen... Weird; nearly every FR/LG media I've seen has positioned "FireRed/FR" in front of "LeafGreen/LG" in notation. :x Additionally, I know that Diamond/Pearl/Platinum are usually abbreviated as DPPt, but I've seen some places like the Pokemon TCG opting for DPt instead, omitting the second "P". (IIRC, DPPt is just as official as DPt, so that doesn't really make a difference...) Aesthetically (which really shouldn't come into play IMO, but is a factor nonetheless), I feel that B2/W2 looks more straightforward and more "symmetrical" than B/W2. I don't think the ampersand should be used, or else it will look inconsistent with the other subforums' prefixes. |
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The Japanese site uses it as the official abbreviation in their URL. The US just has "pokemon-black-version-2-and-pokemon-white-version-2", although you can tell they're being official, with the version and "pokemon" next to both. Edit: Fun fact, if you search "b2w2 Pokemon", PC is the first-second result. We don't show up on bw2 at all. If we switch it then most likely we'd lose that ranking for b2w2, the official acronym...for aesthetics. |
I'm going to close this. Toujours pretty much summed it all up, especially with linking to the official site that uses the acronyms that we're using now for the prefix. This thread is going to follow the same suit that it's been in since it's been opened - senseless debating.
The prefix isn't going to be getting changed, sorry. |
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