So like... Crabs has brought to my attention some things...

[Guest JoshIcy]

He has told me and the other CC Mods, that Written Cards now has people posting a card without an image; instead of cards in a written format.

 

Would any veteran of this section like to discuss this before I do my magic?

[CCharlie999]

Yea I did that a couple of times. Sorry I just figured that I could show that considering that I don't really write the cards out. I just kinda write em on the program here and then save em without a pic. Then I finish em later...so it's what I consider to be my "Written Cards".

 

Sides, does it offend anyone that I put them on here?

[Bringerofcake]

It's not offending anyone, it's (imho) incredibly annoying and pointless. It makes it harder for everyone to edit, and it sometimes leads to attachments...*shudders*

[-Griffin]

Agreeing with BringerofCake here, it's rather annoying. The worst part is, I visit the Written Cards section because large amounts of images crash my entire computer. It's why I browse YCM with avatars and signatures disabled. Of course, I'm not going to ask that things be changed just for me, but it's worth considering that some people might choose to go into an image-less section for a good reason, and these 'picture-less cards' counter-act the decision to view here instead of another section, I know at least one of veteran has a similar situation.

 

On top of that, the section acts differently due to a lack of pictures, the only things rated are the balance of the card, the OCG, ect, much less often just ratings to the card as a whole. This means that improvements can always be done just by copy-pasting the text and editing parts of it until it meets your suggestions, rather than writing it out again as you would have to do in an image.

 

Although this next point isn't a strong reason for action, I've also noticed a trend that people posting images are usually the newer members. When I find myself looking at a wall of images, small enough that my computer hasn't crashed, it tends to need a large amount of help in both OCG and Balance, sometimes even basic spelling. It's annoying when I have to ask them to provide their cards in a text format, instead of what they consider written, just so that I can help them.

 

I could go on to pick at the tiniest details and irrelevant reasons of why I prefer Written Cards, such as their ease of saving a collection of them, just pasting them into a notepad file rather than saving each image, or other such things, but I think my general reasons have been made as clear as I am able to.

 

I'd love to see some action taken in this section against these threads. Be it in the form of a section title/subtitle change to make things clearer, a new rule added, or a sub-section so that people know what they're looking for. Any option that's taken, I expect that this is where I'll be staying for as long as I'm making cards, even if I'm able to make good images myself now, that's not what I want in card design. I just wish the best for this section.

[.Leo]

Agreeing with BringerofCake here' date=' it's rather annoying. The worst part is, I visit the Written Cards section because large amounts of images crash my entire computer. It's why I browse YCM with avatars and signatures disabled. Of course, I'm not going to ask that things be changed just for me, but it's worth considering that some people might choose to go into an image-less section for a good reason, and these 'picture-less cards' counter-act the decision to view here instead of another section, I know at least one of veteran has a similar situation.

 

On top of that, the section acts differently due to a lack of pictures, the only things rated are the balance of the card, the OCG, ect, much less often just ratings to the card as a whole. This means that improvements can always be done just by copy-pasting the text and editing parts of it until it meets your suggestions, rather than writing it out again as you would have to do in an image.

 

Although this next point isn't a strong reason for action, I've also noticed a trend that people posting images are [b']usually[/b] the newer members. When I find myself looking at a wall of images, small enough that my computer hasn't crashed, it tends to need a large amount of help in both OCG and Balance, sometimes even basic spelling. It's annoying when I have to ask them to provide their cards in a text format, instead of what they consider written, just so that I can help them.

 

I could go on to pick at the tiniest details and irrelevant reasons of why I prefer Written Cards, such as their ease of saving a collection of them, just pasting them into a notepad file rather than saving each image, or other such things, but I think my general reasons have been made as clear as I am able to.

 

I'd love to see some action taken in this section against these threads. Be it in the form of a section title/subtitle change to make things clearer, a new rule added, or a sub-section so that people know what they're looking for. Any option that's taken, I expect that this is where I'll be staying for as long as I'm making cards, even if I'm able to make good images myself now, that's not what I want in card design. I just wish the best for this section.

 

you stole teh words out of mah mouth -_-. i hate it when this happens.

[Guest JoshIcy]

Agreeing with BringerofCake here' date=' it's rather annoying. The worst part is, I visit the Written Cards section because large amounts of images crash my entire computer. It's why I browse YCM with avatars and signatures disabled. Of course, I'm not going to ask that things be changed just for me, but it's worth considering that some people might choose to go into an image-less section for a good reason, and these 'picture-less cards' counter-act the decision to view here instead of another section, I know at least one of veteran has a similar situation.

 

On top of that, the section acts differently due to a lack of pictures, the only things rated are the balance of the card, the OCG, ect, much less often just ratings to the card as a whole. This means that improvements can always be done just by copy-pasting the text and editing parts of it until it meets your suggestions, rather than writing it out again as you would have to do in an image.

 

Although this next point isn't a strong reason for action, I've also noticed a trend that people posting images are [b']usually[/b] the newer members. When I find myself looking at a wall of images, small enough that my computer hasn't crashed, it tends to need a large amount of help in both OCG and Balance, sometimes even basic spelling. It's annoying when I have to ask them to provide their cards in a text format, instead of what they consider written, just so that I can help them.

 

I could go on to pick at the tiniest details and irrelevant reasons of why I prefer Written Cards, such as their ease of saving a collection of them, just pasting them into a notepad file rather than saving each image, or other such things, but I think my general reasons have been made as clear as I am able to.

 

I'd love to see some action taken in this section against these threads. Be it in the form of a section title/subtitle change to make things clearer, a new rule added, or a sub-section so that people know what they're looking for. Any option that's taken, I expect that this is where I'll be staying for as long as I'm making cards, even if I'm able to make good images myself now, that's not what I want in card design. I just wish the best for this section.

 

Haha. Now that's what I'm looking for.

Now for a couple of other veterans to give their input. And I'll put something into action immediately.

 

(Btw, thats sad about the images... I like mah avatar cuz it expresses me x3).

[Mehmani]

It has always annoyed me a bit. Use your God Mod powers to annihilate them, Joshie!

[J-Max]

Written Cards is just that WRITTEN CARDS. As in not using the Card Maker whatsoever and putting your thoughts into pure writing. Just say the word Joshua and i'll up my Radar Level :P

[-Griffin]

Yeah, the image thing really is a problem for me, but it's not killer, since it takes a good 30 or something image'd cards to crash me, I'm generally fine. And I tend to view the profile of cool people to see their avatar/sigs anyway, so I can still see your's sometimes Icy xD

 

I'm glad that the the more experienced players here are speaking with a single voice for once, rather than turning this into a struggle, it's nice when people agree on things ^_^

[Guest JoshIcy]

Written Cards is just that WRITTEN CARDS. As in not using the Card Maker whatsoever and putting your thoughts into pure writing. Just say the word Joshua and i'll up my Radar Level :P

 

Don't go ahead and make an absolute. That isn't my moderating style; or how I'd treat members.

So I'm gonna wait till the experienced members post here.

[.Leo]

Written Cards is just that WRITTEN CARDS. As in not using the Card Maker whatsoever and putting your thoughts into pure writing. Just say the word Joshua and i'll up my Radar Level :P

 

Don't go ahead and make an absolute. That isn't my moderating style; or how I'd treat members.

So I'm gonna wait till the experienced members post here.

 

well Griffen999 is on of the more experineced membrs in Written cards. This should be elminated imo because it will be easy editing it

[Hydra of Ages]

It really shouldn't be allowed.

 

I'm not all that up-in-arms about it in total, and I don't have a problem viewing images either (usually), so it doesn't really apply to me. But the main reason that I dislike them is simple reasoning- It makes them MUCH harder to read and edit.

 

My proffered method of editing posted cards is to Quote them and input changes in Bold, a simple enough technique, but annoying when doing so requires you to transcribe all the effects and statistics into text first. And then there's even READING the cards; These days, some card effects can get so complex that, unless you're capable of reading 4-point font, nobody is going to be able to understand them.

 

The final reason, of course, is simply that this is part of what makes the written card section different from the Realistic Card section. Generated cards lacking images, more often than not, are simply half-assed realistic cards that the thread creator couldn't bother putting any effort into. In contrast, cards simply written down are often scrutinized by effect balance, playability, logic, and all those other factors that makes making written cards often more enjoyable than realistic cards.

 

My point, I guess, is that constantly allowing pictureless images would probably reduce the section to the waste receptacle of the Realistic Cards section, given enough time.

[~ P O L A R I S ~]

Well, I've slim experience here, but I'd say that if you have a problem with those types of cards being made, maybe post a rule about it for future cards as mentioned and let the preexisting ones go.

[Mehmani]

Kill them with fire.

 

Or you can just make a rule against them.

[Toffee.]

Written Cards is just that WRITTEN CARDS. As in not using the Card Maker whatsoever and putting your thoughts into pure writing. Just say the word Joshua and i'll up my Radar Level :P

 

Would this only apply to the TC?

Cuz' lets say someone mentioned something about said cards bieng cool as a possible realicit card, and then the TC of said card posted later on, a Card-Maker verson of the possible card that could exist, but not a final one.

 

So what about that? O,o

[-Griffin]

No, handle that in realistic(/pop/other), and edit it as more bits are added, or you can do it through the PM system.

[encapturer]

Whatever happens, this needs to be clarified. I posted my thread in pop culture, which had mostly written cards, but I had a few cards completely created and posted. I was told that those threads belong in this forum, but....

 

I posted it here, and took out the completed cards, as I figure I can post them later when a larger amount have gotten an associated picture. It was more about the cards themselves rather than the pictures, though, so the current incarnation of the thread would fit here fine.

 

So yeah. If there could be more clarification of what goes where, that would be nice.