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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 1274419" data-attributes="member: 87">This is my proposal for the newest batch of icons - well, not all new, almost all the same.  Five icons from the current set are removed and 24 new ones are being added.  Here are the specifics.DEPARTING ICONSThe discharged 4 are...OFF TOPICNow that there is a dedicated off topic forum, this label has outlived it's purpose.  Anything off topic should go immediately to off topic.GENERICIt's still there folks, it's the transparent icon <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />  The space would be better used for an actual icon.POLYHEDRONPolyhedron is out of print IIRC, and it's been months since I last saw a poly thread.  So I feel this should go the way of de dodo.CONSOLE/PC GAMESThese two get merged into "Video Games" since I don't see a reason on this forum to distinguish the two.INCOMING!!The 24 recommended icons are.CHATTo announce chat eventsLINKTo announce linksSERIOUSFirst of a new family, the "mood" tags.  Serious means, well, this is serious, like when you need to talk to a disruptive player and you're wanting advice.CUTEThe first person who makes a Pikachu thread with this icon will be mobbed.WOW!Well, wow - what else.WEIRDGamer dietary habits.WHINEWhen you want to complain about something (stay within CoC)MISCHIEFUp to something?STUPIDFor those threads describing the predictable result of the DM putting a 1st level party up against a great wyrm red dragon.EVENTFor events in generalSCIENCEThis puppy (and the next one) will probably spend more time in The Hive than anywhere else.  Science does go hand in hand with Sci-fi though.SPORTSAnother primarily Off Topic item that is popular, there are enough threads in The Hive about sports to warrant this.  I suppose you could use this tag to describe Fairs, Tournaments & Taverns in General discussion.PHOTOSSelf explanatory.MUSICAnother that should be obvious.POETRYAnd yet another.VIDEO GAMESThe successor to both console & pc games.DRAGONLANCEFolks have been asking.CREATUREIt's da creature feature.HOMEBREWFor all those custom things.  I know this has a forum, but occasional house rules get posted elsewhere, particulary in the d20 OGL forums when dealing with d20 modern house rules.PLOTS & PLACESThe former forum gets an icon so that it's devotees can have an easier time finding these threads in general.PSIONICSLove them or loathe them, they are a subject matter all their own in D&D.CHARACTERAn icon for posting characters, be it PC or NPCs.AD&D 1&2This should be self explanatory as well.The picture below shows how they should be arranged (ideally).  Each row has thematically linked icons.Row 1:  General icons likely to be used in all forumsRow 2:  The mood iconsRow 3:  Sci Fi & Hive iconsRow 4:  Sci Fi icons continued.Row 5:  Publisher related icons.Row 6:  Subject specific iconsRow 7:  Settings and OGL gamesRow 8&9:  Rules topics.Note that division isn't exact - it would be impossible to get an exact mix - but I did work for about 2 hours trying to get a layout that is logical and easy to follow.</blockquote>

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