PLEASE READ! A Note on Naming Your Non-Ship Build Log

[ccoyle]

Hey, folks!

 

You may have noticed that our non-ship/non-categorized build logs area has become rather popular. With that in mind, allow us to say something about naming your non-ship build logs.

 

You should give some thought to how you name your non-ship build logs. Remember, titles serve two functions: they tell us what your build log is about, and they are a key factor in making our site's search function useful. Just like a ship build log, your title should include:

• name of subject (e.g. Brewster B-239, PzKpfw IV Ausf H, Saturn V, etc.)
• your exact username (spelled and capitalized exactly as it appears in your profile)
• the name of the manufacturer if building from a kit
• the scale of your model.

 

You can add other details if you like, but keep in mind that a cluttered title is almost as bad as a title with no details. And the search function really does depend on you typing in your username correctly. For example, if your username is "fictionalguy", but your build log title says "by Fred" or even "by fictional guy" (notice the space), your build log(s) won't show up in a title search by username (assuming the searcher typed in your username correctly) -- it has to be exact.

 

Here's some examples of good titles:

• Grumman Gosling by duckdanger - Airfix - 1/72
• 1968 Volvo 142 by howswedeitis - 1/15th scale - scratch
• Eagle Transporter by oldscifirocks - MPC - 1/72 - from Space 1999 TV series

 

So that's it. Keep it simple. Make it functional. It makes our site look sharp and improves its usefulness.

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

[ccoyle]

I'm giving this topic a bump, because there are obviously many members among our illustrious company who have either not read this topic, forgotten about this topic, or simply choose to ignore the content of this topic. I hope it is not the latter. Remember, the reason why the titles in this subforum have a pleasantly consistent format is because an MSW staff member has cleaned up all of the messy ones.

 

I may need to start directing some of our more regular nonconformists to this topic. 😒