PC Missunderstandings, we need a definition

[Hek Harris]

I suggest a new journal entry to explain the various mod term applications. Where is Gazz when you need him?

Working.

 

[MaxTunnerX]

What is the mod's opinion on distinguishing between mods and mods?

 

[seagas]

Love it!

 

[OzHawkeye]

I am the very model of a modern major moderator


I've information moderations, mods and xpath-modlets


I know the forum guidelines, and I quote the lines


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From anti-spam to goodbye posts, in order categorical

-- The Lesser Known Gilbert and Sillyvan.

Ahh, so moderately many modern moderate mod terms.

 

[Gipothegip]

How about using context? Or just use a synonym that applies to one but not the other?

If you call it an attachment, even if it's called a mod in game, people will understand what you're talking about.

If you call it a mod as it is in game, and it is established that the discussion is about weapon attachments, people should understand what is being discussed.

Conversely, I believe making up esoteric terms only known by a select in group just makes things more confusing instead of concise. Remember people are going to have to learn these terms, and those a part of the out group will not know them.

 

[OzHawkeye]

How about using context? Or just use a synonym that applies to one but not the other?
If you call it an attachment, even if it's called a mod in game, people will understand what you're talking about.

If you call it a mod as it is in game, and it is established that the discussion is about weapon attachments, people should understand what is being discussed.

Conversely, I believe making up esoteric terms only known by a select in group just makes things more confusing instead of concise. Remember people are going to have to learn these terms, and those a part of the out group will not know them.

A colleague of mine who works on our employers AI efforts, said to me once, that the biggest challenge they had (back in the day) in teaching machines to understand natural language was because our languages were so imprecise.

If I type the word live, did I use the verb or the adjective? (Did I pronounce it with a strong or weak "i"?)

If I pronounce the phoneme "red", did I say the name of a colour or was I referring to a book I have (in which the word spelt "read" can be both a verb and a noun). Try and get a computer to understand all the overlaps, rule exceptions and vagaries of human language is a big challenge, so it's no surprise we also trip up on it frequently.

Hell, even my favourite TV series of all time, Star Trek, starts each episode with a grievous split infinitive in its opening monologue!

 

[FileMachete]

<snip>Hell, even my favourite TV series of all time, Star Trek, starts each episode with a grievous split infinitive in its opening monologue!

naw, that was just the 60's version of teasing the viewer about what Kirk was going to do to any cute aliens he came up on

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To topic: yeah. unfortunate that item attachments got called "mods".

Also too bad that xpath "mods" weren't "xmods" out of the gate.

 

[Vedui]

Is modlet a mod?

What if you take a modlet and mod it? Double modlet!

I prefer pancakes.

 

[Royal Deluxe]

Well long talk short outcome, until now i used "Imod" only in 2-3 Threads, and Gmod not once, because of the context it was clear what i meaned, or i want to be so specific that i said modlet or modlet collection.

So i keep gmod in memory, but i guess imod is the only difference i really use, (often)

 

[theFlu]

What did those mean again..? No really, I read them but I already forgot. Not that I couldn't check the thread, but I'm not going to ... just going to tsay confuzzled

 

[Royal Deluxe]

IMod = Game modification

GMod = Item modification

 

[Maynard69]

Can we get a Mod to Mod this thread about Mods and Mods so it is less confusing?

 

[Royal Deluxe]

Its really not that hard

IMod = Iame Modification

GMod = Gtem Modification

But i guess we can modificate this

 

[theFlu]

So it wasn't God mode and internet mod (admin) ? damnit.

 

[Vedui]

So what is a game modification? An item is part of the game.

So modding blocks is bmod?

Modding quests are qmods?

We need an inheritance scheme here! imod and bmod extends gmod, but qmod is separate for reasons.

 

[Royal Deluxe]

So what is a game modification? An item is part of the game.
So modding blocks is bmod?

Modding quests are qmods?

We need an inheritance scheme here! imod and bmod extends gmod, but qmod is separate for reasons.

its ALL Gmod aka Modlets or Overhauls

Item mods aka Imod´s are

Sorry if you meaned that as joke. For that case, "XD"

 

[simes121]

Why does the word Mercedes have the letter "e" three time, pronounced differently all three times? I'd say it's because the English language is asinine but then someone would point out it's a German car....

 

[Royal Deluxe]

Why does the word Mercedes have the letter "e" three time, pronounced differently all three times? I'd say it's because the English language is asinine but then someone would point out it's a German car....

And then someone explain you that the company name comes from the spanish Womenname

Ahh found it

Emil Jellinek, an Austrian automobile entrepreneur who worked with DMG, created the trademark in 1902, naming the 1901 Mercedes 35 hp after his daughter Mercedes Jellinek.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merc%C3%A9d%C3%A8s_Jellinek

 

[theFlu]

Item mods aka Imod´s are

Butbut, you searched for mod .. wouldn't that return not only iMods but gMods as well?

 

[Vedui]

its ALL Gmod aka Modlets or Overhauls
Item mods aka Imod´s are

Sorry if you meaned that as joke. For that case, "XD"

A bit as a joke

But what if you gmod in an imod? I mean through a modlet!