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A Plea: Please don't post random jumbles

Started by Dreamer, 08-08-2011, 11:10:11 PM

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Dreamer

It's easy to post decklists as a stream of unarranged (or just alphabeticized) names and leave it at that. Whoever's interested will figure it out. Please, don't do this. It's incredibly annoying to have to sort out a decklist just so I can figure out what is even being played. If you post the deck for comments, I can almost guarantee a random jumble will have less than a list that's arranged coherently. It's not a terrible amount of work. These kinds of simple divisions are enough:


Example 1: Random jumble
Control Magic
Mirran Crusader
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Aven Mindcensor
Leonin Arbiter
Back to Basics
Gush
Fathom Seer
Armageddon
Ravages of War
Mana Drain
Mana Leak
Disrupt
Black Vise
Chrome Mox
Counterspell
Memory Lapse
Cryptic Command
Dismember
Miscalculation
Stonecloaker


Example 2: Random jumble arranged:

Meat:

Fathom Seer
Leonin Arbiter

Stonecloaker
Aven Mindcensor
Mirran Crusader
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner

Spells:

Chrome Mox

Black Vise
Disrupt

Counterspell
Mana Drain
Mana Leak
Memory Lapse

Dismember
Back to Basics

Control Magic
Cryptic Command
Armageddon
Ravages of War

Miscalculation
Gush



Notice how just this simple organization already makes it easier to determine wtf the list is in the first place? The structure helps in looking for specific cards and seeing the curve. It also divides the list into grokkable pieces that the human mind is designed to handle in the first place. It isn't designed to handle long, random jumbles that make no sense.

So please, do not post random jumbles. Even if it is just for my sanity alone.
Just.
Don't.
Do it.

Helle

I'd like to push the "I like"-button  ;)

Dreamer

Bump. Just because. Don't post random jumbles people.

Vazdru

Quote from: Dreamer on 16-10-2012, 10:40:48 AM
Bump. Just because. Don't post random jumbles people.

That's right!
I would be happy if u would try to add those decklists to mtg-pulse and post a link in here  ;D
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