FILTERS
Filter TagsA small reminder in hopes of avoiding both player irritation and information godmodding:
To give a practical example: if a character posts a message tagged “filtered against X and his allies”, any ally of X’s that has not (to the char’s IC knowledge) revealed himself as an ally of X can still read that post.
To proceed otherwise is to assume that the character somehow magically knows the intentions and allegiance of every other character in the City.
Similarly, if your character makes a post “filtered to all those who are PRO this issue”, then the only characters who should be able to respond to it are those that your character specifically knows to be pro that particular issue.
This does NOT mean that you are expected to enumerate every character your tag is filtered for/against - you can still use tags that define groups. Just bear in mind that those tags can never be as general as including people whose identity or opinion on the filtered subject your character has never ICly heard of - unless, of course, you want your character running the risk of their being busted by the “bad guys.”
To give a practical example: if a character posts a message tagged “filtered against X and his allies”, any ally of X’s that has not (to the char’s IC knowledge) revealed himself as an ally of X can still read that post.
To proceed otherwise is to assume that the character somehow magically knows the intentions and allegiance of every other character in the City.
Similarly, if your character makes a post “filtered to all those who are PRO this issue”, then the only characters who should be able to respond to it are those that your character specifically knows to be pro that particular issue.
This does NOT mean that you are expected to enumerate every character your tag is filtered for/against - you can still use tags that define groups. Just bear in mind that those tags can never be as general as including people whose identity or opinion on the filtered subject your character has never ICly heard of - unless, of course, you want your character running the risk of their being busted by the “bad guys.”