Mord Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 We are getting a lot of AARs lately and it would be great if they could be gathered in one place like some other forums have. All this great entertainment is getting buried in the standard forum traffic of bitching, debate and game questions. A one stop spot would be really cool and also a great advertisement for the games themselves. How about it? Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 We are getting a lot of AARs lately and it would be great if they could be gathered in one place like some other forums have. All this great entertainment is getting buried in the standard forum traffic of bitching, debate and game questions. A one stop spot would be really cool and also a great advertisement for the games themselves. How about it? Mord. I'll second that motion! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Either that or start using a search-engine-friendly term. AAR only has three letters (d'uh) so the forum engine won't find them :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 LOL Every one will have to start writing AAAR in their thread titles...then the search engine will crash because it's being attacked by pirates. Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I second that, but i post DAR's (during action reports for anyone that's not familiar with the acronym) not AAR's (after action reports) so a DAR / AAR forum would be more appropriate, or i could just call my DAR an AAR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 While we're asking for more subfora, how about a tactics one? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Completely agree with this idea. Was going to suggest it myself but felt too new and inexperienced compared with all you seasoned CM vets. As the author of one such thread I also worry that my recurrent updates might also be bumping other CM threads down-page too quickly on the relevant game fora to the irritation of people who aren't interested in reading about my tactical bumblings. Plus, as Mord says, it works the other way too and, for those who do want to read them, the updates themselves can get buried pretty quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I was looking up the acronyms AAR and DAR on the net, and discovered that DAR is not listed as an official acronym, unlike AAR. This is the site that drew my attention to this: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/DAR http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/AAR According to this site, unlike AAR, there is no DAR acronym, so i typed "during action report" in Google and could not find it defined as an acronym. So with that in mind, it seems reasonable to drop DAR as an acronym, and use AAR as the standard acronym for all CM game reports, irrespective of whether the battles are ongoing at the time of reporting, as i assumed DAR's were, or have been completed, as i assumed AAR's were. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanL Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I was looking up the acronyms AAR and DAR on the net, and discovered that DAR is not listed as an official acronym, unlike AAR. I think people just adapted AAR to DAR to make it clear they are writing as they go. Either that or start using a search-engine-friendly term. AAR only has three letters (d'uh) so the forum engine won't find them :mad: I have stopped using forum search tool - just give it up and use Google instead I actually find stuff when I do that. On Google (or in one of their search bars) you can type [ site:battlefront.com ] in front of your desired search terms (not including the []). On top of that Google is cool with three letter words and allows you to use OR (|). So you can find all the AAR and DARs with this search string (again without the []): [ site:battlefront.com AAR | DAR ] Thusly http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Abattlefront.com+AAR|DAR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhand Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 LOL Every one will have to start writing AAAR in their thread titles...then the search engine will crash because it's being attacked by pirates. Mord. Mord... you gonna come over and help me clean off my monitor now??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryCMBB Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 While we're asking for more subfora, how about a tactics one? +1 for this. Really would be a great help to people trying to improve. A lot of the wisdom gets buried... Gerry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I think people just adapted AAR to DAR to make it clear they are writing as they go. I know, i thought it was a reasonable distinction to make, that's why i was a bit shocked to find it wasn't an "official" acronym, it irked the pedant in me, but it serves a purpose, however if an AAR forum was created, i'd happily use AAR as an umbrella term for all action reports. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankster65 Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 A sticky for an AAR or DAR thread would be great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkmek Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Yes, an AAR forum would be great. Is there a way to allow only the AAR posters to add to it? We get alot of 'fluff' cluttering up the turn by turn recaps. Also, I understand the AAR is done during the game, but come on! AAR is the only logical term. Let's get some uniformity here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartokomus Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yes, an AAR forum would be great. Is there a way to allow only the AAR posters to add to it? We get alot of 'fluff' cluttering up the turn by turn recaps. Also, I understand the AAR is done during the game, but come on! AAR is the only logical term. Let's get some uniformity here. +1 it would be great to read an AAR in it's entirety instead of the 400 accompanying posts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herr_oberst Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I was looking up the acronyms AAR and DAR on the net, and discovered that DAR is not listed as an official acronym, unlike AAR. This is the site that drew my attention to this: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/DAR http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/AAR According to this site, unlike AAR, there is no DAR acronym, so i typed "during action report" in Google and could not find it defined as an acronym. So with that in mind, it seems reasonable to drop DAR as an acronym, and use AAR as the standard acronym for all CM game reports, irrespective of whether the battles are ongoing at the time of reporting, as i assumed DAR's were, or have been completed, as i assumed AAR's were. noob, you've introduced a whole new level of grogginess to the forums. I'll be the first to sling a disparaging 'grog' comment your way (all in good jest, lest this be misinterpreted): noob? Feh, acronym grog. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bil Hardenberger Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Yes, an AAR forum would be great. Is there a way to allow only the AAR posters to add to it? We get alot of 'fluff' cluttering up the turn by turn recaps. Also, I understand the AAR is done during the game, but come on! AAR is the only logical term. Let's get some uniformity here. I for one really enjoy the chatter and "fluff" that occurs between turn postings. A lot of discussion gets initiated because of what is happening in the AAR and I think that is a good thing. Bil 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1812 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I too would like to see a separate location for AAR's and Tactics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 noob, you've introduced a whole new level of grogginess to the forums. I'll be the first to sling a disparaging 'grog' comment your way (all in good jest, lest this be misinterpreted): noob? Feh, acronym grog. If by "level of grogginess" you mean level of pedantry, then you are incorrect on two counts: 1/ There can be no "levels" of pedantry. 2/ Grogginess is a physical state of being, not a mental application, as explained here:http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Grogginess 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I for one really enjoy the chatter and "fluff" that occurs between turn postings. A lot of discussion gets initiated because of what is happening in the AAR and I think that is a good thing. Bil I agree, as long as the discussion is pertinent to the AAR, it's once it goes off topic that it can be annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I too would like to see a separate location for AAR's and Tactics. I would like a separate location for me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z1812 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I would like a separate location for me Be careful of what you wish for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Be careful of what you wish for. I never get what i wish for so i can be as reckless as i like 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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