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Something I have been meaning to do for some time is finally live, you now have a little more control over the news GamingOnLinux presents to you.

You can now filter out articles from the home page, from a set of tags you pick. Don't want to see Early Access titles? How about Crowdfunding or Steam Play? Head on over to the User Control Panel, scroll down a little to the new "Content preferences" section and it will allow you to add tags there. To be clear, it will filter out any articles with any of those tags you pick.

A little video demonstration:

Since I fully understand I can't please everyone and some people would much rather just not have to see certain types of content, hopefully this will make the website cleaner and nicer to use for you. We as a community may not always agree but I am absolutely open to making it the best website it can be, for everyone.

Naturally, some might do this and still want a quick peek and so you can quickly see all news on the home page without touching your tag preferences using this link. That link can be found any time in the "Go to:" quick navigation bar right at the top of the article list as "All News".

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Alm888 Mar 27, 2019
This is great, in theory, at least. No "Proton" tag though.

Also, some tags are not mutually exclusive. e. g. "Steam" and "DRM-Free", and I do not want to see anything Steam-related but do want to see "DRM-Free" articles… :(
IMO, something more complex would be great…
Eike Mar 27, 2019
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Quoting: Alm888This is great, in theory, at least. No "Proton" tag though.

I wondered the same and found it in said article triggering a discussion: Steam Play.

I (still) wonder why the Steam Play tag on the title page is display on goldenish backgroud instead of blue like all others though...?


Last edited by Eike on 27 March 2019 at 2:20 pm UTC
Liam Dawe Mar 27, 2019
Quoting: Eike
Quoting: Alm888This is great, in theory, at least. No "Proton" tag though.

I wondered the same and found it in said article triggering a discussion: Steam Play.

I (still) wonder why the Steam Play tag on the title page is display on goldenish backgroud instead of blue like all others though...?
Like the Early Access tag, to some people knowing right away what the article contains is important, which is why it has a special colouring. Both Early Access and Steam Play have quite a bit more significance to a good portion of our readers, going by a lot of the comments and feedback we've had.

As for "Proton", it's covered by the Steam Play tag as all articles related will have that tag.

Quoting: Alm888Also, some tags are not mutually exclusive. e. g. "Steam" and "DRM-Free", and I do not want to see anything Steam-related but do want to see "DRM-Free" articles… :(
IMO, something more complex would be great…
The problem here though, is making something overcomplicated that people won't use.

Can you give me some examples where this is a problem? Articles talking specifically about DRM-free release should not have a Steam tag on them really.


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 27 March 2019 at 2:45 pm UTC
callcifer Mar 27, 2019
Quoting: liamdaweCan you give me some examples where this is a problem? Articles talking specifically about DRM-free release should not have a Steam tag on them really.

I think they don't want to see anything about Steam, even if it's a DRM-free game on Steam. I don't see the point myself...
Liam Dawe Mar 27, 2019
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Quoting: liamdaweCan you give me some examples where this is a problem? Articles talking specifically about DRM-free release should not have a Steam tag on them really.
Well obviously if a game is released both on Steam and GOG (for example) and the article is tagged both "Steam" and "DRM-free" we want to see the article. But if it’s only "Steam" we don’t.
I suppose a way around this, could be to add an Important Tags bit too, so that if an article is tagged with both a tag you don't want and one you do, it could still show perhaps.
callcifer Mar 27, 2019
Quoting: GuestWell obviously if a game is released both on Steam and GOG (for example) and the article is tagged both "Steam" and "DRM-free" we want to see the article. But if it’s only "Steam" we don’t.

Steam's DRM is optional, there are lots. of. lists for DRM-free games on Steam.
Alm888 Mar 27, 2019
Quoting: callciferSteam's DRM is optional, there are lots. of. lists for DRM-free games on Steam.
Yeah, sure. :| Those games are "DRM-free" (not really, Steam client is mandatory, no matter what)… until one day suddenly they are not. And there is no way I will trust some random anonymous dudes on the Internet on the validity (or "freshness") of those lists. Not for my money.
I'm not the person to allow torturing me for on my own expense. I won't use Steam as long as "pirates" have better service with torrent-editions than paying customers.
Quoting: liamdaweI suppose a way around this, could be to add an Important Tags bit too, so that if an article is tagged with both a tag you don't want and one you do, it could still show perhaps.
This could work. :) Still, I've decided not to use any filters.
Eike Mar 28, 2019
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Quoting: Alm888Yeah, sure. :| Those games are "DRM-free" (not really, Steam client is mandatory, no matter what)…

... for downloading. Then you can delete it.

Quoting: Alm888until one day suddenly they are not.

Which cannot happen after deleting the Steam client. Or copying the game data away. It's yours to copy around and do whatever you want with it.


Last edited by Eike on 28 March 2019 at 8:12 am UTC
Beamboom Mar 28, 2019
I can't believe some have become so fragile that they actually feel the need to shield their eyes from articles they don't want to read. It's not enough to just scroll past it, oh no, their tender minds applaud a feature where they can avoid such monstrous provocations to ever reach their retinas.

For fucks sake.
Nezchan Mar 28, 2019
Quoting: BeamboomI can't believe some have become so fragile that they actually feel the need to shield their eyes from articles they don't want to read. It's not enough to just scroll past it, oh no, their tender minds applaud a feature where they can avoid such monstrous provocations to ever reach their retinas.

For fucks sake.

Next to mine, this is the second-stupidest comment in this whole discussion.

Hard to imagine someone on Linux having such a hard time comprehending why someone would want more choices to customize their experience. But here we are.
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