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Old 01-18-2006, 05:21 PM   #163
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I'll add that if preconceived notions are predicted to be problematic, this is largely mitigated by having those phrases linked to more exhaustive definitions. For example, "Pay for Perks" would link to text that explains that it describes optional payments, etc. (This is also why I prefer "May Pay for Perks", as a semantic aside.)

This way, if there's any concern over what is "generally accepted", a player can check it, and it applies uniformly from game to game. As long as you stay at TMS, whenever you see that phrase in a game's bio, you know it means the same thing. That makes the search engine, as you mention, a lot more powerful.
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