"Chart" not "Step"

[Dynam0]

Let's call the whole thing off!!

[Satsuru]

lmao this thread got bigger than i thought it would

[kommisar]

everyone says stepping a simfile and will continute to do so until nobody plays the game



I don't think a particular tag associated with creating arrow patterns to a song is that important.

[xVaLoRx]

i wonder if anyone's actually quit this game because of people using the word "stepping" instead of "charting"

[Wayward Vagabond]

Stargroup

[Hateandhatred]

Originally Posted by stargroup100

But then something else doesn't really make much sense. Why would you use different terms on the outside and inside when they mean the same thing and are explicitly and easily interchangeable? I think it's better to just stick to one, the one that makes sense.

Go tell a poet that.

Most English American post ever. Disgusting.

[Velious]

shutup mom im stepping songs!!

[Dynam0]

velious outta no where

[leonid]

steppabl

[ScylaX]

People should use the "chart" word because the name of the game is CHARTMANIA

"step" is a part of the game's culture and history, yes it's technically absurd but I think everyone'd agree on the fact it's a pretty inoffensive piece of language at worst, and we have no reason to format it.
We use expressions that mirror the identity of the community and it's actually a plus to have them, it's a way to weld that whole body together with customary gimmicks. I don't see how that kind of element is detrimental to the game's image, and it'd be a bit sad to try to artifically break away from that kind of idiosyncrasy. That syntax never led to interior conflicts or confused people from what it actually meant when used in context.

Not to mention that anybody in the community perfectly understands what the word "chart" means, so you're totally free to use it, nobody will ever hate your for it, nobody will find it silly. If it changes, it has to be a natural process, something that would implicitly grow on the community, it's basically useless and incongruous to make a thread on it when there's no direct emergency on the matter.

bonus paragraph : when you say "stepping" people know you're talking about Stepmania so you don't have to say something like "CHART IT ON STEPMANIA", because nobody uses it for any other rhythm game (which would be already more problematic), so it's pretty useful on a variety on contexts, while I really have a hard time noting negative impact from using that word on the whole community of rhythm games.

[stargroup100]

Originally Posted by Satsuru

lmao this thread got bigger than i thought it would

I'm actually enjoying the discussion despite the topic not warranting all this much attention.

Originally Posted by Hateandhatred

Go tell a poet that.

Most English American post ever. Disgusting.

but this isn't poetry ???????????

Originally Posted by ScylaX

If it changes, it has to be a natural process, something that would implicitly grow on the community, it's basically useless and incongruous to make a thread on it when there's no direct emergency on the matter.

Probably the best statement in this thread, a mistake I realized as soon as I made it.

[DarkManticoreX2]

Use this subjective term, not that subjective term.

[ilikexd]

Originally Posted by stargroup100

Probably the best statement in this thread, a mistake I realized as soon as I made it.

This is the exact thing I've been saying the entire time though.

[AutotelicBrown]

Reading a wikipedia article on semantic shift is too hard. You expected too much.

Also, unless you are a stepper yourself and are introducing what you do to someone new, I don't think new players really care about who steps what and the actual process of stepping to even come in contact with the term.

[j-rodd123]

the massive stepping community is outraged

[Mahou]

It just seems so natural to say "I'm going to step a file today." I don't mind saying the word "chart" instead, but I think it will be a rough transition for people considering it's been like this for quite sometime. Plus, it's ultimately up to the community if they want to change it for themselves...and by what I've read, it doesn't look like that's going to really happen anytime soon.
Couldn't you say, "Step a 4k file?" ,"Step a pad file", "Step a solo file"? I don't really see the confusion between the two. :/

[tosh]

This may be due to me studying a business related field, but whenever I see/hear someone saying they're going to "chart something" - I always hope that they're going to add in graphs and stuff in an effort to promote synergy within the stepmania community.

I'll stick to using the word 'step'.

[DefTeaMachine]

Im gonna start using "kadoodle"

i kadoolded up a file
i kadoodled up a song
i like this song i think im gonna kadoodle it
official ffr kadoodler
nuclear blast is full of shitty kadoodles

im an artist i have to express how unique i am obv if you dont like it you can send a really bad file to cringefest knowing that im forced to accept it

[MinaciousGrace]

i hereby petition to have the official color of stepmania declared chartreuse

[Kanzas]

Originally Posted by AlexDest

steppin on the beach

DOO DOO DOO DOO

I couldn't stop with the LOL's!

I think I'll go use my stairmaster and step on some steps while I learn to step some stepfiles.