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Well, the cancel message says that. However, if you try to queue up a task and have no fuel, you get the message "Must have '''coal fuel'''". (See [[Refined_coal#In-game_usage]]). And now your find in stockpiles - '''coal'''. Let's face it - this ''sucks''. We have 6 terms that refer to one in-game material - '''coal fuel, refined coal, coal, charcoal, coke''', and the out-of-game term "'''fuel'''" (and that doesn't count '''bituminous coal''', which adds to the headache). Personally, I like "fuel" because it is clear, distinct, generic, and non-confusing for a newbie. If they hit the link, they go to the [[Refined coal]] page, and dive into the confusion and get over it like we all had to.<br /> | Well, the cancel message says that. However, if you try to queue up a task and have no fuel, you get the message "Must have '''coal fuel'''". (See [[Refined_coal#In-game_usage]]). And now your find in stockpiles - '''coal'''. Let's face it - this ''sucks''. We have 6 terms that refer to one in-game material - '''coal fuel, refined coal, coal, charcoal, coke''', and the out-of-game term "'''fuel'''" (and that doesn't count '''bituminous coal''', which adds to the headache). Personally, I like "fuel" because it is clear, distinct, generic, and non-confusing for a newbie. If they hit the link, they go to the [[Refined coal]] page, and dive into the confusion and get over it like we all had to.<br /> | ||
I'd like to see "fuel" get used consistently unless referring to a specific in-game context. (I'd ''rather'' use in-game terms exclusively - but there are 5 1/2 of them!) If we use 1 in-game term over another, that will just create newbie confusion - it certainly did for me when I started out. I expressed these thoughts when I re-wrote the Refined Coal article after consulting with several wiki vets. [[Talk:Refined_coal#Rewrite_-_.26_.22fuel.22]]--[[User:Albedo|Albedo]] 16:27, 12 June 2009 (UTC) | I'd like to see "fuel" get used consistently unless referring to a specific in-game context. (I'd ''rather'' use in-game terms exclusively - but there are 5 1/2 of them!) If we use 1 in-game term over another, that will just create newbie confusion - it certainly did for me when I started out. I expressed these thoughts when I re-wrote the Refined Coal article after consulting with several wiki vets. [[Talk:Refined_coal#Rewrite_-_.26_.22fuel.22]]--[[User:Albedo|Albedo]] 16:27, 12 June 2009 (UTC) | ||
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