Thinking about a game like Team Fortress 2. On message boards about the game, it's normally referred to as TF2. We have a tag that is 'team-fortress-2' for this game.
If someone is searching for 'tf2 heavy' on Google, it's very unlikely they would find their way here. Is there any way we can seamlessly embed these abbreviations into a question/tag/post?
For writing clarity, I always try to spell out the full name followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis the first time it appears. Then the remainder of the article can use the abbreviation. It's clear to the reader what you are talking about and that takes care of the Google-search problem.
I'm having a problem with Team Fortress 2 (TF2). Ever since I've started using TF2 on the Mac, Heavy's gun is not as responsive as it should be.
Please use the wiki features of this site to add these types of edits to any post. It makes the answer better for everyone.
Actually, Google is smart, as the first result when searching for TF2 is actually, the official Team Fortress 2 website.
Also, using full names, and not abbreviations will help search engines determine what you actually mean, for example, does SMG mean Submachine Gun or Super Mario Galaxy.
However, the best example can be found in the PS abbreviation, as google recognizes it as both PlayStation as well as PhotoShop, using PlayStation instead of PS will let google know we mean PlayStation and not PhotoShop, resulting in a more accurate interpretation. (meaning it is better for SEO)
Tag synonyms are in the works. A synonym between Team Fortress 2 and TF2 might fix this, depending on how it's implemented.
