Suggestion: File Type Icon/Indicator

[ytene]

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I notice that when I review the "New Today" and "New Recently" list of entries on the Skyrim site, that each entry in the second of these two lists has up to three little icons associated with it. These three icons identify themselves as, "files", "images" and "attributes" respectively.

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​I was wondering if it might be possible to augment or change this slightly, with the idea that these icons could give the viewer a clue as to what the mod actually provided. For example, a series of icons would enable a user to distinguish between a weapon, armour, an NPC, clothing, gameplay (i.e. a quest, script, etc) or other types of mods.

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​Looking at the default categories that ship with the NMM, I concede that there may be too many there to have a 1:1 ratio and still make a set of icons that could be readily distinguished. However, this approach would make it a little bit easier for a browser to determine what type of mod is being offered for those scenarios where the mod name doesn't explain what the mod type is.

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​In the alternate, perhaps the site could be adjusted to invite the modder to identify the mod type when they perform the initial file upload, then prefix the name with {Mod Type}:{Mod Name} as the title..., So this could produce:-

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​Follower: Toccata

​Quest: Aetherball

​Weapon: Longclaw

​Gameplay: Bandits Glory

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​and so on...

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​The reason for asking is simply that once I get a game modded with a "core set" of mods, I become very, very particular about what types of mod I will add, in an attempt to ensure that a new addition doesn't "break" my existing setup. As a result of this I will automatically ignore certain types of mod until my next "run through" of the game.

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​Thank you.