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Game families, Discord & Reddit · version 3
Game families, public Discord servers and researched subreddits in one versioned classification.
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Field definitions
v3 Game family assignments
Primary key: system_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
classification_version | string | Identifier of the immutable classification release. |
system_id | string | Stable identifier for a source system entry. Preserve it across later versions and name changes. |
system_name | string | Exact system name from the core snapshot. |
family_id | string | Stable family identifier; empty for standalone and unclassified rows. |
family_name | string | Display name of the assigned family; empty when no assignment is made. |
status | string | classified, standalone, or unclassified. |
reason | string | Machine-readable reason for the assignment or gap. |
source_family_labels | string | JSON array of the original catalogue labels across the system's records. |
source_record_count | integer | Number of source book/edition records represented by the row. |
notes | string | Explanation of the grouping or missing assignment. |
v3 Discord servers
Primary key: server_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
classification_version | string | Identifier of the immutable classification release. |
server_id | string | Stable project identifier, discord- followed by the guild ID. |
discord_guild_id | string | Discord's server identifier, stored as text. |
server_name | string | Server name returned when the invite was checked. |
invite_url | string | Public invite; its token is not the server identity. |
member_count_url | string | Public invite lookup requesting approximate membership for a later check. |
source_url | string | Public page advertising the invite, or the server's public self-description. |
community_type | string | publisher, creator, or fan. |
audience_scope | string | game, family, publisher, or multi_game; describes the wider audience. |
checked_on | string | ISO date on which the invite identity and public evidence were checked. |
verification_status | string | invite_resolved; does not claim an internal-channel audit. |
notes | string | Scope, edition limits, and source qualifications. |
v3 Discord mappings
Primary key: target_type, target_id, server_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
classification_version | string | Identifier of the immutable classification release. |
target_type | string | system or family; selects the ID namespace. |
target_id | string | A system or family ID from the same v2 release. |
server_id | string | Reference to one server registry record. |
scope | string | system for a direct system link; family_subset for its explicit family crosswalk; family for independently evidenced whole-family coverage. |
evidence_url | string | Evidence for the system's relevance. Family links use this evidence plus the bundled family CSV. |
checked_on | string | ISO date of the association review. |
notes | string | Scope explanation; family links list the member systems they cover. |
v3 Reddit communities
Primary key: community_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
classification_version | string | Identifier of the immutable classification release. |
community_id | string | Stable project ID: reddit- plus the lowercase subreddit name. |
reddit_fullname | string | Reddit's t5_… community identifier when retrieved; empty when unavailable. |
subreddit_name | string | Public handle without r/; compare names case-insensitively. |
community_title | string | Community title from reviewed public evidence. |
subreddit_url | string | Public https://www.reddit.com/r/<name>/ link. |
subscriber_count_url | string | Subreddit-about JSON endpoint for a later subscriber lookup. |
oauth_subscriber_count_url | string | Equivalent OAuth API resource; requires authorized access. |
subscriber_lookup_status | string | not_live_verified; no successful live subscriber lookup is claimed. |
source_url | string | Reviewed primary public evidence: community page, metadata or discussion. |
discovery_url | string | Discovery source, often the public r/rpg directory. |
audience_scope | string | game, family, multi_game or publisher; wider audiences remain shared. |
subreddit_type | string | public, publicly readable restricted, or not_recorded. |
checked_on | string | Evidence-review date, not a live count observation date. |
verification_status | string | public_page_reviewed or public_metadata_reviewed; cached evidence may be included. |
notes | string | Scope limits, edition details, evidence method and gaps. |
v3 Reddit mappings
Primary key: target_type, target_id, community_id. Empty fields represent missing values; identifiers remain text.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
classification_version | string | Identifier of the immutable classification release. |
target_type | string | system or family. |
target_id | string | A system or family ID in this same release. |
community_id | string | A registry ID in this same release. |
scope | string | system, family_subset through named systems, or independently evidenced whole family. |
evidence_url | string | Public source supporting the association. |
checked_on | string | Evidence-review date. |
notes | string | Scope limits or the systems supporting a subset association. |
Provenance and reuse
Derived classification; the source research file is not a public download.
Source snapshot reference: data/core_books.csv.
Source snapshot SHA-256
5876380a1bde6ad04b860c71414c9843bc8fc7e03cbcef2e65b92e76d3e69de3Source URLs, evidence dates and coverage limitations remain in the original resources. CC0 applies to project material we are entitled to release; it does not license external source material. Attribution is appreciated and is not a condition of reuse.
Suggested citation: RPG Data Project, Game families, Discord & Reddit · version 3, v3. Permanent dataset page.