@Mumberthrax I suggested emoji because posts have a character limit. Default-coloured Unicode and text don't stand out when skimming, and colour tags make each company tag 41 characters:
[COLOR=rgb(255, 105, 180)]Ᵽ PHC[/COLOR]
As opposed to <15 characters for BBcode emoji:
:mushroom: PHC
Or 5 characters for Unicode emoji:
🍄 PHC
All options are equally parseable for autistic number-crunching, as well.
That said,
@Empty_Inbox if you're not running into character limits, use whatever is more visible when skimming, so that the reader can find what they're interested in. The disadvantage of Unicode emoji is that their appearance is browser-dependent. Then again, colour contrasts are monitor-dependent.
As for FlaVR, I don't watch much of Phase Connect or FlaVR. Theoretically someone could be a fan of Sena or Minna without being interested in Phase Connect, like some people preferred to sign up here instead of the homeland, though they know what "the homeland" refers to. I don't know if that describes anyone here though.
>3D pie chart
That aside. There are a couple of "objective" ways to compile similar data. One is to note the time span covered by a 50 page block, and then parse Empty_Inbox's recap for corpo tags to see how many post links appear under each tag per 50 pages. Of course, the recaps cut out run-of-the-mill discussion by design, but this gives you an idea of how highlights are distributed.
Another is to break out a tally counter with multiple buttons.