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Title: Colored text
Post by: Polpolion on October 25, 2007, 06:35:11 pm: This has gotten out of hand really quickly. Could someone please get them to stop? It's really distracting and makes reading it difficult. And AFAIK, I can't just choose to hide them like I could signatures.

I'd PM them and ask them to stop, but I don't want to have to PM about seven people like that.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Hades on October 25, 2007, 06:36:29 pm: I agree, some colors can be hard to read for some people, and it can hurt others.
What if they don't stop, colors get taken away for set amount of time?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Excalibur on October 25, 2007, 11:03:16 pm: By this, do you mean coloured text in their posts?

I dont mind the brown text, but the radioactive red, green or blue around the edges with white text in the middle is annoying.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Goober5000 on October 25, 2007, 11:46:56 pm: Fascists. Whatever happened to free speech? :p
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: JGZinv on October 26, 2007, 02:07:17 am: I sorta like the extra people posting in a different color, takes away
from the usual standard.

Doing nothing but posting about your colors for a whole thread just to waste
space.... as a person with moderator/admin status on other forums, I can't say is
ever a good thing.

If it were not harder to read, I might change to green myself...

As to visibility, like the black and spoiler type colors, why not just highlight
the text?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on October 26, 2007, 02:21:36 am: If people want to post in hard to read colours that's their choice. If no one else can be bothered to read or respond to their comments because it's too much effort to highlight their text then that is their problem.

Freedom of speech doesn't necessarily mean people have to listen to you. :p

On the other hand if I see yet another topic which has been derailed just so people can discuss their colours again action will be taken.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on October 26, 2007, 07:44:58 am: Loosely related. Tiny text. Am I the only one who finds it annoying?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on October 26, 2007, 08:48:51 am: I think that most people are doing it in protest of Mobius's use of colored text.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on October 26, 2007, 08:58:56 am: Quote from: colecampbell666 on October 26, 2007, 08:48:51 am
I think that most people are doing it in protest of Mobius's use of colored text.

Yeah. ~~Spammers~~ Frequent posters like me and him shouldn't be using colored text.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Goober5000 on October 26, 2007, 08:03:21 pm: Quote from: Snail on October 26, 2007, 07:44:58 am
Loosely related. Tiny text. Am I the only one who finds it annoying?
Nope. I do too.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Hippo on October 26, 2007, 08:19:11 pm: Holy ****, i need an asprin after trying to read GenFS. And i concur on the small text too.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on October 27, 2007, 03:16:30 am: Quote from: Goober5000 on October 26, 2007, 08:03:21 pm
Quote from: Snail on October 26, 2007, 07:44:58 am
Loosely related. Tiny text. Am I the only one who finds it annoying?
Nope. I do too.

It's yet another example (like beaming and welcome speeches) of people trying to do what the cool kids do and getting it all wrong.

The only real purpose of small text is to point out you were being sarcastic so as to not ruin the joke. Even then it should be used sparingly.

Again the solution is simply to ignore it.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Fineus on October 27, 2007, 04:11:24 am: I have two words for you people.

Peer pressure.

Those of you who find it annoying, feel free to say whatever you wanted in a thread and add "By the way, that tiny text is really annoying" or something afterwards. If enough of you do it - hopefully those who're doing it in the first place will start thinking twice as it'll become obvious that nobody is liking it.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on October 27, 2007, 05:54:00 am: Just don't turn it into the subject of every thread.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Fineus on October 27, 2007, 05:59:07 am: Oh yeah, that's what I meant be "add". It's an afterthought, not the topic.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on October 28, 2007, 05:27:32 pm: This is getting out of hand.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: vyper on October 28, 2007, 06:39:25 pm: Or people could stop whining.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: achtung on October 28, 2007, 09:38:23 pm: Quote from: vyper on October 28, 2007, 06:39:25 pm
Or people could stop whining.

You beat me to it.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Black Wolf on October 28, 2007, 09:43:39 pm: I've been trying to think of something witty to say on the coloured text thing for awhile now... it's just not coming...
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Hippo on October 28, 2007, 09:45:37 pm: You and Maeg were the only people to have coloured text, and it was tastefully done, and now it sucks because noobs have been making this place look like a preschool lately.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Goober5000 on October 28, 2007, 11:38:38 pm: Quote from: Black Wolf on October 28, 2007, 09:43:39 pm
I've been trying to think of something witty to say on the coloured text thing for awhile now... it's just not coming...
*smacks forehead*

You could have chosen to say something sarcastic instead, like why haven't the admins bothered to re-implement the {colour} and {bw} tags until now. :D
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Black Wolf on October 28, 2007, 11:54:20 pm: I fought that battle once before - my revolutionary days are behind me :p

Although I must say I am a fan of the reintroduction :D
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Polpolion on October 29, 2007, 11:26:14 am: I personally don't mind colors like your color, BW. For one, it's not this bright, crazy distracting color, and two, it doesn't blend into the background.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on October 29, 2007, 01:26:44 pm: Quote from: thesizzler on October 25, 2007, 06:35:11 pm
This has gotten out of hand really quickly. Could someone please get them to stop? It's really distracting and makes reading it difficult. And AFAIK, I can't just choose to hide them like I could signatures.

I'd PM them and ask them to stop, but I don't want to have to PM about seven people like that.

Yeah, because thesizzler is always ready to criticize Mobius :P

Red makes people aggressive. Green has the contrary effect. Are you happy now? :doubt:
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Jeff Vader on October 29, 2007, 01:36:31 pm: Green is even harder to read, and therefore makes at least me quite aggressive. If you have to use coloured text, go back to red. Or better yet, neon pink. That really stands out from the background. And reminds us of Hideto Matsumoto.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: vyper on October 29, 2007, 07:30:42 pm: Quote from: Mobius on October 29, 2007, 01:26:44 pm

Red makes people aggressive. Green has the contrary effect.

Not if you're a Rangers fan. :nervous:
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on October 29, 2007, 07:34:45 pm: Quote from: Hippo on October 28, 2007, 09:45:37 pm
You and Maeg were the only people to have coloured text, and it was tastefully done, and now it sucks because noobs have been making this place look like a preschool lately.
That's what I'm saying!
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on October 30, 2007, 02:09:16 pm: Quote from: colecampbell666 on October 29, 2007, 07:34:45 pm
Quote from: Hippo on October 28, 2007, 09:45:37 pm
You and Maeg were the only people to have coloured text, and it was tastefully done, and now it sucks because noobs have been making this place look like a preschool lately.
That's what I'm saying!

There are advantages: my n00b status will become public and I'll no longer receive "Help Me!" PMs from newcomers.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Hippo on October 30, 2007, 02:38:03 pm: Nor will anyone take you seriously.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on October 30, 2007, 03:27:51 pm: Expect the same thing from me.

You talk of colors as a threat to HLP's bandwith. What's the problem with them? Your posts are WHITE, my posts can be RED. You use colored posts, too :P
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on October 30, 2007, 03:54:55 pm: But he's using the default color. You're using a different color which derails about 20% of all threads you post in.

Chicken.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on October 30, 2007, 04:02:37 pm: Default or not, white is a color. And what's the difference between colored posts and colored signatures? You claimed...that you use your signature to find your posts when parsing a page. Colored posts are even easier to find :P

Condor.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Jeff Vader on October 30, 2007, 04:12:54 pm: I don't think it's about using colours anymore. It's about using colours that are ****ing hard to read. Black Wolf uses a pretty colour that stand up from the black background. You use a dark red that is as easy to see as a shadow on the road on a dark autumn night. If your sanity really demands you to use posts that aren't white, at least go with a brighter colour so that we can see what you've been typing. K?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: BlueFlames on October 30, 2007, 06:04:25 pm: Quote
What's the difference between colored posts and colored signatures?

I can (and have) turned off signatures for being needlessly obstructive. Until this board gives me the ability to ignore users, I can't turn off your needlessly obstructive posting habits or the flames that result from them.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on October 30, 2007, 06:20:04 pm: Quote from: BlueFlames on October 30, 2007, 06:04:25 pm
Quote
What's the difference between colored posts and colored signatures?

I can (and have) turned off signatures for being needlessly obstructive. Until this board gives me the ability to ignore users, I can't turn off your needlessly obstructive posting habits or the flames that result from them.

Are you refering to me?!?

Many signatures are useful. There are links to The FAQ^TM, Media VPs, Turey's Installer, screenshots, "How to solve the X problem" hints(these things make them useful for newcomers), opinions about various aspects of life...and most signatures are just...funny to read. Ignore them at your own risk.:P

I have just switched to light blue. My nickname is Mobius so lightblue was the only possible solution. I will not change it :P
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Goober5000 on October 30, 2007, 06:42:46 pm: Maybe we should segregate the board. Colored posters can have their own unmoderated forum and aren't allowed to leave it.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: vyper on October 31, 2007, 08:10:02 am: Eventually they'll rise up and become mods through a positive discrimination policy.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Flipside on October 31, 2007, 10:23:31 am: If everyone wants to feel like they are posting from the middle of a Gay Pride festival, it's up to them I suppose. :p
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on October 31, 2007, 12:53:21 pm: Quote from: Flipside on October 31, 2007, 10:23:31 am
If everyone wants to feel like they are posting from the middle of a Gay Pride festival, it's up to them I suppose. :p
:lol: Well spoken!
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on October 31, 2007, 02:10:27 pm: Quote from: Flipside on October 31, 2007, 10:23:31 am
If everyone wants to feel like they are posting from the middle of a Gay Pride festival, it's up to them I suppose. :p

:wtf:

You think I do it "because I want to feel special". Well, you are wrong :P

Quote from: colecampbell666 on October 31, 2007, 12:53:21 pm
Quote from: Flipside on October 31, 2007, 10:23:31 am
If everyone wants to feel like they are posting from the middle of a Gay Pride festival, it's up to them I suppose. :p
:lol: Well spoken!

You're wrong, too :P
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: achtung on October 31, 2007, 04:31:07 pm: The only thing I would like to see changed is that damn glowtext that only works in IE turned off.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Excalibur on October 31, 2007, 11:44:56 pm: @ Mobius: At least you got rid of that stupid blend in red. No one will read that eventually, but I like the light blue, it's not as glary as white, and not too radical. Stick with it, or become my enemy! ;) (Not really)
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 01, 2007, 12:02:13 pm: Quote from: Swantz on October 31, 2007, 04:31:07 pm
The only thing I would like to see changed is that damn glowtext that only works in IE turned off.

Uh? It turns into the flag. Call it "Double Effect". :drevil:

Quote from: Excalibur on October 31, 2007, 11:44:56 pm
@ Mobius: At least you got rid of that stupid blend in red. No one will read that eventually, but I like the light blue, it's not as glary as white, and not too radical. Stick with it, or become my enemy! ;) (Not really)

Lightblue is barely noticed. It's connected to me and to my nickname, too bad I have only recently started using it :mad:
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Hippo on November 01, 2007, 12:06:38 pm: title'd apparently
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 01, 2007, 12:13:49 pm: Brite? It should be "bright"...well, ok... :nervous:
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Dark Hunter on November 01, 2007, 12:17:24 pm: "Rainbow Brite" was a children's cartoon character, Mobius. The show had a lot to do with rainbows and colors.

(The only reason I know this is the fact that I have two younger sisters. They used to watch that show a lot...)
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Flipside on November 01, 2007, 12:18:02 pm: http://www.rainbowbrite.net/
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 01, 2007, 12:21:16 pm: But that's a MISSPELLING, something like "cya", "m8", "cu", "k", "evar" and other crap. A bit offensive.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 01, 2007, 12:56:19 pm: Apparently, we've found out what Mob looks like:

[attachment deleted by ninja]
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 01, 2007, 12:58:03 pm: So funny :doubt:

I mean...so idiotic! :mad:

You might be an omosexual, I'm not! :P
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 01, 2007, 01:01:35 pm: An omosexual?

And how is that girl gay? I mean sure, the picture's gay as hell, but that doesn't mean that the girl is. The horse, maybe.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 01, 2007, 01:05:02 pm: "Apparently, we've found out what Mob looks like"

I see a girl. Do I look like a girl? No. This is getting boring and pathetic :doubt:
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: achtung on November 01, 2007, 02:00:36 pm: Nice title!
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: vyper on November 01, 2007, 03:57:52 pm: This just went from plain humorous whining to odd flaming...
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 01, 2007, 05:36:28 pm: Quote from: Mobius on October 30, 2007, 03:27:51 pm
Expect the same thing from me.

You talk of colors as a threat to HLP's bandwith. What's the problem with them? Your posts are WHITE, my posts can be RED. You use colored posts, too :P
Wrong, white is a tone.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Polpolion on November 01, 2007, 09:36:23 pm: What happened here? You'd think that I'd be the one derailing topics and turning otherwise valid points of discussion into potatoes, given my title. :wtf:

Nevertheless, it looks like most of the people have stopped posting in colors, and all have stopped posting in annoying colors. Thank you. :)

Seeing as how this thread's purpose is served and that it is a flamewar now, feel free to lock it.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Excalibur on November 01, 2007, 09:54:56 pm: Quote from: colecampbell666 on November 01, 2007, 05:36:28 pm
Quote from: Mobius on October 30, 2007, 03:27:51 pm
Expect the same thing from me.

You talk of colors as a threat to HLP's bandwith. What's the problem with them? Your posts are WHITE, my posts can be RED. You use colored posts, too :P
Wrong, white is a tone.

Mmmm... once I had a probability question in maths, about black and white socks. It asked something like: what is the Pr of pulling out both colours...and I was tempted to answer: 0, because black and white aren't colours. ;7
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Flipside on November 02, 2007, 04:18:10 am: This thread is hilarious on so many levels....
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on November 02, 2007, 07:15:03 am: Quote
Omo-

- \O"mo-\ [Gr. ? the shoulder.] A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula.

Is Mobius saying that he's not into armpit sex?

And if so why is he suddenly saying that upon seeing a picture of Rainbow Brite? The only theory that springs to mind is that he has previously been propositioned by Ms Brite but didn't know her name.

Admittedly one of those arrows does seem to be pointing at her armpit....hmmmmmm.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 02, 2007, 09:36:28 am: Until Mobius stops typing in color, all of my following posts will be in Times New Roman Size 14.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Flipside on November 02, 2007, 09:45:38 am: My Dad's bigger than anyone else's Dad! :p
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 02, 2007, 10:00:22 am: As in your Dad is literally bigger than anyone else's Dad, or are you making an extremely offensive (though I must admit amusing) joke?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on November 02, 2007, 10:11:57 am: If what Mobius is doing is annoying you then you must obviously realise that what you're doing would also be annoying. There are other people on this board you know.

Anyway since you're just like Mobius you can have a new title just like him. :p
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 02, 2007, 10:28:27 am: Would jump off a cliff too?

I'd rather have a more concise title... Cash for honors? :P
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 02, 2007, 12:58:09 pm: And who was it that said that they hated small text?

This is funny.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 02, 2007, 01:21:56 pm: You can read it.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on November 02, 2007, 02:43:04 pm: Quote from: Snail on November 02, 2007, 10:28:27 am
Would jump off a cliff too?

As in "If all your friends were jumping off a cliff would you do it too?"
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 02, 2007, 02:59:30 pm: Quote from: karajorma on November 02, 2007, 02:43:04 pm
"If all your friends were jumping off a cliff would you do it too?"

If I change my mind do I stop falling?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on November 02, 2007, 03:03:26 pm: Nope. But you change your mind when you hit the ground and your feet go through it.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: vyper on November 02, 2007, 03:15:13 pm: er, never saw the fourth page n/m
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mongoose on November 03, 2007, 01:43:34 am: *dies laughing*
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 03, 2007, 06:34:56 am: Quote from: colecampbell666 on November 01, 2007, 12:56:19 pm
Apparently, we've found out what Mob looks like:

Quote from: karajorma on November 02, 2007, 07:15:03 am
Is Mobius saying that he's not into armpit sex?

And if so why is he suddenly saying that upon seeing a picture of Rainbow Brite? The only theory that springs to mind is that he has previously been propositioned by Ms Brite but didn't know her name.

I didn't like that "Apparently, we've found out what Mob looks like:" :doubt:

I don't know that "Rainbow Brite" but it seems a childish thing for females. The title is wrong, too: I "bright" only of the colors of Italy... Verde, Bianco, Rosso, Azzurro.

White is monotone. It was time to change :P

My posts should be Italicized, too... :drevil:

Quote from: colecampbell666 on November 01, 2007, 05:36:28 pm
Wrong, white is a tone.

:wtf:

Quote from: Mongoose on November 03, 2007, 01:43:34 am
*dies laughing*

Yeah, yeah...voice actor! :P
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 03, 2007, 08:45:55 am: Would anyone be annoyed if I typed like this?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on November 03, 2007, 08:51:47 am: You'd be banned if you did it again.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 03, 2007, 08:53:10 am: I thought so.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 03, 2007, 08:53:43 am: Mobius, the whole point of colored text is to make it easier to find your posts. You've got the Italian flag in your sig, which should make it easy enough.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 03, 2007, 08:56:34 am: Can I just have deactivated move tags on my posts? It's not like anyone would care...
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on November 03, 2007, 08:56:50 am: Quote from: Snail on November 03, 2007, 08:53:10 am
[move]I thought so.[/move]

And before you type any other methods that you think might be annoying, let me give you advanced warning that you'll be banned for them too.

We only forgive those who don't know better. Not those who deliberately annoy under the pretence of asking a question.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 03, 2007, 08:59:30 am: Guh, sorry then.

Is the whole [move] (as in deactivated stuff) thing okay? It's not distracting, is it?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 03, 2007, 09:00:39 am: Quote from: Snail on November 03, 2007, 08:59:30 am
Guh, sorry then.

Is the whole [move] (as in deactivated stuff) thing okay? It's not distracting, is it?
What do you think? [/sarcastic]
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: karajorma on November 03, 2007, 09:00:59 am: *hovers finger over ban button*

I have little patience for people who deliberately try pushing it to see how far they can go without getting into trouble. I have even less patience for their whining when they find it's not as far as someone who cocked up but wasn't doing it to see when it would get them banned.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 03, 2007, 09:01:45 am: If Kara doesn't like it, then I'll stop.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 03, 2007, 09:03:14 am: Now we have to work on Mobius.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 03, 2007, 09:05:06 am: Well it's just color, and I thought we established that he wouldn't get hurt, and only get a very cool looking title (how many people get colored titles?).
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: vyper on November 03, 2007, 11:58:52 pm: Ah the tradition of silly titles. It's almost as old as the tradition of HLP political debates.

P.S. Beer is fun.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 04, 2007, 03:57:45 am: How many people get colored titles? Mobius got a cool title. :(
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 04, 2007, 04:14:25 am: A misspelling that has nothing to do with reality: "Crazy Latin Speaking Nationalist"

...would be funny and acceptable :P

And "Rainbow Brite", as far as I know, is for females! :doubt:
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 04, 2007, 04:44:04 am: It doesn't matter what it says, Mobius. Your title is a RAINBOW. How many people get to have a title like that? It looks pretty. You should be ever grateful.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Mobius on November 04, 2007, 04:46:57 am: But that "Brite"...well... :doubt:

And my posts had the colors of Italy, the whole Rainbow has(almost) nothing to do with them!

"Arcobaleno...Brilla" :lol:

EDIT: No, it's "...Splende"
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 04, 2007, 04:48:25 am: Meh. I'd rather not talk about it in this thread.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Polpolion on November 04, 2007, 02:54:21 pm: Why not? It's already all spam...

*looks at mods
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 04, 2007, 03:09:34 pm: Because I nearly got banned in this thread.

Does this thread have a purpose?
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Jeff Vader on November 04, 2007, 03:17:56 pm: Wouldn't it be better to talk about coloured text in this thread instead of, say, 'A celebration of FreeSpace' or 'Release - Derelict'? Not that anyone had brought it up in those threads but if you ask me, a thread called 'Colored text' is the place to talk about coloured text.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 04, 2007, 03:19:23 pm: But we're not talking about colored text. We're talking about custom titles (apart from that fact they both begin with CT, I see no relation between the two).
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Jeff Vader on November 04, 2007, 03:23:52 pm: Well, there's the loose connection of Mobius' custom title, which is written in coloured text. Touché.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: Snail on November 04, 2007, 03:28:01 pm: Crucifixion is my favorite method of torture.
Title: Re: Colored text
Post by: colecampbell666 on November 04, 2007, 04:44:39 pm: I like injecting low doses of acid into arteries, that way it doesn't reach the heart for some time.