Stop Coloring Your Post Text

Discussion in 'Off Topic Discussion' started by mairsil, Sep 6, 2008.

  1. mairsil

    mairsil Officer at Arms

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    Seriously, is there any reason to use a "special" color for your posts? I can understand highlighting a specific point, but why the whole post?

    Understand something: not everyone is using the same color scheme as you. If you change your text to white or a light color, some cannot see it without highlighting it. Please, take one minute and look at the various options by clicking on the drop box on the lower left of your screen. The default color tells the forum software to display text in the color appropriate to the user, so please use it.

    Case in point, here is what I see:

    HazyLazy Color Scheme

    Rewritten to reduce 75% profanity content...
     
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  2. Jamtex

    Jamtex Adult Orientated Mahjong Connoisseur

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    Agreed, I think Assembler should kill all the new colour schemes and keep the original look. :D

    One annoying thing is the fact that the colour choosen doesn't have a default colour so if you do choose black or white by accident you can't really change it. Apart from highlighting it and choosing the crossed out double Amiga symbol which removes everything.

    This text is white
    This text is black
    This text is default
     
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  3. Mr. Casual

    Mr. Casual Champion of the Forum

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    I took matters into my own hands and gave myself a custom theme for every site I go to! :dance:

    It works wonders, I can see links hidden as words in giant walls of text, because I set all links to red.
     
  4. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    That'll happen. How many years have url tags not shown up underlined or in bold text?
     
  5. liquitt

    liquitt Site Soldier

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    i so agree with that!
     
  6. PhreQuencYViii

    PhreQuencYViii Champion of the Forum

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    Alchy Illustrious Member

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    I assume/vaguely remember that the forum was set up by someone else who's since departed, so it's stuck like that.

    Good job the internet isn't full of script kiddies who know how to exploit vbulletin 3.5.4 with easily found vulnerabilities detailed via a simple google search.

    It'd be a terrible shame to see this entire forum and all the posts within it deleted and replaced "1337haxxorz r00lz j000".
     
  8. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    I was under the impression that this was long-since sorted out.
     
  9. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    If it is, Assembler still hasnt gotten to updating the forum. Its been 2 years 7 months since the last update, according to the release logs for Vbulletin
     
  10. Taemos

    Taemos Officer at Arms

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    This is the best post. :lol:
     
  11. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    The favorite.ico has changed recently. Someone non-malicious has access.
     
  12. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Thats true, but still, thats easier to change then a hacked together Vbulletin setup
     
  13. GaijinPunch

    GaijinPunch Lemon Party Organizer and Promoter

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    Both require only access to the server once edited... not the vbulletin setup or even database.
     
  14. graciano1337

    graciano1337 Milk Bar

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    It's all about the classic look.


    Sorry.
     
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