Poll: Do coloured posts annoy you?

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Mr Binary

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I am still rather new to The Escapist and I was colouring my posts blue to make myself a little unique. After a few posts I was quoted with some rather vulgar language and insults however, they weren't talking about my statements but the colour in which they were posted. So, I thought to make a topic about it.

Do coloured posts annoy you?

Or do you not care?
 

Micalas

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I am not racist in the least so I do not mind mixing the coloreds and non-coloreds.
 

MisterGobbles

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As long as they aren't in a hard to see color then I really don't care. But black is definitely better than any form of completely colored post.

EDIT: I'm not a racist! I swear =P
 

Plurralbles

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fancy pants... no one likes a fancy pants.


:p

I don't care though. Do what you want. Just make sure it's readable against white to some degree close to what black is.
 

loc978

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I really don't give a damn

Unless you post in yellow, it's really hard to see.
Also, pink. Not as bad as yellow though. Not much worse than orange, really. Hmm.
White is the worst.
 

ultrachicken

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I find it a little annoying, but I don't know why. Probably for the same reason I dislike people who write everything in caps lock, but I don't even know what that is.
 

emeraldrafael

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I've only seen one and it was yours OP in another thread.

But really no, in other sites and forum boards where you have the button comands in the posting box, I make my posts coloured.

Though the really light colors bother me, and make me highlight every post I read to make sure I'm not missing something the poster (usually a troller) will then make more obvious after and tell me how i missed it and how it someohow changes the opinion completely and I'm wrong even though I didnt see all the information presented.
 

Gildan Bladeborn

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Since you asked my opinion, I shall give it to you - I find it obnoxious. There's absolutely nothing wrong with using different colors in a post mind you, I do it myself quite often, but I'm doing it for emphasis on selected passages/lines, not arbitrarily making my entire post blue in an attempt to stand out from all the other people in a thread.

Think of it this way: imagine your arbitrarily recolored posts as an annoying speech affectation that everyone around you knows is an affectation - would you not expect your conversation partners to eventually ask you to cut that out and just talk normally? That's why colored posts are not received well in these parts - they impact readability for no reason other than "being different", and that's generally the sort of thing you shouldn't make a habit of. It's the same principle behind avoiding ALL CAPS WHEN YOU TYPE BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE YOU ARE YELLING ALL THE TIME.
 

Soviet Steve

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Gwonam: There is no poll.

And yes, coloured posts annoy me. For a moment I was worried that you were polling if posters of other ethnicities were bothersome though.
 

RedEyesBlackGamer

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Konata Star said:
I am still rather new to The Escapist and I was colouring my posts blue to make myself a little unique. After a few posts I was quoted with some rather vulgar language and insults however, they weren't talking about my statements but the colour in which they were posted. So, I thought to make a topic about it.

Do coloured posts annoy you?

Or do you not care?
Any color 'cept yellow. It is hard to see. And white. Do what you want. Anyone gets uppity about it just send them my way. >:)
 

Redlin5_v1legacy

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Coloured posts do not bother me at all. However, I've noticed in the past that many people prefer the default black and white because it is easiest to see. If you were going to do a long post with many paragraphs, you will lose pretty much all of your audience if they have to make an effort just to read your words.

Also it looks like you suffered an abortive poll. I hate it when the Escapist does that.
 

gigastar

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Coloured posts are too rare for anyone to bother about much.
Or are they? Ive always wondered...
Anyway, its here for emphasis reasons.
Almost always, at least...
Or general cocking about, which im also ok with.
 

Littlee300

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You guys are jerks. I am colorblind so I make my post in blue because black turns up white to me.
QQ
 

Fiend Dragon

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AG:Seeing 8s how I've 8een reading a ridiculous 8mount of Homestuck, I've g8ten pretty used to r8ding th8ngs in annoying colors!!!!!!!! ::::p
AC:33 > And also r33ly annoying quirks! :33
GC:1N F4CT NOT 3V3N L33TSP34K BOTH3RS M3 4NYMOR3!!! >;D
CG:AS LONG AS ITS NOT A RETARDEDLY DIFFICULT TO READ COLOR JUST FOR THE SAKE OF PISSING PEOPLE OFF.
AT:aND, uH, iT'S ACTUALLY, uHH, nOT REALLY A BIG DEAL, sORTA..? yES, tHATS WHAT, uHH, rUFIO WOULD SAY, uHH, iF HE WERE REAL, aND, uHH, nOT A FAKE...
>>>Of course when someone does something like this they had better be hiding a damned clever joke. Hee hee. Haa haa. Hoo hoo.<<< TEXT


That being said it's generally better to use it for emphasis than for entire posts.
 

Small Waves

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She the above poster. Colored text does not irk me in the slightest anymore, unless it's very light or pale and blends into my highlight color.
 

Merkavar

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people seem to go over board with colours. i think its best to stick with one colour.
 

SilentCom

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I don't mind if people use color in their posts as long as they aren't overdoing it or using a hard to see color.