Poll: Colored Text Usage in Forum Posts

[JackpotRacer]

Colored text is not the problem. The way you design your text is annoying because it unnecessarily screams for attention as if it demands to be read. Like for example, the text in this topic. Why would you feel the need to make it bold? Did you think that otherwise people would not read it?

Design your text in a non-spammy way and you won't hurt our eyes or annoy us.

haha If I'm annoying you, don't feel pressured to post just to show your signature. I call it signature spamming.


do you like green more

By the way, I opened this legit and serious poll to have a friendly and productive discussion and then it would be more than legit to show your signature this way.
Why do you always get personal? you don't have to like me, but why not stay on topic without attacking and insulting?

Can you imagine a signature campaign where the signature is in black and not even bold

I like it colorful and well designed

IMO making all text  or selecting  too many  line for a color could make it some how outrageous(permit me to use the word don't  be offended), why not just styling a header or styling  some words from your text.... I think It will make it much more better you know just saying...

ok no offense taken

But you did not respond to the quoted text. would you like a black text signature? and if all signatures were black text?

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[promise444c5]

But you did not respond to the quoted text. would you like a black text signature? and if all signatures were black text?[/b][/color]

Well, signatures are somewhat  like some kinda designs made to attract readers to clicking  their  text which is inform a url (with different colors) and if it's  in a black format, there might not be any difference  to a  normal text  .

I don't  dispute the fact of using a coloured text and for someone like you who loves a long text u might quite use it but not making it to obvious throught the text , I would  suggest  using to catch attention  towards reading  about a particular text in your construction.
Besides, there are some forum users who write long text just like you  and don't  make use of color styling,  just bold styling is beign used .

[JackpotRacer]

But you did not respond to the quoted text. would you like a black text signature? and if all signatures were black text?[/b][/color]

Well, signatures are somewhat  like some kinda designs made to attract readers to clicking  their  text which is inform a url (with different colors) and if it's  in a black format, there might not be any difference  to a  normal text  .

I don't  dispute the fact of using a coloured text and for someone like you who loves a long text u might quite use it but not making it to obvious throught the text , I would  suggest  using to catch attention  towards reading  about a particular text in your construction.
Besides, there are some forum users who write long text just like you  and don't  make use of color styling,  just bold styling is beign used .

Fair enough

I thought we could agree that a Signature only in black would not catch the eye of potential customers and would be boring and probably easy to overlook. That is my opinion.

That there are members who like to type long text in black is fine by me, and I think everyone should do it as they please according to the options given.

I love bitcoin because for me it is democracy.

Cheers

[FatFork]

I'm all for using formatting strategically, but if it gets in the way of clear communication then what's the damn point?  Just keep it clean and simple - you can get your point across without turning your post into a circus poster.

[JackpotRacer]

I'm all for using formatting strategically, but if it gets in the way of clear communication then what's the damn point?  Just keep it clean and simple - you can get your point across without turning your post into a circus poster.

Actually what you are saying is that your Signature is a circus design!

By the way, I like the color combination in this design.

for now I like green

[KingsDen]

Op, are you a designer? I think designers like Jay, Hugeblack and more should be the ones with great affinity to coloration. The real question should be, what is the essence of using these colours. It could be to Warn, to emphasize, and more. If so, these things doesn't appear so often, why use then often. This forum is not like the social media with great graphics, anything added here that is more than the default will always want to battle with the background of the forum. Even reading Op, I was pissed to understand that you wrote upto 3 paragraphs on bold. What exactly was the essence of bolding the whole thread. Keep it simple, anything you do more than the default will not only stress you but other forum users as well.

[SmartGold01]

I don't see any serious thing over here to raise this topic because this options has been there even before you and I joined this forum and there is a reason for adding them therefore no need to insert any poll to remove these options, the thing is we should know when to use them and where to apply them while posting here.

 For text colors I hard read text that are all colored because it affects my eyes so hard in a way I can't endure to finished reading the messages most time what I does is that I might copy any text that is colored and paste it into my Msword  and it will be all black then I can read it.

Things to know about your formating tools /text:
You must know where to apply fontcolor
You must know when to apply them
You must know how to apply them
You must know the area or text to use colors.
You must know when to use your bold
You must know where/when to use italics
You must know when to use underline
And many more..
If you know all these things correctly I don't think you will have any issues with any body while writing over here, the main goal is to understand the forum very well before using any tools.

[Alone055]

Colors are good, but you are simply overdoing it. Look at your post history, it looks like a notebook of a student from 3rd standard trying to colorize their homework to make it look beautiful. Do you think that is how it should be done? Use colors, but at least be moderate with them.

And I completely disagree with your reference to signature codes when you are trying to make a point. The world is full of colors, but we are not supposed to paint our faces with multiple colors and then say that there are so many colors around, why shouldn't I make myself look colored? You don't do that because your natural color is good as it is. The same thing applies to posts and signature codes. Posts are texts, and the natural and suitable color for that is black, and signatures are designs and designs are supposed to be colorful.

[Sandra_hakeem]

In general, most people might think that they'll attract alot of traffic to their post by making it too colourful.. i don't know who fed 'em with this lame idea.

LoyceV is a bot. Bots don't do anything manually!

I'm seeing this again for the second time; aside from reading scraps of stories from 2019 about loyce's allegations, I haven't had full confirmations as to whether or not this is true... I've also realized that alot of reputable members are saying the same thing too, so let me get this straight; is Loyce not ready to prove 'em otherwise? Does this practically infer that they've got a thicker skin?..and that they shouldn't respond to vindicate themselves for this reason?

@LoyceV, do you create that colored post manually? I’m always curious on how do you guys do that (if not manually typing and attaching bbcode color).    

This isn't enough reason to assume Loyce's a bot... They could simply have different aids; one of which may be a merit bot?.. iDK
I don't know why this has been unascertain for years now.


Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[JackpotRacer]

Op, are you a designer? I think designers like Jay, Hugeblack and more should be the ones with great affinity to coloration. The real question should be, what is the essence of using these colours. It could be to Warn, to emphasize, and more. If so, these things doesn't appear so often, why use then often. This forum is not like the social media with great graphics, anything added here that is more than the default will always want to battle with the background of the forum. Even reading Op, I was pissed to understand that you wrote upto 3 paragraphs on bold. What exactly was the essence of bolding the whole thread. Keep it simple, anything you do more than the default will not only stress you but other forum users as well.

If you are pissed, why bother commenting, just move on. Carpe Diem

I don't see any serious thing over here to raise this topic because this options has been there even before you and I joined this forum and there is a reason for adding them therefore no need to insert any poll to remove these options, the thing is we should know when to use them and where to apply them while posting here.

no problem at all, just let a few others agree with you to shut down the Poll, I will shut it down.

[NeuroticFish]

Please vote and give us your pros and cons in a friendly and civilized manner.

Imho it is always about nuances.
Some exaggerate and use too many colors, too much bold, and in many cases they still have an ugly wall of text, just more colored.
Some can format it nicely, maybe add a hint of color here and there and make it so nice that even those opposing colors will like it.

Sadly under this kind of polls I expect to see the first kind of posts, hence my vote is against it.
But it's a free world and a free forum: you are free to post in the way you like it and... no offense intended (at all!) I am free to ignore you if I find out for example that your posts constantly make my eyes hurt.

[LoyceMobile]

LoyceV is a bot. Bots don't do anything manually!

I'm seeing this again for the second time; aside from reading scraps of stories from 2019 about loyce's allegations, I haven't had full confirmations as to whether or not this is true... I've also realized that alot of reputable members are saying the same thing too, so let me get this straight; is Loyce not ready to prove 'em otherwise? Does this practically infer that they've got a thicker skin?..and that they shouldn't respond to vindicate themselves for this reason?

My very first post on Bitcointalk was complaining about a captcha. I've come a long way since then, and can solve any captcha to prove how human I am.

[JackpotRacer]

Please vote and give us your pros and cons in a friendly and civilized manner.

Imho it is always about nuances.
Some exaggerate and use too many colors, too much bold, and in many cases they still have an ugly wall of text, just more colored.
Some can format it nicely, maybe add a hint of color here and there and make it so nice that even those opposing colors will like it.

Sadly under this kind of polls I expect to see the first kind of posts, hence my vote is against it.
But it's a free world and a free forum: you are free to post in the way you like it and... no offense intended (at all!) I am free to ignore you if I find out for example that your posts constantly make my eyes hurt.

Very well said and commented!

[Sandra_hakeem]

My very first post on Bitcointalk was complaining about a captcha. I've come a long way since then, and can solve any captcha to prove how human I am.

well if that's the case, then I'm not gonna ask questions pertaining to this again...like i normally say: I don't care about this... cus why TF Should I? I just wanted to be able to differentiate between an AI poster, a real human and possibly, a bot! If this was alleged against someone else, I'll ask the same questions too...
Y'all have been around for too long to have a couple of grudges with different people of your caliber, or maybe some handful of opportunist who'd end up envying y'all for not being where you at...etc.
I see where the problem is

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

What LoyceV said actually reminds me of how I messed up the slide for my project defense. 

During the time I did my project defense at the university, I prepared my slides so colorfully ❤💛💚💙💜 that when I sent them to my supervisor to get a review and remarks, the first question she asked me was, "Am I a baby? She said playing with too much color in coolly written content can actually make the content look offensive to the readers. Color should only be used when there is a need for it; for example, it should be used to point out some action words or incidents that the writer feels are very necessary for the readers to take note of. Color should be used in accordance, not just to paint your whole write-up with too many colors. 

@OP, I agree with what some people have already said here: make your write-ups simple, and if you are not sure of how to correctly use the color, just avoid it.

[FatFork]

I'm all for using formatting strategically, but if it gets in the way of clear communication then what's the damn point?  Just keep it clean and simple - you can get your point across without turning your post into a circus poster.

Actually what you are saying is that your Signature is a circus design!

Well, it worked, didn't it? Mission accomplished!

for now I like green

Good choice! It suits you.

(One day you'll blossom into a real adult, I'm sure of it.)

[JackpotRacer]

What LoyceV said actually reminds me of how I messed up the slide for my project defense. 

During the time I did my project defense at the university, I prepared my slides so colorfully ❤💛💚💙💜 that when I sent them to my supervisor to get a review and remarks, the first question she asked me was, "Am I a baby? She said playing with too much color in coolly written content can actually make the content look offensive to the readers. Color should only be used when there is a need for it; for example, it should be used to point out some action words or incidents that the writer feels are very necessary for the readers to take note of. Color should be used in accordance, not just to paint your whole write-up with too many colors. 

@OP, I agree with what some people have already said here: make your write-ups simple, and if you are not sure of how to correctly use the color, just avoid it.

The poll is not about me and my use of color. I love colors, that's all, so please don't get personal, because I can get personal too. The poll is about whether or not text formatting should be allowed. In case you did not know, it is the year 2024 and Stone Edge is long gone, so just come out of your cave.

I'm all for using formatting strategically, but if it gets in the way of clear communication then what's the damn point?  Just keep it clean and simple - you can get your point across without turning your post into a circus poster.

Actually what you are saying is that your Signature is a circus design!

Well, it worked, didn't it? Mission accomplished!

how about red now

Do you have the guts to tell your signature campaign manager that the signature looks like a circus? I don't think so!

[SatoPrincess]

I like colored text.

And bold text too. I guess you like anything that makes you the center of attention.

IMHO every forum I know offers text formatting with all kinds of options including colors for text. There must be a reason for this because if it was not good or acceptable to use the text formatting they would not offer it.

There is nothing wrong in using color texts in your post. You just have to use it the right way. Colors in texts are supposed to symbolize a certain type of emotion, for example a part of your post could be written in red ink to signify the importance of that particular text. Using multiple colors when posting is ridiculous because it makes you look like a clown and shows you’re not willing to communicate with others. And most importantly it is an eyesore.

[JackpotRacer]

I like colored text.

And bold text too. I guess you like anything that makes you the center of attention.

IMHO every forum I know offers text formatting with all kinds of options including colors for text. There must be a reason for this because if it was not good or acceptable to use the text formatting they would not offer it.

There is nothing wrong in using color texts in your post. You just have to use it the right way. Colors in texts are supposed to symbolize a certain type of emotion, for example a part of your post could be written in red ink to signify the importance of that particular text. Using multiple colors when posting is ridiculous because it makes you look like a clown and shows you’re not willing to communicate with others. And most importantly it is an eyesore.

Since you know the right way, please explain it in detail so I can give it to a color psychologist!

If you say that red is the right color to indicate importance, then I will only color my text in red from now on, because everything I write is important. Do you even understand what you are writing? I do not think so!

Why are you attacking me? I did not attack you, I just opened a poll with some serious questions and asked for a friendly discussion.

In this case I would say you are an ugly and evil clown

But at least you made me think about opening a thread where all of you are free to attack me. So you have no reason to mistreat your families.

Please tell me now: Did I use the color red correctly as you suggested?

[Rikafip]

I thought we could agree that a Signature only in black would not catch the eye of potential customers and would be boring and probably easy to overlook. That is my opinion.

You do understand that signature are advertisements, right? And if someone is annoyed with the signatures, he can disable them (if you have the rank required). The same way someone can put you on ignore due your text formatting style.

The poll is not about me and my use of color. I love colors, that's all, so please don't get personal, because I can get personal too. The poll is about whether or not text formatting should be allowed. In case you did not know, it is the year 2024 and Stone Edge is long gone, so just come out of your cave.

One of the reasons I like this forum so much is that it offers as much personal freedom that is possible and probably more than any other florum I ever visited so I don't think that formatting the text any way you want should be banned (and won't be no matter the results of the poll).

With that being said, we should use the common sense when it comes to the actual use of the text format options but as that old saying goes, common sense is not so common. And if you want to catch other people's attention, much better way is to write quality and interesting posts.