Default post options, custom Options

[duplicatex0x0x0]

This would be a really good thing to have, so we can all have personalized text for a default, Instead of having to type in, or press the buttons on each post that we make. It would be a part of our controls. :)

Like this:


This post has been edited by tcunningham1589: Jul 9 2005, 04:33 PM

[sadolakced acid]

A lot of the text on the forums could be really hard to read.

Like my brightness is set on my computer as really really bright so this forum isn't really blue. It's more like pearly bluish white.

it's your contrast that does that, methinks.


anyways: nononono. i hate it when people change the font or size on every post.

if they want to change it for every post, they should have to type it out every time.

when you start to have to copy and paste things into notepad ot read them, or to highlight everything to read it, you'll get annoyed.

[jordanriane]

when you start to have to copy and paste things into notepad ot read them, or to highlight everything to read it, you'll get annoyed.

Definitely not as annoying as uploading an image, which obviously is irrelevent to the topic, and putting it an a post.

[sadolakced acid]

Definitely not as annoying as uploading an image, which obviously is irrelevent to the topic, and putting it an a post.

yea, it's my sig.

but you see, if i put that actually in my sig, it would be too large and annoying. because i want it that large, i should have to manually upload it every time.

now; this changing text, if youreally want to, type it out everytime. and it affects the readability of your posts.

if you want to see what happens when you let people auto format thier posts, go to the neopets boards. (if they're still the same), you will find over half the posts are unreadable and have to be copied into notepad to be read.

imagine if someone's posts were all like this. would you read their posts? it would be annoying, right? mayhaps you'd copy it into notepad to read, or elephantes. imagine doing that with every post.

[jordanriane]

yea, it's my sig.

but you see, if i put that actually in my sig, it would be too large and annoying.  because i want it that large, i should have to manually upload it every time.

now; this changing text, if youreally want to, type it out everytime.  and it affects the readability of your posts.

if you want to see what happens when you let people auto format thier posts, go to the neopets boards. (if they're still the same), you will find over half the posts are unreadable and have to be copied into notepad to be read. 

imagine if someone's posts were all like this.  would you read their posts?  it would be annoying, right?  mayhaps you'd copy it into notepad to read, or elephantes.  imagine doing that with every post. 

First off, this isn't neopets.

Secondly, you just changed that text. It proves that whether or not this default text option is used, text can still be altered to be unreadable, such as your example.


Third, if that image is too large for your regular signature, then DONT use the image period. Why try to "cheat" your signature to add that extra image? It's obviously too large for your regular signature--DONT USE IT.

Lastly, that would be pretty crappy if you upload that same image each time you post. You're soaking up space/bandwidth for each picture you upload, assuming that you don't copy/paste the url.

yea. everyone's going to be annoyed by fonts that aren't readable in firefox and stuff.

LOL. All fonts that are listed in the drop down menu, are standard fonts on a PC (not sure about a mac so I'm not even going to include) and would work on ALL browsers. What I quoted isn't even a worry, because it won't be a problem.

[sadolakced acid]

First off, this isn't neopets.

Secondly, you just changed that text. It proves that whether or not this default text option is used, text can still be altered to be unreadable, such as your example.
Third, if that image is too large for your regular signature, then DONT use the image period. Why try to "cheat" your signature to add that extra image? It's obviously too large for your regular signature--DONT USE IT.

Lastly, that would be pretty crappy if you upload that same image each time you post. You're soaking up space/bandwidth for each picture you upload, assuming that you don't copy/paste the url.



LOL. All fonts that are listed in the drop down menu, are standard fonts on a PC (not sure about a mac so I'm not even going to include) and would work on ALL browsers. What I quoted isn't even a worry, because it won't be a problem.

tahoma on teh small size is unreadable on firefox.

the point is, if someone wants to change the text every time, make them have to type it out. it's not like the option isn't there. we just don't want to make it too easy. because unreadable posts aren't fun for the reader, so they shouldn't be fun for the writer.

as far as adding a picture at the end instead of my sig- i put it there manually, therefore i should be able to do that without restriction. if i'm lazy, then of course i should be subject to the restrictions.

and see, you can just change the text manually. the point is, not many people do it because people are lazy, thus keeping the boards generally readable.

and how is this not like neopets? we have 12 year olds who'd think tiny unreadable pink font was good.

[jordanriane]

tahoma on teh small size is unreadable on firefox. 

the point is, if someone wants to change the text every time, make them have to type it out.  it's not like the option isn't there.  we just don't want to make it too easy.  because unreadable posts aren't fun for the reader, so they shouldn't be fun for the writer. 

as far as adding a picture at the end instead of my sig- i put it there manually, therefore i should be able to do that without restriction.  if i'm lazy, then of course i should be subject to the restrictions.

and see, you can just change the text manually.  the point is, not many people do it because people are lazy, thus keeping the boards generally readable. 

and how is this not like neopets?  we have 12 year olds who'd think tiny unreadable pink font was good.

If you already fulfilled your signature size quota, it would make sense to NOT cheat it and post that image each time.

However, your annoying fake-signature is irrelevent.

I have yet to come across horribly tiny font, and I use firefox.
However, in general, when I come across font that is tiny, I simply adjust my browser so I can read that specific text, then I switch back to the default size, and voila. I just read tiny text without having to complain about it.

Neopets generally has more young and immature audience.
As far as I've seen, people are young, but slightly more mature.
And I have yet to really see ALOT of unreadable text.

Who cares if you can't read annoying colored/size font, maybe it's for the better then.

[sadolakced acid]

If you already fulfilled your signature size quota, it would make sense to NOT cheat it and post that image each time.

However, your annoying fake-signature is irrelevent.

I have yet to come across horribly tiny font, and I use firefox.
However, in general, when I come across font that is tiny, I simply adjust my browser so I can read that specific text, then I switch back to the default size, and voila. I just read tiny text without having to complain about it.

Neopets generally has more young and immature audience.
As far as I've seen, people are young, but slightly more mature.
And I have yet to really see ALOT of unreadable text.

Who cares if you can't read annoying colored/size font, maybe it's for the better then.

we've yet to see lots of unreadable text because you can't set it yet.

this is a can of worms we don't want to open.

and is the text in anna's signature unreadable? the bottom part of it.

unreadability will haunt the forums.

[jordanriane]

we've yet to see lots of unreadable text because you can't set it yet.

so what about not being able to see lots of unreadable text? Hello, unreadable text can still be customized WITHOUT having the default option available.

and is the text in anna's signature unreadable?  the bottom part of it. 

it says: THIS BOY IS SO FINE.

I've always been able to read her signature with no problems.