Calling out bad formating in posts

[Shakira]

[quote name='Caleb279' timestamp='1282246122' post='2423367']
Look at my sig

I'm glad she switched to red, but seriously. All colored text is dumb and should stop.
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[b][color="#FF0000"]I like the red, it matches my sig and avatar.[/color][/b]

[Caleb279]

[quote name='Shakira' timestamp='1282246433' post='2423374']
[b][color="#FF0000"]I like the red, it matches my sig and avatar.[/color][/b]
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Its an improvement at least.

[Cotillion]

Thanks to Lord Strider for stoppping the yellow text monster, and to Alfred von Triplets for the ignore user function.

[LJ Scott]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Hey guys! Look at me!

Yeah, that's right! Comic Sans!

At first I was gonna use "[font="Impact"]Impact[font="Comic Sans MS"]" for the impact, but then I went with "Comic Sans" for the comic effect.[/font][/font]
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[Moridin]

[quote name='LJ Scott' timestamp='1282253767' post='2423482']
[font="Comic Sans MS"]Hey guys! Look at me!

Yeah, that's right! Comic Sans!

At first I was gonna use "[font="Impact"]Impact[font="Comic Sans MS"]" for the impact, but then I went with "Comic Sans" for the comic effect.[/font][/font][/font][/quote]

This post fills me with rage. This is even more worthy of an ignore list than yellow text.

[url="http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uuad4vm7n"]This[/url] is relevant (disclaimer: strong profanity).

[Banksy]

[quote name='Karolina' timestamp='1282237433' post='2423216']
I agree with the overall theme of this post, but this is going too far. Very distasteful.
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What happened to our community standards?

[Satori]

[quote name='Lord Strider' timestamp='1282232123' post='2423147']
When I have to highlight your post to read it there is a problem.
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Feel free to ignore posts like that. If someone feels the need to spruce up their text to draw more attention to it, chances are they're compensating for the fact that it's not very interesting to begin with. I speak from experience.

[Yevgeni Luchenkov]

[quote name='Banksy' timestamp='1282256106' post='2423518']
What happened to our community standards?
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They lost the last major war.

[Caleb279]

[quote name='Moridin' timestamp='1282255348' post='2423505']
This post fills me with rage. This is even more worthy of an ignore list than yellow text.

[url="http://m.assetbar.com/achewood/uuad4vm7n"]This[/url] is relevant (disclaimer: strong profanity).
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I lol'd. Nice comic.

[Feuersturm]

[quote name='Yevgeni Luchenkov' timestamp='1282257557' post='2423539']
They lost the last major war.
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This

[agafaba]

[quote name='LJ Scott' timestamp='1282253767' post='2423482']
[font="Comic Sans MS"]Hey guys! Look at me!

Yeah, that's right! Comic Sans!

At first I was gonna use "[font="Impact"]Impact[font="Comic Sans MS"]" for the impact, but then I went with "Comic Sans" for the comic effect.[/font][/font]
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While this does not offend my senses it does fill me with a sense of horror...
What will the op do to his children once he sees this?

No but seriously, use color all you want just try to keep it in the visible spectrum.

[memoryproblems]

[font="Franklin Gothic Medium"][color="#FFFF00"]I support the use of colored text.[/color][/font]

I doubt Shakira frankly cares if their choice in text presentation pleases you. I wouldn't anyway.

[Lennox]

[color="#DDA0DD"][font="Comic Sans MS"][indent][sub]I will try much harder[/sub][sup] to meet your needs.[/sup][/indent][/font][/color]

[Ashoka the Great]

At first I was annoyed at having to highlight text that was difficult to read. Then I realized that most of the time there was nothing worth reading, so I stopped highlighting.

Problem solved.

[Londo Mollari]

[quote name='Lord Strider' timestamp='1282232123' post='2423147']
This is a memo to all of you people out there that think changing you post format is the new hip thing to do. It is not ok. [size="6"]It makes me want to abuse my children when I come across one of your posts.[/size] Please have respect for other people on these forums and not attempt to be unique, if have that much of an identity crisis go get a tattoo or something. When I have to highlight your post to read it there is a problem. Thank you and have a good day.

LS
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I bEt YoU'RE gOiNg tO fEEl rEAlLy cOoL wHeN yOU tELL thEiR mOtHEr tHaT yOu AbUsED hER bABiES bEcAuSE A pOST oN tHe iNtErNeT mADe YoU rAGE.

[Rebel Virginia]

[quote name='Vaal Satori' timestamp='1282256767' post='2423532']
Feel free to ignore posts like that. If someone feels the need to spruce up their text to draw more attention to it, chances are they're compensating for the fact that it's not very interesting to begin with. I speak from experience.
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[color="#0000FF"]This guy more or less sums up my thoughts on this matter. Well said.

For the rest of you, don't alter your formatting to get responses. Just be less boring.[/color]

Edited August 20, 2010 by Rebel Virginia

[hawk11]

[quote name='Rebel Virginia' timestamp='1282321484' post='2424605']
[color="#0000FF"]For the rest of you, don't alter your formatting to get responses. Just be less boring.[/color]
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This is coming from the king of colored posts, people. Please be less boring.

[Alfred von Tirpitz]

[quote name='hawk_11' timestamp='1282321827' post='2424614']
This is coming from the king of colored posts, people. Please be less boring.
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RV's posts are readable, font wise. Posts that require the reader to highlight them, are like the poster being "pay per view". So not worth it, no one is that interesting.

[Lord Strider]

[quote name='Feuersturm' timestamp='1282269719' post='2423801']
[quote name='Yevgeni Luchenkov' timestamp='1282257557' post='2423539']
They lost the last major war.
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This
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Oh please entertain me, who are you talking about?

[Lennox]

[spoiler]I'm typing only in spoiler format from now on. Its my trademark now.[/spoiler]

[Lord Strider]

[quote name='Lennox' timestamp='1282331909' post='2424775']
[spoiler]I'm typing only in spoiler format from now on. Its my trademark now.[/spoiler]
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I thought your trademark was being obnoxious.

[Gn0xious Jr]

[quote name='Randleman' timestamp='1282241960' post='2423295']
You mean Yellow fonts?! I guess that's why yellow makes me sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhlWddAXSRA
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you know what makes ME sad? YOU do, you jackwagon! LMAO!

edit: on topic, i vote that using formatted text on alliance forums is a valid CB

Edited August 20, 2010 by Gn0xious Jr

[Hyperbad]

[quote name='Shakira' timestamp='1282246433' post='2423374']
[b][color="#FF0000"]I like the red, it matches my sig and avatar.[/color][/b]
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You should use hot pink. If yellow got on their nerves just imagine how that will. Unreadable + pink. Their rage will never cease.

[steodonn]

[font="Garamond"][color="#98fb98"]If you don't like[/color][/font] [color="#9932cc"][font="Century Gothic"]it don't[/font] [font="Comic Sans MS"]read it [/font][/color]

[Xerxer]

[quote name='Lord Strider' timestamp='1282232123' post='2423147']
This is a memo to all of you people out there that think changing you post format is the new hip thing to do. It is not ok. [b]It makes me want to abuse my children when I come across one of your posts.[/b] Please have respect for other people on these forums and not attempt to be unique, if have that much of an identity crisis go get a tattoo or something. When I have to highlight your post to read it there is a problem. Thank you and have a good day.

LS
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Wait, really? That seems...