Color (colour for you other's) Coding? Your opinions please.

[Sparky Kronkite]

Color coding?????

And yes this could well tangent off into some misconstrued philosophical reach for PC'ism that may well be warranted....

(you say what?)

None the less I will ask - here we go....

Color coding????? What if?????

What if - along with the titles, "virgin, experienced, guru, etc.," - they were color coded as well.

You may remember - I was not exactly a big fan of "titles" in the beginning and still am not - but only for me - I didn't want a title - but I didn't mind that many did.

And I'm not a big fan of labeling anyone - in any way. But - because I "simply can't keep up" with all the happenings here on the beloved Lit Board - the name changes, the newcomers and folks going away for a while and then coming back - well I thought....... I wondered.......

How could you "tell at a glance" if a post was from somebody relatively new - or an old timer?

How could you tell at a glance - that somebody had recently undergone a name change?

And I thought that the best and easiest way - was color coding.

Example: A Virgin's name could be "green." Until they got experienced enough to become "blue." Etc.

A name change could be indicated by orange for a set amount of time - let's say a month for the sake of saking - and then return to it's normal color.

Well have at it - shoot holes in this sucker - is it technically too complex to do? Is it "labeling to a new level."

I'd just like to glance at the board and know - hey(!) - there's a new person - welcome - or - hey(!) there's somebody who's been here a while and they've even just changed their name and I haven not gotten to know them yet - I'll just go over and say hi.

In other words it's work - to see the individual tree - for the forest here - and I don't have time to go up to each tree and say "hello tree." I'd think I might like somebody to spray paint a color on the trees so I could more quickly/easier - discern what and who they may be.

And - can we add the title Uber Guru?

 

[beckbabe]

*Pacing*, "time is money, time is money...."


hehe, just look at the number of posts, which is always at the bottom.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

But then I have to open the thread.

I want it easier.

 

[beckbabe]

The name would appear in color in the "thread starter," and "last post" boxes?
What if the last poster was a newbie, even a troll, but before that, someone else wrote something really worthwhile?

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Mainly in the threadstarter box.....

And in the lastpost box too.

And nothing's perfect - I/you still would not be able to check them all (well maybe you can but I sure can't) - this would simply allow me a quick image - hey - a newbie.

That's all - nothing is perfect except checking the board all the time and keeping up with all the changes.

 

[morninggirl5]

You want to label more innocent people and destroy their self-esteem with a label??????

Why don't you just call them skunks, snails, slugs, and the preferred group lions???

 

[beckbabe]

Now when do I remember someone telling me not to play Devil's Advocate? Why do I never listen?

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

I could call some stick in the muds.....

And like I said, don't tell me about "being anti-labeling" I wrote the fucking book - read my old threads.

In fact - I notice that you've done something I tried to do way back when - I simply wanted "Titleless" for my title.

How'd you get Laurel to do that?

 

[morninggirl5]

Re: I could call some stick in the muds.....

And like I said, don't tell me about "being anti-labeling" I wrote the fucking book - read my old threads.

In fact - I notice that you've done something I tried to do way back when - I simply wanted "Titleless" for my title.

How'd you get Laurel to do that?

Sparky, I was being facetious!

And Laurel doesn't have to change your title anymore. You can do it all on your own. It's in the control panel under the Edit Profile Tab.

I think Tabby is Titleless already. Mine is there because I haven't found "the one" yet.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Sorry, I don't know big words like....

"facetious," - well - actually I know them - but don't use them.

I'm too busy - putting my tongue in my cheek.

And that's very hard you know.
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And thanks for showing me that I can change my title - I will change it - but to what?

 

[morninggirl5]

Well it's not creative or original..... but Class Clown seems to fit.

I'm a total fence sitter when it comes to labeling. There are some benefits in some situations.

Your color coding sounds like a programming headache to me, but what do I know. Of course, it would mean another set of never-ending How To threads about what the colors mean.