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**flopay** · 03-14-2010, 05:42 PM

I picked black, but I really prefer the default color of whatever theme the forum happens to be running; these colors are generally chosen for readability more than anything.

I agree most with this point. I picked mostly black but that some color was ok only because I can understand there is sometimes a need to emphasize a certain point or word choice. However, even with that said, there are better ways to emphasize your point than with color. Certainly there are more mature ways. Bolding, underlines and italics are more commonly acceptable methods. Using large font sizes and bright colors automatically makes me think there's a child involved. And, it needs to be said, there is an element of rudeness involved even if the author using such tactics isn't intending it. The general rules of netiquette still apply. This means, don't forget you're dealing with real people and, be more concerned with content and clarity of your posts rather than using visual effects.

03-14-2010, 05:42 PM	#9
flopay Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	I picked black, but I really prefer the default color of whatever theme the forum happens to be running; these colors are generally chosen for readability more than anything. I agree most with this point. I picked mostly black but that some color was ok only because I can understand there is sometimes a need to emphasize a certain point or word choice. However, even with that said, there are better ways to emphasize your point than with color. Certainly there are more mature ways. Bolding, underlines and italics are more commonly acceptable methods. Using large font sizes and bright colors automatically makes me think there's a child involved. And, it needs to be said, there is an element of rudeness involved even if the author using such tactics isn't intending it. The general rules of netiquette still apply. This means, don't forget you're dealing with real people and, be more concerned with content and clarity of your posts rather than using visual effects.
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