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**Aeaefee** · 03-14-2010, 08:02 PM

In some e-mail and web interface, blue is used for quoted text. And my habit is to bypass that text, as I've usually already read the original post. So when I see someone posting in blue, my instinct is to ignore the whole post.

But as I told a certain person via PM, blue is one of the most difficult colors to see sharply, as the shorter wavelength tends to make it difficult for the eyes to focus on it. And when compared to black text on a white background (especially with the blue scheme of KWF), there's not nearly enough contrast. While I have decent eyesight, it is gradually worsening. And blue text gives me just enough difficulty in focusing on it that I simply put such people on my Ignore List; it's just too much work to read their daily posts.

03-14-2010, 08:02 PM	#15
Aeaefee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	In some e-mail and web interface, blue is used for quoted text. And my habit is to bypass that text, as I've usually already read the original post. So when I see someone posting in blue, my instinct is to ignore the whole post. But as I told a certain person via PM, blue is one of the most difficult colors to see sharply, as the shorter wavelength tends to make it difficult for the eyes to focus on it. And when compared to black text on a white background (especially with the blue scheme of KWF), there's not nearly enough contrast. While I have decent eyesight, it is gradually worsening. And blue text gives me just enough difficulty in focusing on it that I simply put such people on my Ignore List; it's just too much work to read their daily posts.
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