Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

[ArenaSnow]

>tmw you read an interest check, the premise is interesting, but you get about 3 sentences of content about the idea that only lists a genre and maybe a few things about the person and that's all.

If you want bites, say more. >.>

[DeadDrop]

Why do people color their character text its as if... people arent reading so we need to make it colorful for them >;)

[Lemons]

@DeadDrop People really seem to dislike this, it's come up a lot recently.

[DeadDrop]

Colorgate begins now...

[Fabricant451]

Colors aren't a bad thing really and they're easy enough to do - unless you're an insane person who doesn't format as they write and then have to go back and do it. The problem is when people use colors that are too dark to read and so now you've gotta highlight the text and it's tedious.

[FrankenDaughter]

I colored my text because I saw it was a thing. I both had the thought that it was silly as reading isn't very hard AND wanted to just get back in the swing of things as smoothly as possible. Now I'm just wondering if it's worth the effort to uncolor all of the text I've colored. Oh god. Now I'm annoyed!

[Dion]

Colors aren't a bad thing really and they're easy enough to do - unless you're an insane person who doesn't format as they write and then have to go back and do it. The problem is when people use colors that are too dark to read and so now you've gotta highlight the text and it's tedious.

@Fabricant451

I don't like it because that's not how it's done in books either. Instead of coloring your text, it might be worthwhile to just write in a structured manner so that the question 'who said this' doesn't come up to begin with.

I know that's not the reason people do it now (I hope so at least) but that's what it was when it was first done IIRC. I used to do it then because I was a lousy writer but in general, investing the time to write properly (i.e. characters can't speak in the same paragraph, etc) makes it easier to read than colorcoding the fuck out of your post so it looks like a messy rainbow.

It's not that bad in solo posts, but when you get collabs (which I already detest) with 20 colors in it it becomes a bit tedious.

Also, people's screens show colors differently. I like using black and I can read it perfectly fine on my laptop, but on my phone it's barely readable, and others also can't read it.

I colored my text because I saw it was a thing. I both had the thought that it was silly as reading isn't very hard AND wanted to just get back in the swing of things as smoothly as possible. Now I'm just wondering if it's worth the effort to uncolor all of the text I've colored. Oh god. Now I'm annoyed!

@FrankenDaughter

It's not worth the effort. Coding in BB codes without functions to remove it like you have in word (select and then hit control b) makes it a giant pain in the ass.

[Fabricant451]

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Instead of coloring your text, it might be worthwhile to just write in a structured manner so that the question 'who said this' doesn't come up to begin with.

@Odin

Yes, but you can do that while also adding a bit of spice with a harmless color. In fact I'd hazard a guess that many people that use colors are also making clear distinctions on who is speaking. Colors don't detract from an RP in any way unless, again, it's someone using dark colors on a dark background and making people have to highlight it. One can say they don't add anything either but if people like doing it then why not let them. 'Aesthetics' is a stupid reason but it's one people use anyway. RPs don't tend to have vomits of color unless someone is just doing a post of all dialog in which case colors are the least of my concerns there.

It's not like people are coloring text because reading is difficult, it's just a stylistic choice. And if all someone is doing in an RP is reading the colored bits then they're doing it wrong anyway.

[Dion]

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Yes, but you can do that while also adding a bit of spice with a harmless color. In fact I'd hazard a guess that many people that use colors are also making clear distinctions on who is speaking. Colors don't detract from an RP in any way unless, again, it's someone using dark colors on a dark background and making people have to highlight it. One can say they don't add anything either but if people like doing it then why not let them. 'Aesthetics' is a stupid reason but it's one people use anyway. RPs don't tend to have vomits of color unless someone is just doing a post of all dialog in which case colors are the least of my concerns there.

It's not like people are coloring text because reading is difficult, it's just a stylistic choice. And if all someone is doing in an RP is reading the colored bits then they're doing it wrong anyway.

@Fabricant451

Yeah, it's just something I'm not a fan of myself for aesthetic and literary reasons, but I completely understand some do it because they like it. Perhaps another thing that I'd say bothers me about it is that it is very dependent on what type of roleplay. I'd find it very misplaced in an RP with a very serious undertone, and which is trying very hard to read like a book, with advanced writers or writers who are trying to make it look 'professional.'

Meanwhile, it'd look better in an RP about lets say some happy go lucky moe anime or something. IDK, just my two cents.

[Dervish]

I've found myself to be okay with either colouring text or not at all, I just find that most people tend to like it for aesthetic purposes. I always found colour helps break up long posts and in a way it kinda reminds me of video games RPGs where your party members are associated with a colour, which I think is kind of fun.

On the flip side, it makes formatting in collabs a pain in the ass, especially when the colour is a code instead of a word. That's a big factor for me not wanting to deal with it sometimes.

However, which it comes to formatting character sheets, I always use coloured headers. It makes it look great and helps visually distinguish bullet points from supporting text, and when combined with bolding, italics, and underlining, it helps to visually break up subsections effectively.

A rule of thumb for anyone, I feel, should be use colours that are easy on the eyes with RPGs' background. If you have to squint or highlight text to read it, change that shit.

[ArenaSnow]

I post between high casual and advanced.

/facepalm

[vancexentan]

simply be that I color my text to make it easier to understand who is talking in the given situation. Simple as that. i write long posts least I can do is make it a bit clearer if I make a mistake when typing.

[Lady Absinthia]

Omg.... If you are already making people wait on you to post, need to be reminded constantly to post, and have gained a reputation of being ~that rper~ do NOT go and start your own Rp on top of everything! You are going to screw over the people you are rping with even more and let down the people you are going to end up Gming. Seriously, deal with what is already on your plate before you go back for seconds!

[Dervish]

I post between high casual and advanced.

/facepalm

@ArenaSnow

I definite Advanced as pretty much a minimum of 2 or 3 beefy paragraphs. The rest kinda falls in place.

[FrankenDaughter]

I post between high casual and advanced.

/facepalm

@ArenaSnow

I'd say I'm about eight inches long on a good day.

Sounds familiar...

[Lalliman]

Omg.... If you are already making people wait on you to post, need to be reminded constantly to post, and have gained a reputation of being ~that rper~ do NOT go and start your own Rp on top of everything! You are going to screw over the people you are rping with even more and let down the people you are going to end up Gming. Seriously, deal with what is already on your plate before you go back for seconds!

@Lady Amalthea

I imagine people who do this are like those people whose life is a total mess and who think having a baby will solve it.

[AlteredTundra]

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I imagine people who do this are like those people whose life is a total mess and who think having a baby will solve it.

@Lalliman

Oh, I see that you know my sister. Do tell me how she's doing.

[Dion]

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I imagine people who do this are like those people whose life is a total mess and who think having a baby will solve it.

@Lalliman

What do you mean adding another expensive hobby (a kid) is going to turn my life even more into a mess?

[NuttsnBolts]

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I imagine people who do this are like those people whose life is a total mess and who think having a baby will solve it.

@Lalliman

But that centerlink payment, bro!!!! The government loves giving cash to newborn babies and mothers.

[Leaves]

I don't like creating a character application for a role play while it's still in the interest check process. When I complete it, the role play never gets green lit or the GM scraps the idea.