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Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« on: April 08, 2011, 03:42:13 pm »
Pretty simple poll, should I allow colors in OmnomIRC?
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2011, 03:44:06 pm »
I believe colours is cool :D
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2011, 03:44:35 pm »
I think there should be a post limit, or you should make it so we are able to disable it for certain users due to the fact that it could be abused.
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2011, 03:44:43 pm »
I'd say yes, although I would increase the post count just a little bit to prevent abusive users, since people who've just started using the chat might go wild... :P

EDIT: I'd also add the blacklist part too as Eeems pointed out above, in case someone tends to be a bit too color happy :P
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2011, 03:49:35 pm »
Quote from: Eeems on April 08, 2011, 03:44:35 pm
I think there should be a post limit, or you should make it so we are able to disable it for certain users due to the fact that it could be abused.
I believe in exactly what Eeems said. :)
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2011, 03:50:01 pm »
I voted no. Bots use colors and bold/underline tags to help their outputs be more easily read, as they often consist of multiple fields that could otherwise be hard to separate and decipher by readers. For a person who is just using IRC to chat, though, colors don't really serve a useful purpose. Colored text also helps distinguish people from bots by relying on bots talking in colored text and humans talking in plain text, a theme I have noticed in a number of IRC channels that I find very helpful. And just like you don't text or email people with lots of colors, you shouldn't IRC to them with lots of colors. If I did receive an email with lots of colored text, I would immediately think: spam. Which is also the only possible use for colors in OmnomIRC that I can think of.
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2011, 03:51:50 pm »
That's what I was thinking too, Runer. Little is added to communication through colors.

Bold and italic possibly, though Omnom doesn't support them at all currently.
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2011, 03:52:30 pm »
Quote from: Eeems on April 08, 2011, 03:44:35 pm
I think there should be a post limit, or you should make it so we are able to disable it for certain users due to the fact that it could be abused.

Quote from: alberthrocks on April 08, 2011, 03:44:43 pm
I'd say yes, although I would increase the post count just a little bit to prevent abusive users, since people who've just started using the chat might go wild... :P

EDIT: I'd also add the blacklist part too as Eeems pointed out above, in case someone tends to be a bit too color happy :P

Quote from: ztrumpet on April 08, 2011, 03:49:35 pm
Quote from: Eeems on April 08, 2011, 03:44:35 pm
I think there should be a post limit, or you should make it so we are able to disable it for certain users due to the fact that it could be abused.
I believe in exactly what Eeems said. :)

I agree with you all.

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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2011, 04:25:52 pm »
I vote so using colors installs a virus on people computer that plays an endless recording of every internet meme songs at once forever.

Nah seriously I don't think they are necessary. I vote no, but if they get added anyway people still need to remember to not abuse them, because the bots already got colors differencing them from regular messages.
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2011, 05:18:35 pm »
I think you could enable it for users above n posts. (replace n with 200, 500, etc).
This way only well established users (certainly not trolls) will be able to use it.
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2011, 05:19:22 pm »
Quote from: jimbauwens on April 08, 2011, 05:18:35 pm
I think you could enable it for users above n posts. (replace n with 200, 500, etc).
This way only well established users (certainly not trolls) will be able to use it.

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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2011, 05:58:47 pm »
2 things.

1000 post limit or so for colors.
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Give moderators a color banning ability.

Oh, and one more thing.  No Yellow or White! :/
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2011, 07:13:51 pm »
It's been said already, but with a post count limit of 200-500 or so, with mods having color limiting ability.
Also bold, italic and underline can be useful
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #13 on: April 08, 2011, 07:17:36 pm »
No, colors in IRC are annoying enough as it is, don't kill the readability of the chat box by having it spammed with colors.
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Re: Should I Allow colors in OmnomIRC?
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2011, 08:05:06 pm »
Voted no. We already have different colors to differentiate between bots and emotes. It isn't really necessary, and would hinder readability. Especially when the chat gets spammy.

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