/me has a suggestion.

[Hawkwing]

It's probably just a waste of time for anyone to bother developing, but I think it would be cool if there was a BB tag implemented that would mimic the /me command from the chatroom. That way, people would have to manually add all of the styling tags and such.

This is a perfect example of what I'd be looking for. People tend to enjoy doing this sort of thing.

 

[bounty hunter2]

I don't think it would be easy to implement, because of the custom colors etc. Yet it isn't a bad idea.

Although the least painful way to do it is just to save up the code as I do it and later use it when wanted.

 

[Ghan_04]

I think the only ways to do this would require just as much work getting the tag in place as to just format it yourself. I don't really think it would speed things up that much.

 

[~Void~]

It would be nice for SE threads xD

 

[PurplePoot]

It isn't that hard.

PurplePoot writes a message.

[i][color=#669955]PurplePoot writes a message.[/color][/i]

 

[Hawkwing]

Yes, but not everyone has the code for the colour, nor would they write it down.

Anyways, you wouldn't need the chatroom name colours as well. Just what PurplePoot wrote.

 

[PurplePoot]

Yes, but not everyone has the code for the colour, nor would they write it down.

Open the chat and click View Page Source if you desperately need it and forgot it.

 

[Hawkwing]

Open the chat and click View Page Source if you desperately need it and forgot it.

And what a waste of time that could be when I could simply use a [me] tag.

 

[PurplePoot]

Yes, but the list of slightly time-saving tags that you might use once in an age is effectively endless.

 

[Hakeem]

*uses narration to voice his agreement with the basic concept*

 

[Hawkwing]

Eh. It would take literally about a minute to make. I don't see why it's such a big problem.

 

[RaijinSpark]

DarkHorse08 Want to snap

I love it

 

[Linaze]

To be honest, I really don't see the point in adding this at all.
The result would only be a lot of [me][/me] tags everywhere, and we don't need that.

 

[General_Anon]

All it's really doing is coloring the text, so what's the point? If you're looking for the tag to auto add your name before the paramed text, that would take some advanced work.

You may argue that it's cool, but simply because it's cool doesn't make it necessary for all the work involved.

 

[Linaze]

The thing is that there isn't really that much work behind implementing this feature (/assumption), but we don't want to see this (shit) feature in each and every post.
/me facepalms
/me criest
/me lol'd
etc. You get the point.

 

[General_Anon]

If you're not planning to have it auto insert the user's name, then no, it's not any work at all, but what's the point? All it will really be doing is coloring the text. As you've said, Linaze, it's going to be a spam fest.

 

[Hakeem]

The result would only be a lot of [me][/me] tags everywhere, and we don't need that.

we don't want to see this (shit) feature in each and every post.
/me facepalms
/me criest
/me lol'd
etc. You get the point.

it's going to be a spam fest.

*facepalm*

All it's really doing is coloring the text, so what's the point?

All it will really be doing is coloring the text.

Yeah. What's the point? Maybe we should disable it in the chatroom, too. Maybe we should disable all themes and just have black and white forums. I'm sure everybody will appreciate a totally black and white interface. People love that sort of thing.

Why do you bother with that font in every post?

spam fest.

*groans at the irony*

"It'll cause spam!"
"It looks nice."
...Totally valid arguments against this...

I'd just up and do this if I could. It's not like it's a big change of policy or anything that actually matters. Heck, we've all spent more energy talking about doing it than it would take to actually do it. xD

 

[General_Anon]

There's more to it then just "spam fest". You're missing the rest of the points. Why wast the time to make a [me] tag, when you can just use the color tags? What more is it doing that isn't going to be a complete wast of time programming?

Also:

Maybe we should disable it in the chatroom, too. Maybe we should disable all themes and just have black and white forums. I'm sure everybody will appreciate a totally black and white interface. People love that sort of thing.

I'd like a direct quote and link to where I insisted this in the least bit.

PS. I use this font because it's cool and I can

 

[Hawkwing]

The tag would take about 30 seconds to add. I've done BB tags on another VB forum before.

 

[Hakeem]

Why wast the time to make a [me] tag, when you can just use the color tags? What more is it doing that isn't going to be a complete wast of time programming?

Because it takes barely any time to make, and you get a tag that can be colored by theme.

I'd like a direct quote and link to where I insisted this in the least bit.

You didn't, but if "it only colors stuff," is a reason to not do it, then why bother with the /me command in the first place?

I use this font because it's cool and I can

Why then would you oppose a [ME] tag?

 

[Elenai]

Elenai agrees with the idea of having /me tags. And gives his full support for the endeavour of putting them into the forum's code lists.

 

[FrIkY]

FrIkY agrees with the idea, too.

 

[Hawkwing]

• It wouldn't create a spam fest.
  • If it does, the tag can be removed.
• It isn't a waste of time to make. In fact, it is very easy to make.
• It puts ease on the people who don't know the colour HEX or the way to obtain.
• People have never before complained about the use of /me styling in the forums before. Not that I've seen.