The Off Topic Announcement

[Elenai]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/off-topic-478/announcements.html

I've grown very tired of it being obnoxious, and I would like for it to be downsized, and made into normal text, instead of this...terrible piece of intelligence insulting plaything that is in my opinion a hypocritical piece of stupidity. If a normal user can't make a Lolcat thread, then a global moderator who is entrusted with a semi-serious position should not be screwing around with the off-topic area, and treating announcements like a personal play thing.

Fairness.

At any rate: Who agrees with me that it should be downsized, and made into an actual announcement that isn't glaring in your face? And who does not?

PS: I already made a thread in Admin contact, it has pretty much gotten me nowhere...so in homage to others before me....

Off-topic, public arena, here I am!

 

[Pyritie]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU IT IS QUITE CLEARLY THE BEST THING EVERl

 

[Azurot]

Win.

 

[HINDYhat]

Jesus likes flashy announcements.

 

[Teelo]

Hey if I have to listen to that big flashy announcement then I should also believe the one that says I am the ten millionth visitor!

 

[Kuhneghetz]

I'd put a fourth option in this poll:
Keep it huge, but have it still and clear white.

The moving rainbow is getting pretty much retarded.

 

[dead-man-walking]

I'd put a fourth option in this poll:
Keep it huge, but have it still and clear white.

The moving rainbow is getting pretty much retarded.

This. Agreed. Seconded.

 

[Darkness-4ever]

I'd put a fourth option in this poll:
Keep it huge, but have it still and clear white.

The moving rainbow is getting pretty much retarded.

This, Third!

 

[Squiggy]

That way it's like now it may be read by a chance of 1 in 10000

 

[Firelord213]

It's not fast enough

 

[The Reborn Devil]

It's not fast enough

It's a bit too fast. Keep it big and visible, but it's moving really fast now

 

[Steel_Stallion]

What's all this bollocks about "insulting my intelligence"? Well la-de-dah, if you were looking for some kind of intelligent environment you wouldn't come near the Off-topic section anyway. lol.

doesn't bother me none... it's flashy and serves it's purpose. People who don't follow a rule that's literally been screamed into everyone's ears over and over needs this kind of exaggeration to catch their "flashy flashy color" toned attention span.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Hmm? There's a flashy colourful announcement somewhere in the Off-Topic section?

 

[Teelo]

Meh, just give us a flames forum and ditch the rule.

 

[D a w n]

it's good as it is right now, but the text should move a bit slower

 

[Pyritie]

Okay I changed it a bit

 

[Fussiler1]

The announcement doesn't seem any serious to me, so I'll just vote to make it normal, but sizing down isn't needed tho, imo.
Also, found this quote pretty logical.

The rainbow encourages spam. It's like they're just joking. You know. "Look at me, I'm colourful, I'm huge and I want you to SHUT THE FUCK UP!" .. oh yeah, right.

 

[chilla_killa]

I want to know how to make it, so I can make it on my models ^^

 

[s4nji]

Noo... it's cool moving big rainbows D:

 

[Zombie]

We should increase its size to cover the whole screen and make it sing Poker face from Lady Gaga every time you hover it.

 

[Pyritie]

We should increase its size to cover the whole screen and make it sing Poker face from Lady Gaga every time you hover it.

This is the best idea

 

[TheDivineBoss]

You guys are making me sick.

 

[mato2]

Isn't that thing like a threat to epileptic people?
The forum is serious business.

 

[Snarewave]

Where is this sign you guys are talking about?

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Red lined black box with the previous rainbow font in it.

However, it does not fit on da screen! Make it {CENTER}{/CENTER}'d.

 

[Snarewave]

Sar·casm
–noun

1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

 

[FrIkY]

Voted for second choice. Also, "Stupid threads will get you banned" - makes no sense to me, as if I'm gonna get banned if I watch/eat stupid threads. What I think it should say is "Creating stupid threads will get you banned"... if 'threads' was some verb, then it would make sense, like "Stupid posting will get you banned" or "Being stupid will get you banned", I don't know, something. Perhaps you should change it? But, maybe I'm wrong, you decide.

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Voted for second choice. Also, "Stupid threads will get you banned" - makes no sense to me, as if I'm gonna get banned if I watch/eat stupid threads. What I think it should say is "Creating stupid threads will get you banned"... if 'threads' was some verb, then it would make sense, like "Stupid posting will get you banned" or "Being stupid will get you banned", I don't know, something. Perhaps you should change it? But, maybe I'm wrong, you decide.

Making it a bannable offence is in my opinion just going a little bit too far. If this idea will continue, then 75% of all users will be banned, including that yellow bastard himself. I'd rather have "You'll get punished if you make stupid threads" than the current "MAEK STUPID POST = B&" banner. Did the entire Hive staff turned to Mecca all of a sudden now?
^{Maybe Pyritie is now a fascist radical Muslim practitioner who tries to sabotage the site and ban free speech. And ban carrots.}

 

[Deleted member 157129]

You guys really have to admit, that the goal of this campaign is to make people not post anything in Off-Topic. Because it's torture just looking into the section.

 

[thelifelessone]

I say remove it!

(For the lulz!)

 

[thelifelessone]

I say remove it!

(For the lulz!)

No, but really. It does serve to annoy.

 

[Pyritie]

Voted for second choice. Also, "Stupid threads will get you banned" - makes no sense to me, as if I'm gonna get banned if I watch/eat stupid threads. What I think it should say is "Creating stupid threads will get you banned"... if 'threads' was some verb, then it would make sense, like "Stupid posting will get you banned" or "Being stupid will get you banned", I don't know, something. Perhaps you should change it? But, maybe I'm wrong, you decide.

It's more of a thing just to discourage people, I wouldn't really ban them unless they do it constantly

 

[Tleno]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU IT IS QUITE CLEARLY THE BEST THING EVERl

As I said, you should leave the size as it is, but delete all that moving and rainbows... but keep that black-red colour as it is now...

 

[krisserz]

It`s awesome now ;]

 

[Anachron]

Maybe put a little 'I am not a retard' button into posts that are posted in OffTopic. >.<

 

[Devine]

Jesus likes flashy announcements.

Who?

Remove it. just punish the losers that post stupid threads.

 

[Zombie]

One thing that I'd like to note:

It lags up older computers like HELL. I demand a treatment of equal opportunity.

 

[Devine]

@the new text, I lol'd hard.
Awesome, Ralle.

 

[dead-man-walking]

I like DvO's idea. Keep it big, but remove the rainbow effects (At least, make it the Glaring Red if you don't want to remove the rainbow). The box is okay.

 

[Kwah]

Does this mean I can ban everyone now?

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Doesn't get much better than this..

 

[Pyritie]

Doesn't get much better than this..

Get a bigger screen

 

[Ralle]

I agree it looks terrible. But I don't want the spam.

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Get a bigger screen

It's a friggin netbook. I'm just saying that it looks like crap for anyone on an average sized screen.. on my desktop computer it's just a tiny rainbow in the corner, and although it doesn't break the line it still overwrites text around it, like the part that says the author of the thread. Final statement still stands; it is an abomination.

 

[Anachron]

Get a bigger screen

You weren't serious, were you?

I agree it looks terrible. But I don't want the spam.

So maybe a disclaimer that has to be accepted for posting stuff into OffTopic?

 

[Joe-black-5]

Get a bigger screen

Advertising for the big screens company again?

 

[Pyritie]

Shhh, you're not supposed to know! >___>

 

[Elenai]

That's okay, Pyritie has gladly, and generously offered to pay for his bigger screen.

So maybe a disclaimer that has to be accepted for posting stuff into OffTopic?

A disclaimer isn't a half bad idea at all...infact its a very good idea.

Like the chat screen you click okay on before proceeding.

I say go for that.

 

[The Reborn Devil]

Ye, like Anachron said, with a little "radio button" you need to select which is like this:

But keep the "Stupid threads will get you banned", just not that flashy, but still visible.

 

[Hakeem]

What makes anyone think that anything besides actually moderating has any effect on what is posted?