Out of the Blue

[Sep 14, 2009, 09:32 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Okay, there's been a mixed response to bolding the italicized game names in various lists here, so if you care one way or another, please feel free to share your feelings as a decision will be made on this soon.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 13:38

Cutter

Maybe we should all type in bold italics from now on then? No, that wouldn't get too irritating too fast, would it?




"Are you crazy? Is that your problem?" - Jack Burton

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 13:30

Kxmode

I BOLD THEREFORE I AM

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 13:22

Ratty

Bolding in the On Sale section: YES!! Bolding in Hardware Reviews, etc: Meh, I'm fine either way but I vote no.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:54

Agent.X7

I like the bolding, makes it easier for me to pick out titles. I liked it when you spaced it out too, however. I guess I am in the minority.




Seven Star Gaming - Sayre, PA

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:48

Ray Marden

It does not break the site either way, but I would lean against bold text, at least respective to the rest of the site. As it is, these items generally already have a title and/or bullet and are italicized; why is the bold needed?

Additionally, the bolding is inconsistent with the rest of the site.

I do think some work could be done with regards to how stories are presented, at least in the current formate, as the joke title often wins out over simply listing a given game's name.
Honestly, this site needs an update to how it presents data - forums and pages.
Wondering what is up with the Subject nazis,
Ray




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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:38

Creston

As for the bolding vs non bolding, eh, I never had a problem with the way things used to be, and I don't have a problem with the way they are now. :-shrug-: Whatever's easiest for you, Blue. Creston

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:37

Creston

Oh yeah, btw thanks for the recommendation the other day Cres. I ended up going with the Vapor-X 4890 1 gig - couldn't wait for shipping as my card was literlly dying. Sweet card so far, very quiet and cool. Awesome. I'm always a bit hesitant to believe these "it's really quiet!" statements, until someone actually tries them out. Noise is absolutely my number 1 factor when buying a graphics card. Glad you like it. I'm gonna get one in a month or so, once Win7 is out. Creston Creston

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:29

Kxmode

I also vote for no bolding. Me too. The non-bold format is much easier to read.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:27

Kxmode

Someone should make The Neverending Story MMO (and no WOW doesn't count!). Let's see: you have Swamps of Sadness (with Shell Mountain), Desert of Colors, the Ivory Tower, purple plains, the northern and southern Oracles, and Spook City. You have creatures like Gmork, Rockbiters, luck dragons, and the Nothing. You have phat loot such as the mystical talisman Auryn, and Drops of Wishes. You have memorable characters like the evil witch Xayide, the three Deep Thinkers, Atreyu, Childlike Emperor, incorporeal oracle Uyulala, Morla the Ancient, the gnomes Urgl and Engywook, and Falkor.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:13

rocketpcguy

I also vote for no bolding.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 12:01

mag

I was okay with bolding on the 'for sale' list, but I don't really dig it for the reviews and such.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 11:36

Cutter

Oh yeah, btw thanks for the recommendation the other day Cres. I ended up going with the Vapor-X 4890 1 gig - couldn't wait for shipping as my card was literlly dying. Sweet card so far, very quiet and cool.




"Are you crazy? Is that your problem?" - Jack Burton

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 11:32

PropheT

I think it's easier to read without the bold text.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 11:31

Blue

Geez Blue, I would've thought a Jim Carrol RIP would've been here.

Sorry, I can only post things I am aware of.

Jimmy was a junkie, wrote poems, books and songs
Heart stopped at 60, never thought he'd last that long.

Those are people who died, died
They were all my friends, and they died




Stephen "Blue" Heaslip Blue's News Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, El Presidente for Life

Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 11:30

Cutter

I say the bolding is a little much. I don't need a whole pile of stuff all over the page "yelling" out at me so to speak. The regular italics were always fine. If I'm looking for something specific on Blue's I can find it without being clubbed over the head with it. That's one of the reasons I love Blue's, Stephen's sense of humor and a low-key site that doesn't need to be flashy and loaded up with all manner of attention grabbing stuff. KISS.




"Are you crazy? Is that your problem?" - Jack Burton

Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 11:16

Hump

Geez Blue, I would've thought a Jim Carrol RIP would've been here.




---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Both the “left” and the “right” pretend they have the answer, but they are mere flippers on the same thalidomide baby, and the truth is that neither side has a clue." - Jim Goad

Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 11:15

the_culture

The bold type looks fine when there are only 1-3 listings. But when you get a ton of them (like with On Sale or Hardware Reviews, they start to "bleed together."

Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 10:27

Will W

I like the bold for "new" sales added to the list. Otherwise the bold is a little difficult for me to read.

Re: Philadelphia Free Library System

Sep 14, 2009, 10:23

Bill Borre

It's all on the internet anyway.

Re: Out of the Blue

Sep 14, 2009, 10:11

nin

Kanye West doesn't care about white women!!!

(bolded, for her pleasure)

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RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

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