status-resolved Banish this stuff please

[MapleDots]

I hate titles like these when I'm reading the forum.

We already have PREFIXES to attract attention to a topic.

Why must we allow stuff like this in titles??

 

[Paul]

I'm in favor of adding some more examples of decorative text:

• uʍop-ǝp!sdn
• ⓒⓘⓡⓒⓛⓔⓓ
• ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° Accents °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸
• !!!!!!!!! Excessive exclamation marks !!!!!!!!!
• U̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲
• 𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖐𝖙𝖚𝖗
• 𝒞𝓊𝓇𝓈𝒾𝓋𝑒
• 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤
• 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝
• 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎
• Z̸͔̳̥͔̯a͙̥͡l͏g҉͕͇̻̝̪̠̰o̥̝̹̬̣̣

Note that the formatting above is different from normal formatting. Computers encode letters, numbers, and symbols as numbers, and these numbers are referred to as "characters". Normally, formatting is stored separate from these numbers; the text itself isn't italic, bold, or colored. It's sort of like a car: you can paint a car any color you want, but it's still the same car.

These kinds of text listed above don't have normal formatting. Instead, they're using obscure character codes to encode their formatting. Many of these characters only exist for compatibility purposes and aren't meant to be used unless absolutely necessary. This creates numerous problems. Search engines are a pretty good example. Let's say you want to search for the letter "A": your computer is going to search for the corresponding number in its memory, which is 65. Although the letter "𝒜" might look the same to you, your computer has no idea that it's the same letter as "A"--it has a completely different number. Some programs and services have giant lists of equivalent characters; for example, if you google "𝒜", it will take it to mean "A". However, none of these lists are perfect, and there are often ambiguities. It's significantly more reliable to just type "A".

Additionally, when formatting varies in titles--no matter how the formatting is encoded--it detracts from the usability of the site. It's harder to scan through a list of threads and pick out the relevant ones. Instead of drawing attention to threads, the formatting is probably more likely to frustrate people and cause them to skip over the inconsistencies.

 

[MapleDots]

I'm in favor of adding some more examples of decorative text:

• uʍop-ǝp!sdn
• ⓒⓘⓡⓒⓛⓔⓓ
• ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º° Accents °º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸
• !!!!!!!!! Excessive exclamation marks !!!!!!!!!
• U̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲
• 𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖐𝖙𝖚𝖗
• 𝒞𝓊𝓇𝓈𝒾𝓋𝑒
• 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤
• 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝
• 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎
• Z̸͔̳̥͔̯a͙̥͡l͏g҉͕͇̻̝̪̠̰o̥̝̹̬̣̣

Note that the formatting above is different from normal formatting. Computers encode letters, numbers, and symbols as numbers, and these numbers are referred to as "characters". Normally, formatting is stored separate from these numbers; the text itself isn't italic, bold, or colored. It's sort of like a car: you can paint a car any color you want, but it's still the same car.

These kinds of text listed above don't have normal formatting. Instead, they're using obscure character codes to encode their formatting. Many of these characters only exist for compatibility purposes and aren't meant to be used unless absolutely necessary. This creates numerous problems. Search engines are a pretty good example. Let's say you want to search for the letter "A": your computer is going to search for the corresponding number in its memory, which is 65. Although the letter "𝒜" might look the same to you, your computer has no idea that it's the same letter as "A"--it has a completely different number. Some programs and services have giant lists of equivalent characters; for example, if you google "𝒜", it will take it to mean "A". However, none of these lists are perfect, and there are often ambiguities. It's significantly more reliable to just type "A".

Additionally, when formatting varies in titles--no matter how the formatting is encoded--it detracts from the usability of the site. It's harder to scan through a list of threads and pick out the relevant ones. Instead of drawing attention to threads, the formatting is probably more likely to frustrate people and cause them to skip over the inconsistencies.

I soooooooooooo much agree with this, the titles are what allows us to scan subjects of interest very fast. They should be clear and without any deceit. I remember on occasion seeing a title thinking it was one thing and the fonts were manipulated to make me think it was something other than what it truly was.

Clarity is very important when we are dealing with a marketplace

 

[Premiums]

Update: We've added a new rule.

• Rule 1.23 Do not use emojis (e.g., emoticons such as ☺️) or decorative text (e.g., /!\ or ><(((('>) in titles except in domain name/s. This rule does not apply to posts or messages. Example: "Let's discuss the smiley face IDN: .com (punycode: xn--74h.com)" is an allowed title.

Note: We are only enforcing this rule moving forward on new content; we aren't applying the rule to existing titles. If you see any newly created threads violating this rule, please report them to us. Thanks!

lier.. u edited my old post

e.g.:
vip.recipes
Labeled as auction in Domain Auctions started by Premiums, >>> Tuesday at 6:11 AM. <<<

Support Team, >>> Wednesday at 1:11 PM <<<

Update: We've added a new rule.

• Rule 1.23 Do not use emojis (e.g., emoticons such as ) or decorative text (e.g., /!\or ><(((('>) in titles except in domain name/s. This rule does not apply to posts or messages. Example: "Let's discuss the smiley face IDN: .com (punycode: xn--74h.com)" is an allowed title.

Note: We are only enforcing this rule moving forward on new content; we aren't applying the rule to existing titles. If you see any newly created threads violating this rule, please report them to us. Thanks!

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

MapleDots will forever be remembered as the Grinch that stole the emoticons.

It's been suggested by a few members over the years, but we've started to notice the potential for it to cause issues recently.

Thanks for helping us improve.

lier.. u edited my old post

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e.g.:
vip.recipes
Labeled as auction in Domain Auctions started by Premiums, >>> Tuesday at 6:11 AM. <<<

Support Team, >>> Wednesday at 1:11 PM <<<

Your title has been restored.

Another member reported your title and the moderator that handled it may not have noticed that you set the title before the rule came into effect.

Eventually, we won't be able to keep track of which titles took place before the rule, so we'll just change any that are reported, but for now, we'll try to allow the titles that were set before the new rule was added.

We hope that heps.