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Post by skull on Feb 6, 2013 8:42:36 GMT -8
in Zozma's defense, I agree. I've seen a lot of bad templates that are in bad taste used in threads and really my heart just breaks.
This is a resource site, templates are a resource but they don't define GS. There's also images and writing resources here, so yeah.
I say I don't mind when someone uses one with me, but in truth it bugs me. I don't like templates, I just do the same as Meg said: blockquote, size=1, justify.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2013 9:48:49 GMT -8
I'll use templates if I see a lot of people on the site use templates. If only a handful do, then I go with my personal preference of usually justifying and blockquoting a post if those are available. Templates can be fun and pretty! But I believe they can also be a lot of hassle. Sometimes I just want to post without worrying about making it pretty.
So, occasionally, I'll use templates. But it really doesn't matter to me.
And I agree with Skull 100%. GS is more than a simple template site, it's a resource site.
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Post by beekeeper on Feb 6, 2013 10:53:32 GMT -8
Like Ria I'm in the "I love pretty things" boat. I usually use very simple templates though (which is why I don't really use my own, so many other people do minimalism way better), and I don't really care whether other people are using them or not, as long as I can read their post.
And I never actually use my own templates, I don't usually like them enough. 99% of the time I code them for fun, and occasionally for someone who asks. I just post them up since I figure if I'm not using them someone else might.
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Post by Starry Neko on Feb 6, 2013 11:53:19 GMT -8
I voted for "I don't really care". I have very bad eyesight- so some I will say bluntly, NO. I can read size=1 on a good day. I blockquote most posts and just put it as a size one, and go from there. I like very minimalistic templates, and I usually make my own just for coding sake.
I made simple tables on my site for design sake for FClists and the app list, since that was all the rage and many people liked it. However if I don't have to, I don't want to use them. I'm perfectly fine with simplicity. Sometimes I'll go all out- but it's rare. I normally just like to write a 1000 word post- I don't care how it looks, just what it's saying.
However some templates in the past have looked horrible and I created some pretty horrible templates myself. In fact I'm probably still using one or two of those myself probably. However since I'm blind half the time, I would rather people opt out, or at least use ones I could read. I have seen neon green on white, and I cried.
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Post by makola on Feb 10, 2013 20:45:01 GMT -8
I'm surprised by the number of "no's" but the number of "I don't care" seems about right.
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Post by Zozma on Feb 26, 2013 15:07:00 GMT -8
in Zozma's defense, I agree. I've seen a lot of bad templates that are in bad taste used in threads and really my heart just breaks. This is a resource site, templates are a resource but they don't define GS. There's also images and writing resources here, so yeah. I say I don't mind when someone uses one with me, but in truth it bugs me. I don't like templates, I just do the same as Meg said: blockquote, size=1, justify. Yeah, I don't think of GS as a template site. I come by mostly to read the stuff in this section (the RPing discussions) but don't actually use the resources. I just like to connect with people who like doing what I like doing, is all. I'm not condemning everybody who uses them, of course. I'm just saying I hate them and don't use them. I don't have much of a problem with templates being used on my sites because the coding for it has to be created by me or recoded by me so anything that's crazy unreadable wouldn't get past the gates anyway! I don't really mind blockquote or justify. I do mind small size, though. Unless people are using the sub code for fun in the games, I discourage members from changing their post font to anything smaller than the default.
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Post by naomi on Mar 2, 2013 18:21:58 GMT -8
yes. because my posts are naked without them. but i always use simple templates, so, eh.
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Post by Chrome on Mar 2, 2013 20:46:42 GMT -8
I usually just use blockquotes and justify using style tags because I'm too lazy to use templates, and... I don't know, it just looks weird if I do.
Looks alienated in a way, particularly because the site I RP in doesn't really use templates a lot.
But I code for the fun of it, really, so yeah. [/size]
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Post by milachan ★ on May 20, 2013 17:01:34 GMT -8
My vote goes to "I don't care" because I jump between the two. Sometimes I'm really focused and just want to make it look okay, so blockquote, justify, size1. But othertimes, particularly when I'm playing a character I have a lot of icons for, I just want a template to add to it. I guess it depends on if I'm in a hurry too. >> I do like using them, but if a site doesn't use them then it won't bother me any. xD
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