Poll included to get feedback on user preference

I would like the addition of text effects added to the Overview to allow boldface and italics to be used, even if only in the forum code format for data entry.  This will allow us to do away with the ticks to represent either and present a true representation of the text effects.

A side-effect would be a mass submission of profiles so I would also recommend that removal of ticks should only be part of a wider contribution.

Maybe add the text effects but have an option checkbox to disable them on display?  Hell, could have an option to display the ticks for those who want them (though so far doesn't seem like there are many who do).

Why exactly are the ticks there, anyway?  I mean besides all the voting that has to get done every time someone stumbles across a bold word that didn't get ticked, they seem darn near useless.  For me, they just clutter up the text and make things less readable.  Now actual bold print or whatever would be fine but the ticks alone makes things look worse, in my opinion.

Doc:

This is a fundamental Rule change,,,live with it. Ultimately at some point Ken has promised to give us the ability to do BOLD, italics, underlines, etc. NO COLORS...don't EVEN think about it.   My suspicion is we will see this soone rather than later. Having the single quotes will make it easiy for ken to make a global correction, then we will have to go back and polish it up., as the most common usage is italics, we will have to manually fix it for Bold orunderlines. I thought about using " for Bold and maybe something like * for underlines but decided that would not be real cool.

Skip

Skip: I agree, no colors - but this is a feature request and has nothing to do with the current rules though it does have the implication of changing the rules regarding ticks if implemented since the rule would become obsolete.

Doc:

No you are not requesting a feature, you requesting a FUNDAMENTAL change to the rules, one that has been in effect for over TWO years and would take untold man-hours to undo...forget it.

Skip

Yes Doc, and we have been doing that for TWO years. Sorry guy, it's a FUNDAMENTAL change and i am not interested in laboring into infinity just BECAUSE.....like I said live with it. There have been far too many man-hours spent to the Rule to have you want it undone.

Skip

I would only want the ticks to go away once we get basic text styles for the Overview.