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new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:21 pm
by a.sub
Concise description:
as we all know sarcasm is hard to detect on the internet, ergo i have the solution, sarcasm tags

Specifics: not how :roll: is automatically added
Code: Select all
[sarcasm] sarcastic text [/sarcasm]  :roll:


This will improve the following aspects of the site:
improve forum goers' ability to communicate what they mean

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:27 pm
by The Neon Peon
What would the tag do to the text within it?

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:28 pm
by a.sub
The Neon Peon wrote:What would the tag do to the text within it?

thats up for discussion

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:31 pm
by the.killing.44
a :roll: rolling :roll: eyes :roll: between :roll: all :roll: words :roll: ?

.44 ( :roll: )

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:34 pm
by The Neon Peon
a.sub wrote:
The Neon Peon wrote:What would the tag do to the text within it?

thats up for discussion

Seeing as what the effect of the tag would be is the main part of the suggestion, and the rest is already here (since we can still add the tags), it does not seem like you will go anywhere with a "let's make typing this do something more than it does now, but not sure what"

Also, it occurs to me that if this is not a part of the forum software, you will have to wait for phpBB updates until we get it.

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:47 pm
by sailorseal
The Neon Peon wrote:
a.sub wrote:
The Neon Peon wrote:What would the tag do to the text within it?

thats up for discussion

Seeing as what the effect of the tag would be is the main part of the suggestion, and the rest is already here (since we can still add the tags), it does not seem like you will go anywhere with a "let's make typing this do something more than it does now, but not sure what"

Also, it occurs to me that if this is not a part of the forum software, you will have to wait for phpBB updates until we get it.

Maybe it italicizes the first half of the word and then backwards italicizes then next half

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:48 pm
by ManBungalow
You could add an external smiley like so:
Image

Or we could hope that CC makes one of our own :)

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:48 pm
by FredVIII
well him making the suggestion gets other people thinking about it so someone might come up with something

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:08 pm
by a.sub
well its just that i use sarcasm a lot, but on the internet it just makes me look dumb* at times

*dumb meaning, more so than usual

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:23 pm
by FredVIII
really?

Re: new text tag

PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:35 pm
by a.sub
yeahm ud be surprised how many people couldnt catch sarcasm if it hit em like a truck