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Steff:
I chatted now with some members that realy gave some Arguments why the Name difference was a good thing.
So I think.. let us just ask you.


The plan is, if you poll for it to have contributors shown in a different color like normal users.

Milly:
I think there should be an option for "Put all usergroups back exactly as they were."
This is less about personal preference and more about the community's success.

The way I see it, this has divided the community into two groups:
The people who are okay with the color changes, and the people who are really pissed off.

I've yet to see many people who actually wanted this. The new color will only do harm.

Also, as I understand it, the colors were changed because they confuse newbies.
I disagree, and the people who helped build this community are more important anyway.

Allifeur:
Being a lazy person, I will simply put again what I wrote on the other thread for those who didn't read it. If you already did, that will save you time.


--- Quote from: "Allifeur" ---I would like to say that removing name colors is not a very good idea ! To make it clear I'll analyse more precisely the effects they had on the community, then you'll understand why so many people care about them.

   First of all, the name color is a symbolical distinction for a lot people, it's like saying "you're part of the community, we recognize your effort". As we are social individuals, we tend to want these medals of merit ! The color becomes a carrot on a stick that insentivies participation in the forum. While I agree it would be better to have people participating for the sole purpose of general progression, you can't realisticaly expect everybody to be that mature.
 
  You might fear the arrogance that could come from these colors, and feel they would make newer players more reluctant to join; or even confused about what the color means. But I would tend to think it's the contrary : The color helps them identify and organize people identity. You'll trust more easily someone who is marked as a developer or an advanced artist. If an advanced artist doesn't like a map, you'll know his opinion is more relevant, and is more likely to teach you things. Obviously, the content of a message is far more important, but still, the color gives the little touch that says "This guy knows what he's talking about". And that is not a bad thing, because it DOESN'T make other people reactions worthless either. It'll just help the member to understand there are several kinds of point of view.

 Imagine a young guy who wants to create his own maps on Noggit, he'll tend to look more at the orange-colored name topics if he wants a reference. But, then, he'll also look at other people level designs. He'll then make his own opinion about what is better, and analyze what makes their maps better. The color simply makes him more aware of differences, and trust me, these are NOT as obvious as you could think they are. There are people who ask me level design advices because of the name color, prooving that it has a psychological impact that is good for the community.

 So I understand your point of view that each indivual should be distinguished by his words and individual replies. But they should also be considered by their previous actions, and that is what the color was useful for.
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spik96:
Regardless of what you do, please don't bring back the grey for regular members. It was painful to look at. Grey don't fit with the theme.

Milly:

--- Quote from: "spik96" ---Regardless of what you do, please don't bring back the grey for regular members. It was painful to look at. Grey don't fit with the theme.
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I think the gray is still better than this light-blue. Much better.

Also gray fits with every theme as it's a shade, not a color. Just no more light-blue plox T_T

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