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Color name poll

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MountainLion:
Ok that's fine guys, I can't say I didn't try.

You are entitled to your opinions, to your points of view and to think you are always right. This includes the way you feel about what I said.

No hard feelings on my end, happy modding :)

TheBuG:
Couldn't care less.

If I'm interested in a person, it's because of his work, not because of the color of his username.

schlumpf:

--- Quote from: "Milly" ---Do you want 5 good hearted people who share and expect nothing meaningful in return for their hardwork? Or do you want an army of people who do it for colors and the chance of this community thriving?
--- End quote ---

As this is in the end what we have been doing for the last five years: yes

Allifeur:

--- Quote from: "stoneharry" ---. I don't think a poll is the correct solution - people are stupid.

Perhaps my posts come across as rude. They are just to the point, no beating around the bush. And cynical.
--- End quote ---

 While I agree with you that numbers do not tell the truth about what is better, you can't just come with this overly arrogant point of view and disregard the general opinion. You must consider the fact that people might look at things differently. Let's go kind of off-topic, and take exemple from something more general that will help me getting on my point :

 Let's imagine a friend of you is very angry because you forgot to wish him an happy birthday; you were not intending any harm, you just forgot : After all, it is just a day like any other else. You would feel like your friend is childish to be mad about that kind of things, and you would be right. Nevertheless, the birthday is a symbol of other values in his mind, by not wishing him an happy birthday, this is what he understands unconsciously : "I refuse your social code, I disregard your integrity as an individual and ignore your progression, you're not important to me".

 Is it still stupid on his part ? Of course if it is, but since we're social animals, we must consider these things, and not act like if they don't exist. It's the same here : Even if you don't give any credit to these colors (or social ranking in general), it doesn't mean they are purely cosmetic. Milly isn't angry about losing the color itself, but losing what it implies : a symbol of social reconnaissance and an easy community classification.

 Yet, a color has NEVER been the key for being worshiped : it is at the very most a way to help new people out knowing who's a developper, who's an artist, who is an useful active member, etc... The color is valorizing some kinds of message contents, yet its actual contribution is very small. In the end you will look at individuals specificaly and not these colors anymore. So yeah, I would understand people not caring about the subject, I don't care much about colors either, but I still think they are important.

kojak488:

--- Quote from: "TheBuG" ---Couldn't care less.

If I'm interested in a person, it's because of his work, not because of the color of his username.
--- End quote ---

To further that, this site's name colors is not even an evaluation of skill or contribution as others suggested.  I lost my name color because I made a comment that the gatekeepers to name colors didn't like.  They removed it because of that, not because I suddenly became less skilled or contributed less.

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