Red Diamond Threads

[Valka D'Ur]

But suppose somebody starts a serial thread that has nothing to do with music, being happy, or angry? Like... the "What Book are You Reading Now?" Or the one about juxtaposed thread titles?

How about a box of cereal? I see three slots open on the lowest line...

 

[Defiant47]

I think I like the idea of serial thread getting a special icon. It's useful to be able to sift through so that you can get to the threads you want (or not) faster.

 

[Alassius]

Got any better colours starting with an S?

Steam locomotive!

If there was a specific icon for serial threads, there'd be no or or , which seem to work well...

But I vote for this.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Let's see if anyone else agrees with with us.

Agrees about what? That you took a break?

I'll take your word for it, since I can't verify your whereabouts for however long you were gone...

Agrees that serial threads could use a special icon. Maybe someone should start a poll.

 

[LucyDuke]

Do not want. Serial threads need their regular icons. They're distinct enough already.

 

[Gogf]

Agrees that serial threads could use a special icon. Maybe someone should start a poll.

What is the advantage to such a system?

 

[Birdjaguar]

Easy identification nothing more.

 

[Gogf]

Easy identification nothing more.

I don't know about anyone else, but I have very little difficulty finding them as it is.

 

[Camikaze]

They'd lose the existing icons that are used for easy identification though... (e.g. and )

 

[Defiant47]

They'd lose the existing icons that are used for easy identification though... (e.g. and )

The proposal is a uniform identification system. The icons you identified may be used for other threads too.

 

[Camikaze]

The proposal is a uniform identification system. The icons you identified may be used for other threads too.

True, but the existing icons have the benefit of matching the topic of the thread in question. The raves thread has a , the rants thread has a . You can differentiate between the two, and there is rarely another thread that uses those icons. When there is, there's only a couple to differentiate between, and the thread title lets you do that pretty easily. With a uniform icon for all serial threads, you'd have to read the titles to differentiate between rants and raves all the time, not just if another thread with the or icon existed.

 

[Defiant47]

True, but the existing icons have the benefit of matching the topic of the thread in question. The raves thread has a , the rants thread has a . You can differentiate between the two, and there is rarely another thread that uses those icons. When there is, there's only a couple to differentiate between, and the thread title lets you do that pretty easily. With a uniform icon for all serial threads, you'd have to read the titles to differentiate between rants and raves all the time, not just if another thread with the or icon existed.

A fair point. Just that the main thrust of this proposal is to have a single shape/colour that makes it super-easy to identify.

Blue square? Oh, that's a serial thread.

vs.

It has an icon. What icon is it? Oh, this icon is one of the icons used by serial threads. Is it the serial thread? Yep.

You have to understand, those microseconds and few brain cells should not be used if we don't have to!!

 

[LucyDuke]

Red Diamond threads are substantially different from regular threads. They NEED to be clearly distinguished. Serial threads are just long-lived. They're not special. There's no need to dress them up and pretend that they are special.

 

[Defiant47]

Red Diamond threads are substantially different from regular threads. They NEED to be clearly distinguished. Serial threads are just long-lived. They're not special. There's no need to dress them up and pretend that they are special.

It is because they are not special that they need to be demoted to a single identifier, instead of having icon freedom!

 

[choxorn]

Why? Non-Serial Threads have Icon freedom. Serial Threads don't need their own icon, things like the and work fine.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

RANDOM RANTS XXXIII: ...
What Music Are You Listening to? Part XLII ...
The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XVII ...
Altered Maps X: ...
Random Raves XVII: ...

I has serial identification

 

[Valka D'Ur]

True, but the existing icons have the benefit of matching the topic of the thread in question. The raves thread has a , the rants thread has a . You can differentiate between the two, and there is rarely another thread that uses those icons. When there is, there's only a couple to differentiate between, and the thread title lets you do that pretty easily. With a uniform icon for all serial threads, you'd have to read the titles to differentiate between rants and raves all the time, not just if another thread with the or icon existed.

What if it's a serial thread that causes or reflects other emotions such as sorrow or apathy? Yes, I know we have and but that makes the total number of emoticons necessary to identify serial threads at least 5.

Simplicity is best. How about going with a Cheerio?

Red Diamond threads are substantially different from regular threads. They NEED to be clearly distinguished. Serial threads are just long-lived. They're not special. There's no need to dress them up and pretend that they are special.

Of course they're special. A great many posts have been expended on arguing about them over the past couple of years. Would we do that if they were not special?

 

[Takhisis]

That's a doughnut.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Same basic difference - they're both made from cereal plants. And this particular picture looks like a Cheerio, so what's the problem?

(I couldn't find a decent icon of a cereal box that would resize small enough )

 

[IglooDame]

Same basic difference - they're both made from cereal plants. And this particular picture looks like a Cheerio, so what's the problem?

(I couldn't find a decent icon of a cereal box that would resize small enough )

Where's Raisin Bran when you need him?