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Staff Global Moderator & Moderator Title Colours
Now I'm sure some of you have at some point glanced at the Global Moderator and Moderator title colours and thought "Wait, which one is which?" Well maybe it's time for a change? I mean, it's confusing for some people knowing which is which since the colours are very similar, and I'm sure others might agree when I say they find it a little difficult to tell which one is which too. I know there's the staff list but lets say there's a 'threat' situation and someone might want to tell a Global Mod about this instead of a Mod because it'd make them more comfortable to talk about it? Spontaneous situation I know, but it's a possible situation.
EDIT: An example to show the similarity between both colours:
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Yes I am well aware that there is a Staff list on the tool bar above, but knowing whether or not a specific member of staff is online (Global Moderator/Moderator) is pretty much easier to find out when located at the bottom of the page. I also want to make it clear that I'm not saying that the colours need to change, but this is just a helpful suggestion which I believe will help others in the future if this idea is accepted. It isn't the biggest deal, but in urgent reporting situations, I believe this would be most helpful.
I created a colour chart on what I thought would be most eye catching and suitable for name/title colours. The very first ones are the current colours that are being used. The ones sectioned off are my suggestions. Feel free to share which one you favour!
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Not a bad idea Buffy. ;o
But oh gosh I like all of those colour choices. o:
I think the two rows on the bottom would have to be my favourites though. c:
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I agree we've discussed this sometime in the past. I'm not exactly sure what conclusion we came to then but I know we had some issues on which colors to assign to each rank. From what I recall there was talk about keeping the colors close to each other so that there wouldn't be too many colors throwing off the layout theme of the site but also clashing with MOTS. The subtle color transitions are nice so long as they aren't too subtle like we have now xD
Honestly though the simple color change would help differentiate titles better so I don't see any real issue with changing them. I like the color examples you put here by the way. It's very clever. I like the transition to purple as well as the white also. It would be interesting to see what the other staffy think. Maybe we can finally get somewhere with it and if so hopefully Raz can implement it.
I think the best would be cyan & purple or semi navyish blue so long as it's not hard to read.
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I have to agree with Ms. Ruby on this one. I too like the last bottom color choices for the titles.
I also support yer claim about the similar colors bein' used upon the Global Moderator/Moderator titles. A bit of a differentiate between the two hues wouldn't hurt- if it can/is to be done. There have been times when, before, even I got the two mixed up from time to time by lookin' at the "Who's Online" list below solely. Users who are not very acknowledged with the staff team, without lookin' at the Staff page, can very easily get the two positions mixed up if dependin' on title colour alone.
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Not a bad idea Buffy. ;o
But oh gosh I like all of those colour choices. o:
I think the two rows on the bottom would have to be my favourites though. c:
Aye I agree with your favorites, they're simple, very eye catching and look so lovely with all the others c:
I agree we've discussed this sometime in the past. I'm not exactly sure what conclusion we came to then but I know we had some issues on which colors to assign to each rank. From what I recall there was talk about keeping the colors close to each other so that there wouldn't be too many colors throwing off the layout theme of the site but also clashing with MOTS. The subtle color transitions are nice so long as they aren't too subtle like we have now xD
Honestly though the simple color change would help differentiate titles better so I don't see any real issue with changing them. I like the color examples you put here by the way. It's very clever. I like the transition to purple as well as the white also. It would be interesting to see what the other staffy think. Maybe we can finally get somewhere with it and if so hopefully Raz can implement it.
I think the best would be cyan & purple or semi navyish blue so long as it's not hard to read.
Ohh, I see where you're going with the MOTS titles :o maybe the blue/purple/cyan scale is best fitting to the Global moderator and moderator tags o: Thank you for pointing that out my dear ^^ I'm happy to see agreement with this, even though it's a simple modification, it could help throughout in the future ^^
I have to agree with Ms. Ruby on this one. I too like the last bottom color choices for the titles.
I also support yer claim about the similar colors bein' used upon the Global Moderator/Moderator titles. A bit of a differentiate between the two hues wouldn't hurt- if it can/is to be done. There have been times when, before, even I got the two mixed up from time to time by lookin' at the "Who's Online" list below solely. Users who are not very acknowledged with the staff team, without lookin' at the Staff page, can very easily get the two positions mixed up if dependin' on title colour alone.
I'm glad you agree there, Vespian, I too have been a 'victim' of getting these ranks mixed up, even though I'm clear to who is titled with which rank ^^ I appreciate your reply and view on this! c:
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While it's not urgently needed, I do like this idea and fully approve of it. In the past I've had a bit of confusion with telling who was a global mod and who was a regular mod just by looking at the colours at the bottom of the forum. I've always thought the mod and global mod colours were far too similar to differentiate.
If I had to choose which colours we'd have instead, I'd probably for for the first or third options you put there. They're easy to tell apart and they still conform to the colour scheme we've got going on. They're all pretty nice though. xD
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While it's not urgently needed, I do like this idea and fully approve of it. In the past I've had a bit of confusion with telling who was a global mod and who was a regular mod just by looking at the colours at the bottom of the forum. I've always thought the mod and global mod colours were far too similar to differentiate.
If I had to choose which colours we'd have instead, I'd probably for for the first or third options you put there. They're easy to tell apart and they still conform to the colour scheme we've got going on. They're all pretty nice though. xD
Couldn't agree with you more, Flobby ^^ I also favour over the cyan/purple/lightblue colours too, they work well, don't they? ^u^
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I've honestly never thought about it or cared much to notice this. Maybe it's just cause, until recently, I've been completely inactive. But I love the idea, Buff! Hi5 XD
It's a great idea, in my opinion. I still believe the colors for the (Big bosses) Admins should be something that sticks out from the rest, that way a newbie doesn't mistakenly PM Red for example something that isn't urgent at all.
Don't know so much about the last option since they seem like either side of the regular player's color scheme. After a little bit of thought, I agree with Flob on her choice. They're similar but not too similar. That way it shouldn't coincide with MOTS and so on.
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I'm going to honestly step out and say I've never had to take these colours into consideration, but I think these would be extremely helpful for newcomers. I have personally never needed to PM a moderator, or Global Moderator, on a problem (I think) but for those needing to, this would be extremely helpful. My personal favourite is the Cyan/Purple combination :3 smooth, close fitting, yet easily distinguishable from each other, all while fitting to the colour scheme!
I love your idea ;3
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I support o: I once had the colors mixed up, but on their profile there is a place showing their position. A nice darker shade of blue or purple would be cool for the moderator title ^^ Giving the site a bit of variation aye?
~ Whisper
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I've honestly never thought about it or cared much to notice this. Maybe it's just cause, until recently, I've been completely inactive. But I love the idea, Buff! Hi5 XD
It's a great idea, in my opinion. I still believe the colors for the (Big bosses) Admins should be something that sticks out from the rest, that way a newbie doesn't mistakenly PM Red for example something that isn't urgent at all.
Don't know so much about the last option since they seem like either side of the regular player's color scheme. After a little bit of thought, I agree with Flob on her choice. They're similar but not too similar. That way it shouldn't coincide with MOTS and so on.
I'm going to honestly step out and say I've never had to take these colours into consideration, but I think these would be extremely helpful for newcomers. I have personally never needed to PM a moderator, or Global Moderator, on a problem (I think) but for those needing to, this would be extremely helpful. My personal favourite is the Cyan/Purple combination :3 smooth, close fitting, yet easily distinguishable from each other, all while fitting to the colour scheme!
I love your idea ;3
I support o: I once had the colors mixed up, but on their profile there is a place showing their position. A nice darker shade of blue or purple would be cool for the moderator title ^^ Giving the site a bit of variation aye?
~ Whisper
I'm glad everyone is liking the idea, people seem to be approving the idea more and more, it would indeed be more clear for ranks instead of being confused to which is what etc..
Thanks for your input on this!
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As Sura mentioned earlier in this thread we have mentioned the idea quickly before a few times in the past, sadly since it hasn't been on the priority list it easily ended up in the "do sometime down the line" list.
The colours has been here for quite a while now and has worked very well. Though I can admit that the mod and global mod colours are very close to each other and something could be done to improve this. One personal thing that might set me back to this change a bit is that changing a long lasting colour that we had now for several years would probably confuse a few people here and there just as much as it would help "new" users of the forum. But of course it's something that would go away with time eventually, but I hope you see my point never the less.
One thing I can say though is that if a change of colours for the mods would take place I do believe it would try to be something more close to each other as in type so we don't get yet another type of colour on the board, but also something more suiting with the over all forum theme as mentioned earlier in Sura's post too. The examples provided here might not be the most suiting for these boards in my opinion and if we are going to go through a change for the mod colours I believe it will lean towards another set. However it's much appreciated that some more light has been shed on the matter from forum users and we might need to nudge into this matter again and try out something new.
This thread will be taken into consideration.
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Aye, I see your point there. I understand it would confuse quite a few people here and there who have been here for a couple of years, but there is always the News & Updates section which we could inform people about in if this change was to happen. Since people are used to the colours we have now, maybe we could just lighten and darken them a bit so we can notice the difference. As I said, it's not much of a big deal to be faffing about with at this moment in time, just a friendly and helpful encouraged suggestion that would prove it's worth in the future. :3
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I believe the 3rd row would fit them the best. (If you can't understand it's the row with the purple)
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I honestly like the idea. I would like to see this idea brought to life hun. I like the color-coding you did though. I am very big on organizing, and color coordination. I am a bit of a spazz when it comes to things like this sadly. xD
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very good idea.
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I agree with what has been said on this topic. The global mod/mod colors are too similar, and even a slight change of one of them would be great c: