I would prefer whitefont to remain whitefont in a threadsuck, but I normally only threadsuck Bitches, where that's not really relevant. And I usually only use threadsuck for finding stuff. But I would not expect whitefont to become blackfont during a suck.
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Polter-Cow - Apr 13, 2009 12:06:00 pm PDT #2829 of 4673
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
meara - Apr 13, 2009 12:13:58 pm PDT #2830 of 4673
The few times I've threadsucked, it's more to catch up/skim on large bunches when I've been gone or am behind, and dont' feel like hitting "next" a bunch. I'm more likely to do that in fast moving threads, but sometimes in threads where I've just gotten way behind (like a TV thread where I've caught up on a bunch of eps, but in that case whitefont isn't as much an issue generally).
I'd love if there were some ability to keep the whitefont, or indicate at least that it WAS whitefont (so if I'm skimming I can skim over it, or at least make a little sense in my catching up).
Liese S. - Apr 13, 2009 3:38:50 pm PDT #2831 of 4673
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I use it from time to time, but it doesn't much matter to me either way.
Typo Boy - Apr 13, 2009 3:45:57 pm PDT #2832 of 4673
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The context in which I use threadsuck make whitefont/no whitefont irrelevant. In other words, as far as I'm concerned to it either way.
meara - Apr 13, 2009 4:08:07 pm PDT #2833 of 4673
Yeah, my feeling is kinda, if it's a huge pain to do, it's low on my list of "things to prioritize doing". It's a "that'd be nice, I've noticed it once or twice, but it hasn't killed me, just made me momentarily befuddled or spoiled and mostly for something I don't watch or since I was catching up, had already seen"
§ ita § - Apr 15, 2009 2:03:27 pm PDT #2834 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fixed.
Vortex - Apr 15, 2009 2:07:11 pm PDT #2835 of 4673
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm curious about something-- why are Film and TV discussions "filed" differently when it comes to closed threads?
Every other thread is Closed Threads/Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer, but closed tv threads are filed Film and TV Discussions/Closed Film and TV Threads/Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
I notice it because I will unsub to a thread sometimes when I haven't had a chance to watch a show, and it makes it harder to find the thread when I want to resubscribe.
Jesse - Apr 15, 2009 2:22:28 pm PDT #2836 of 4673
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Fixed.
Yay! Thanks.
§ ita § - Apr 15, 2009 2:32:22 pm PDT #2837 of 4673
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
why are Film and TV discussions "filed" differently when it comes to closed threads?
Film and TV Discussion closed threads are a subfolder of the Film and TV Folder. Main folder closed threads are put into a subfolder of the main folder.
I'm not sure how it makes the thread harder to find--shouldn't it make it easier?
Vortex - Apr 15, 2009 3:31:30 pm PDT #2838 of 4673
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Film and TV Discussion closed threads are a subfolder of the Film and TV Folder. Main folder closed threads are put into a subfolder of the main folder.
I get that, I was just wondering why the Film and TV folders were set up differently
I'm not sure how it makes the thread harder to find--shouldn't it make it easier?
no, because I can skim immediately past any line that starts with "closed", whereas, I have to read into the line for Film and TV. Not a huge deal, just vaguely annoying.