lyssie: (Romo is spoilery)
lyssie ([personal profile] lyssie) wrote2009-11-26 10:56 pm
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
  • Current Mood: eye-rolly
  • Current Music: Poe - Could've Gone Mad

WAYS TO FAIL when posting your fic...

Make the text white. NOT EVERYONE READS IT ON YOUR SPECIAL STYLE, SNOWFLAKE.
Flat | Top-Level Comments Only
amaresu: Sapphire and Steel from the opening (beinghuman-facepalm)

[personal profile] amaresu 2009-11-27 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
I've taken to replying with this (with variations):

Not everyone has a white background. How to properly make your text disappear.
http://amadi.dreamwidth.org/40143.html
or
http://boosette.dreamwidth.org/703280.html?format=light


How sad is it that it takes me less then a minute to retrieve those links?

[identity profile] starryniteynite.livejournal.com 2009-11-27 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
heh--maybe it's just one gigantic spoiler...they're just being sensitive to the spoiler free, really :D

[identity profile] quietlybemused.livejournal.com 2009-11-27 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
LOL - that's even worse than hot pink, and that really hurt my eyes.
ancarett: (Geek Baltar BSG)

[personal profile] ancarett 2009-11-27 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
100%. This is why the Readability hack lives on my toolbar. It's not only the special colour, but the annoying font choices that drive me round the bend!
ext_14817: (Ray: LOL)

[identity profile] meresy.livejournal.com 2009-11-27 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahahaha.

I used to list unformatted text as an LJ interest for this reason.
Flat | Top-Level Comments Only