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April 24, 2003, 22:53
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Should it be mandatory that underline cannot be used to emphasise?
Since the early days of the Web, underline is used to indicate hyperlinks. Using it for another purpose is to cause confusion. At any rate, there is no need to do so because you can use bold, italics, or even another colour or font size to make a point.
And nobody uses underline in this thread either. This is a house rule.
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April 24, 2003, 23:23
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But links here are indicated by blue letters, so if it's not blue then there is no reason to not underline?
Of course, I don't use underlines, so I don't have a problem with not using them.
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April 24, 2003, 23:32
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Go Great Banana!
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April 24, 2003, 23:55
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I prefer to use bold/italic/underline all at the same time for emphasis.
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OK, since I'm such a nice guy I'll edit out the underline. Pretend the strikethrough is an underline. UR can't seriously expect to post "do not use underlines here" and then have everybody follow his whims though.
Last edited by ixnay; April 25, 2003 at 01:10.
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April 25, 2003, 00:06
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Ixnay, considering UR asked for no underlines, isn't it a bit unsuitable to use underlines despite how clear he made it. Agreed it's a bit stupid as links are different colours, but still...
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April 25, 2003, 03:48
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Yes! Underlines are an abomination to humanity!
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April 25, 2003, 04:30
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Just as long as you remember that simply underlining a word, doesn't turn it into a link, there isn't really any problem.
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April 25, 2003, 04:55
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April 25, 2003, 04:58
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Just for the record. I have NEVER seen anybody on this site use underlining for any other purpose than to mark the title of a story or something.
Everyone uses capital letters, bold or italics to add emphasis.
Random underlined words in a block of text really annoy me too, but I genuinely don't see it as a problem on this site.
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April 25, 2003, 05:00
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April 25, 2003, 05:03
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OK, I forgot URL links aren't underlined unless you hover over them.
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April 25, 2003, 06:13
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Underlines are good, but only at very important tings. first you make someting itallic, then you bold then you bold+itallic then you underline (But never combine underlines with bold (or the color of links))
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April 25, 2003, 06:14
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Where is the no, but they shold be used with caution and in combination with the others option?
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April 25, 2003, 08:54
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There are sophomoric bozos out there who just have to be contrary. Really, it's a game that two can play if I so wish.
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April 25, 2003, 11:24
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Sophomoric bozos?
Oooh. That'll teach 'em.
I for one support your initiative.
No sense having diversity in emphasis here at Apolyton. 
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April 25, 2003, 11:41
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Banana rules!
oh... and I don't care... especially here with the blueness... if underlines get done for links as well as the colors then I could understand it.
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April 25, 2003, 11:49
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IS IT really IMPORTANT how you EMPHASISE things, as long as EVERYBODY knows exactly what AND which words are more IMPORTANT? Really?
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April 25, 2003, 12:07
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WELL SAID
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April 25, 2003, 12:11
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WoA: You know you 've spent too much time on Apolyton when you bother write a post like this....
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IS IT really IMPORTANT how you EMPHASISE things, as long as EVERYBODY knows exactly what AND which words are more IMPORTANT? Really?
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April 25, 2003, 12:12
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As always, will play after work. I wonder if I'll ever be able to turn that the other way...
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April 25, 2003, 12:14
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It reads like a poison pen letter made out of magazine clippings. 
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April 25, 2003, 12:15
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What's the problem with underlining a text, or a simple word or two? Just hover your mouse over the underlined text and you'll see if it is a link or not. (Given the way how links are displayed here, I suppose that it is something easy to discern.)
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April 25, 2003, 13:05
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It looks ugly.
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April 25, 2003, 13:35
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Smartass +1
Well, the color of Apolyton link text is subtle, and Apolyton links aren't underlined. So why is this an issue at all?
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April 25, 2003, 13:37
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But admit it, how many of you still click on the underlined text, just to make sure? 
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April 25, 2003, 13:56
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April 25, 2003, 17:56
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Thanks, it took about 15mins to type all the HTML tags
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April 25, 2003, 18:03
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hi ,
bananas
who cares , what's with all these changing stuff poll's , .... 
have a nice day
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April 25, 2003, 20:55
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But admit it, how many of you still click on the underlined text, just to make sure?
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I just hover over the area in question.
Banana with a big lead !!! wohoo!
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At least there are people who admit that they are stoopid.
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