Since this is text-based RP, everything we're writing is in text anyway. Even if someone is describing a character posting a video or talking through a voice recording, the players themselves are still typing and reading in text.
So I don't understand the logic at all behind changing the font when characters happen to be actually, ICly, typing instead of speaking out loud. It seems like people think that somehow courier looks more like computer text, but...we're already typing on computers. If anything, the default DW font looks closer to what most websites and phones use for their fonts, anyway. Courier looks closer to a typewriter. I guess I would maybe get it if characters were literally passing typewritten notes back and forth but since they're not, why change the font from a more typical, modern font to one used by typewriters? It's just weird to me.
IMO, a subject line stating "text" should be enough. If the other player messes up and has their character do an action, then either assume their character is sending video responses or PM to clarify. I don't see the point in changing your play-style just so people don't have to read a little more in a reading-based hobby.
because courier is a font that "translates" to all computers. if you try to go with a more modern looking font, you run the risk of the text being broken on someone else's screen.
i personally do it because sometimes [text] in the subject line doesn't cut it. sometimes we chat in the subject line and the [text] gets left behind, sometimes we go a few days between tagging so it's easy to forget, and sometimes people just don't pay the fuck attention. before i started using a different font, i'd had plenty of people mistake text posts for audio posts.
if you want to do it that way, then that's fine. I hate how courier looks, though, so I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever use it. if that means people are going to mistake my text post for audio posts then I'll just correct them or something.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-06 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)no subject
(Anonymous) 2013-04-06 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)Since this is text-based RP, everything we're writing is in text anyway. Even if someone is describing a character posting a video or talking through a voice recording, the players themselves are still typing and reading in text.
So I don't understand the logic at all behind changing the font when characters happen to be actually, ICly, typing instead of speaking out loud. It seems like people think that somehow courier looks more like computer text, but...we're already typing on computers. If anything, the default DW font looks closer to what most websites and phones use for their fonts, anyway. Courier looks closer to a typewriter. I guess I would maybe get it if characters were literally passing typewritten notes back and forth but since they're not, why change the font from a more typical, modern font to one used by typewriters? It's just weird to me.
IMO, a subject line stating "text" should be enough. If the other player messes up and has their character do an action, then either assume their character is sending video responses or PM to clarify. I don't see the point in changing your play-style just so people don't have to read a little more in a reading-based hobby.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-06 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)i personally do it because sometimes [text] in the subject line doesn't cut it. sometimes we chat in the subject line and the [text] gets left behind, sometimes we go a few days between tagging so it's easy to forget, and sometimes people just don't pay the fuck attention. before i started using a different font, i'd had plenty of people mistake text posts for audio posts.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-06 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)no subject
(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 11:03 am (UTC)(link)I fucking love Courier.
Cover yourself in oil and let's go.
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-07 11:17 am (UTC)(link)