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Blightmare

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  1. A spoiler BBcode, maybe? But make it so you can turn any line into a spoiler. not that "SPOILER TAG HERE! Click to open." but more of a tag that if you just put

     

    it can say that, or you can do [spoiler=sup]spoiler text here

    so you can have a bold and underlined text(or something) that says "sup" but when you click it, it reveals/hides the text "spoiler text here"

     

    examples:

    code: [spoiler=Click to reveal spoiler]This text was being hidden.

     

     

    Normally looks like:

    Click to reveal spoiler

     

    When clicked, it'll look something like:

     

    Click to reveal spoiler

    This text was being hidden.

     

    and revert back when you click again.

     

    Or if you just leave it blank,

    This text was being hidden.

     

    It'll look something like:

     

    Spoiler. Click to reveal hidden text and reveal "This text was being hidden." when clicked.

     

    There was a forum I was on a while back that had this style, so I know it's possible, and Jexius is a coding god so I'm sure he can figure it out. :P

     

    If you want to get really creative, you can make it so if you put an tag in the [spoiler=]

    so it shows an image that when clicked reveals hidden text.

     

    :P

  2. I want a spoiler tag similar to other forums so that you can hide a portion of your text until a user opens it.

     

    This. but make it so you can turn any line into a spoiler. not that "SPOILER TAG HERE! Click to open." but more of a tag that if you just put

     

    it can say that, or you can do [spoiler=sup]spoiler text here

    so you can have a bold and underlined text(or something) that says "sup" but when you click it, it reveals/hides the text "spoiler text here"

     

    oh snap. to the suggestions thread!!!!

  3. to blight: to get this out of the way because of slight guilt, i never meant to call anyone stupid, that's just my understanding from personal happenings...parents are lead to believe by media, or gossip with other parents, or wherever, that all children are attention seekers, you saying you have any "disability" or "shortcoming" are instantly translated to: "im making this up to get attention" that may not be the case for your parents, but that may be why you're hesitant to tell them.

     

    I know you didn't mean that. This is just that from what I was able to understand in Blue's post, and I may still be wrong, for reasons just stated(:S), He seems annoyed that people are calling him out on his posts and the level of sophistication in them. I just felt that I needed to say why I often skip over them and it got rather lengthy. And I think my biggest concern for telling that to my parents is more of a "you're jumping to conclusions" reaction. I've gotten it before for other things that concerned me, so...

     

    That little comment about the me not being stupid or anything was actually added after I read over my post and realized I was making myself sound quite dumb. :S

  4. @blue

     

    I don't mind so much that you prefer to talk that way, it's just that not everyone is hard wired to understand it. I'm one of them. I am severely Attention Deficit for one(no seriously. If it wasn't for medication, I would have dropped out in the 7th grade.) so I just don't have the patience to sit through long posts with advanced language if it can be summed up in a much more add/learning disability manner.

     

    Also, before I go on, I have to say that another way I'm hard wired is that I have a very difficult time conveying what I see in my mind. I can know what I want to say, but find myself lacking in the ability to say it in an understandable manner, so forgive me if the following seems contradictory, broken, or flawed in any way.

     

    I have a bit of a learning disability. Never been diagnosed for it but I know for certain given that thing's need to be explained clearly or I am unable to make out what it is they're trying to convey to me(assuming the speaker is being too figurative in their explanation) meaning the infamous "big words" have to be kept to a minimum for me. in classes, I'm often asking the instructor what they mean by what they just said, followed by me giving examples of what I think they might be saying, just so I can find a way to "visualize" what it is they mean, and requiring multiple different explanations of it. Kinda like I'm building my understanding of the subject piece by piece.

     

    Now, how this relates to your posts. I'll put it bluntly: I physically cannot understand most of what you say. I'm not intimidated, annoyed, or afraid of looking stupid, I just cannot understand something so far from the basic forms of the explanation. in fact, I'm a tad jealous that there are people out there so intellectually advanced, while I'm always reduced to having to have thing's put in a "for dummies" term.

     

    This is why I steer clear of the serious debates section. I'm constantly misunderstanding posts or unable to understand what it is they're talking about.

     

    I'm not saying stop posting like that. if that's the way you want to post, by all means, do so. But just know that there's a good reason why I often have to ignore or skip over them.

     

    but don't get me wrong, I;m not a blazing idiot and I'm not stupid. I get some of the highest grades in my classes, but that's because I know of my problem and have self methods I use between classes to help me stay on par with the rest.

     

    For all I know, I may be high functioning autistic.

     

     

     

    heh, not quite venting but I felt it needed to be said and this offered the perfect chance to say it. :/

     

    Edit:

     

    Some signs of high functioning autism:

    lack of skill in interacting with others

    little understanding of the abstract uses of language, such as humor or give-and-take in a conversation

    obsessive interest in specific items or information

    strong reactions to textures, smells, sounds, sights, or other stimuli that others might not even notice, such as a flickering light

     

    Unlike people with other forms of autism, people with high-functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome want to be involved with others. They simply don't know how to go about it. They may not be able to understand others' emotions. They may not read facial expressions or body language well. As a result, they may be teased and often feel like social outcasts. The unwanted social isolation can lead to anxiety and depression.

     

    Aside from the depressed part, that sounds about right for me. Why do I get the feeling that my parents would scoff if I said "mom, dad, I may be high functioning autistic"?

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