Wingdings

[House]

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[Gamma Emerald]

Why are you typing in Wingdings?

[House]

Why are you typing in Wingdings?

That doesn't answer my question...

[gigabyteTroubadour]

I think to answer that I'd have to be explained why using small text is banned. If it's because people might miss it and not get the chance to copy+paste it into a plaintext editor to read it, then I don't see the issue in using wingdings since anyone can pull up a translator because it's obvious.

I can see why people might be against using it though. I'd have no issue with it if I ever moderated a game, personally.

Isn't the cryptography rule more for like when people actually use programs to encrypt text/files and have to give out keys to decrypt them or something? Feeling kind of dumb right now because I don't think this is on the same league.

(also i was going to answer in wingdings but the translator is being annoying?? what gives)

[House]

(also i was going to answer in wingdings but the translator is being annoying?? what gives)

Try http://lingojam.com/WingdingsTranslator

[gigabyteTroubadour]

yeah that's the one i'm using

it keeps changing my ks to random letters when i copy and paste

[House]

yeah that's the one i'm using

it keeps changing my ls to random letters when i copy and paste

Why copy/paste? I type what I want into the box, then copy/paste the wingdings.

[gigabyteTroubadour]

yeah that's the one i'm using

it keeps changing my ls to random letters when i copy and paste

Why copy/paste? I type what I want into the box, then copy/paste the wingdings.

that's what i mean

i'll show you a picture in a sec

[House]

Also, hi again Giggles.

[gigabyteTroubadour]

Also, hi again Giggles.

hi house

Spoiler: ???? translator being weird in spoiler

so i type this...



but then it translates to this as soon as I highlight (or CTRL-A) the wingdings...??!

i can't figure out why it's doing this

[House]

Also, hi again Giggles.

hi house

Spoiler: ???? translator being weird in spoiler

so i type this...



but then it translates to this as soon as I highlight (or CTRL-A) the wingdings...??!

i can't figure out why it's doing this

I just duplicated your process. It doesn't alter the text on my end. Try a different browser and compare? (I'm using Chrome)

[gigabyteTroubadour]

I've tried Chrome and firefox since that's all I have on my machine, and I'm running Windows 10. Doesn't work on either oddly enough

[House]

Blame it on Win10.

I'm on a Win7 machine.

[Ircher]

Making/Forcing other users/moderators to go through hoops such as translating posts should not be a practice that is encouraged unless the mechanics of the game (like in the No Ingles game) dictate otherwise.

Foreign languages, invisible text, unreadable fonts (like wingdings), etc. should not be allowed in mafia games as it impairs the quality of the game without offering any significant benefits.

I really don't see why this is even a question to ask (and asking your question in Wingdings simply highlights my point -- I had assumed it was just a random string of characters that constituted spam.)

[House]

I had assumed it was just a random string of characters that constituted spam.

Which is exactly why it's potentially useful.

[Ircher]

Thats not useful in a mafia game --> Its either spam, invisible text, or cryptography. Now, tell me why any of those three games should be encouraged in a mafia game?

[House]

Thats not useful in a mafia game --> Its either spam, invisible text, or cryptography. Now, tell me why any of those three games should be encouraged in a mafia game?

It's not invisible text. You can see it just as well as anyone else.

It's not crypto... there's no key, it's simply a different font.

Explain how it breaks the rules.

[Ircher]

It breaks the spirit of Invisible Text which requires the user to go through hoops to understand what a post means rather than being able to tell at a glance. In fact, your example is worse than invisible text as you have to use an off-site source to read the text. Not cool.

[House]

It breaks the spirit of Invisible Text which requires the user to go through hoops to understand what a post means rather than being able to tell at a glance. In fact, your example is worse than invisible text as you have to use an off-site source to read the text. Not cool.

I have no interest in typing complete posts in windings. That'd just be absurd.

It was an extreme example.

[SpyreX]

I've also heard crumbing your role to be cryptography so who knows.

I mean that wouldn't bother me. Id kill you, but not be bothered by it

[Ranmaru]

Why is Wingdings even a thing?

[Cheery Dog]

Why would you post anything in windings though, everyone can do it, so what is the end benefit to you?

[House]

I miss your old avatar cheery.

[Cheery Dog]

That doesn't explain the usefulness

[House]

That doesn't explain the usefulness

That's because the usefulness is in its abstractness.