User talk:Writershouseusa
Add topicLatest comment: 10 years ago by UDScott in topic Bolding
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[edit]Hello, Writershouseusa, and welcome to the English Wikiquote, a free compendium of quotations written collaboratively by people just like you!
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Bolding
[edit]Bolding has long been used here to emphasize certain quotes or portions of quotes. There are occasionally some disputes as to what should or should not be in bold, but those are usually minor and brief, but it is not recommended that one overuse bolding, and most people seem to agree that bolding all quotes of a page is overuse. ~ ♞☤☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 21:56, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks for the advice, Kalki. I have removed the boldface type from the JTH quotes page.
- I never sought to imply that all of the bolding needed to be removed. I saw that UDScott (talk · contributions) had removed some of it earlier, after my note to you. The page is probably small enough, with short enough quotes that a great deal of bolding isn't very useful at this point, but occasional use of it remains an option for quotes one finds particularly notable for various reasons. As I had stated, there are occasional disputes about the use of this, but they are actually rather rare, and usually brief, and amicably resolved. And thanks for creating that John Twelve Hawks page. ~ ♞☤☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 15:42, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, I never meant for you to remove all bolding. I too find it useful when used in moderation to emphasize certain quotes. I just found that when every quote is bolded, it really loses that exact goal of emphasizing certain quotes. I would recommend that you take another try and bold some, but not all of the quotes. ~ UDScott (talk) 17:23, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
- I never sought to imply that all of the bolding needed to be removed. I saw that UDScott (talk · contributions) had removed some of it earlier, after my note to you. The page is probably small enough, with short enough quotes that a great deal of bolding isn't very useful at this point, but occasional use of it remains an option for quotes one finds particularly notable for various reasons. As I had stated, there are occasional disputes about the use of this, but they are actually rather rare, and usually brief, and amicably resolved. And thanks for creating that John Twelve Hawks page. ~ ♞☤☮♌Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 15:42, 2 October 2014 (UTC)