Thanks for warning me to avoid /oat/.

>>161287
Yeah, no worries. Having some sort of "Rarity day" is one thing, but fucking throwing up a theme override from what I've set is a whole other thing entirely.

Schmaltz gave you a simple solution that will make everyone happy: stay away from /oat/

>>161290
Maybe, just maybe, I want to, I dunno, browse it at some point.

Maybe, just maybe, I click on /oat/ out of habit.

Maybe, just maybe, changing themes from what someone has set as their default is really short sighted and rude.

Like I said, it matters not which pony we're "celebrating" on that board. A sticky is enough; there's no need to add the forced theme change.

I can get rid of the fucking desktop ponies client side, but I can't stop it from forcing me into a pink frilly theme.

>>161286
>Couldn't last the whole day without somebody complaining.
God damn it, it's just one day that isnt all that disruptive, on a single board.

Install Adblock > go to /oat/ so the rarity theme pops up, hit "open blockable items" and find the rarity.css entry on the list.

Right click that and add a filter, make sure it's specifically the rarity.css and not just /css

You'll have no theme at all on /oat/, but threads should revert back to your regular theme.

Reposting to the /oat/ thread.

>>161292
Scratch that shit, it automatically reverts to your regular theme when you open a thread anyway.

If you cant handle seeing that for a minute, just use the catalog.

>>161292
Maybe you should have just not set it up to change the fucking theme, then. If I'm going to have no theme on /oat/ period and you're just not going to be decent enough to remove the forced theme change, I'm going to just avoid /oat/. I use a dark theme for a reason. I don't need a fucking bright white screen tearing into my eyeballs.

>>161294
>I'm going to just avoid /oat/

Given the threads I've seen so far, it's not like you're at risk of missing anything substantial.

Last edited at Fri, Sep 12th, 2014 06:23

>>161295
I've not missed anything substantial for a long while if we're honest. /oat/'s garbage.

>>161296
So... Why should a board you don't wish to use conform to your will?

>>161298
Don't bother

>>161299
Good plan.

>>161298
I said nothing about not using it. I said it was garbage. Doesn't mean there isn't sometimes threads I like to browse

lol its only for a day

im not a huge fan of rarara, but this dont bother me

in fact, i like seeing people enjoying themselves

just wait until we have pinkie day!!!

>>161307
>It's only for a day"
EXACTLY WHY THERE'S NO NEED TO FORCE THIS BULLSHIT ON OTHERS.

Why the fuck do people think everyone hates pony fans? It couldn't possibly be because we force shit on others could it? Oh, wait, it is!

>>161309
well to be fair, this is a chan for ponies

anyway, assuming youre on firefox

get noscript and block this if its really bugging you that much

>>161309
I have never seen this happen nearly to the degree people say pony fans do. Posting with a pony expression viewer in a forum isn't forcing it on people. Sure it happens, but like, people flamed/flame over ponies then blame it on the people a lot.

anyways, I digress,
>>161310
this

This IS a chan for ponies. Themed days aren't that out of the question and it can easily be worked around on most (all?) browsers

>>161312
I'm not talking about using an avatar on a pony site. I'm talking about forcing a theme and other things on some one who doesn't want it.

I can hide the threads. I cannot keep the theme from overriding my theme.

>>161313
hold on.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylish/fjnbnpbmkenffdnngjfgmeleoegfcffe?hl=en
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/stylish/

http://www.ponychan.net/chan/themes/

download a theme from there and use it in stylish

>>161315
Where are the dl links to the themes. All I see are old threads.

>>161316
EDIT:

Does not work. This should though.

You can just right click -> inspect element on a non-oat page. Click sources. Then go to the CSS folder and it should have it. Copy link location and you'll have it.

Last edited at Fri, Sep 12th, 2014 09:03

lol u grouch

i think i have become psychic because as soon as i saw the rarity day thing i thought "ember is going to make a thread on meta about it when he wakes up"

soon i will become the next miss cleo, so now is a good time to get on my good side if you want some of my future fortunes.

>>161317
I have no idea what you just said.

So, the only thing I'm asking is for the mods to stop making it so opening /oat/ forces the Rarity theme. That's it. Everything else can stay.

But no, I just get shit like:
>>Couldn't last the whole day without somebody complaining.
>God damn it, it's just one day that isnt all that disruptive, on a single board.

From a mod, none the less.

Maybe, just maybe, you should not force a goddamn theme just because it's a day you want to push that pony.

Oh, and it still hasn't been fixed.

>>161321
I'm sure they're working on it, give it a couple more hours

>>161322
All it requires is resetting the code to what it would normally be. It's flicking a switch, not making an entire circuit board by hand.

>>161323
Like I said, I'm sure they're on it

>ITT: No fun allowed

>>161326

Stuff like this is the main reason mods stopped doing fun things. I mean, prior to them all just collectively losing the will to do anything ever I mean. It's always been like this tragically.

>>161327
Well, Ember Storm isn't pleased by anything unless it directly revolves around him. So perhaps instead the mods should just kindly ban him from /meta/ if he's going to bitch so much.

>>161328

I don't mean just ember storm is the thing. If he wasn't doing it, someone else would.

Every time the mods try to do silly fun event-type things and put in the work to make something unique happen, someone will inevitably complain about it and create even more work for it. It's something I sympathize with.

Chillax dude. You are the single most butthurt person I have ever met. IRL or online

>>161328
Nah, I have to disagree with that.

Although his argument here hasn't made too much sense or is being backed up with any real reasoning other that "I don't like it cause it personally upsets me", he still has a right to complain about his disinterests on Ponychan.

He made a thread for this with his name and a picture of his OC in the OP, so you could do what Ember should do on /oat/ for that one measly day and just ignore it if you don't like it.

>every single thumbnail changed to Rarity

top lel

>>161334
Hee!
Epic!

>>161332
Well, i dunno really how obnoxious bright themes can be.
I don't have issues with those, maybe some do.

>>161330
Three good for nothing shit mods who don't listen now.

Wow. You guys are really making a good name for yourself.

The fucking theme is bright and an eyesore. All I want is for it to stop being forced and start being optional.

>>161336
Screaming insults at people is usually a good way to get them to ignore you even if you're right.

>>161336
If having fun is being a shit mod who won't listen, sign me up.

And the award for the most buttfrustrated poster goes to...

>>161335
It's only bad when you've been in a dark room for too long and you have a monitor that doesn't have any settings for brightness. I've been on /oat/ and saw the theme. It was bad at all. It was what I expected it to be. A fun little one day thing.

>>161336
> shit mods who don't listen now
They're the ones who asked if we wanted this... and the majority like it...

> making a good name for yourself
We're on a pony image board for bronies. I didn't know we came here to make a name for ourselves.

And I'd agree with you on that last bit if the mods did something like "Oh, we're going to make PonychanX the default tool for our chan, even though not everyone likes it or is able to run it with their computer/browser for whatever reason. Have fun!"

>>161334
the aspect ration broke, so I removed it

>>161336
Even as someone who hates these kinds of forced "holidays", you're overreacting.

People have offered perfect solutions and you're still here bitching, so...yeah.

>quietly whispers
mad
>leaves

Why can't I come to meta without seeing Ember's shit on the front page? Get it together mods, every second I'm not being meticulously catered to is a dollar off your pay- OH WAIT.

It no longer sets your theme to Rarity. You may now unbunch your panties

>>161348
Aw man. Now my panties are bunched.

>>161349
So are mine, but some people take themselves too seriously

>>161350
Ignore these people, how about that

>>161349
Anyone who's anyone has it on by now, and anyone who's anyone will keep it on for the next several hours. There's no need for code reinforcing it.

>>161351
I would, but I already said I removed it, and going back on that now would be kind of silly. Anyway, I gotta get to work. Ciao.

Back to Crystal Rarity it is.

I can't wait for the Nightmare Night bitchings.

>>161352
I think it's more of a principle kind of thing.
Just gonna let 1 person ruin the fun of everyone else?

>>161353
Take care man.

remember for pinkie day

>>161354
Considering what I have planned, you have no idea.

>>161357
^_^;

>>161355
Nah, I suggested it myself, since on mobile browsers, it takes a noticeably longer time to load /oat/'s front page, as it has to run the "change theme" script every time it's opened. I figured since most people have it turned on now, there's no reason to keep re-applying it constantly and slowing everything down.

>>161359
Alright, that makes sense.

>>161353

Please, in the future, do not let the cries of a tiny handful of people derail the fun of others when they are harming no one and nothing. It encourages people to continue to act surpremely entitled.

>>161361

>>161361
>>161362
But that wasn't what happened. It wasn't taken down because anybody complained, it was taken down because there was no reason to have it there and it slowed down the site.

>>161361
Well, it's not literally about that in the end.

But yes, it would be sad if some people can cock block fun events.

>>161348
Thank you. Next time, make it fucking optional.

>>161357
Make. It. Fucking. Optional.

>>161361
>>161362
All I wanted was for the theme to not be forced. I wasn't asking for the threads to be removed or anything like that, ffs.

>>161363
point still stands

>>161363
Does this mean future toying with the site will not be done anymore?

>>161365
all you wanted is to have the site your way
fuck you

>>161363

That was what I was assuming from the way that Zeke put it, but seeing how Ember is continuing to post so gratingly, I assume that was more out of the principle of yielding than anything. Fair enough.

Fair enough.

>>161365
There's a difference between asking and demanding. You're demanding, trying to force what you want on everyone else.

>>161366
Alright, in the future, we will not do the thing that we did not do just now. We will continue to not do that thing.

>>161367
Why would you say that? If slowing down the site a bit wasn't worth the glory of Rarity, it would have been taken down sooner, but we wanted to let latecomers in on the festivities as well.

>>161365
>making it optional

>>161370
If you look at the OP, I asked politely. I didn't get pissed until Fenolio AND Beat decided it was prime time to tell me to "fuck off and deal." Zeke did so more recently.

So let's be honest. I didn't demand. I asked.

It wouldn't have changed the day at all.

>>161371
Don't.
Be.
A.
Cunt.

>>161372
Again though, you were told pretty much no (WITH options), to which you continued. You let your emotions get the best of you.
Fen was more than likely just irritated because any time anyone tries to have fun with mod powers, there has to be someone (and usually just 1-2 people) who have to give a stink about it/ruin it for everyone else.

>>161372
If there's a way to make it optional where you can turn it off, it could be an idea.

But it has to be more than a thread to announce it and people have to look for the rest themselves.
That's like throwing a party and saying "if you wanted music and cake, you should get your mp3 player and go to the bakery"

I'm pretty sure on Fluttershy day, people will bitch about threads being about Fluttershy anyways

Last edited at Fri, Sep 12th, 2014 18:33

>>161374
Mod powers aren't meant to be things to play with. Mod powers are meant to enforce rules.

>>161376
>enforce rules
>"If you feel a mod decision is in error, please contact us either through our IRC Client, or via email."
I doubt you did that
mods, ban him for ignoring the rules

>>161375
Or like for Halloween one year, Orange only did something for like an hour in a /meta/ thread where not that many people knew about it (it was raining chocolate rain in thread, while he was !!Discord or !!Luna).

>>161376
Most of the time, yes. These sort of things rarely happen, so... I'd say it really isn't a problem when it's like that. As well as, it breaks up the monotony.
Again, you're trying to enforce your own opinion as fact against every one elses.

>>161378
No I'm not. If a mod is going to play with stuff that fucks with the site for no reason other than fun, they should not be a mod.

>>161379
Again
>Opinion

Overall, I don't think it was that badly enforced.
Remained on /oat/ only on the front page.

That's probably why it was annoying that people complained about it.

>>161380
That's not opinion, that's standard moderating procedure on every goddamn site.

You don't abuse your powers or you lose your tag.

>>161382
But if the Admin/Owner/Whatever allows it, then it's up to their discretion. If Inkwell is alright with it, then it is an opinion. Not every site has to be enforced like every single one. If this site was enforced like others, the rules would be much, MUCH more strict.

>>161381
Pretty much.

>>161383
Inkwell never posts. No one knows what his opinion was.

Besides, the fucking desktop ponies were enough. No need to create an eyesore by forcing my theme to change.

  >>161377

>>161376
>>161382
In most cases, you're correct! Being a moderator is a huge responsibility! There's a lot to being a mod, more than I expected when I became !!Pinkie, and I'm still finding new duties and things that I have to help take care of each day! And, yes, enforcing rules is probably the biggest chunk of the responsibilities that we have. We're entirely serious about that.

But we're still users, and we still like to have fun. If there were mods who fucked with the site every single day or something, then yeah, they need to go! But doing something with the code once every now and again? Embedding a video in a thread? Doing something silly under our mod tags every now and again? No, that's fine. We're allowed to do something fun, as long as we're not abusing our powers.

For today, it only changed the theme. I'm sorry if you didn't like the theme that it was set to, but you were not the only one who had to endure it, and there hasn't been any other big drama regarding today's events. What's more, it wasn't even for a full day! It's been changed back for a while now, and it's not like we turned it on at exactly 00:01. Besides, there were a lot more people who had fun with it than there were people who disliked it. I've only seen, like, three users complaining about it. Again, I'm sorry to those users who didn't quite enjoy the festivities, but we can't make everyone happy! I'm sure we'd have plenty of complaints if we stopped doing fun things like this altogether!

I apologize a third time if anybody, including the mods, were rude to you over the situation. But, to be fair, you haven't exactly been polite either. You started this whole thread off pretty badly. If you start being nicer to ponies, I'm sure they'll start acting nicer in return.

>>161356
You have my word that Pinkie Day will be the biggest party that Ponychan has ever seen.

>>161384
Zeke can easily ask him.

That's again, an opinion. Don't try to force your own opinion on others. Some people liked it, some people did not, but the ones who were fine with it outnumbered the ones who didn't like it. This isn't something that happens with great frequency. It's just one day. If you let things that small get to you, I don't know how you get through the day with things you don't like (*not meant as an attack).

>>161386
Nimble. Talk to me on Skype, not on here. Then you can not put on an overly annoying persona because you feel the need to post as one of the most annoying characters I've ever had to watch.

>>161387
Anger is a great motivator.

>>161389
Anger makes people hate you if that's how you come off with things like this.
Look at Nimble's words: "You started this whole thread off pretty badly. If you start being nicer to ponies, I'm sure they'll start acting nicer in return."

Letting your emotions getting the better of you is the best way to make people heavily dislike you. Being calm during a discussion or debate, is better than being angry or pissed during an argument. There's a difference between a debate and an argument. Debate is always the better way to go. You won't get anywhere if you just angrily bash your head into someone.

>>161389
I don't post in-character unless I've got my mod tag on, and when I do, it's only when it would be appropriate for me to do so. If you're discounting my post because it was an "overly annoying persona," then you're referring directly to me. I don't really appreciate that.

>>161390
I didn't start it off badly at all. I asked. Politely at that. Just because I got pissed after both Fenolio and Beat were rude doesn't mean I started that way.

>>161391
Talk to me on Skype, not here.

>>161392
Yes, but, you let your emotions run wild. You need to try to gain more control over yourself, calm down during those situations. If not, you're just going to antagonize people into a fight and what not, because you're asking for it. Be the better man, ask why they were acting rudely (in a calm manner) and again state what you would like. If you get a no, either walk away from the discussion calmly or present some evidence as to why you think this would benefit everyone, not just yourself.

>>161389
Did you just call Pinkie Pie the element of laughter annoying when your whiny ass comes in here complaining that something isn't going your way? Is your head seriously that far up your own god damn ass? If you don't like the theme here's a tip change it you fucking genius. Holy hell

So what are we angry about now? I thought this issue had been resolved.

>>161397
To be fair and fortunately only recently and not 12 hours ago.

>>161398
But nearly 50 posts ago.

>>161396
This isn't the kind of behavior that we want on /meta/, you can state your opinion without being a dick.

Resolved, locked.

Ember, you're a grouch.