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#meta I'm going to standardize the post colors on IH instead of using inconsistent mixed colors.

#meta I'm going to standardize the post colors on IH instead of using inconsistent mixed colors.

Which do you prefer: the blue posts or the white ones?

(For an example of page using white posts, check the landing-page-feedback hashtag.)

EDIT: Decided to go with blue everywhere, except in a select few places that match both of the following criteria: (a) white posts look superior to blue, and (b) the posts exist in a space that's kind of its own standalone feature.

on February 26, 2019
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    I prefer the blues. It keeps the distinctive feel of the site.

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    Blue ones look like 'dark mode'. White ones look like 'light mode'.
    I am in favor of consistently using the blue ones and optionally add a second mode where everything is light + white.

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    My vote is for 'dark mode' blue!

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    Dark mode blue as I feel it's better on the eyes :)

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    White. Better daytime visibility on mobile, and I can invert colours at night for dark mode. Readability is just better. Blue does look nice though.

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    I find it easier to scan/read posts on a white background - the bold and link accenting in particular are much more noticeable than on the original blue background.

    Not something I'm worked up about though.

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      I like the white ones, too 🙈

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    If you're sticking with the blue background, I'd say the blue ones because the white one's tend to have too strong of a contrast between the posts and the background. Not as bad when viewing a single post like this, but the column of white isn't nice. Also agree with @borisyankov on having a switch between an overall light theme and dark theme.

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    Hey Courtland do you have a support email? I need to change my email address on account