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RE: New Theme
June 1, 2011 at 5:46 am
About the only thing I would suggest is having the normal page background as some sort of grey rather than white... It's a little bright and can strain the eyes. Otherwise, I quite like the theme... The (I assume temporary) changes today made me do a bit of a double take though. 
Definitely I think the base look is there, all it may need is a tweak here and there.
Just a thought. No requirement to implement it, though it would suit me fine.
(I wasn't aware there were 12 themes before - but I quite liked the old one. Darker themes seem to be easier on my eyes for some reason).
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RE: New Theme
June 29, 2011 at 4:19 am
(May 16, 2011 at 6:49 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Will you be placing the "old", "New" American Atheist images back into the topic index? I really liked those, and it would be an easy fix. This "blue dot, black dot" just doesnt have the same effect.
Will you be adding signature pics for other theistic faiths than the Judeo/Christian one provided, such as the one I suggested for Wicca (which would also work for many other pagan faiths: a sprinkling of pentacles on a pastel background, similar to the Agnostic question marks or the Atheist "A" symbol), or must I keep running my protest signature line? 
James.
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RE: New Theme
June 29, 2011 at 5:42 am
(This post was last modified: June 29, 2011 at 5:44 am by fr0d0.)
I think the fairytale god is pretty insulting too. A better theist pic would be an amalgamation of all the symbols:
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And then possibly one for each subdivision too... same with humanism, nihilism etc
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RE: New Theme
June 29, 2011 at 5:47 am
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(June 29, 2011 at 5:42 am)fr0d0 Wrote: I think the fairytale god is pretty insulting too. A better theist pic would be an amalgamation of all the symbols:
And then possibly one for each subdivision too... same with humanism, nihilism etc
It would be quite impossible to put a signature pic for every religion on Earth. That is pretty much a given.
For example, none of the ones you provided would be suitable for me, my pagan cohorts, or a Discordian. Many of them represent religions that have holy books that recommend the destruction of folk like me and unbelievers such as atheists.
A solution might be to simply ask one to be made when a person of a previously un-represented religion shows up, such as I have. Many of the symbols you provide are of faiths that would have no trouble with a marshmallow roast of a Wiccan, with a few atheists for condiments, while neither atheists nor Wiccans are particularly interested in crushing those faiths beneath our bootheels.
James
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RE: New Theme
June 29, 2011 at 7:38 am
Stop you're making me salivate!!
I was just giving an example - I know those didn't include you... I was meaning you could add something to encompass you weak minded sorts 
Maybe it's be simpler to have the 'A' Atheist symbol crossed out. Nothing else seems to encompass theism.
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RE: New Theme
June 29, 2011 at 10:57 am
Or, you could just make your own sig pic, like many others have done. I like the idea of an A crossed out! Non-atheist lol.
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RE: New Theme
June 29, 2011 at 4:33 pm
I like the idea of a chicken being decapitated by the 4 elements and mana star. And don't forget the nude dancers holding hands as they do an encircling cancan around the chicken.
We are talking about Wiccan, yes? 
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RE: New Theme
June 29, 2011 at 4:37 pm
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RE: New Theme
July 4, 2011 at 5:20 pm
(June 29, 2011 at 4:37 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Image As a theme for an atheist forum? 
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RE: New Theme
July 4, 2011 at 8:38 pm
I still hate the new theme, fyi.
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