To hate being *bolded* in a thread

[BonnyDay]

It looks like someone has a Pince nez on and is scrutinizing.

I also suggest fewer threads would go tits up if people had to read them properly LOOKING for their name.

Ha.
Oh you're all there now. Thank god. :)

Lol.

Tee. Tbh I feel a faint frisson

See? See? It's enticing to bold your name bonny!

AS there is no 'reply to' button on here (thank the Lord), it's the easiest way of showing who you're responding to.

And I quite like it.

(This is a general comment which is why I haven't emboldened the OP's name.

I hate bolded names, too. It feels a bit "Hey, you." Or like being summoned to wait outside the headteachers office. It is quite a new thing. It crept in a year or two ago I think.

its not shouted or being summoned, its so the person knows you're talking to them

Well I like it. It makes me feel extra speshul.

LynetteScavo

There, I'm feeling more important already.

Really BonnyDay? I get a little trill when someone bolds my name!

"It is quite a new thing. It crept in a year or two ago I think."

Well, I've been here nearly 4 years and I've seen it that whole time. So I wouldn't call that new.

Even if it was only 2 years, that's hardly new, is it?

I like it. It helps me see who is being addressed.

OP

I can read too, but with such fast moving threads it's easy to cross-post and then it's not clear who the post is aimed at.

I thought it was polite, sort of the opposite of talking behind someone's back.

If you say something nice or not nice directed at a particular poster they have the right of reply.

And yes it's a pig to do on an iPod.

You joined today, Bonny and you're bloody moaning already?
Welcome to MN!

Being bolded makes me feel all warm inside, 'cos someone has read what I said and wants me to know that the reply is for me. Otherwise, how would I know. ((((())))?

How else are people supposed to signify who they're repsonding to?

Some MNers have names which are neither capitalised, nor anything like a 'proper' name.

So if you want to say, "I agree with you", to someone called 'justhadmyfirstbaby' (assuming that's not a real MNer already ), how would you attach their name to it?

I would write: I agree with you, just. Making it obvious what I'm saying and to whom.

If I wrote: I agree with you, just. It sounds like agreeing with some random poster but only just agreeing with them.

What's the big issue with bolding names?

Shelley (

YABU
I like a bit of bolding
Makes everything clear, and I can see whether people are ignoring me or not.

I like bolding too. I like when other people do it, I like when I do it, I just like it in general. I agree with Talc, Shelley gave a brilliant answer . fwiw, not all of us have the time or inclination to read through a thread of 14 or so pages anyway.

what is a Pince Nez?
Obviously I am not very educated, lol...

How about emboldening random words throughout your post, many of which are just put in fishcakes to confuse people?

FairLady - pince nez are spectacles that stay on your face purely by clinging to one's nose.

They are good for peering at people through, when you feel a bit disapproving.

And when was the last time you saw anybody underline something?

I have had a look at a thread tonight with a lot of bolded names, It was great, I got pointed back to relevant posts