Barbara wrote:Thank you, Maria, for coming forward with this LONG-AWAITED post !!
As long as you asked, with my newfound freedom, the first thing I would like to say is that I always feel uncomfortable coming to this site, though
I mostly screen out that feeling....[edited to remove gossip]
I never liked the blaring red color of the type that was introduced. The old Blue was so soothing.
There is so much stress everywhere that we don't need to feel more just to be able to read or post here.
What's wrong with the Blue ? It's well known to be a calming color. True, it looked a little faded perhaps.
What about a more lively shade of Blue or Violet Blue so it can be seen better on one's screen ?Red cars are known by all today as magnets for the police : meaning trouble for the driver. So, why not steer clear.
It seems the goal should be to reduce the quite awful contention which has existed here, at least during the time I have been a member, and while I was reading on here.
Why not have a pleasant environment which will encourage people to come and read and learn ?! Not drive them away, subconsciously feeling strife. There is a reason red flags are waved at animals in bullfights to get them enraged !
Maria wrote:Dear Barbara,
Thank you for bringing up the color scheme.
Color is important. In Russia, the color red is considered joyful.
When a survey was taken for the color of the Orthodox Study Bible, the red motif was selected overwhelmingly.Perhaps we could have the color changed during Great Lent to a light purple color as I think that would be a good change.
However, OC net already has the blue color scheme and we do want our board to be distinctive.
Thanks for your candid reply.
In Christ,
Mariap.s. I removed your other comment into the Mod Forum so that Anastasios could read it there, but I could not leave it in the public forum.
I personally have always been quite fond of the color chartreuse. The halfway scheme between green and yellow reminds me of sunshine and vegetation. Then I have visions of pretty little flowers of all different colors popping up out of the ground. It makes me think to myself what a wonderful world. Of course now, teal (the mix of blue and green) I think is my favorite. Another one I like a lot is Peach. I just love colors where you have to ask yourself, Is that green or is that gray? Is that brown or is that maroon? Is that pink or is that orange? (peach) It depends on how the light hits it and on how well blended it is. Paints can't mimic fabric, for example.