Slog - Comments on Boldness

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:20:19 -0800

I love you.

Comment by rococo

rococo — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:29:45 -0800

I must say, response 'A typographical device nonpareil' had me rolling. Even though it's losing the vote, I think it's the only response that captures the correct combination of snark, self-awareness, sneering hipsterism and the semi-highly-literate nature that keeps me reading the Stranger even though I've moved to a different state.

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:34:29 -0800

Bethany Jean Clement is a goddess.

Comment by Cookie W. Monster

Cookie W. Monster — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:45:20 -0800

The real problem with The Stranger, in my humble opinion, is that there isn't enough random bolding of words. What the hell is the matter with you people anyway? Are the long-running rumors about you all being a bunch of pot-addled incompetents true?

Get with the program, Stranger-niks!

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:49:24 -0800

Not all random bolding -- supposedly random -- is equal.

When you randomly bold most of the Stranger, you get nothing. "Randomly" (or is it?) bold Bar Exam, and you get poetry.

Comment by kid icarus

kid icarus — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:51:17 -0800

+25 bolding points for proper usage of the epithet "TWAT WAFFLE".

Comment by Ben

Ben — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:52:58 -0800

I always thought random bolding was the best part of Rex Morgan, M.D.

Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey

Matt Fuckin' Hickey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:53:53 -0800

Actually, I'm on the attractive young man's side. I mean, really, what do you have against italics?

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:54:22 -0800

It's funny when http://staceynightmare.blogspot.com does it.

Comment by Ariel

Ariel — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:56:16 -0800

I like bolded bits. I imagine the author to be raising his or her voice at those parts. I imagine Lindy West banging the table with her fist. I think they're funny.

Comment by nightlifejitters

nightlifejitters — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:00:03 -0800

Bolding works well for the names of people, and perhaps places and events, but other than that, not so much.

Comment by greendyke

greendyke — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:46:38 -0800

Alas, the creativity displayed in the epithet "twat waffle" does not outweigh its offensiveness.

Comment by Hoyt Clagwell

Hoyt Clagwell — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:10:48 -0800

Ugh. Our academic adviser for my high school newspaper insisted that we use bolded highlights--it was written into our official stylebook.

So when you're using random boldfaced highlights, that's the level of sophistication you're working at--That of a crappy high school student newspaper in the Midwest in 1992-1994.

If you're not Rolling Stone magazine, then knock it off.

Comment by blue barberpole

blue barberpole — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:14:18 -0800

@ 12
Yes it does.

Comment by tomasyalba

tomasyalba — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:16:54 -0800

Add random Capitalization of nouns.

Comment by Rob Lightner

Rob Lightner — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:40:32 -0800

"Fortune favors the bold." - Virgil

Comment by blackhook

blackhook — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:10:09 -0800

Alright...let's have young Kavan Phalon step forward & show himself.

We can decide if he is attractive or even hot.

Comment by Christin

Christin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:29:04 -0800

I'm in the habit of referring to this bolding pattern as Slogbolding when I encounter its use in other publications/blogs. As in, "He wrote a really rambling essay and then tried to enforce non-existent coherency by adding Slogbolding."

As a non-Seattle reader of the Slog but not the Stranger, this accounts for my not calling it simply Strangerbolding. What do you editors call it?

Comment by Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:53:55 -0800

I've always hated the redundant bolding, but never took the time to write in. It's stupid. You make us all look and feel like stupid children. Please stop doing it.

Comment by A Non Imus

A Non Imus — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:28:52 -0800

"people bedded down in run-down campers under part of the West Seattle Bridge, a community in the shadows with grit sifting down on it�

Hm. Maybe if y'all hadn't been so busy pissing with the bold tags, you'd have noticed the missing comma, and the place where "on" was incorrectly used in place of "upon".

Comment by brian

brian — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:30:10 -0800

maybe you could make some sort of secret code or puzzle out of all the bold text--the election issue bold text could be a puzzle invitation to a secret party or cult meeting...

that way, you might actually have to use your brains a little bit, and the rest of us wouldn't be so bored stupid.

Comment by Nay

Nay — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:14:28 -0800

It's kind of like throwing up the "quote fingers" all the time. Which I only do when I'm on my way to being wasted. So, you be the judge.