# different colors for different forums?

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**Created:** [August 15, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-colors-for-different-forums/368862 "2006-08-15T18:44:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-colors-for-different-forums/368862/1 "2006-08-15T18:44:50Z")

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It often happens that people post in the wrong forum.  
How often do you see comments like: “oops, sorry–I just realized this is GD , not the Pit.”

Or a moderator’s note like “GQ is not the place for political opinions”

Maybe if there was a color-code (such as a red frame around the edges), people would be a bit more aware of which forum they are in?

Just a suggestion…

(Okay… I suppose that there are other problems in the world that are slightly more important than this. But then again, maybe there aren’t.)

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-colors-for-different-forums/368862/2 "2006-08-16T04:52:25Z")

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This has not been a problem overmuch; I guess most people read for comprehension.

You are consideration every which way here and that’s certainly great, but stop worrying.