# I AM NOT THE "GRAPIST"!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463 "2004-12-01T07:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spongemom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/1 "2004-12-01T07:04:22Z")
I have been posting on several message boards for a long time now, and my posts are ALWAYS purple. The only exceptions are those boards with a colored background which doesn’t allow certain colors to be read when posted. Other than that, it’s pretty much an ingrained habit to colorize my posts before clicking Submit. I don’t remember your names, but for those who called me a “grapist”, please try to remember that I wasn’t here when you had that person on board, and I don’t even know who it is! From what I understand, this “grapist” would quote other people’s posts and turn _those_ purple, and I’m not doing that! I’m simply following one of my own traditions. On other boards, if I were to post in any color other than purple, people would think I was sick or something! It’s my _thing_, a signature of sorts. Can’t a girl like purple??? Let me ask you this: Would you rather see me posting in yellow? Or perhaps, white? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/2 "2004-12-01T07:07:42Z")
I like purple. I used to have purple hair. 🙂 (No, really. I did.) And for what it’s worth, I never assumed you were the Grapist. I figured that you were just a big fan of purple. Welcome to the boards! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/3 "2004-12-01T07:14:13Z")
> [@Spongemom](#): > > I have been posting on several message boards for a long time now, and my posts are ALWAYS purple. Ahh, so you’re a serial grapist? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/4 "2004-12-01T07:14:59Z")
It’s not THE GRAPIST! ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/5 "2004-12-01T07:15:19Z")
> [@Spongemom](#): > > I have been posting on several message boards for a long time now, and my posts are ALWAYS purple. The only exceptions are those boards with a colored background which doesn’t allow certain colors to be read when posted. Other than that, it’s pretty much an ingrained habit to colorize my posts before clicking Submit. This post has been Graped by the - oh. Dangit. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/6 "2004-12-01T07:18:36Z")
And you’re **Purple Person** , either ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/7 "2004-12-01T07:20:14Z")
**Raisinbread**? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/8 "2004-12-01T07:20:28Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > And you’re **Purple Person** , either _not_ **Purple Person** , I’m 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/9 "2004-12-01T07:23:14Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > **Raisinbread**? Nah, the OP is waaaaay too coherent for that. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/10 "2004-12-01T10:46:41Z")
I never thought you were that other poster (wasn’t around when s/he was but was caught up by links), but still, it seems sort of an unspoken rule on this board that everyone posts in the same color, black. Purple is a better color to post in than yellow or white, but it’s still not as readable as black on a white background. I think colored posts are a little distracting, myself, but since you’re obviously not a troll like the grapist I could tolerate the colored posts. Oh yes, and welcome to the boards. ;j (I’ve been wanting to use that emoticon.) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/11 "2004-12-01T10:54:02Z")
> [@Spongemom](#): > > I don’t remember your names, but for those who called me a “grapist”, please try to remember that I wasn’t here when you had that person on board, and I don’t even know who it is! This post has been blacked up by the Racist. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/12 "2004-12-01T11:06:05Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > This post has been blacked up by the Racist. Ever gasp and laugh at the same time? It hurts. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/13 "2004-12-01T12:53:04Z")
_Thinking_ Will I go to hell for laughing at **jjimm** ’s post? ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/14 "2004-12-01T12:58:45Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > This post has been blacked up by the Racist. …methinks you’ve been waiting a long time to use that one! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/15 "2004-12-01T13:08:26Z")
I, also, am not the Grapist. Of course, nobody ever thought I _was_, still… ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/16 "2004-12-01T13:11:15Z")
> [@continuity eror](#): > > I never thought you were that other poster (wasn’t around when s/he was but was caught up by links), but still, it seems sort of an unspoken rule on this board that everyone posts in the same color, black. Purple is a better color to post in than yellow or white, but it’s still not as readable as black on a white background. I think colored posts are a little distracting, myself, but since you’re obviously not a troll like the grapist I could tolerate the colored posts. Indeed it is although it becomes a quite vocal one if someone makes a habit out of posting in colored text too often. While I don’t remember any pittings of **kniz** , **ouryL** , or \*\*Bosda \*\*for their (somewhat random) tendencies to use different fonts, colors, and sizes, we had one poster about a year and a half ago (the aforementioned **Raisinbread** ) that posted in nothing but purple much like the OP and there were pittings every other month or so. It’s a very distracting posting style and while I cannot speak for anyone else, I know I usually skip over any post containing large segments of colorful text out of habit. I skim a lot and it’s jarring to have the rather innocuous black 10 pt arial interspersed with orange 8 pt comic sans or green 12 pt verdana; it interrupts any rhythm I may have had. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/17 "2004-12-01T13:11:20Z")
Who posts on the boards in a familiar routine? Spongemom Squarepants! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/18 "2004-12-01T13:31:41Z")
_ **She was a one-eyed, one-horned flying purple poster person…** _ ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/19 "2004-12-01T14:02:06Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > Who posts on the boards in a familiar routine? > > _squick_ > > Mom Squarepants! This post has been sponged by the Spongemom. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2004, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463/20 "2004-12-01T14:06:47Z")
A quick search turned up [this survey](http://hubel.sfasu.edu/research/survreslts.html) and the results cofirmed the popular opinion that black on white is the easiest to read. **Spongemom** , continue to post in purple f you wish but keep in mind that it is not as easy to read as black text. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-the-grapist/277463.md?page=2)