Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-3523404-20131214215319/@comment-3523404-20131214225935

TombRaiser wrote: Deyvid Petteys wrote:

TombRaiser wrote: Both of those colors are way too bright. Personally, I disagree that this is a bad thing. I think the brightness is perfect. The green in our usernames is very bright as well. It helps the username stand out, which is the purpose of the highlight altogether. Also, chat moderators should at least have a cursory knowledge of the wiki and it's policies, meaning, like other staff members, new users can approach them with questions and lessen the burden placed on all of us.

And why does a Chat Moderator need a bright color?

We did already have a vote on this in the chat when the chat moderators were first created. And everyone who was a chat moderator agreed to have the color white. And, as mentioned before, they were not going to get a color at all, because it doesn't even show up in the chat.

Having a highlighted name helps other users find them on the wiki. For example, if a person was blocked from chat and wanted to appeal their block, they could approach the blocking moderator or another one. Having a distinguishable color would maximize their chances of finding the correct person.