Should it be mandatory that underline cannot be used to emphasise?

[Urban Ranger]

Since the early days of the Web, underline is used to indicate hyperlinks. Using it for another purpose is to cause confusion. At any rate, there is no need to do so because you can use bold, italics, or even another colour or font size to make a point.

And nobody uses underline in this thread either. This is a house rule.

[Tuberski]

But links here are indicated by blue letters, so if it's not blue then there is no reason to not underline?

Of course, I don't use underlines, so I don't have a problem with not using them.

ACK!

[Frozzy]

Go Great Banana!

[ixnay]

I prefer to use bold/italic/underline all at the same time for emphasis.

REPORTED

OK, since I'm such a nice guy I'll edit out the underline. Pretend the strikethrough is an underline. UR can't seriously expect to post "do not use underlines here" and then have everybody follow his whims though.

[Frozzy]

Ixnay, considering UR asked for no underlines, isn't it a bit unsuitable to use underlines despite how clear he made it. Agreed it's a bit stupid as links are different colours, but still...

[Nubclear]

Yes! Underlines are an abomination to humanity!

[alva]

Just as long as you remember that simply underlining a word, doesn't turn it into a link, there isn't really any problem.

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by ixnay
UR can't seriously expect to post "do not use underlines here" and then have everybody follow his whims though.

Exactly, anybody who starts a thread saying how much they hate underlines has got to expect people to post responses with underlining. For me to do otherwise would be against human nature and ran contrary to my instincts as an incurable smart-ass.

[FrustratedPoet]

Just for the record. I have NEVER seen anybody on this site use underlining for any other purpose than to mark the title of a story or something.

Everyone uses capital letters, bold or italics to add emphasis.

Random underlined words in a block of text really annoy me too, but I genuinely don't see it as a problem on this site.

[Dauphin]

UR must be getting old if he's getting set his ways and forces his will upon others.

[Dauphin]

OK, I forgot URL links aren't underlined unless you hover over them.

[Gramphos]

Underlines are good, but only at very important tings. first you make someting itallic, then you bold then you bold+itallic then you underline (But never combine underlines with bold (or the color of links))

[Gramphos]

Where is the no, but they shold be used with caution and in combination with the others option?

[Urban Ranger]

There are sophomoric bozos out there who just have to be contrary. Really, it's a game that two can play if I so wish.

[Ben Kenobi]

Sophomoric bozos?

Oooh. That'll teach 'em.

I for one support your initiative.

No sense having diversity in emphasis here at Apolyton.