Lucifer, I'm starting to wonder if I should take you seriously or just as a troll (Are you trying to make an ass of yourself? Or does it just come naturally?).
In your first sentence, you try to set a standard for post content as a means of arguing against a simple addition to the forums that has more than one benefit and for more than just myself (or my readers that is).
In your second sentence, you contradict that very same standard by being redundant; you fail to meet your own standard. (being
concise is being
clear with your words; using
brevity is to be
concise. #fail)
If you're talking about yourself when you say things like "accomodate a user" (note the singular form; also it's "accommodate"), then it makes perfect sense. We need to accommodate for your shortcomings.
If you're talking about me, then you've misunderstood the purpose of the bbcode.
The purpose is to hide detailed (additional) information (this isn't to "accommodate" someone who is incapable of being concise); giving
a choice to every reader if they wish to indulge in that extra information.
Here's an example:
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You show everyone why you're an idiot or otherwise incompetent in general. [button]
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| because obviously you have a problem with it (I posted it), regardless if it's even a good idea or not |
| you try to enforce standards you can't even meet yourself |
| you perpetuate an environment of ignorance; mistaking details in a post as unneeded / redundant words like yours are |
| you are a moderator that admits to being a troll |
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^ everything inside this box would be hidden unless the reader specifically chose to see it ^ (a box doesn't actually appear; this is just to show the area of content affected)
Please, smarten up and get it together. (<-- additional post content that would either appear on the right side of the button, or underneath the last line of the tldr content)
As you can see, it could shorten a post length quite a bit, while still keeping the "important parts" visible for those who would end up saying "tl;dr" anyway (they get what they want, and those who are smart enough to wonder the reasons why, can check to see for themselves).
Other uses for the bbcode could be general post length management (like when posting long amounts of code / settings or details of a certain gameplay or perhaps you're sharing a lot of pics that would otherwise make your post very tall).
I figured people would be smart enough to notice how short and to-the-point my first post was; but I guess haters are going to hate.
The bbcode is not that difficult to add in, and it provides a new way to manage post content to appeal to the different kinds of reader in the community.
I think if you could get over your hate that you harbor within, you might be able to see how this is a good idea (given what it provides over the cost of implementing it).
But in the end, I wasn't surprised that you had to be against it somehow.
Perhaps if someone else had posted this, you might have been able to actually think about it.
To be honest, the amount of irony and self-contradicting you do in your post was pretty funny (it's only funny enough if you did it unintentionally and admit to being that big of an idiot - otherwise you're just trolling intentionally). All in all, I doubt anyone took that seriously.
P.S - I updated the code in my first post (wasn't going to work if there was more than one on a page; now it will work as it should)