Brain Teasers: Why Not Post Answers in Hidden Text?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the practice of posting answers to brain teasers in hidden text, with participants expressing concerns about spoilers and the visibility of answers. The conversation touches on the implications of revealing answers and the technical aspects of hidden text formatting.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses frustration that answers to brain teasers are not being posted in hidden text, which they feel spoils the challenge.
  • Another participant references a Super Bowl commercial involving a live mouse, suggesting they may have a connection to the topic but acknowledges uncertainty about their answer.
  • A participant questions the relevance of the live mouse reference to the hidden text issue.
  • There is a technical discussion about the color used for hidden text, with one participant suggesting that the current designation of "black" is incorrect and proposing a specific color code instead.
  • A later reply indicates a willingness to adopt the suggested color for hidden text formatting.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not appear to reach a consensus on the practice of using hidden text for answers, and there are multiple viewpoints regarding the relevance of the live mouse reference and the technical specifications of hidden text color.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes unresolved questions about the appropriateness of revealing answers and the technical accuracy of color designations for hidden text.

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Participants interested in forum etiquette, technical formatting, and those who enjoy brain teasers may find this discussion relevant.

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Why aren't people posting their answers to brain teasers in hidden text? It's spoiling the answers to the brain teasers for me. :frown:
 
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Just like in the Super Bowl commercial, they started out using a live mouse, but it died.

I'm pretty sure I'm wrong, but no one else seems to have a clue, either. Maybe another hint would help.
 
What's a live mouse? (I've seen the commercial, but I don't see the connection to hidden text.)[/color]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
So, can we update the hidden text color? Right now it claims the hidden text color is "black", which isn't quite right. It's actually "e9e9e9". And quoted text is "d8dfe4".

DaveE
 
Ah, ok. I'll use this color from now on.[/color]
 

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