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Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:52 pm
by DiplomacyandWarfare
There's this funny thing I see on forums from time to time. Basically somebody posts something and there's a message that changes constantly. I did some research and it led me to this symbol:
§
Which appears to do nothing
How exactly does this work?
Is there something I'm missing?

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 1:42 pm
by kingofthepirates
I believe that symbol is a silcrow? idk what the syntax is on different forums for the constantly changing messages

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 2:44 pm
by Pengwinja
Didn’t you have to type §k
Or something like that?

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 3:11 pm
by learnedSloth
I think the likelihood of someone knowing it would be higher on the phpBB community forum: https://www.phpbb.com/community/

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:22 pm
by Jamiet99uk
DiplomacyandWarfare wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:52 pm
There's this funny thing I see on forums from time to time. Basically somebody posts something and there's a message that changes constantly. I did some research and it led me to this symbol:
§
Which appears to do nothing
How exactly does this work?
Is there something I'm missing?
What do you mean "changes constantly"?

Like the words are changing in front of your face as you look at the post?

I'm not sure what you're describing here.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:19 pm
by Pengwinja
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:22 pm
DiplomacyandWarfare wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:52 pm
There's this funny thing I see on forums from time to time. Basically somebody posts something and there's a message that changes constantly. I did some research and it led me to this symbol:
§
Which appears to do nothing
How exactly does this work?
Is there something I'm missing?
What do you mean "changes constantly"?

Like the words are changing in front of your face as you look at the post?

I'm not sure what you're describing here.
You know the glitchy Minecraft text at the end of the game? If you type §k and then add letters (e.g. §Kai’s;kldjsda;d) it goes through all of the letters at hyperspeed.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 6:22 pm
by Pengwinja
DiplomacyandWarfare wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:52 pm
There's this funny thing I see on forums from time to time. Basically somebody posts something and there's a message that changes constantly. I did some research and it led me to this symbol:
§
Which appears to do nothing
How exactly does this work?
Is there something I'm missing?
What forums did you see it on? I need to solve this.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 6:38 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Pengwinja wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:19 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:22 pm
DiplomacyandWarfare wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:52 pm
There's this funny thing I see on forums from time to time. Basically somebody posts something and there's a message that changes constantly. I did some research and it led me to this symbol:
§
Which appears to do nothing
How exactly does this work?
Is there something I'm missing?
What do you mean "changes constantly"?

Like the words are changing in front of your face as you look at the post?

I'm not sure what you're describing here.
You know the glitchy Minecraft text at the end of the game? If you type §k and then add letters (e.g. §Kai’s;kldjsda;d) it goes through all of the letters at hyperspeed.
I have never played Minecraft, so, nope, this does not help.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 6:45 pm
by Pengwinja
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 6:38 pm
Pengwinja wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:19 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:22 pm


What do you mean "changes constantly"?

Like the words are changing in front of your face as you look at the post?

I'm not sure what you're describing here.
You know the glitchy Minecraft text at the end of the game? If you type §k and then add letters (e.g. §Kai’s;kldjsda;d) it goes through all of the letters at hyperspeed.
I have never played Minecraft, so, nope, this does not help.
It’s sometimes called obfuscated text.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:34 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Pengwinja wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 6:45 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 6:38 pm
Pengwinja wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:19 pm

You know the glitchy Minecraft text at the end of the game? If you type §k and then add letters (e.g. §Kai’s;kldjsda;d) it goes through all of the letters at hyperspeed.
I have never played Minecraft, so, nope, this does not help.
It’s sometimes called obfuscated text.
Do you mean, like this:

Τիḛ ԛưɪćḱ ƃӷōẇռ ϝȭϰ յև₥ῥеḓ ծύęṝ ṭիё ŀаƶẏ ḋöģ.

??

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 1:18 pm
by DiplomacyandWarfare
Pengwinja wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:19 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 4:22 pm


What do you mean "changes constantly"?

Like the words are changing in front of your face as you look at the post?

I'm not sure what you're describing here.
You know the glitchy Minecraft text at the end of the game? If you type §k and then add letters (e.g. §Kai’s;kldjsda;d) it goes through all of the letters at hyperspeed.
Yes, like that.
Pengwinja wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2024 2:44 pm
Didn’t you have to type §k
Or something like that?
§k testing testing onetwothree

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:24 am
by Jamiet99uk
I still have no idea what this is about?

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:51 am
by dargorygel
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:24 am
I still have no idea what this is about?
It's about those texts that move.£₩

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:31 am
by BaronVonRichthofen
Am I missing something? I just see a bunch of random characters. I'm not seeing anything move or change. Does it make a difference if I'm using dark mode?

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:31 am
by Pengwinja
BaronVonRichthofen wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:31 am
Am I missing something? I just see a bunch of random characters. I'm not seeing anything move or change. Does it make a difference if I'm using dark mode?
I just changed from dark mode. Nothing changed, except now i see Dargorygel has a different name color than everyone else.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:46 am
by kingofthepirates
Pengwinja wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:31 am
BaronVonRichthofen wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:31 am
Am I missing something? I just see a bunch of random characters. I'm not seeing anything move or change. Does it make a difference if I'm using dark mode?
I just changed from dark mode. Nothing changed, except now i see Dargorygel has a different name color than everyone else.
insert astronaut meme here:

wait Darg has a different name color?
Always has been

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:06 pm
by DiplomacyandWarfare
Seems pretty obvious to me even in dark mode, although it appears to be a darker shade of the same color.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:33 pm
by BaronVonRichthofen
Still not seeing any moving characters. Shame, seems cool.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:38 pm
by Jamiet99uk
DiplomacyandWarfare wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:06 pm
Seems pretty obvious to me even in dark mode, although it appears to be a darker shade of the same color.
Can you link to an example of the moving text you are talking about?

This thread still makes zero sense.

Re: Does anyone know how the text that changes constantly works?

Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2024 5:31 pm
by Pengwinja
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:38 pm
DiplomacyandWarfare wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:06 pm
Seems pretty obvious to me even in dark mode, although it appears to be a darker shade of the same color.
Can you link to an example of the moving text you are talking about?

This thread still makes zero sense.
Maybe there is no text, and this is all a lie.