[Blue Highway]

Seems like a good 80% of the sandbox was dedicated to tables. Does anyone ever even use tables in HTML? In all the years on FR, I don’t think I have ever come across a post where a FReeper used a table, nevermind used colored cell spacing within the table with the right justified text and a cell border with a different color still, with an odd number of columns.

[Boogieman]

“Does anyone ever even use tables in HTML?”

You use them constantly when you are building webpages, although it’s become pretty common to do the same kind of thing with CSS positioning instead. On FR though, most people don’t use them much, but you will see them used by some posters when posting articles, for example, the Canteen threads, or various posts on the Religion form.

[Mogger]

Does anyone ever even use tables in HTML? In all the years on FR, I don’t think I have ever come across a post where a FReeper used a table, nevermind used colored cell spacing

I just posted on FR here: Why Americans Are Stupid using several tables. Scroll down, you'll see them.

Kind of funny, I did it about 20 minutes before reading your post.

[Mogger]

You are sort of right, though. I think this is the first time in many years, if ever I've posted a table on FR.

I use them all the time on my own web sites though, on EVERY page.

[moose07]

I don’t think I have ever come across a post where a FReeper used a table

I use them on a regular basis to format the text layout .eg set the width of a reply.
The Freepathon threads are awash with tables.
The Canteen is a Master class in table use and decoration
Give them a go ,it can be good fun.