Forums went from black(unread)/grey(read) to grey everywhere and turning black when you hold down the mouse click on a thread. Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Change it back please.
its not just that, even the whole system of posting changed, for the worst, when you quote people you have to click with your mouse in the clear area instead of just pressing enter or you will write in the quote rather than in your message
also when editing a word underlined by emphasis or strong characters you can’t go back to the normal form unless you delete the whole paragraph
whoever did this deserves to get fired, why must everything turn for the worst
We haven’t changed anything, it’s part of a Discourse update (our provider) and honestly I don’t like it either. I’ll probably need to work some CSS magic when I have the chance.
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That looks horrible lmao
reading my comment with that layout makes me upset more than it should
A new Soublaze buiild dropped.
While still too bright for my liking its actually kinda nice. Slightly off white with a nice font.
Personally, I force everything on to dark mode. Many forums seem to use a pure white 
which I hate.
I also have not noticed any changes on the forum. Maybe due to dark mode @FatsharkJulia ?
I like the colour of the text, quite calm on the eyes.
Same as what you have there: Dark, Default Theme, tick box enabled.
If you’re in General Discussion - Fatshark Forums - does the background of all topics listed appear grey, like this?:
So beforehand, read topics would have a black background, and unread would be grey - now everything is grey regardless of read/unread status, so I’m trying to work out how to change that back. CSS edits aren’t working and are being mysteriously overridden, so I’ve had to reach out to Discourse 
Ah, Iv never really gone in to there that often so I didnt even notice that change. I usually just click on whatever hot topic is going on the main page.
FWIW, pure black (or reverse) is actually worse for readability vs dark gray, IIRC was MS & others did some studies on this. Note that Windows & other use a Dark Gray for their dark themes.
@FatsharkJulia any chance for a dark gray background overall for post content?
The topic list is dark gray, but the topic content reverts to black with the theme default.
#222222 on the topic listing is much easier on the eyes and a good pick for content background too.
gmail dark for unread:
#2C2C2C
MS Dark: #202020
#444444 gray:
e.g. Why You Should Never Use Pure Black for Text or Backgrounds :
White Text on Pure Black Backgrounds
There’s also reasons why you shouldn’t use a pure black background with white text. A pure black background kills all light emitting from the screen. This makes eyes work harder and open wider since it needs to absorb more light. When this occurs, the white letters can bleed into the black background and cause the text to blur. This effect is known as “halation” and it affects users with astigmatism, which people of all ages could have.
Instead of a black background, use a dark gray background so that more light emits from it and the text doesn’t bleed. Doing this decreases eye strain and strengthens reading stamina.
I think, once I’ve been able to crack this CSS issue with Discourse, I’ll create two palettes which users can choose between: one which uses the original colours, and another for readability using greys.