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onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I disagree with the use of “theme”. It evokes a visual for me. If you went to a “Harry Potter themed conference” and saw nothing that was visually Harry Potter, wouldn’t you feel like the mark was missed?
However, if you said it’s “centered”, “focused”, “related”, or something similar, then there’s no visual.

When you talk about a website theme, most likely you’re talking about visuals. Dark, light, dusk, sunset, etc. When going to a X-themed website, I expect visuals that go along with that theme.

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Chozo@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I disagree with the use of “theme”. It evokes a visual for me.

That's on you, because the word "theme" does not mean "visual" at all.

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- onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  context. we’re on the internet, talking about a website not a carneval.
  
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  - Chozo@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Okay, still not what "theme" means, tho. Maybe "skin" is the word you're looking for?
    
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    onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You’re still wrong IMO:
    
    Wordpress themes
    
    VIM color themes
    
    Shopify Themes
    
    "What Is a Website Theme & Why Do You Need One?"
    
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lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I disagree with the use of “theme”. It evokes a visual for me.

“Theme” is much, much, much more than “visuals”. It’s a collection of things put together in a certain place (often metaphorically). Cue to narrative themes, thematic vowels, or the Eastern Roman troops in Anatolia. It does not need to be visual.

[from your other comment] context. we’re on the internet, talking about a website not a carneval.

Context in this case it also includes the fact that we’re talking about a place for discussions, leading to the interpretation of “theme” as “discussion topic” (or “the collection of discourses related to each other”). Thus “Harry Potter-themed” in this case should be understood as “where you can discuss Harry Potter stuff”.

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