[metrics-team] Atlas: discussion on color scheme for relay icons after todays change

[Iain R. Learmonth]

Hi nusenu,

On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 04:33:00PM +0000, nusenu wrote:
> I was very happy after my atlas feature request for the UI of the "not
> recommended" flag got implemented [1].
> 
> Today this got partially reverted by replacing the red "not recommended"
> with the black icon - which is a lot harder to spot than the icon we had
> until today [2]

My opinion on this, having given it some thought, is that I'm not opposed to
it being red. It's a thing that needs attention from the relay operator and
actionable things should be brought to the attention of operators.

It's probably worse that we say "not recommended" instead of something
specifically about the version.

I think the patch I would want to see changes it back to red, but also
updates the tooltip title to indicate that it's not that the relay is bad in
essence, just that it's running old software and needs to be updated, and
the "not-recommended-ness" of the relay is transient in nature, not a
permanent issue.

Of course, there may be other opinions.

Thanks,
Iain.

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