A couple years ago someone made a special code to turn your screen to dark mode. I don't remember what happened to it or how it was applied to make it work on your browser but it was a thing that was going around at one point. 

Colors are only for staff members on the site.If natural grads had colors it would confuse new users who think they have authority, which they don't (unless they have a site job). Although I do agree, the people that put in a irl year + more should get some recognition for all their efforts and time put into the site. 

Okay, but that's the issue. The harshness of IRL grading. The thing is, this is a creative outlet meant for fun. We shouldn't discourage kids for what they think is creative or doing what they think is within their best capabilities.

Like Henrietta said, we do have the comments to leave great feedback for people who do write more. There are also homework columns for each house that highlight great work and give out prizes. Sometimes there are homework competitions. There are several different ways on site that encourage lengthy assignments while still rewarding people who can't meet the high standards of older people. 

I agree with Henrietta. 

Sorry, but everyone has their own definition of what is considered going "above minimum effort", which can really mess up the grading system and make it unfair since then it gets into personal tastes, like what considers something enough to be above and beyond vs not enough? Not to mention, there are users as young as 13 years old. What they consider going above the minimum will not be the same to an adult and that doesn't seem very fair and could discourage them as Henrietta said. 

As long as the user meets the requirements, they should get an Outstanding because they met the things they have to do. Just like real life homework, you don't get A for doing extra work, you get an  A for meeting the requirements the teacher set in the first place.