Since one can't reply to [dead] posts, I'll put this here.
crandles said: trying to figure out that myself. i mostly lurk, and have only ever commented a few times. not feeling very welcomed atm!
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It's probably a false positive in an algorithm. I don't think that any human would have banned you, at least not based on what's visible in your history.
The only potentially problematic item is your first submission , the GMail April's fools joke that you posted on your very first day here. It's [dead]. What's surprising is the delay between the post and the ban...
Send a message to [email protected], hopefully your account will be restored.
Yeah, that was some time ago, and I've had comments since then so its a little odd.
Thanks for the help.
You're back!
If its just a matter of styling, then there is a movement to make styling these sort of components as accessible as anything else on the web. Its still in spec, but you should take a look at the Shadow DOM.
Not the most familiar with it, but I believe the gist of it is to allow developers to create self-contained widgets (or at least part of its usefulness). With it, you'll also be able to access/manipulate browser elements (they'll be presented with a Shadow DOM interface just like a custom widget).
Think styling an HTML5 Video/Audio Player. Each browser may have their own interface, but they'll be built using components, and you'll have access to them using CSS/Javascript in your web page. With the Shadow DOM, you should be able to manipulate said datepicker.
edit: styling a video tag example http://blog.romanliutikov.com/coding/discover-the-dark-side-...
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