This really bothers me

[idonteven]

This is something that has been bothering me for a long time.
Some patterns show variations of different speeds or types of ships or wicks or something, and they usually put numbers or text to show information, which is fine, BUT... when you run the pattern you can see:

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x = 99, y = 37, rule = B3_S23-e
9b3o2b2ob3o44b2obo3b3ob3o2b2o$9bobo2bo2bo46bo2b3o2bo2b3o2bo$9b3ob2o2b
3o43b2o2bobob3obo3b2o8$4b3o17b2o25bob3o3bob3obo8bobobob3o12bo$4bo19bob
o23bo2bo5bo3bo2bo6bo2bobobobo11b3o$3ob3o18b2o23bo2b3o3bob3o2bob3o2bo2b
3obobo10b2o2bo$obobobo19bo23bo2bobo3bobo4bobo4bo4bobobo10b2o2b2o$3ob3o
44bob3obobob3obo2b3obo5bob3o10b2ob2o$o56bo35bo$o93b2o6$91b3o$91b3o2$
90bo$91bo$91bo3$4b3ob3o14b2ob2o20b3o7bob3o26bob2o$4bobobobo13bobobo23b
o6bo2bo27bo2b2o$3ob3obobo13b2obo22b3ob3o2bo2b3o25bo$obobobobobo15bo23b
o3bo4bo2bobo27bobo$3ob3ob3o13b2o24b3ob3obo3b3o27b3o$o23bo$o!

The numbers and letters explode, and interfere with the pattern!
I have no idea why people do this when using still lifes work just fine:

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x = 254, y = 174, rule = B3/S23
152boo$151bobbo$150bobobo$149b3obo58boo16boo$149b3o61bo16bo$129bo11bob
o69bobo12bobo$bboobo6boobo76boboo6boobo21b3o14bo36boobo6boobo19boo12b
oo$bboboo6boboo76boobo6boboo9boo9bo13bobbo37boboo6boboo$6boobboo4boo
72boo14boo8bo9boo11bobobo3boobboboboo22boo4boobboo4boo14boo18boo$6bo3b
o5bo74bo14bo9bobo20bobbo4boobboboboo22bo5bo3bo5bo15bobo10boo4bobo$7bo
3bo5bo25bo46bo16bo9boo21boo10bo27bo5bo3bo5bo15bo10bobo5bo$6boobboo4boo
24bobo45boo14boo39boo30boo4boobboo4boo12bo13boo9bo$bboobo4bo5bo24bo3b
oo45boboo6boobo16bo24boo32boobo4bo5bo13b6o8bo5b6o$bboboo5bo5bo12boo9bo
3boo3boo40boobo6boboo16bobo30boo24boboo5bo5bo17bo14bo$6boobboo4boo12b
oo9bo3boo3boo44boobboo19bo33boo28boobboo4boo14boo18boo$6bo3bo5bo25bobo
52bobbo21bo39boo21bo3bo5bo15bo20bo$7bo3bo5bo25bo52bo4bo21boo3boo17boob
oo3boo4bobbo21bo3bo5bo15bo18bo$6boobboo4boo78boobboo26bobo16booboo3boo
bbobbobo20boobboo4boo12b3obbo14bobb3o$bboobo6boobo76boboo6boobo13boo9b
o32bo17boobo6boobo14bobb3o8bo5b3obbo$bboboo6boboo76boobo6boboo14bo9boo
27boboo18boboo6boboo15bo12boo8bo$117b3o25boo13bo50boo10bobo5boo$117bo
27b3o65bo10boo4bo$145boobo62boo18boo$147bobo58bobbo20bobbo$146bobbo57b
obobobboo12boobbobobo$147boo59bobbobobo12bobobobbo$211bobo16bobo$212b
oo16boo5$39boo$39bo$31bobooboobo5boo$31boobobobo6bo70boo25boo57boo48b
oo$bboobo6boobo21bo8bo46boboo4boo3boo9bo25bo30boo5boobo6boobo8bo48bo$
bboboo6boboo29boo46boobo4boo3boo9bobo21bobo31bo5boboo6boboo8bobo21boo
21bobo$6boo8boo73boo25boo7boo12boo31bo4boo4boobboo4boo7boo8bo12boo12b
oo7boo$6bo9bo28boo45bo8boo3boo21bo44boo3bo5bo3bo5bo17boo26bobo$7bo9bo
11bo9b3obbobo44bo9bobobobo16bo4boo49bo5bo3bo5bo15boo29bo$6boo8boo11b3o
7bobo3bo45boo10bobo18boo3bo44boo3boo4boobboo4boo16boobboo22b3o$bboobo
6boobo16bo6bobo4b3o44boboo5boobo22bo46bo3bo5bo3bo5bo$bboboo6boboo15bob
o14bo44boobo9boo66bo5bo5bo3bo5bo$6boobboo19boo64boo8bo20bo45boo3boo4b
oobboo4boo$6bo3bo87bo7bo17boo3bo49bo5bo3bo5bo17boobboo22b3o$7bo3bo19b
oo64bo8boo16bo4boo43boo4bo5bo3bo5bo15boo29bo$6boobboo19bo8bo56boo8bo
21bo45bo3boo4boobboo4boo16boo26bobo$bboobo6boobo16bo6boboboboo46boboo
9bo11boo7boo12boo31bo6boobo6boobo9boo8bo12boo12boo7boo$bboboo6boboo15b
oo5bobooboobo46boobo9boo9bobo21bobo30boo5boboo6boboo8bobo21boo21bobo$
38bo78bo25bo59bo48bo$37boo77boo25boo57boo48boo13$231boo$231boo$$223boo
$224bo12bo$31boo20boo169bobo8boo$30bobbo19boo170boo10boo$30bo205bo$30b
o214boo$30boboo20boo92booboobo90bobo$32boo18boboo91boobbooboo91bo$52bo
102bo84boo4booboobo$boo3boo4boobo36bo39boboo8boboo22boo15boo26boo5boob
o4boo3boo14boo27bobo3bobboboo$boo3boo4boboo15boo13boo4bobbo36boobo8boo
bo22boo15boo5boo20bo5boboo4boo3boo13bobo30bo3bo$10boo4boo13boo12bobbo
4boo35boo10boo50boo19bo10boo22bo30bo3boboo$boo3boobbo5bo28bobbo42bo9bo
bo43bo27boo9bo3boo3boo8bobooboo4boo23bo3b4o$bobobobo3bo5bo26booboo41bo
10bo45booboobboo31bobbobobobo8boobobbo3bobo23b3obo$3bobo4boo4boo27boo
43boo8boo17bobbo17boobo4bobooboo20boo9boo4bobo16boobbo25boo3bobo$bboob
o4bo5bo75boboo6boobo17bo16bo3bo31bo5boobo5boobo16b5obo23b3obo$6boo3bo
5bo19bo10bo43boobo6boboo18boo15b3o31bo6boboo9boo14bo3b3o23bo3b4o$7bobb
oo4boo18bobo8bobo46boobboo4boo10boboo6bo46boo3boo14bo13bo6boo22bo3bob
oo$6bo3bo5bo20bo4boo4bo48bobbo5bo11bobbo3bo54bo14bo14boo4b3o24bo3bo$6b
oo3bo5bo22bo4bo50bo4bo5bo9bo3bob3o49boo4bo13boo13bo6boo21bobo3bobboboo
$7bobboo4boo22bo4bo50boobboo4boo8bo11bo13boo32bo3boo14bo14bo3b3o8b3o
11boo4booboobo$6bo5boobo24bo4bo46boboo6boobo13b3obo3bo14boo31bo6boobo
9bo15b5obo8bobo18bo$6boo4boboo25bobbo47boobo6boboo13bo3bobbo48boo5bob
oo9boo14boobbo9bobbo16bobo$39bobobbobo69bo6boobo78boobobbo3bobo7bobo
17boo$39boo4boo72boo84bobooboo4boo7b3o$121bo88bo$122bobbo84bobo$211boo
$221bo$219boo10boo$221boo8bobo$220bo12bo$233boo$$225boo$225boo6$46boo
6boo$46boo6boo5$206boo24boo$206boo24boo$bboo3boobboo3boo12boo38boo20bo
boo6boobo27bo42boo3boo3boobboo3boo17boo$bboo3boobboo3boo11bobo38bobo
19boobo6boboo26boboo41bo3boo3boobboo3boo16bobbo$29boboboo32boobobo23b
oo8boo24boboo40bo37boo$bboo3boobboo3boo12bobobo32bobobo25bo8bo26boo41b
oo3boo3boobboo3boo$bbobobobobbobobobo14bo36bo26bo10bo73bobobobobbobobo
bo21b3o$4bobo6bobo15bobbo12boo4boo12bobbo25boo8boo14boo12boo38boo5bobo
6bobo23bobo$3boobo5boobo15bo14bobo4bobo14bo23boo6boobo16boo12boo39bo4b
oobo5boobo23b3o$7boo7boo13bo3bo9boo8boo9bo3bo24bo6boboo70bo9boo7boo22b
oo$8bo8bo13bo3bo10bobo4bobo10bo3bo23bo5boo74boo9bo8bo22b3o$7bo8bo14bo
15boo4boo15bo23boo4bo20bobo62bo8bo23bobo$7boo7boo13bobbo32bobbo21boo7b
o18bo18boo35boo8boo7boo22b3o$8bo8bo14bo36bo23bo6boo13boobbo4bo10boobo
bboboo32bo9bo8bo$7bo8bo13bobobo3boo22boo3bobobo20bo9boobo9boobobboboo
10boobbo4bo31bo9bo8bo28boo$7boo7boo11boboboo3boo22boo3boobobo19boo8bob
oo13boo19bo35boo8boo7boo26bobbo$29bobo38bobo68bobo80boo$30boo38boo134b
oo24boo$206boo24boo5$46boo6boo$46boo6boo11$138bo$136b3o$135bo$135boo$
119boo19boo$120bo19bo$120bobo15bobo$oo4boo6boboo35bo38boobo6boobo15boo
15boo$bo5bo6boobo22bo10b5o36boboo6boboo$o5bo5boo15boo8boo9boobobbo33b
oo4boobboo4boo24b3o$oo4boo3bobo15boo7boo9bo7bo32bo5bo3bo5bo25bobo$bbob
oo5bo27boobboo5boobobbo34bo5bo3bo5bo24bobo$bboobo4boo39b5o34boo4boobb
oo4boo$6boo4boobo37bo38boobo6boobo$7bo4boboo76boboo6boboo$6bo3boo4boo
21boobboo45boo4boobboo4boo$6boobbo5bo12boo7boo16boo32bo5bo3bo5bo$11bo
5bo11boo8boo15boo33bo5bo3bo5bo17boo15boo$10boo4boo22bo49boo4boobboo4b
oo16bobo10bo4bobo$6boo4boobo76boobo6boobo18bo12bo6bo$6boo4boboo76boboo
6boboo17boo19boo$128boo$129bo$126b3o$126bo!

Granted, these may be too big, or maybe the rule you're using may not have that as a still life, but if you ARE in that situation, you could always use the red tiles in LifeHistory.

[drc]

This didn't need a thread.

And the patterns do not interact with the letters in your example. They get pretty close, but not quite.