>Will you please tell us when this would be available? Though for me it really should be a moot point if I can stick to my decision.

The pure black, which is 000000, has been selected as the default. Also, in the profile page, you can also select a color to bypass the default text color and the default hyperlink visited color. The hyperlink visited color applies for now in the upper frame where there is the map of the messages or wherever there is a map.