Signature Rule...
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
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well, some of us are censored to the point that we can't post what we want in order for the majority to be feel happy. The least we could be allowed to have is enough room to put whatever we want in our signatures. After all, THAT and out Avatars are the only way we can express a bit of ourselves these days.
example:
I like my anti-people campaign (even if nobody likes it, it amuses me)
I like the LS vs. 13B link
and I'd like to have our local club info in my sig also.
Mind you, I don't/won't have a 2 page sig but slightly larger than the current standards would be greatly appreciated.
example:
I like my anti-people campaign (even if nobody likes it, it amuses me)
I like the LS vs. 13B link
and I'd like to have our local club info in my sig also.
Mind you, I don't/won't have a 2 page sig but slightly larger than the current standards would be greatly appreciated.
The 20k size has been put in place for several reasons and there is little chance of it changing anytime soon.
Mentioned previously was the issue of the occasional dialup user, yes we still consider those poor souls who are stuck with 90s technology.
Other reasons mentioned such as bandwidth are not so much a concern for the forum as much they are for the users. I agree that there isn't much issue with a larger file here or there, that's why attachments are allowed in nearly every section of the forum.
The reality is that some of you guys post 3 to 5 or even 10 times per page. If you have a 50k sig and so does everyone else it means that a forum page might have easily over a megabyte of signature data... broadband or not, that's a waste or time and space.
In this technological age of high speed connections and powerful desktops it is just as reasonable that YOU guys achieve the required file size limit by using the available technology out there. There are numerous picture applications out there that can properly resize an image file. Heck, even MS Paint can make a decently sized JPG nowadays.
If there is an image that you must have in your signature that you can't get within the 20kb file size, the displayed size of the picture is most likely excessive anyhow.
Mentioned previously was the issue of the occasional dialup user, yes we still consider those poor souls who are stuck with 90s technology.
Other reasons mentioned such as bandwidth are not so much a concern for the forum as much they are for the users. I agree that there isn't much issue with a larger file here or there, that's why attachments are allowed in nearly every section of the forum.
The reality is that some of you guys post 3 to 5 or even 10 times per page. If you have a 50k sig and so does everyone else it means that a forum page might have easily over a megabyte of signature data... broadband or not, that's a waste or time and space.
In this technological age of high speed connections and powerful desktops it is just as reasonable that YOU guys achieve the required file size limit by using the available technology out there. There are numerous picture applications out there that can properly resize an image file. Heck, even MS Paint can make a decently sized JPG nowadays.
If there is an image that you must have in your signature that you can't get within the 20kb file size, the displayed size of the picture is most likely excessive anyhow.
There remains the option to block signatures as well. I've had this turned on for years and it's glorious. The forum screams when not loading other people's crud.
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Joined: Dec 2006
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so, did you ever issue a final NO?
Will there be added text space or is this all we have?
It seems like an inefficient way to deal with large file sizes for those on low bandwidth when the option to NOT DISPLAY SIGNATURES is available for them to use.
Will there be added text space or is this all we have?
It seems like an inefficient way to deal with large file sizes for those on low bandwidth when the option to NOT DISPLAY SIGNATURES is available for them to use.
I'm a boost creep...
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From: Auckland, New Zealand
The obvious problem with that is not knowing what car people have when they're posting asking for help. Turning off sigs would be a PITA for those of us who answer a lot of these sorts of questions. Why should I make that task harder just because some people like huge, ego-stroking sigs?
Once again, TeamFC3S's solution is by far the best one. Is there resistance to this idea for some reason?
Once again, TeamFC3S's solution is by far the best one. Is there resistance to this idea for some reason?
Former Moderator. RIP Icemark.
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Rohnert Park CA
The obvious problem with that is not knowing what car people have when they're posting asking for help. Turning off sigs would be a PITA for those of us who answer a lot of these sorts of questions. Why should I make that task harder just because some people like huge, ego-stroking sigs?
Once again, TeamFC3S's solution is by far the best one. Is there resistance to this idea for some reason?
Once again, TeamFC3S's solution is by far the best one. Is there resistance to this idea for some reason?
The 20k size has been put in place for several reasons and there is little chance of it changing anytime soon.
Mentioned previously was the issue of the occasional dialup user, yes we still consider those poor souls who are stuck with 90s technology.
Other reasons mentioned such as bandwidth are not so much a concern for the forum as much they are for the users. I agree that there isn't much issue with a larger file here or there, that's why attachments are allowed in nearly every section of the forum.
The reality is that some of you guys post 3 to 5 or even 10 times per page. If you have a 50k sig and so does everyone else it means that a forum page might have easily over a megabyte of signature data... broadband or not, that's a waste or time and space.
In this technological age of high speed connections and powerful desktops it is just as reasonable that YOU guys achieve the required file size limit by using the available technology out there. There are numerous picture applications out there that can properly resize an image file. Heck, even MS Paint can make a decently sized JPG nowadays.
If there is an image that you must have in your signature that you can't get within the 20kb file size, the displayed size of the picture is most likely excessive anyhow.
Mentioned previously was the issue of the occasional dialup user, yes we still consider those poor souls who are stuck with 90s technology.
Other reasons mentioned such as bandwidth are not so much a concern for the forum as much they are for the users. I agree that there isn't much issue with a larger file here or there, that's why attachments are allowed in nearly every section of the forum.
The reality is that some of you guys post 3 to 5 or even 10 times per page. If you have a 50k sig and so does everyone else it means that a forum page might have easily over a megabyte of signature data... broadband or not, that's a waste or time and space.
In this technological age of high speed connections and powerful desktops it is just as reasonable that YOU guys achieve the required file size limit by using the available technology out there. There are numerous picture applications out there that can properly resize an image file. Heck, even MS Paint can make a decently sized JPG nowadays.
If there is an image that you must have in your signature that you can't get within the 20kb file size, the displayed size of the picture is most likely excessive anyhow.
It's all moot since you've put an option on the board to turn off sigs. I've got them turned off because I see them as clutter.
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I was just reviewing this thread to see if it could be closed as resolved and noted that both Fd3s4e and herblenny's signature images are in excess of the current forum standards.... if you guys could fix these up it would be greatly appreciated.
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