part swede
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Anyone else notice how obtrusive and pointless signatures are? If I want a bunch of off-topic bytes I can go to someone's profile. I suggest disabling them.
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Can we ban signatures?
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TheBluesMan
Moderator Emeritus
IMO, signatures should be no more than a line or two of text, or a link.
What kills me is when someone posts a one-sentence (or one word) reply to a thread and has three paragraphs of signature to go along with it!
What kills me is when someone posts a one-sentence (or one word) reply to a thread and has three paragraphs of signature to go along with it!
Edward429451
Moderator
Some of the most profound statements are made in the sig lines. I like em'. No biggie.
Forgive them Rich, they know not what they say. They've obviously just had a bad day.
Forgive them Rich, they know not what they say. They've obviously just had a bad day.
Johnny Guest
Moderator in Memoriam
Mostly I dislike the idea of a total BAN on anything - - -
- - -But I'm in sympathy with Blues Man:
"What kills me is when someone posts a one-sentence (or one word) reply to a thread and has three paragraphs of signature to go along with it!"
Some of 'em sure waste a BUNCH of band width. I propose strongly discouraging any sig of more than three lines--Unless a quote from R. A. Heinlein or W. S. Churchill.
Best,
Johnny Guest
- - -But I'm in sympathy with Blues Man:
"What kills me is when someone posts a one-sentence (or one word) reply to a thread and has three paragraphs of signature to go along with it!"
Some of 'em sure waste a BUNCH of band width. I propose strongly discouraging any sig of more than three lines--Unless a quote from R. A. Heinlein or W. S. Churchill.
Best,
Johnny Guest
Jorah Lavin
New member
Erg, don't ban 'em, but I suggest using them with
some discretion... Why not only click "show signature" when you are posting a new thread, or if you are posting after having not used your sig for a week, or other, "once in a blue moon" situations? I would guess that I add the sig once every third post, and never if I've already used the sig during that thread.
Just part of being thoughtful about what you are saying... trying to add some value, not just spout off.
-Jorah
PS: Maybe the "show signature" select box should be deselected by default, meaning you'd have to make a slight extra effort to add it?
some discretion... Why not only click "show signature" when you are posting a new thread, or if you are posting after having not used your sig for a week, or other, "once in a blue moon" situations? I would guess that I add the sig once every third post, and never if I've already used the sig during that thread.
Just part of being thoughtful about what you are saying... trying to add some value, not just spout off.
-Jorah
PS: Maybe the "show signature" select box should be deselected by default, meaning you'd have to make a slight extra effort to add it?