Is there a rule for the maximum number of lines in a signature? Some of them are getting excessive, and it is really annoying to have to scroll through the (15) lines (in one case) to get to the next post. I would think 5 should be suitable for everyone.

Edit: Just saw one signature with 24 lines and another with 31 (including spaced lines). I realize that most people are responsible enough not to do stupid things like have massive signatures, but there are always some that will take as much as they can get. 31 lines is simply rediculous, especially when you consider a full sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper is 37 lines on 12pt font.

(I'm purposely not naming names, but if a mod wants them, send a PM)

Something definetly needs to be done though.

 

I agree, maybe something should be done about it

 

You can go into your control panel and shut off signatures, but I believe it will turn them all off. It's in board settings.

 

Why should I disable all signatures because a few people want to be out of control?

 

I agree they are out of control. It was just a suggestion. I didn't tell you to do it.

 

I'll see what I can do. Thanks Grantsdale.

 

How's this? Too much? I cut it down.

 

You weren't one of the people I was referring to

 

on another forum I frequent, Probetalk.com, they have a rule of 5 lines (including spaces between them) maximum and no images.

It makes things so much easier to read.

 

Why should I disable all signatures because a few people want to be out of control?
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Because it reduces scrolling? I turned off sigs very soon after joining the board for this very reason. There's rarely anything useful in them (take yours for example), and if someone says "see my sig" it's easy enough to go into their profile and read it.

 

Because it reduces scrolling? I turned off sigs very soon after joining the board for this very reason. There's rarely anything useful in them (take yours for example), and if someone says "see my sig" it's easy enough to go into their profile and read it.
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Actually, my signature does not increase scrolling at all. My info box on the left is long enough that the petty two lines in my signature are short enough that unless I am typing one heck of a post, it doesn't make a difference scrolling wise. Regular signatures I have no problem with. Its when the thread becomes unreadable that I have a problem. I can see what you're saying, but on 1-5 or so line signatures, there isn't much of a difference enabled or disabled.

(And btw, if you'd seen the heck that used to happen whenever I posted, you wouldn't say that my sig isn't useful )

 

its so true

 

I didn't say it did.
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(And btw, if you'd seen the heck that used to happen whenever I posted, you wouldn't say that my sig isn't useful )

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[/quote]Well, the info in your sig is what should be general forum practice, so maybe not useless but redundant.

(I do know some of your rep, as soon after I joined I got into some "offtopic thread drift" and was accused of being you.)

While we're on the topic of unnecessarily long posts, how about doing something about the excessive quoting? People quote whole posts, sometimes filled with images or four other levels of quoting, to add one or two lines. Any way to limit quotes to two levels and remove image links?

 

That should be easy enough to do, there should be a switch that limits quotes from "stacking" automatically. However, if someone does it by hand, they could still make it nice and large.

If only that was the worst of it

 

I know it's scary and I should check the weather channel because I just believe heck just froze over but I agree with Grantsdale. I only made mine so long because I kept getting the same pm's on what mods I've done. Since I put the link to my web page I figured I didn't need the long signature. I knew you weren't talking about me, but it was a good point.

 

Better find something to disagree with you on then, and fast!
Hmm... people that live in Virginia Beach stink!!

 

The Navy put me here. I smell just fine.

 

Hmm...perhaps even my sig is too long...

I agree that some have gotten pretty extreme(with every option listed on their car and such...)

However, just to play's devil's advocate, I think some like PONY XPRESS are ok, as they do inform...

 

pft sigs here are barely noticable. Now if only I could use the animated image sig I use on every other forum....

 

Thats the most annoying picture i've ever seen. And this is teh reason we do not allow images in sigs :P