Signatures

[Darkstar]

Without going into whether code should count as lines (such as when changing colours and such) an automated sig limit is quite difficult when the limit is 5 lines or 2 lines and one pic. I have asked before: 5 lines on what screen size? My wife's laptop's screen is a 17" widescreen. You will get more words per line when viewing the site on that screen than you will when looking at an old VGA screen set to 600x400. Also, I never have firefox maximised when viewing the internet so that other things I have open (like chat) are still visible. Again, there is the potential for variation in sig size.

Before strictly enforcing a limit, we should probably deal with actually defining what the rules are less ambiguously.

Finally, there are mods who would lose their sigs if the sig rule was enforced strictly, or a limit brought in.

Yes you're right, but are any of us going to be that picky as to moan that someone else has slightly more space than the next person? If I ever felt so incensed as to start a thread complaining about being treated unfairly in the sig stakes, then I sincerely hope I'd of come to my senses before I got round to hitting the submit button...

Would a character limit rather than a line limit resolve that problem?


Assuming there is no solution that is totally fair to all users, then surely setting it to the most common standard is the best approach.

Finally, there are mods who would lose their sigs if the sig rule was enforced strictly, or a limit brought in.

I fail to see the problem.

 

[5teady_2012]

Its nothing to do with power or anything, hav you not just maybe thought that some people just genuinly want to help?

All i was doing is trying to help, nothing more........

lwsots

 

[geo7x]

To be honest I think this whole " His sig is bigger than mine!" business is ridiculous. At the end of the day, if you have a sig that is over the limit (saying that I'm not sure if mine is or not but I accept it could get deleted if it is) by any degree then be prepared to have it deleted without kicking up a fuss. If you really have a problem with it then PM the people with bigger sigs yourselves, if not then is it really that much of a big deal?

The mods will delete them when they see them, there's always going to be someone with a bigger sig than you.

I don't see much of an issue here, I fail to understand how people can get so wound up by signatures.

 

[andywg]

Would a character limit rather than a line limit resolve that problem?

It would, though it would limit people with various coloursw as the code is likely to be counted as letters.

Assuming there is no solution that is totally fair to all users, then surely setting it to the most common standard is the best approach.

Indeed

Finally, there are mods who would lose their sigs if the sig rule was enforced strictly, or a limit brought in.

I fail to see the problem.

My point is that since there are mods that cannot obey the rules, why are they going to be eager to bring in stricter controls of the sig rules?

 

[double-trouble]

Why not just get rid of sig's all together!!! I dont really see the whole problem of big sigs yeah it gets annoying occasionally but you just learn to ignore them!!!

cannot believe a debate has started out over signature size and everyone that is arguing have tiny sigs! makes me laugh!

why anyone would want to monitor the sigs and PM members is beyond me I personally come onto a forum to get advice and have a laugh not to pick on people because there sigs are 2 long in some peoples opinions!

some people may enjoy reading the sigs! either stop allowing sigs on your membership or get over some sigs being 2 long for you. if you want to report it 2 a mod then do no-one would ever know as PM's cannot be tracked! hence Private Message!!!