Nebagakid, what makes you think that I care that your post count is about 283? Do those extra 270 posts confer some special status upon you? Do they make you more attractive to the gender of your choice? Do they make your hair shiny and strong?
Bragging about post counts is also dumb. I think that the post-counting feature should be disabled, too.
we're actually going to turn them back on, but keep them small (140x35) and non-animated. Also, we'll do something about ones that are hugely loud or obnoxious... we'd like to discourage them, but allow for freedom of expression.
image sigs are atrocious evil things. look for instance at the macnn forums. you might say that the worst thing about them is that they allow image sigs. all they cause is problems. (though i guess you could also say that that forum staff over at macnn which allows the image sigs is pretty bad, too)
There is ample room for freedom of expression inside the text box. If the poster is unable to get his/her point across in their prose then their image signature will most likely be annoying.
And those that re-announce their name, as if we can't read it when it's right next to the post.
Sleek new look? I come to a message board to read what people say, not stare at the interface!! (sidenote: UBB sucks, get vB instead). The images help you learn who is who, and provide visual feedback. Since with such small files the loading time doesn't increase much, and such small size means the page isn't broken much, then there's not much of a problem
Amorya
(Yeah, I know I said I'd give up on this, but it's a different thread... )
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They make the damn boards look like PicPie or some other flirty chat board infested with sub-16 year olds.
Oh wait. . .
Ban 'em!
No Photo Sigs!
<strong>berf?
Oh, and one more thing.
Nebagakid, what makes you think that I care that your post count is about 283? Do those extra 270 posts confer some special status upon you? Do they make you more attractive to the gender of your choice? Do they make your hair shiny and strong?
Bragging about post counts is also dumb. I think that the post-counting feature should be disabled, too.
i don't like 'em either. We may bring them back, with a size restriction. but our classy new look is definitely broken up BIG TIME by sigs...
so they are (OFF) for now
Leave the image sigs at MacNN.
in short, Leave the image sigs at MacNN!
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The sleek look just gets ruined by them.
Actually, if you really really want them, we should elect a panel to decide whether or not a sig is acceptable. It'll keep the rif raf out.
Yessss. Beautiful!
-AYB
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And those that re-announce their name, as if we can't read it when it's right next to the post.
That's a good signature. No need for the silly animated gif there.
Turn this stupid crap off, it has never been on at AI before and there's no reason for it to be on now. It's visual clutter and it's entirely useless.
we shall let the people decide.
: )
Amorya
(Yeah, I know I said I'd give up on this, but it's a different thread... )