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IUJHJSDHE · 07:34 PM

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I am always seeing people with sigs that are way against the rules.

Goto almost any thread in the lounge or Mac OS X forums and you see someone with a sig that is over the limmits.

Most of the time they are too wide or tall. Of over the line limmits.
And most of these people have had there sigs like this for ages.

Can you please enforce the guidelines better?
Some of you have said that your doing the best you can but I just don't beleve that!
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Zimphire · Sep 13, 2002, 05:39 AM

Stop being such a sig nazi.

No one likes a tattler.

:-)

You were a hall monitor when you was in school right?

rjenkinson · Sep 13, 2002, 07:28 AM

uh huh.

anyway, the moderators should either enforce the guidelines or toss them out the window. otherwise, what's the point of having them?

-r.

Cipher13 · Sep 13, 2002, 09:42 AM

Well, I always abided by the 135*35 rule... then it was changed to 140*40... then nobody else abided by it, so I thought **** it.

I've only had this "illegal" sig for like 2 days... so eh...

Sue me. It's still under 10K.

Demonhood · Sep 13, 2002, 11:29 AM

one of the reasons you have seen uneven enforcement is because we've always thought we'd change the guidelines in the near future. but since it doesn't seem like that is going to be happening anytime soon, i can go on another rampage.

i'll be notifying people who need to change their signatures to abide by the guidelines. i like sig images, and i'd rather not have to disable it if a great number of people put up a fuss about it.

Mactoid · Sep 13, 2002, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
Stop being such a sig nazi.

No one likes a tattler.

Disregard that IUJHJSDHE, I like a tattler! Sig guidelines are a good thing. I would also like to see them enforced better.

IUJHJSDHE · Sep 13, 2002, 04:57 PM

Hey I dident wanna tell tattle on all of you (except ca$h

)
But I would not have had to if you had followed the rules!

And I wanted to show that it does not take long to get up a list of people braking the rules.

Cipher you should be ashamed of yourself!

Cipher13 · Sep 15, 2002, 05:05 AM

Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:
Hey I dident wanna tell tattle on all of you (except ca$h )
But I would not have had to if you had followed the rules!

And I wanted to show that it does not take long to get up a list of people braking the rules.

Cipher you should be ashamed of yourself!

As long as it's under 10K, I see no problem.

Most people have large screens - the smallest around are 800*600, and that still isn't greatly impacted by the images...

ReggieX · Sep 15, 2002, 11:13 AM

Mactoid · Sep 15, 2002, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
As long as it's under 10K, I see no problem.

Most people have large screens - the smallest around are 800*600, and that still isn't greatly impacted by the images...

It all adds up. Especially since they add nothing to the discussion in a thread, they should be kept to a minimum. After all, it's the discussion that we are here for, not the clever sigs.

Cipher13 · Sep 16, 2002, 05:31 AM

Originally posted by ReggieX:

...due to people like you, such a rule as mine wouldn't work... some people are just too goddamn stupid.

We should regulate who can use a computer...

The Milkman · 06:20 AM

Originally posted by Cipher13:

...due to people like you, such a rule as mine wouldn't work... some people are just too goddamn stupid.

We should regulate who can use a computer...

I beg to differ. I think his reply was pretty clever but not very subtle

He has a point hasn't he? The size of the file alone isn't enough of a restriction. A really big sig that loads fast (like the one above) may not be perceived as antisocial to modem users but will still interfere with the "esthetics and readability" of the forums, if there is such a thing.
All this reminds me that I still have to work on my own sig file. Me=lazy bastard.
Mm.

Edit: I almost forgot to comment the original post. Someone should of course make sure the rules are respected. Too strict an enforcement on the other hand could lead to - unjust? - accusations of sig nazism, as it was called above. Couldn't there then be a solution where there was an automatic verification of signature file validity? Where the forum software blocks bad sigs. This would give the mods more time to moderate instead of counting pixels all day

elzinat · Sep 16, 2002, 11:10 PM

we've come up with a new way to deal with sig violators. from now on, any sig image we see that is in violation of the size restrictions will promptly be replaced with

the user is then free to replace this image with one that abides the rules. repeat violations will result in the user's sig being locked with the violation image.

Brien · Sep 16, 2002, 11:25 PM

cheerios · Sep 17, 2002, 01:37 AM

I like, elz, hope that works

chris_h · 02:16 AM

but i liked my old sig!

much ado about nothing, if you ask me... here's my new sig.

ReggieX · Sep 17, 2002, 10:32 AM

It's a step in the right direction, elzinat, but what about my suggestion to also make the guidelines a sticky in X General, and put it back in the User Centre? Not everyone goes in the Lounge.

scaught · Sep 17, 2002, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by elzinat:
we've come up with a new way to deal with sig violators. from now on, any sig image we see that is in violation of the size restrictions will promptly be replaced with

the user is then free to replace this image with one that abides the rules. repeat violations will result in the user's sig being locked with the violation image.

err? like i want to see that stupid sigtag all over the place? why not just lock out their ability to have a sig image at all? or in the case of some people who will do the inevitable, their ability to post an image in a forum?

arrested502 · Sep 17, 2002, 01:11 PM

Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:
Hey I dident wanna tell tattle on all of you (except ca$h )
But I would not have had to if you had followed the rules!

Right but you didn't need to name people. Besides what about the numerous others who you missed? Well I guess if you wanted to p i s s people off, you succeeded.

IUJHJSDHE · Sep 18, 2002, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by arrested502:

Right but you didn't need to name people. Besides what about the numerous others who you missed? Well I guess if you wanted to p i s s people off, you succeeded.

No I DIDENT!

AND IT'S THERE OWN FAULT BECAUSE THEY BROKE THE RULES!!!!!!!

I WENT TO ABOUT 5 THEADS AND CAME UP WITH THAT LIST IN A FEW MIN!

ANYWAY I AM GOING TO REMOVE IT SINCE ALL IT'S DOING IT MAKING PEOPLE HATE ME!

WANNA KNOW THE TRUE REASON WHY I POSTED THE LIST?
BECAUSE WHENEVER I POST A THEAD HERE COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING, NOTHING HAPPENS!!!!!!!!

AT LEAST BY NAMING NAMES I GOT SOME ATTENTION FOR ONCE!!!!

Brien · Sep 18, 2002, 10:32 PM

Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:

No I DIDENT!

AND IT'S THERE OWN FAULT BECAUSE THEY BROKE THE RULES!!!!!!!

I WENT TO ABOUT 5 THEADS AND CAME UP WITH THAT LIST IN A FEW MIN!

ANYWAY I AM GOING TO REMOVE IT SINCE ALL IT'S DOING IT MAKING PEOPLE HATE ME!

WANNA KNOW THE TRUE REASON WHY I POSTED THE LIST?
BECAUSE WHENEVER I POST A THEAD HERE COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING, NOTHING HAPPENS!!!!!!!!

AT LEAST BY NAMING NAMES I GOT SOME ATTENTION FOR ONCE!!!!

There's no "e" in "didn't"...

Zimphire · Sep 19, 2002, 03:24 AM

I think what IUJHJSDHE's problem is, he is a spaz that doesn't get enough attention.

Subzero Diesel949 · Sep 19, 2002, 03:33 AM

Where's the "Dear God, please make it stop" pic when I need it?

Zimphire · Sep 19, 2002, 03:46 AM

IUJHJSDHE · Sep 19, 2002, 04:14 AM

Originally posted by Zimphire:
I think what IUJHJSDHE's problem is, he is a spaz that doesn't get enough attention.

Actually, if anything I am having a spaz that I am getting TOO MUCH attention. Everyone is calling me names and stuff.

I have never had so much attention since I registered!

And I don't like it!!!!

Oh demonhood?
elzinat? can you please delete this thread or something???

Zimphire · Sep 19, 2002, 05:00 AM

Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:

Actually, if anything I am having a spaz that I am getting TOO MUCH attention. Everyone is calling me names and stuff.

I have never had so much attention since I registered!

And I don't like it!!!!

Oh demonhood?
elzinat? can you please delete this thread or something???

Good, maybe you learned a lesson here.

:-)

IUJHJSDHE · Sep 19, 2002, 05:02 AM

Originally posted by Zimphire:

Good, maybe you learned a lesson here.

:-)

Well not really, before I posted this nothing was getting done about the sig guidelines

Spliffdaddy · Sep 19, 2002, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:

Well not really, before I posted this nothing was getting done about the sig guidelines

excellent reply

Tota · Sep 19, 2002, 10:32 AM

Remains the question: why are you so upset about a couple violations of signature guidelines? What do you care? Is it because you are the most law abiding citizen in the world and you get a rash whenever somebody commits a misdemeanor?

(you must have been a nightmare for your brothers, sisters, classmates..if you had any)

Mactoid · Sep 19, 2002, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by Tota:
Remains the question: why are you so upset about a couple violations of signature guidelines? What do you care? Is it because you are the most law abiding citizen in the world and you get a rash whenever somebody commits a misdemeanor?

(you must have been a nightmare for your brothers, sisters, classmates..if you had any)

I think the better question is, why is it a problem for some people to honor the guidelines? Are people clueless or are they truely unable to express their great artistic visions within the constraints of a 140x40 pixel canvas?

Zimphire · Sep 21, 2002, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:

Well not really, before I posted this nothing was getting done about the sig guidelines

Sure there was. The people who were abusing the guidlines (look up the word) were asked to make their sigs smaller. Usually mods didn't mind if it was a few pixels off here and there. That is called being anal retentive.