Disabling Signatures Per-user

[Jeraly 4]

Maybe there would be a way of not reducing the bbcode allowance but the image size attached/used? Would that be easier to maintain?

[*julez* 124]

How wide spread is the demand for such a mod?

Well...looking at the last 3 pages of the "Site Related Discussion" board, the only other threads with more posts are "We need a ROFL smiley" and "Site Hanging." I'm the OP so I guess I'm biased, but it does seem to have drawn some interest.

And our momentum is gathering now that Ewok has said its doable!

I understand sigs can be blocked in totality, but I like some sigs, just not meez sigs and ones with huge images that force me to scroll.

I, for one of many, would be very grateful if this could be implemented.

[Jeraly 4]

But sometimes those with gigantic pics and things have useful and interesting things as well - if there was a size restriction or file size restriction on images then that would be much better... Chuck and Rose anyone? I have to scroll sideways to read every post

I guess BBcode allowances could be reduced but it is difficult to link to useful sites or posts then as well...

[LaL 418]

I understand sigs can be blocked in totality, but I like some sigs, just not meez sigs and ones with huge images that force me to scroll.

I liked siggys too, and really didnt like the idea of turning them all off. Once I did though, I never went back. It's more of a *try it out and see if if fits* kind of thing. Heck, most of the times I post I turn off my own signature now as it dosent lend itself to the conversation.

[Jeraly 4]

I guess it prolly depends on where you post though - if you spend a lot of time in OT then you wouldn't perhaps need it so much (if you have a timeline for example) as you would if you were posting ina K-1/K-3/AOS etc forum

[*julez* 124]

But sometimes those with gigantic pics and things have useful and interesting things as well - if there was a size restriction or file size restriction on images then that would be much better... Chuck and Rose anyone? I have to scroll sideways to read every post

I guess BBcode allowances could be reduced but it is difficult to link to useful sites or posts then as well...

I am super annoyed by that one in particular. I mean, I don't mind pics, but surely there must be a better way to display them? Or at least have the option to turn off only the ones that bug me.

[mox 298]

more support here

and 'Special Hell' is a reference to Firefly

Ahhhhh....IIRC, "if you take advantage of her you're going to burn in a very special level of hell." One of my fav episodes, but then I think they all are.

<----- Browncoat.

[LaL 418]

Let's not single anyone out here, if you have viewing problems due to an oversized siggy, one can always PM the person or lets the mods know. I have found that most just do not realize their siggys affect viewing in that way and oblige.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

thass the one! the level of hell reserved for 'child molesters, and people who talk at the theatre'

<<< also Browncoat

(even have a pic of me taken with Mal, and I DON'T go in for that kind of thing as a general rule )

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

amazing idea Mox!!!

[mox 298]

Let's not single anyone out here, if you have viewing problems due to an oversized siggy, one can always PM the person or lets the mods know. I have found that most just do not realize their siggys affect viewing in that way and oblige.

Speaking for myself, I would hesitate to bug a mod for something like an oversized sig. It smacks of running and telling mom. I'll bug a mod if I feel like we Pictcairn Islanders are being harassed by members of former colonies who like to shove that fact in our still-colonized faces (I'm looking at you Canada!), but I think it's a bad idea in general to run to the mods whenever I don't like something that somebody else does. Likewise, I don't like contacting other members about things like that. I asked someone about 6 months ago if they wouldn't mind re-sizing their sig so that my browser didn't side-scroll, and they told me to just re-size my browser. They also said nobody else was complaining and that I should mind my own damn business. Come to think of it though, he might have been Canadian.

<<< also Browncoat

StP, every day I become more and more convinced that you and I were separated at birth.

(even have a pic of me taken with Mal, and I DON'T go in for that kind of thing as a general rule )

He's so dreamy!

(also I wanna see!)

Edited April 2, 2008 by mox

[LaL 418]

Let's not single anyone out here, if you have viewing problems due to an oversized siggy, one can always PM the person or lets the mods know. I have found that most just do not realize their siggys affect viewing in that way and oblige.

Speaking for myself, I would hesitate to bug a mod for something like an oversized sig. It smacks of running and telling mom. I'll bug a mod if I feel like we Pictcairn Islanders are being harassed by members of former colonies who like to shove that fact in our still-colonized faces (I'm looking at you Canada!), but I think it's a bad idea in general to run to the mods whenever I don't like something that somebody else does. Likewise, I don't like contacting other members about things like that. I asked someone about 6 months ago if they wouldn't mind re-sizing their sig so that my browser didn't side-scroll, and they told me to just re-size my browser. They also said nobody else was complaining and that I should mind my own damn business. Come to think of it though, he might have been Canadian.

Point well taken, although prior to my mod-ship I also PMed people about siggy's that were distracting, I suppose the reponse can go either way. The real point behind me making this suggestion is that this thread or others really shouldnt be used to call other members out.

[mox 298]

Point well taken, although prior to my mod-ship I also PMed people about siggy's that were distracting, I suppose the reponse can go either way. The real point behind me making this suggestion is that this thread or others really shouldnt be used to call other members out.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks, and agreed.

[NavarreMan 10]

Would it be possible to code an option to disable signatures on a per-user basis? I.e., you can turn off my signature if you don't like it, but still display everyone else's sig.

I like seeing most people's signatures. Many people have good information in their sigs, and the timelines are interesting too. I don't even mind some of the larger images. But I absolutely can't stand the "meez" avatars. If you use them or like them, more power to you, I'm sure you're a very nice person. I don't hate you. But I hate your avatar. The animations are distracting and annoying.

Since I use Firefox, I have taken to just blocking images from the meez server in my browser. But recently some users have taken to moving their avatar images to services such as Photobucket. So now I have to block Photobucket, which I really don't want to have to do.

So if we could just turn off signatures on a per-user basis, that would be really nice. Is this doable?

Out of respect for my friend Mox, and the fact that it was gettin' sorta old anyway, my "MEEZ" avatar is gone forever. Maybe we start an "anti-MEEZ" revolution!

[Krikit 1,164]

Speaking for myself, I would hesitate to bug a mod for something like an oversized sig. It smacks of running and telling mom. I'll bug a mod if I feel like we Pictcairn Islanders are being harassed by members of former colonies who like to shove that fact in our still-colonized faces (I'm looking at you Canada!), but I think it's a bad idea in general to run to the mods whenever I don't like something that somebody else does. Likewise, I don't like contacting other members about things like that. I asked someone about 6 months ago if they wouldn't mind re-sizing their sig so that my browser didn't side-scroll, and they told me to just re-size my browser. They also said nobody else was complaining and that I should mind my own damn business. Come to think of it though, he might have been Canadian.

I PM'd a member, once, about something in their sig. I can say that I didn't get as polite a response as I had been to them. I was also told basically the same thing. I think they were from Pitcairn.