Images In Sig

[lexus]

Why is it not possible to add an image to our sig?

Thanks

[WildCowboy]

Because they're annoying.

[mad jew]

Not to mention that they're ugly and obnoxious. There's an ugly and obnoxious filter here at MacRumors. Clearly I know how to bypass it. :p

[x86]

You need at least 500 posts, I recently found this out by reading the FAQ.

[iGary]

Because they're annoying.

Ditto. Big time.

[miniConvert]

500 posts is for an avatar is it not?

Signature images are totally annoying. There's nothing worse IMHO than having to read a thread that has the same space-consuming signature over and over.

Plus it's extra server load.

[mad jew]

The 500 post rule applies to avatars rather than signatures. I recently went over 500 posts but still cannot add an image to my signature (thankfully). Of course, I can add links to galleries of images if I like. :)

[G5Unit]

The 500 post rule applies to avatars rather than signatures. I recently went over 500 posts but still cannot add an image to my signature (thankfully). Of course, I can add links to galleries of images if I like. :)


Just went over 500 posts?

[x86]

500 posts is for an avatar is it not?

Signature images are totally annoying. There's nothing worse IMHO than having to read a thread that has the same space-consuming signature over and over.

Plus it's extra server load.


Oops, I must have read the original post a little too fast. I stand corrected.

[lexus]

Ok I understand thanks but I really do not want this (http://siggymaker.gfxedit.com/userbars/windowsxp.php?user=&font=..%2Ffonts%2Fdragonfly.ttf&image.x=133&image.y=0) in my sig.

[rdowns]

I recently went over 500 posts for the week but still cannot add an image to my signature (thankfully). Of course, I can add links to galleries of images if I like. :)

Corrected for accuracy.

[kretzy]

Just went over 500 posts?
Psst...he's still just in denial. :p

I'm glad pics in sigs are verboten, they make the place look cheap.

[calebjohnston]

No images pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.

[mad jew]

Psst...he's still just in denial. :p


Am not.


:D

[Doctor Q]

Many people (me included) who have used other forums, where banners or other images in signatures are allowed, are glad to get out alive. Slow page-loading and visual clutter can drive you crazy on some sites.

[jadekitty24]

Oh lordy no images in sigs...that is one of the things I love about this site. I get distracted easily, as it is I sometimes find myself staring at someones animated 'tar for minutes at a time. Images in sigs? My brain would explode. Not pretty.

[Sun Baked]

Why is it not possible to add an image to our sig?

ThanksBecause I told them I'd use something like this as my signature the moment it happens...

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3570

or something really annoying.

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1

[calebjohnston]

Must... kill... crazy... bananas...

[sushi]

Just went over 500 posts?
Me thinks he needs a little help in the counting department! ;) :D

or something really annoying.

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3166&stc=1
Dang that becomes agrivating after a short while.

I think I want to shoot you! :D

[dcv]

What I find annoying are quotes in sigs (i.e. using vB "[quote]" tags) - they are distracting and look like part of the post.

[SilentPanda]

I'm very glad MacRumors doesn't allow images in your signature... they're very very annoying.

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[Doctor Q]

Images that are properly selected for their informative and aesthetic value, such as Sun Baked's dancing bananas, can be a valuable addition to the look of MacRumors. That's why we relaxed the rules, as you can see, so that SilentPanda (and nobody else) can use images in signatures. ;)

[sushi]

Images that are properly selected for their informative and aesthetic value, such as Sun Baked's dancing bananas, can be a valuable addition to the look of MacRumors. That's why we relaxed the rules, as you can see, so that SilentPanda (and nobody else) can use images in signatures. ;)
I don't know Doc. I kind of like them there bananas as part of my sig as well! :D

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In addition to my usual sig! :D

[SilentPanda]

I don't know Doc. I kind of like them there bananas as part of my sig as well! :D

Sheesh! Do it right or don't do it at all I say!!!! :mad:



:D

[sushi]

Sheesh! Do it right or don't do it at all I say!!!! :mad:



:D
Okay. Okay. I was too lazy to disable my normal sig and do the BS one.

But my heart was in it! :p

[mkrishnan]

Who wouldn't want this in their sig?

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[UKnjb]

Brilliant! Thanks !!!!!

[Jaffa Cake]

Not only are they annoying, they're also very unwelcome for those of us who are still soldiering on with dial-up connections.

I for one am very happy we don't have them.

[sushi]

Who wouldn't want this in their sig?
I think that I will make it part of mine! :D

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[SilentPanda]

Hurry... before it spins out of control! :)

[mkrishnan]

You can't stop a tidal wave...of little jumping smiley faces!!!

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[sushi]

Hurry... before it spins out of control! :)
Oooohhhh, the dreaded padlock!

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

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[Macmaniac]

Its the Golden Padlock of Doom! NOOOOOOOOO! Run Away!

I see the light it burns.

[Sun Baked]

With all the bananas bouncing around, it may be time to add a few monkeys.

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[jelloshotsrule]

With all the bananas bouncing around, it may be time to add a few monkeys.

good things those aren't bonobo monkeys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo). the images might get you banned

[sushi]

good things those aren't bonobo monkeys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo). the images might get you banned
Now that is an interesting animal culture! :D

Sun Baked, I like your monkeys.

[lexus]

Why is this not locked yet?

[sushi]

Why is this not locked yet?
Because we are having fun! :)

...and no one is required to view this thread! :p :D

[DeSnousa]

Why is this not locked yet?

I'm guessing the mods are amused ;)

[Doctor Q]

Discussing "what if we had images in sigs" is what this thread is about. I think the posts above, even though made for fun, show why we've steered clear of them.

Does anybody want to post a link to a forum system that's on the other extreme? I've seen a few, but I don't want to strain my eyes looking for them again myself.

Has anybody ever encountered a forum systems implemented with image-sig support but with limits (e.g., by pixel size or bytesize) that make it more practical and less intrusive than a free-for-all?

[lexus]

Ok I understand thanks

[calebjohnston]

Oh, wow... those bonobo monkeys are crazy.


"Sexual intercourse plays a major role in Bonobo society, being used as a greeting, a means of conflict resolution and post-conflict reconciliation, and as favors traded by the females in exchange for food."

Eh... on second thought... that sounds alot like humans, too.

[mkrishnan]

My experience has been that the forum either stays clean, as it is here, or it gets completely out of control. Like a pack of fun loving Bonobos. Erm, suddenly, I'm kind of wishing I was a Bonobo. :o

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[Felldownthewell]

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Oh my. I think I just had a seizure.

That was quite the experiance.

[Sun Baked]

Basically you might as well be waiting for the pork/chicken hybrid clones to be grown.

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3150&stc=1

[mkrishnan]

Basically you might as well be waiting for the pork/chicken hybrid clones to be grown.

Or WinFS to be released! :eek: Oh, snap! :D

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[sushi]

Basically you might as well be waiting for the pork/chicken hybrid clones to be grown.

http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3150&stc=1
Flying pigs. Classic.

As we see more and more animated items that could be signatures the more I am glad that MR doesn't allow them.

[Doctor Q]

Flying pigs are better as screensavers. Hmmm... flying toasters as signatures?

[sushi]

Flying pigs are better as screensavers. Hmmm... flying toasters as signatures?
Burnt or regular toast? ;)

Can you imagine the workload involved with moderating graphic signatures? :eek:

[mkrishnan]

Can you imagine the workload involved with moderating graphic signatures?

Different punitive mechanisms may be required!

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[sushi]

Different punitive mechanisms may be required!

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ROTFMLOL!

Damn that is funny.

[Deepdale]

I get distracted easily, as it is I sometimes find myself staring at someones animated 'tar for minutes at a time.

Instead of staring at them, I curse them. Why people would choose avatars that annoy the daylights out of a certain percentage of other members is troubling, but why MacRumors even permits it is even more bewildering. It remains the only aspect that diminishes my enjoyment of an otherwise great site.

[Sharewaredemon]

Thank goodness we aren't allowed to have images in sigs...

just out of curiosity, how were you guys doing that with the gifs?

[Benjamin]

Does anybody want to post a link to a forum system that's on the other extreme? I've seen a few, but I don't want to strain my eyes looking for them again myself.

Has anybody ever encountered a forum systems implemented with image-sig support but with limits (e.g., by pixel size or bytesize) that make it more practical and less intrusive than a free-for-all?

This ones pretty bad... http://battleforums.com/showthread.php?t=112486

And vBulletin does seem to have a hack for image size limiting for sigs. Link (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83146) Of course it is user made and not official really and I don't know if it works or not since I don't have a license to vBulletin.

While I wouldn't mind a sig bar size img like these... http://siggymaker.gfxedit.com/ img should probably stay off for other reasons.

[sushi]

This ones pretty bad... http://battleforums.com/showthread.php?t=112486
Wow, that board is terrible.

Sure glad that we have it the way we do here at MR.

[jadekitty24]

This ones pretty bad... http://battleforums.com/showthread.php?t=112486

Holy Crap™ you aint kidding!!
While I wouldn't mid a sig bar size img like these... http://siggymaker.gfxedit.com/ img should probably stay off for other reasons.
I guess if we had to go that way those sig bars wouldn't be a bad choice, their not TOO annoying.

[shadowmoses]

Wow, that board is terrible.

Sure glad that we have it the way we do here at MR.

Its so true MR is so much more clean and elegant than most other forums. Hence the reason people enjoy posting here.....Its a good representation of Apple.

ShadoW

[sushi]

Its so true MR is so much more clean and elegant than most other forums. hence the reason people enjoy posting here.....Its a good representation of Apple.
Interesting observation.

[SilentPanda]

Instead of staring at them, I curse them. Why people would choose avatars that annoy the daylights out of a certain percentage of other members is troubling, but why MacRumors even permits it is even more bewildering. It remains the only aspect that diminishes my enjoyment of an otherwise great site.

You can always disable avatars in their entirity or if there is a single avatar that bothers you, some ad blocking software will allow you to block select images. That's what I've done. If an avatar annoys me I block it with an ad blocker... no more annoying avatar!

[Doctor Q]

This ones pretty bad... http://battleforums.com/showthread.php?t=112486Woah, dude! And that's only one of many sites like that. How does anybody follow a conversation with all that clutter and distraction?

[SilentPanda]

Woah, dude! And that's only one of many sites like that. How does anybody follow a conversation with all that clutter and distraction?

Lynx! :D

[Lau]

This ones pretty bad... http://battleforums.com/showthread.php?t=112486

That is horrendous.

This post in particular is very impressive. Post to 'stuff' ratio = 1:99.

49609

I quite like those subtle little signature bars you linked to, and I know mine would be subtle and beautiful :p, but I can see the page being more distracting with them on. When I see some of the revolting effects people can get with plain text, I hate to think what they would be like in picture form. :D

[Caitlyn]

This might be one of my favorite features on MacRumors actually. Images in sigs make a site look first of all, IMO, under developed and second, they are indeed annoying. Even smilies in sigs annoy me. :p Forums are for chatting and sigs are for showing off whatever you're chatting about with text.

[Doctor Q]

What if MacRumors allowed signature images but you could have at most one image and it had to be exactly 1 pixel high? What could people do with that?

I imagine that they could use a solid-color bar, a dotted or dashed line, a pretty gradient, or a message in Morse Code. What else?

And how much more could they do if it was 2 pixels high?

This isn't a proposed change. I'm just curious what people might think of.

[Sun Baked]

What if MacRumors allowed signature images but you could have at most one image and it had to be exactly 1 pixel high? What could people do with that?

I imagine that they could use a solid-color bar, a dotted or dashed line, a pretty gradient, or a message in Morse Code. What else?

And how much more could they do if it was 2 pixels high?

This isn't a proposed change. I'm just curious what people might think of.Don't know what they would do with a few pixels. :o

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[sushi]

Don't know what they would do with a few pixels. :o

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[macOSX-tastic]

i have to say, they are the most annoying distractions and signatures i have seen. :eek: :D

S

[cjc343]

I'd be interested in a 1-2 pixel limit for images in sigs simply because I'd be curious how quickly I could hack my way around it...