[IMG] in signatures?

[singhy44]

Hi. I had a friend make me a banner for my signature, but I'm not allowed to put it in my signature. Lower down the page it says:
Signature Permissions
Allow Basic BBCode Yes
Allow Color BBCode Yes
Allow Size BBCode Yes
Allow Font BBCode Yes
Allow Alignment BBCode Yes
Allow List BBCode No
Allow Link BBCode Yes
Allow HTML No

Allow Code No[/U]
Allow Code BBCode No
Allow PHP BBCode No
Allow HTML BBCode No
Allow Quote BBCode No
Allow Smilies Yes
[U]Can Upload Images for Signature No
Can Upload Animated GIF for Signature No
[/U]
Is there a way to avoid it? I think the ones I underlined are the cause of the problem. My friend took a long time making it, and all his efforts will be wasted if its not allowed! Please help!

 

[chilipie]

No, there's no way round it. Even if you ask really, really nicely.

 

[iBlue]

MR doesn't DO image signatures, thankfully.

You'll have to pimp that badboy elsewhere, dude.

 

[rdowns]

Hi. I had a friend make me a banner for my signature, but I'm not allowed to put it in my signature.

Reason # 67 why MacRumors is great!

 

[edesignuk]

Is there a way to avoid it?

Nope, and I'm afraid it won't be enabled any time soon.

 

[rdowns]

Many people find those types of banners annoying. Perhaps you could post in Comic Sans to achieve the same effect.

 

[IgnatiusTheKing]

Just have your friend design an annoying 75x75 pixel avatar instead, then post enough times where you'll be able to have one.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Reason # 67 why MacRumors is great!

Many people find those types of banners annoying. Perhaps you could post in Comic Sans to achieve the same effect.

+1 x infinity!

 

[chilipie]

Perhaps you could post in Comic Sans to achieve the same effect.

Consider yourself responsible for my new signature

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

Reason # 67 why MacRumors is great!

Out of curiosity, what is #37?

 

[rdowns]

Out of curiosity, what is #37?

Blue Velvet & devilot - hottest mods on the Internet.

 

[sangosimo]

you could always just link the image every time you post.

 

[chilipie]

I think a big flashing GIF in every post might incur the wrath of the mods.

 

[bartelby]

you could always just link the image every time you post.

That would be a very unwise thing to do.

 

[Sun Baked]

you could always just link the image every time you post.

You aren't supposed to make fake signatures to get around the site limitations.

Would be nice to be able to use this guy as a signature.

 

[t0mat0]

Convert to very thin but long ASCII art? hehe

 

[kolax]

I hope never.

I detest signatures with images. They just make the whole forum look tacky. Flashing banners and crap everywhere. I prefer a simple, elegant forum that has a consistent layout. As soon as you throw banners and other images in, the consistency drops as you have big gaps, different colours etc.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

I hope never.

I detest signatures with images. They just make the whole forum look tacky. Flashing banners and crap everywhere. I prefer a simple, elegant forum that has a consistent layout. As soon as you throw banners and other images in, the consistency drops as you have big gaps, different colours etc.

I'll bet you detest buttons and bright blue lights, too!

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

That would be a very unwise thing to do.

You aren't supposed to make fake signatures to get around the site limitations.

I can think of at least one current member who does exactly this. It is extremely tastefully and thoughtfully done, and very unobtrusive.

 

[GGJstudios]

I hope never.

I detest signatures with images. They just make the whole forum look tacky. Flashing banners and crap everywhere. I prefer a simple, elegant forum that has a consistent layout. As soon as you throw banners and other images in, the consistency drops as you have big gaps, different colours etc.

I completely agree! We use Macs, which are well-designed and tasteful, so why would someone who appreciates Macs want a garish and tacky signature?

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

I completely agree! We use Macs, which are well-designed and tasteful, so why would someone who appreciates Macs want a garish and tacky signature?

So, what happens when you have signature images that are well-designed and tasteful? Wouldn't they fit right in?

Actually, I'm just playing devil's advocate here...I really like that there are no images in signatures.

 

[GGJstudios]

So, what happens when you have signature images that are well-designed and tasteful? Wouldn't they fit right in?

Actually, I'm just playing devil's advocate here...I really like that there are no images in signatures.

Because you can't depend on people to be tasteful in choosing images for signatures, it's a wise decision to forbid them completely. I would also imagine that policing signature images would be a huge PITA for the moderators.

 

[Josso]

I would love, if it was possible to have an elegant Mac-like sig.

If you could have some very stringent requirements, I think it would be nice.

 

[xUKHCx]

This is just my view on the subject nothing offical but one of the reasons why I stayed a member here for so long was the clean layout of the site.

Having pictures in signatures can lead to a very overly crowded forum with more emphasis being on the images rather than the posts themselves. Afterall we are mostly interested in what the person is saying rather than the extra fodder around. Just look at this example on how bad things can get (and I've seen worse), imagine that on a 1700+ news thread

We have quite strict policies on signatures and I feel this is a benefit to the site.

 

[kolax]

Having pictures in signatures can lead to a very overly crowded forum with more emphasis being on the images rather than the posts themselves.

Exactly.