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#1014316 - 04/24/09 09:04 PM

why are signatures so restricted here?

Zorn
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Registered: 09/06/06
Posts: 1376
Loc: ny

this forum is more restrictive than any forum I have ever seen - everevereverever. Ever. Anyone know why? No images? *100 character limit*?!

I have been on forums run by teenagers, with mostly teenagers posting, and they are pretty non restrictive and run decently. There is no rift in space and time because they all post images in their signatures. If a bunch of kids can handle the apparently HUGE responsibility of posting images in your signature, or (gasp) more than 100 characters, why is this forum so fascist? People are always talking about America being the Land of the Free... but don't you dare post a picture in your signature young man! If we lengthened the character limit, people might...well they might.. post long quotes or some other such nonsense!

This forum seems restrictive in other ways (oh my god they talked about other people!) but the signature thing is ridiculous.

/rant

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#1014319 - 04/24/09 09:07 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Zorn]
SilverFox SilverFox Senior Member Registered: 11/19/00 Posts: 6232 Loc: Waterloo	Pictures used to be allowed in our signatures until it was abused by some posters. Some of the pictures used in the signatures were huge and very annoying. So that priviledge was taken away. _________________________ Don't blame me. I voted for Romney. The lesser of two evils.
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#1014325 - 04/24/09 09:13 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: SilverFox]
Zorn Zorn Senior Member Registered: 09/06/06 Posts: 1376 Loc: ny	oh well. the idea that this was a fascist type forum was more interesting in my head though $\:\)$ _________________________ "I guess I want smaller government and my Social Security". - Tea Party Member
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#1014334 - 04/24/09 09:37 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Zorn]
SilverFox SilverFox Senior Member Registered: 11/19/00 Posts: 6232 Loc: Waterloo	We used to have other priviledges too. But the restrictions followed abuse of priviledges. Sorry to rain on your parade. $;\)$ _________________________ Don't blame me. I voted for Romney. The lesser of two evils.
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#1014347 - 04/24/09 10:22 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Zorn]
Della Della Gold Member Registered: 12/22/04 Posts: 16234 Loc: Seneca Falls	Originally Posted By: Zorn this forum is more restrictive than any forum I have ever seen - everevereverever. Ever. Anyone know why? No images? 100 character limit?! I have been on forums run by teenagers, with mostly teenagers posting, and they are pretty non restrictive and run decently. There is no rift in space and time because they all post images in their signatures. If a bunch of kids can handle the apparently HUGE responsibility of posting images in your signature, or (gasp) more than 100 characters, why is this forum so fascist? People are always talking about America being the Land of the Free... but don't you dare post a picture in your signature young man! If we lengthened the character limit, people might...well they might.. post long quotes or some other such nonsense! This forum seems restrictive in other ways (oh my god they talked about other people!) but the signature thing is ridiculous. /rant Feel free not to stay. Edited by Della (04/24/09 10:23 PM) _________________________ What a shame to have to beg you to see we're not all the same
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#1014351 - 04/24/09 10:28 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Della]
oops12 oops12 Senior Member Registered: 10/08/08 Posts: 3924 Loc: Absent	I don't think anyone wants to see a paragraph everytime someone makes a post. Short, sweet, and simple. That's good enough. If you want a Myspace page... Edited by oops12 (04/24/09 10:29 PM) _________________________ 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'
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#1014353 - 04/24/09 10:51 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: oops12]
foxfirephoenix foxfirephoenix Member Registered: 09/15/08 Posts: 99 Loc: Seneca County, NY	Who says sigs have to be seen on each post? Set limits on image sizes, say, 300x150 pixels, and then text to go along with certain limits on length, and then only show the sigs for the first post of a user on a page in the thread.
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#1014357 - 04/24/09 10:59 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: foxfirephoenix]
peppie peppie Member Registered: 12/07/07 Posts: 347 Loc: local	I think FL1 should stop all the (quotes). Have seen posts where pages of quotes have taken up the whole forum. A quote is posted with one sentence after by the poster.Done by poster after poster.Heavens, can't you back up a little and read what was posted before and then add what you want to the subject?
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#1014366 - 04/24/09 11:51 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: peppie]
Z Genius Lusifer Z Genius Lusifer Diamond Member Registered: 11/16/01 Posts: 27999 Loc: inside your head & under your ...	Originally Posted By: peppie I think FL1 should stop all the (quotes). Have seen posts where pages of quotes have taken up the whole forum. A quote is posted with one sentence after by the poster.Done by poster after poster.Heavens, can't you back up a little and read what was posted before and then add what you want to the subject? What do you mean? _________________________ *Humble genius to the humanities & politicians*
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#1014368 - 04/24/09 11:57 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Z Genius Lusifer]
RedGreen RedGreen Senior Member Registered: 08/07/06 Posts: 8679 Loc: Charlotte	Originally Posted By: Z Genius Lusifer Originally Posted By: peppie I think FL1 should stop all the (quotes). Have seen posts where pages of quotes have taken up the whole forum. A quote is posted with one sentence after by the poster.Done by poster after poster.Heavens, can't you back up a little and read what was posted before and then add what you want to the subject? What do you mean? I'm confused too.
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#1014370 - 04/24/09 11:58 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: RedGreen]
Z Genius Lusifer Z Genius Lusifer Diamond Member Registered: 11/16/01 Posts: 27999 Loc: inside your head & under your ...	Originally Posted By: RedGreen Originally Posted By: Z Genius Lusifer Originally Posted By: peppie I think FL1 should stop all the (quotes). Have seen posts where pages of quotes have taken up the whole forum. A quote is posted with one sentence after by the poster.Done by poster after poster.Heavens, can't you back up a little and read what was posted before and then add what you want to the subject? What do you mean? I'm confused too. Is it using the "" "" marks? _________________________ *Humble genius to the humanities & politicians*
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#1014371 - 04/24/09 11:59 PM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Z Genius Lusifer]
RedGreen RedGreen Senior Member Registered: 08/07/06 Posts: 8679 Loc: Charlotte	Originally Posted By: Z Genius Lusifer Originally Posted By: RedGreen Originally Posted By: Z Genius Lusifer Originally Posted By: peppie I think FL1 should stop all the (quotes). Have seen posts where pages of quotes have taken up the whole forum. A quote is posted with one sentence after by the poster.Done by poster after poster.Heavens, can't you back up a little and read what was posted before and then add what you want to the subject? What do you mean? I'm confused too. Is it using the "" "" marks? Wait, I have to back up and read then I'll let you know.
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#1014372 - 04/25/09 12:03 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: RedGreen]
RedGreen RedGreen Senior Member Registered: 08/07/06 Posts: 8679 Loc: Charlotte	Originally Posted By: RedGreen Originally Posted By: Z Genius Lusifer Originally Posted By: RedGreen Originally Posted By: Z Genius Lusifer Originally Posted By: peppie I think FL1 should stop all the (quotes). Have seen posts where pages of quotes have taken up the whole forum. A quote is posted with one sentence after by the poster.Done by poster after poster.Heavens, can't you back up a little and read what was posted before and then add what you want to the subject? What do you mean? I'm confused too. Is it using the "" "" marks? Wait, I have to back up and read then I'll let you know. Nope must be something else I can't figure out.
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#1014373 - 04/25/09 12:39 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Della]
SU2011 SU2011 Member Registered: 06/14/08 Posts: 115 Loc: been there	Originally Posted By: Della Originally Posted By: Zorn this forum is more restrictive than any forum I have ever seen - everevereverever. Ever. Anyone know why? No images? 100 character limit?! I have been on forums run by teenagers, with mostly teenagers posting, and they are pretty non restrictive and run decently. There is no rift in space and time because they all post images in their signatures. If a bunch of kids can handle the apparently HUGE responsibility of posting images in your signature, or (gasp) more than 100 characters, why is this forum so fascist? People are always talking about America being the Land of the Free... but don't you dare post a picture in your signature young man! If we lengthened the character limit, people might...well they might.. post long quotes or some other such nonsense! This forum seems restrictive in other ways (oh my god they talked about other people!) but the signature thing is ridiculous. /rant Feel free not to stay. You're such a welcoming person, do you ever say anything nice? $\:\($ _________________________ Bozone ( n.)The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating.
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#1014374 - 04/25/09 12:42 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: SU2011]
RedGreen RedGreen Senior Member Registered: 08/07/06 Posts: 8679 Loc: Charlotte	Originally Posted By: SU2011 Originally Posted By: Della Originally Posted By: Zorn this forum is more restrictive than any forum I have ever seen - everevereverever. Ever. Anyone know why? No images? 100 character limit?! I have been on forums run by teenagers, with mostly teenagers posting, and they are pretty non restrictive and run decently. There is no rift in space and time because they all post images in their signatures. If a bunch of kids can handle the apparently HUGE responsibility of posting images in your signature, or (gasp) more than 100 characters, why is this forum so fascist? People are always talking about America being the Land of the Free... but don't you dare post a picture in your signature young man! If we lengthened the character limit, people might...well they might.. post long quotes or some other such nonsense! This forum seems restrictive in other ways (oh my god they talked about other people!) but the signature thing is ridiculous. /rant Feel free not to stay. You're such a welcoming person, do you ever say anything nice? $\:\($ Actually she does all the time. But she's also brutally honest, and she's right if you don't like the way the forum is just stop coming here.
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#1014375 - 04/25/09 12:59 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: RedGreen]
SU2011 SU2011 Member Registered: 06/14/08 Posts: 115 Loc: been there	Obviously there have been changes made in the way the forum is run(according to the above posts)so maybe that person thought things could change again. Or maybe he was just asking for an explanation. I just seem to notice whenever someone new, or someone that doesn't post often comes on here, they get slammed by one of the old-timers. Doesn't really matter what the topic. It's a "playground mentality". _________________________ Bozone ( n.)The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating.
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#1014376 - 04/25/09 01:14 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: SU2011]
RedGreen RedGreen Senior Member Registered: 08/07/06 Posts: 8679 Loc: Charlotte	Yes, there has been changes to the forums within the last year or so. FL1 bought a new software package for the forums. It brought a new look and some nice new features along with it. It also did not include some things people really liked in the past. For example you at one time could open a thread and get sent right to all the new posts and not have to scroll back on your own and find where you left off, this was very popular and a nice feature. You also at one time could start a new thread and conduct a poll but the new software doesn't allow this. As to pictures in signature lines this was changed before the new software format. Many, and I have to admit I was guilty also had obtrusive sized pics in their sig line. The owner of FL1 just made the choice to no longer allow it. It made for many more posts per page no matter what settings you are using. I might concur to a point where a new poster may be ostracized a bit at times. But more times than not it is because of their post content and not because they are new. Many times people sign up to post on 1 thread then never post again. Thus 5000 members and about 100 people actually post. It really isn't a "playground mentality" for the most part sans an occasional bout of that. I took offense to you calling Della out for that because she is truly one of the nicest people you will ever meet in your entire life, and I know her very very well. She says lots of nice things and will help anybody if she can.
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#1014377 - 04/25/09 01:36 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: RedGreen]
Yetta Nother Yetta Nother Gold Member Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 17678 Loc: Sunny and warm	Yea.....well I have the playground mentality....bring it on........ _________________________ Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died...
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#1014378 - 04/25/09 01:43 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: Yetta Nother]
RedGreen RedGreen Senior Member Registered: 08/07/06 Posts: 8679 Loc: Charlotte	SHUT UP YETTA NOTHER! $\:D$
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#1014379 - 04/25/09 01:45 AM Re: why are signatures so restricted here? [Re: RedGreen]
Yetta Nother Yetta Nother Gold Member Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 17678 Loc: Sunny and warm	Lets bring it on...... _________________________ Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died...
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