Image Signatures? - Scifi-Meshes.com

**Aceman** · 05-16-2007, 02:42 PM

I have recieved several request over the years to allow for images within signatures. At the moment, we do not currently allow signatures to contain images. We did this for the following reasons:

1. We felt it kept the site more organized and visually less eye straining.
2. We can not control what images are actually posted - we could remove them - but you see the problem. You can get some really strange images. Look at the avatars as an example.
3. We COULD control the max size of signature images.
4. We COULD setup the system so that only people who have more then X amount of posts are able to use photo/image signatures.

So I pose the question/poll to YOU the membership: Would you like to have the option to use a image signature?

Dave-Dave · 05-16-2007, 02:48 PM

That would be nice to allow also it would give the member a more personel touch to there post. Perhaps a certian number of posts to obtain the privilege would also be a good idea

**IRML** · 05-16-2007, 03:00 PM

just look at bravofleet for an example of how image signatures can mess up a forum

**backstept** · 05-16-2007, 03:06 PM

I use image sigs elsewhere, but I think sfm is less about the poster, and more about the post . . . if you know what I mean . . .

**Lt. Cannonfodder** · 05-16-2007, 03:11 PM

Definately no to image signatures. Even small images can make the forum look incredibly messy and hard to read.

Mr. Wilde · 05-16-2007, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IRML

just look at bravofleet for an example of how image signatures can mess up a forum

Second that.

**Freak** · 05-16-2007, 03:25 PM

I in the no camp, just make a mess if everyone has them, if a few people had them then it would not be to bad.

you also got to take into account people that don't have boradband, it would take forever for the page to load up if everyone had one.

**Ramiel** · 05-16-2007, 04:07 PM

I'm not sure... I like how "clean" is this forum as it is...
But if we will allow only a specified size (small) like 400x60 pixel?

**B.J.** · 05-16-2007, 04:11 PM

With the option of having an avatar, I don't really see the point of having an image in the signature. Besides, without them, I can easily scroll back through old posts of a thread and find the images relevant to that thread.

**Darkness** · 05-16-2007, 04:19 PM

[x] Nope

05-16-2007, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aceman Administrator Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Realname: Chris Join Date: May 2006 Location: Washington D.C. Age: 34 Posts: 1,434 Blog Entries: 2	Image Signatures? I have recieved several request over the years to allow for images within signatures. At the moment, we do not currently allow signatures to contain images. We did this for the following reasons: 1. We felt it kept the site more organized and visually less eye straining. 2. We can not control what images are actually posted - we could remove them - but you see the problem. You can get some really strange images. Look at the avatars as an example. 3. We COULD control the max size of signature images. 4. We COULD setup the system so that only people who have more then X amount of posts are able to use photo/image signatures. So I pose the question/poll to YOU the membership: Would you like to have the option to use a image signature?
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05-16-2007, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dave-Dave SFM Nugget Realname: Dave aka Enigma Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Earth!Somewhere in the Southwest! Posts: 39	That would be nice to allow also it would give the member a more personel touch to there post. Perhaps a certian number of posts to obtain the privilege would also be a good idea
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05-16-2007, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
IRML GRRRRR!!!! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,711	just look at bravofleet for an example of how image signatures can mess up a forum
IRML GRRRRR!!!! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,711	I pity the fool!

05-16-2007, 03:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
backstept Better Dead Than Red Realname: Andy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Syracuse NY USA Age: 24 Posts: 3,662	I use image sigs elsewhere, but I think sfm is less about the poster, and more about the post . . . if you know what I mean . . .
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05-16-2007, 03:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lt. Cannonfodder SFM Guru Realname: Tuomas Kankola Join Date: May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Age: 22 Posts: 309	Definately no to image signatures. Even small images can make the forum look incredibly messy and hard to read.
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05-16-2007, 03:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Freak Project Lead on SFM Film Realname: Dean Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Age: 28 Posts: 8,024 Blog Entries: 7	I in the no camp, just make a mess if everyone has them, if a few people had them then it would not be to bad. you also got to take into account people that don't have boradband, it would take forever for the page to load up if everyone had one.
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05-16-2007, 04:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ramiel 2d Sensei Total Awards: 1 (more» ...) Join Date: May 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 1,416 Blog Entries: 2	I'm not sure... I like how "clean" is this forum as it is... But if we will allow only a specified size (small) like 400x60 pixel?
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05-16-2007, 04:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
B.J. Space Cadet Realname: B.J. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 34 Posts: 975	With the option of having an avatar, I don't really see the point of having an image in the signature. Besides, without them, I can easily scroll back through old posts of a thread and find the images relevant to that thread.
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05-16-2007, 04:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Darkness You hassle, you die. Realname: F. Schnackenpfefferhausen Join Date: May 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 928	[x] Nope
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