Signature sizes and smooth sailing - Page 3

nikimcbee · 08-22-12, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kranz

I vote for establishing a SubSim Signature Council TM that would decide which sigs are permissible and which are not.

Possible members of the Council: Skybird, Tribesman, Takeda (?)
Possible rules of proceeding: verdicts must be reached unanimously (

)

I remember that Xabbarus gave me infractions once for some socio-economic sentence. The only problem was that it was uttered by Hitler.
I agree that any offensive, inappropriate, abusive sigs should be removed but c'mon...

Here's the process:

Skybird · 08-22-12, 03:26 PM

I have "two shoes that don't match"...? I assume that is an English proverb. But I do not know what it means, Neal.

I never used pics, only coloured text. I never got any pics working in signatures. I change colour when I changed the text, which I do often: whenever I remembered or stumbled over a new - or new old - quote that I like.

On the issue, there should be size limits. Since it is about scrolling a thread, it mostly matters regarding vertical dimension, and thus I think a sig, may it be graphic or text, should not be thicker than 3-4 lines of text. Many, if not all forums I monitor, have limits much tighter handled than over here.

In the poll, option 4 my choice.

Dowly · 08-22-12, 03:31 PM

Only the sigs that are waaaaaay over the size limit bother me.

Takeda Shingen · 08-22-12, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kranz

I vote for establishing a SubSim Signature Council TM that would decide which sigs are permissible and which are not.

Possible members of the Council: Skybird, Tribesman, Takeda (?)
Possible rules of proceeding: verdicts must be reached unanimously (

)

I remember that Xabbarus gave me infractions once for some socio-economic sentence. The only problem was that it was uttered by Hitler.
I agree that any offensive, inappropriate, abusive sigs should be removed but c'mon...

I think you should be on the council. You seem to have all the answers.

FYI, number of signature infractions given by Takeda: Zero.

kranz · 08-22-12, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I think you should be on the council. You seem to have all the answers.

Thank you. I'll do my best

(puts on Roland Freisler's hat)

flostt · 08-22-12, 04:57 PM

I find it annoying if a signature occupies much more space than the actual mesage in the post.

If a single post covers half of your screen and I have to look for the message hidden somewhere above a large signature
(which might even contain animations), I tend to get so distracted that I don't really process what I'm reading.

Subnuts · 08-22-12, 05:08 PM

I'm frankly more irritated by people who post uncompressed PNG screenshots.

Dogfish40 · 08-22-12, 08:01 PM

It's a part of Subsim that's part of it's personality. Besides, I might want to get a really really big one...er, ahem, I mean a large...no, skip it.

Ps: Keep the Sigs!
D40

magic452 · 08-23-12, 12:41 AM

It's the animated Gif's that get to me the most, no matter how cleaver they are they soon become just annoying.

Magic

Got the card as well,It's on my calendar.

CCIP · 08-23-12, 02:08 AM

I'm mostly on bad connections a lot, so... this affects me pretty directly. Not more than threads with exuberantly large screenshots, but at least for most of those, you kind of expect it when you click on a screenshot thread. Having everything constantly load and jump in every thread is a little annoying though

rowi58 · 08-23-12, 04:16 AM

Hi Neal.

keep these limits as they are. The real problem is THIS. Dont allow direct embedding of videos, neither "You Tube" nor "others". That wolud be the end of smooth sailing in the subsim-forums.

Greetings
rowi58

Dowly · 08-23-12, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowi58

Hi Neal.

keep these limits as they are. The real problem is THIS. Dont allow direct embedding of videos, neither "You Tube" nor "others". That wolud be the end of smooth sailing in the subsim-forums.

Greetings
rowi58

No it wouldn't. The video doesn't get loaded until the user presses the play button.

HunterICX · 08-23-12, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

No it wouldn't. The video doesn't get loaded until the user presses the play button.

but the embedded player would still cause browsers to lag

HunterICX

Friede Rösing · 08-23-12, 06:58 AM

well, i not affect the big signature.... but i only entry in a sHIII workshop

divingbluefrog · 08-23-12, 07:34 AM

Hi friends,
I vote for the first option, but in fact it's a paradox.
The sigs are so big and so invasive that I turned them off for a long time now.
I only look for one time to time when I seek for a special link.
So, do what you want with the sigs, I never see them...

View Poll Results: Do signature sizes affect you?
Not at all	62	43.06%
Once in a while a sig is so big it's a problem	57	39.58%
Frequently a sig is so big it's a problem	3	2.08%
Constantly: big sigs have to go. Stay within the limits.	22	15.28%
Voters: 144. You may not vote on this poll

08-22-12, 03:26 PM	#32
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,668 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I have "two shoes that don't match"...? I assume that is an English proverb. But I do not know what it means, Neal. I never used pics, only coloured text. I never got any pics working in signatures. I change colour when I changed the text, which I do often: whenever I remembered or stumbled over a new - or new old - quote that I like. On the issue, there should be size limits. Since it is about scrolling a thread, it mostly matters regarding vertical dimension, and thus I think a sig, may it be graphic or text, should not be thicker than 3-4 lines of text. Many, if not all forums I monitor, have limits much tighter handled than over here. In the poll, option 4 my choice. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-22-12, 04:57 PM	#36
flostt Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Switzerland Posts: 388 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I find it annoying if a signature occupies much more space than the actual mesage in the post. If a single post covers half of your screen and I have to look for the message hidden somewhere above a large signature (which might even contain animations), I tend to get so distracted that I don't really process what I'm reading. __________________ Von den 40'000 deutschen U-Boot-Männern des Zweiten Weltkrieges kehrten 30'000 nicht zurück... 40’000 German sailors served on U-boats during World War II – 30’000 never returned home...

08-22-12, 05:08 PM	#37
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I'm frankly more irritated by people who post uncompressed PNG screenshots. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

08-22-12, 08:01 PM	#38
Dogfish40 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LA Area, Central coast, California Posts: 1,023 Downloads: 827 Uploads: 0	It's a part of Subsim that's part of it's personality. Besides, I might want to get a really really big one...er, ahem, I mean a large...no, skip it. Ps: Keep the Sigs! D40 __________________ *Dogfish40*

08-22-12, 03:31 PM	#33
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,006 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Only the sigs that are waaaaaay over the size limit bother me.

08-23-12, 12:41 AM	#39
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	It's the animated Gif's that get to me the most, no matter how cleaver they are they soon become just annoying. Magic Got the card as well,It's on my calendar. __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

08-23-12, 02:08 AM	#40
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I'm mostly on bad connections a lot, so... this affects me pretty directly. Not more than threads with exuberantly large screenshots, but at least for most of those, you kind of expect it when you click on a screenshot thread. Having everything constantly load and jump in every thread is a little annoying though __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

08-23-12, 04:16 AM	#41
rowi58 Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Karlsruhe Posts: 679 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Hi Neal. keep these limits as they are. The real problem is THIS. Dont allow direct embedding of videos, neither "You Tube" nor "others". That wolud be the end of smooth sailing in the subsim-forums. Greetings rowi58 __________________

08-23-12, 06:58 AM	#44
Friede Rösing Seaman Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 36 Downloads: 314 Uploads: 0	well, i not affect the big signature.... but i only entry in a sHIII workshop

08-23-12, 07:34 AM	#45
divingbluefrog Medic Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 164 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 1	Hi friends, I vote for the first option, but in fact it's a paradox. The sigs are so big and so invasive that I turned them off for a long time now. I only look for one time to time when I seek for a special link. So, do what you want with the sigs, I never see them...