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Augh! Giant sigs!

09-02-2007, 08:18 PM	#1
Jay Still 100% Twitter-free. Offline --> Posts: 2,411 --> Join Date: May 2006	Augh! Giant sigs! There appears to be a problem as of late with people using gigantic sigs images... Now I dunno about you guys, but I don't like reading image comments and having to go past all these giant "Urban Saboteur-style" sigs that are three times as big as the posts themselves, or having to scroll sideways because the sig image is so wide it's stretching the page out. Isn't there any way to maybe enfore some limitations on how big the sig images can be? Like something like 200 pixels in height and 500 pixels in width? This'd give us something nicely sized like this: See, it's nice and big, yet not excessively so. __________________ RIP Minouche, 1994-2009.

09-02-2007, 11:23 PM	#2
Outrider It's been a great ride! Offline --> Posts: 14,302 --> Join Date: Jun 2005	Jay, you'll be pleased to know I have reduced the size of my signature. __________________ "The future's uncertain and the end is always near." - The Doors "Roadhouse Blues".

09-02-2007, 11:24 PM	#3
Jay Still 100% Twitter-free. Offline --> Posts: 2,411 --> Join Date: May 2006	Thanks Craig. One down, a bunch to go. __________________ RIP Minouche, 1994-2009.

09-02-2007, 11:27 PM	#4
Misfits Member Offline --> Posts: 31 --> Join Date: Aug 2007	I don't have a problem with it. I like the fact that some people are VERY creative and like to show it. I guess there's always one in the group.

09-02-2007, 11:33 PM

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I don't have a problem with it. I like the fact that some people are VERY creative and like to show it. I guess there's always one in the group.

You can be creative yet still keep your sig at a reasonable size, you know. Look at Craig's, it's the same but now it fits into the screen.

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09-02-2007, 11:57 PM

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You can be creative yet still keep your sig at a reasonable size, you know. Look at Craig's, it's the same but now it fits into the screen.

So you're the sig police?

09-03-2007, 01:23 AM	#7
Self-Modifier Crossover King Emeritus Offline --> Posts: 1,472 --> Join Date: Feb 2005	I'm with Jay on this one. The giant signatures seem a bit much. I don't mind width so much, but that's because I'm on a laptop at 1920x1200 resolution... But the height is what gets me. That's why I made my own sig long but not very tall. __________________ is on indefinite hiatus...

09-03-2007, 01:26 AM

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I'm with Jay on this one. The giant signatures seem a bit much. I don't mind width so much, but that's because I'm on a laptop at 1920x1200 resolution... But the height is what gets me. That's why I made my own sig long but not very tall.

I'd hardly consider your sig long.

Another reason to cut down on sig size would be to cut down on filesizes. Not everyone is on DSL, and the bigger the image the longer it takes to load. Size restrictions result in smaller images in the sigs so all the connection speed can be spent loading the actual dio image.

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09-03-2007, 05:27 AM	#9
LordRaven Collaborate and Listen Offline --> Posts: 1,508 --> Join Date: Jul 2006	I don't think mine was too bad, but, now it's much more Dial-up Friendly.

09-03-2007, 11:01 AM	#10
Stormer Wasss once a man Offline --> Posts: 1,430 --> Join Date: Nov 2006	Giant sigs is actually a major reason why I've not signed up on some forums in the past... I've followed links to some to see some pics or read a news item and you can't find it because the screen's taken up with huge animated sigs and static images interspersed with quotes, often all under the same user! You have to admit it can be a bit daft to have massive signatures accompanying posts of just a few words (or picture comments in the case of JoeDios), necessitating a lot of scrolling. Not to mention the download rate/bandwidth thing. __________________ * * * * * Come check out my Flickr account for more pics of my collection and additional shots from my JoeDios photoshoots. Includes my "Class Reunion" and "Foes Of The Joes" sets, exclusive to Flickr! Last updated 2/5/10.