Signature Limit.

[Sage]

When it counts BBCode, it is ridiculously small. Do something about it please.

[Aves]

I think a bigger sized sig would be nice too.

[TheKingDavis]

I think a bigger sized sig would be nice too.

lol ur sig is already HUGE

i would like more space on my sig too

[Aves]

lol ur sig is already HUGE

i would like more space on my sig too

It could be bigger. (That sounded wrong :P)

[TheKingDavis]

It could be bigger. (That sounded wrong :P)

very...sig perv lol

[Quick_Sylver]

Yes, our sigs could be larger, but what could we do to get them larger? Go on VT strike? I'm serious. (btw yes that does sound wrong Aves)

[TheKingDavis]

Yes, our sigs could be larger, but what could we do to get them larger? Go on VT strike? I'm serious. (btw yes that does sound wrong Aves)


Starting now! jk, no,we ask for bigger sigs making a good point of argument

[Quick_Sylver]

Starting now! jk, no,we ask for bigger sigs making a good point of argument

You got any? I'm drawing a blank at the moment.

[TheKingDavis]

You got any? I'm drawing a blank at the moment.

Umm. we keep the site going, and we have lawrence!

[The Batman]

I think it's fine the way it is. If you can't limit it then oh well.

[Quick_Sylver]

Umm. we keep the site going, and we have lawrence!

Site keeps going: checkmark
Lawrence: Who?

[TheKingDavis]

Lawrence aka Vogue

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

You could always use less BBCode?

I've had moments where I had to shorten my sig to make it fit, as well, but I've never found it to be a huge issue; just a mild annoyance at times.

[Quick_Sylver]

Lawrence aka Vogue

As in the guy everyone on VT is stalking? I see

[TheKingDavis]

As in the guy everyone on VT is stalking? I see

Lol yuppers

[Gumleaf]

can we stay on topic please? thanks.

[Sage]

Ugh. But why? It's not hard to lengthen the limit at all. Why should people have to bother shortening their sigs anyway when all that needs to be done is changing a little number in the admin CP? I just don't understand why we're always so damned reluctant to change anything here unless it's unbelievably important.

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

I'm not saying it can't be changed, just that there are options such as using less code. Personally, I just don't have a huge problem with it. My opinion isn't the only one that matters though.

[CaptainObvious]

Ugh. But why? It's not hard to lengthen the limit at all. Why should people have to bother shortening their sigs anyway when all that needs to be done is changing a little number in the admin CP? I just don't understand why we're always so damned reluctant to change anything here unless it's unbelievably important.

Or, you could not put so much useless crap in your sig.

[Zephyr]

It'll be taken into consideration

[BuryYourFlame]

I don't think that it's needed, the point of a signature is just something small to tag on the end of a post (unless I'm mistaken), it isn't meant to be a big display of everything you can think of.

[nick]

I don't think that it's needed, the point of a signature is just something small to tag on the end of a post (unless I'm mistaken), it isn't meant to be a big display of everything you can think of.

I agree, very many times the signature is bigger than the content of the post. Its already out of proportion.

[Maverick]

Reading threads should focus on the content of the point and not have invasive distracting signatures get in the way. I'm not keen on changing it.

[Suicune]

can we stay on topic please? thanks.

NO!!! jk. But TootsiePop is good at taking over threads lol.


(Back on topic)
Although I dont normally care about how much space I need in my signature, One or two more lines couldn't hurt I guess.

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

The current limit is about 25 lines in the little box when you go in to edit your signature, it appears, and I know that already seems like a lot to me.

[-Silence]

Didn't it used to be like 8 lines? So 25 is pretty damn good.

I personally think that the signiture limit is too big.

[Death]

I'd agree. If anything, signitures are far too large, not small.

[Commander Thor]

On another forum I visit, the signature has no set character limit, but it HAS to be shorter than 250px on page load (We have a 'hide' button that we can use to shrink the size of sigs), the mods there enforce that rule like no other.
So we could do that here, raise the character count really high, and have a 'respected' sig height. As in, yes, you could have a sig bigger than that, but the ENTIRE thing will get erased, and replaced by a picture of of a squirrel outlining the size your sig can be.

And before ANYONE goes preaching to me about how it will 'add extra work for the mods', that site has nearly 15 times the active members than this site has, but only has 5 active mods, TOTAL.
The mods here can certainly handle it.

[Maverick]

For the record signatures are maximum of 10 lines.

[The Batman]

On another forum I visit, the signature has no set character limit, but it HAS to be shorter than 250px on page load (We have a 'hide' button that we can use to shrink the size of sigs), the mods there enforce that rule like no other.
So we could do that here, raise the character count really high, and have a 'respected' sig height. As in, yes, you could have a sig bigger than that, but the ENTIRE thing will get erased, and replaced by a picture of of a squirrel outlining the size your sig can be.

And before ANYONE goes preaching to me about how it will 'add extra work for the mods', that site has nearly 15 times the active members than this site has, but only has 5 active mods, TOTAL.
The mods here can certainly handle it.

Just because it works for one forum it doesn't mean it'll work for us too. I think things are just fine.

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

It comes out to more than 10 in the "edit signature" box because that box is smaller, though, right? I know mine is currently 12 or 13 in that box, but if I copy and paste it into a box the size of the Quick Reply box it comes out to just about 9. Either way, where did the 25 thing come from, then? Now I'm confusing myself.

[TheKingDavis]

ya i was guna say, theres no way its 25

[Suicune]

ya i was guna say, theres no way its 25

Same, my signature isn't even close to 25 lines.

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

Alright, I lied! It sounded like a lot to me, too, but apparently that's because I was misinformed. My bad.

[Suicune]

Alright, I lied! It sounded like a lot to me, too, but apparently that's because I was misinformed. My bad.

Kaleidoscope was WRONG?!!!? *Rip in the fabric of space appears*

Well anyway it's ok Kalei!

[AllThatIsLeft]

Darling her name is Jessi ;)

and no more space, it's kinda annoying yes, but it's nothing important, and to be honest I already hate the massively huge sigs

[DarkWingedAngel]

and to be honest I already hate the massively huge sigs
OMG
Imagine if they could make them bigger

[ShatteredWings]

Yeah, i don't like the massive sigs

Heather - I thought it was 8 lines for awhile too.


Could we just make it so BBCode doesn't count in the character limit, so we can have colorful text.

[2D]

When it counts BBCode, it is ridiculously small. Do something about it please.

;689668']Could we just make it so BBCode doesn't count in the character limit, so we can have colorful text.

And we're back to the original question. Funny how that works.

[Giles]

Oh come on, signatures aren't exactly essential.. I'm sure you can live with a few less lines than you think you need.

[ShatteredWings]

And we're back to the original question. Funny how that works.
I offered a suggestion that wouldn't involve adding a character/line count

He just said 'do something"

[2D]

It was implied. Or so it seemed to me.

[Suicune]

Darling her name is Jessi ;)


Oh I know, Just felt like using a shortened version of her name. :P

[The Joker]

Oh I know, Just felt like using a shortened version of her name. :P

Kaleidoscope is longer than Jessi, so you're really using an elongated version of it.

If BBCode didn't count in the lines I'd be happy.

[mrmcdonaldduck]

frankly i think the sigs are fine the way they are, but 1 or 2 more lines couldnt hurt

[Suicune]

Kaleidoscope is longer than Jessi, so you're really using an elongated version of it.

If BBCode didn't count in the lines I'd be happy.

I called her Kalei instead of Jessi. Kalei is shorter than Kaleidoscope.

And before this turns into an internet fight, if it were able to be anyway, I leave this thread.

[Zephyr]

It's been settled.
The limit is fine the way it is.
It's a signature, not a life story.
And we don't want signatures getting to the point where you're seeing all signature and no post when scrolling through threads.

[BigBulge]

I think the sig space is fine, if you use it properly,

Anyway, I use my iPod touch to view this site a lot of the time, which is fine as I use wifi. But for people with limited bandwidth or on a pay as you go phone don't want to be wasting bandwidth/money on gigabyte signatures. Also, if every VT member had a 3 gig sig, the extra server space required would be phenomenal. You get this site for free - the web masters don't.

[Commander Thor]

I think the sig space is fine, if you use it properly,

Anyway, I use my iPod touch to view this site a lot of the time, which is fine as I use wifi. But for people with limited bandwidth or on a pay as you go phone don't want to be wasting bandwidth/money on gigabyte signatures. Also, if every VT member had a 3 gig sig, the extra server space required would be phenomenal. You get this site for free - the web masters don't.

To get a 3 gig sig you'd need a picture with the real-life dimentions of 200 ft x 200 ft.
Insanely huge.
We're talking an image with a resulution of 384000 x 204800 px. (The average monitor is 1280x1024)

Also, the pictures and various other random graphics are NOT hosted on this site, they are hosted on sites like photobucket and imgbay. ONLY the BBCode & the text is stored locally on the server. And text is NOTHING to store.