So if we are going to STERILIZE BLF, let’s do a complete STERILIZATION.
No Sig lines
Pictures must be sized 100% or less
Eliminate “Quote” button or limit to 1 post quoted
Eliminate all avatars
Eliminate all info on left side of post except username
Then we can have a nice “clean” forum that a few will just love, some won’t care one way or the other probably, and the rest of us will think “what a boring place… ”
Personally, I’ll fall into that last category. But I’ll deal with it if it will make a few happy.
But no half measures, all or nothing as far as I am concerned. Either let us just all deal with the things we don’t necessarily like or just Sterilize the whole thing.
Passive agressive my rear end. This complete discussion in nothing more than BS. If you truly do not wish to see sig lines there are ways to avoid it completely. Take the initiative…. apply those simple measures instead of griping.
And don’t even go there about health issues…… See above about avoiding sig lines.
I’ll be back in in minute with a link to that.
EDIT:
I’m back with the info of how to hide Sig lines……
This info is provided by jon_slider… I think the original code/ info is TK’s creation.
Some sites have a character limit for the sig line and a limit to the maximum size of font that may be used, and maybe an image size limit. That way you can list whatever you want as long as it fits in the available space.
The user info in the sidebar may not seem to be needed but I do really like to have the users “last seen”, post count and location readily visible.
Signature lines are a nice personalization touch, but at the same time, I would like to see them small and not a substitute for personal bookmarks.
Stop what. You offhanded accused me of using a “passive aggressive defense”. Well, I’ll just stop trying to sugar coat it then.
I think your complete complaint about “excessive sig lines” is nothing more than noise. Noise that could have just as well been kept to yourself.
There are ways to avoid sig lines. Use them.
+1 to “Whatever.”
You could have fooled me about you not minding sig lines.
Who defines “excessive”…. you??
What about the people who think a “three line” sig line, like yours; is excessive??
My point is many people complain about the most benign things.
Tatasal… just to be clear, I do not advocate the removal of the “Quote” button. I also think it is very valuable. Yeah, it can be abused intentionally or more likely unintentionally…. but that is rare.
I was just using that as a way to save bandwidth since saving it was mentioned…… IF saving bandwidth was what any of this was really about in the first place, which I highly doubt.
Thanks, but no need for a ’Sig Thread’ either, as far as I am concerned.
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