It can be helpful to turn a text signature into a compact image. Aside from just giving you more control over the layout, this keeps the signature from messing with search results. like, if someone searches for “Convoy L6” it may give them every thread you have ever posted in, instead of just threads which are about the L6.
I used to have an image signature, before I got sick of it. It looked like this:
It’s pretty out-of-date now, but still. It served its purpose, used minimal space, and didn’t interfere with searches.
There’s a lot of information spread throughout various posts in this thread, but that’s a lot of reading. The best thing to do is read the first post, from the bottom up. (Newest updates are at the top of the post.)