[Primus]

I say let's keep things the way they are.

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Dark RevenantX
I say that if you don't have higher than 150 posts, you don't get a signature.  If you don't have higher than 500 posts, you shouldn't have an avatar.  I also say that if you don't have higher than 1000 posts, you can't have sig images.

And use the warning level system.

As pointed out, the problem with any post-based privilege system is that you rapidly get lots of spammers. Besides, avatars should be more special than that; anyone can spam, but it takes commitment and skill to be a part of a hosted project. As I've said before, when things are in short supply, they are worth more - like back when we let people pick their own titles. That was dumb - people's titles became meaningless and not worth anything.

[Primus]

Btw, what is the limit of sig? How many characters it can have?

[pyro-manic]

I don't think there is a limit, but they become rather offensive after a while - 20-odd lines of text in many colours distracts from the content of the actual posts, and takes up space. Hell, I drastically pruned my sig recently because it was far too big for my liking (about 10 lines IIRC) - I much prefer it now. Nice and simple...

[Setekh]

I don't think a limit is enforced at the moment. However, if they start getting around 8-9 lines, and we notice, we'll clamp down on it.

[Unknown Target]

We don't need a rules thread because if a newbie gets out of line, we generally "remind" them of what they're doing incorrectly. We haven't had a major problem thus far with anything, and besides, things are fine as they are. Why do we need to start adding limits and more rules and stuff? It would only serve to make HLP more like all the forums that we try to avoid.
That's what I'm most worried about with all these new members; that we'll become just like the spam-filled myriad of other Gamespy forums, and we will lose what makes HLP unique among the web. I say keep things as they are.

[achtung]

I was goin g to put small images like

and

one of those two and one of he smaller firefox adverts.

Thats what makes this forum great no ridiculous rules bull just follow proper nettiquete to a point and don't anger the admins:D

[Unknown Target]

Those A) Could be considered offensive to some, and B) why do you need them anyway? There's no point ot them, just say what those say in text. Less load times for the less connection gifted, and no big flashy things in our faces all the time.

The reason we're not over-moderated like other forums is because 99.9% of our forum members are either experienced and/or follow the basic rules.

[achtung]

Well yea I could see that but what about the firefox advert?  And yea I guess I could just put a firefox link in my sig.

[Unknown Target]

Notice it's pretty much only admins that have those

This forum is pleasent to surf because I don't have to constantly disgregard a bazillion different annoying flashy icons under everyone's name.

[Ransom]

I don't really mind small 90x30 or so sig images, provided they actually have a purpose (like what Turnsky said) and aren't just there because the user felt like having something there. But bloated 480x60 banners should die. And I don't really care about avatars as long as they're no bigger than 100x100.

Though, doesn't a newer verson of vB allow users to disable avatars and sig images and such in their settings?

[achtung]

Originally posted by Unknown Target

The reason we're not over-moderated like other forums is because 99.9% of our forum members are either experienced and/or follow the basic rules.

I hope I fall into those criteria

200th post!

[Unknown Target]

Post whoring makes you fall out of that criteria

Anyway, why do you need an image sig? They serve no purpose other than annoyance/bandwith hogging (unless they're for a usefull purpose, like determining which projects a poster works for).

[achtung]

If only I could do anything with modding, I can't even FRED, or edit tables!  And hey! be quiet the gnomes will here me, I don't want them taking my underpants again.

[Unknown Target]

Well, then learn how to mod. HLP is the best place to learn that stuff
It's not that hard. Just look in the wikki first, and search. PLEASE don't post another topic asking about how to do it, it's all explained in the wikki and in the various threads all over the forum.


And still, why do you need an image sig that bad?

[achtung]

I don't anymore I'm past that point in my life now.  Since I learned it could only be done by an admin I was just asking in the first place you know and see I even put a link in.

[Grey Wolf]

Or you all could just disable sigs. Makes the entire forum look cleaner.

[Unknown Target]

That's taking it a bit too far. A lot of people use their (text) sigs for informational purposes, and it's nice to have a few quotes here and there. The only text sig that's close to being annoying is that one guy's, the one with the big long stream of colors in a rainbow. But sometimes you have to take the bad if you want the good

[Grey Wolf]

I'm saying use the per-user setting. Just disable it for yourselves.

[Unknown Target]

Wouldn't it be easier not to have image sigs in the first place?