Signature banners are in danger of being deleted! [Archive]

Darklord Dave

12-14-2006, 08:29 PM

Signature banners are getting out of hand again - Here are the rules for signatures from the FAQ.

Please limit your signature to 3 lines of text or a SINGLE image no larger than 150 pixels high x 500 pixels long.

And I would add that .gif images are discouraged - some poor souls are still on dial up. There's nothing more frustrating than waiting for a post that takes 2 mins. to load and only says "^^^^^* yea!"

King Darkness

12-14-2006, 08:31 PM

Mine is 500 x 125. Is it ok if I have text in it too?

EDIT: Gifs in avatar ok???

Shai Hulud

12-14-2006, 08:35 PM

Mine is now as minimal as I can.:monkey3

dekadentdave

12-14-2006, 08:43 PM

And I would add that .gif images are discouraged - some poor souls are still on dial up. There's nothing more frustrating than waiting for a post that takes 2 mins. to load and only says "^^^^^* yea!"

Then those poor bastards need to upgrade to 21st century technology!

Wor-Gar

12-14-2006, 08:46 PM

Then those poor bastards need to upgrade to 21st century technology!

And here we have the reason for this thread.

Signature banners are getting out of hand again

Couldn't agree more. Sometimes its hard to find the response text in all the silly advertising.

TOE

12-14-2006, 08:47 PM

well...i'm off to the civil war sig thread to look for a new sig :lol

Darklord Dave

12-14-2006, 08:48 PM

Your's is fine King - but DDs? Not so much. Gifs are okay both places, but keep the file size, way, way down.

King Darkness

12-14-2006, 08:50 PM

Your's is fine King - but DDs? Not so much. Gifs are okay, but keep the file size, way, way down.

Cool, thanks Dave.

dekadentdave

12-14-2006, 08:53 PM

And here we have the reason for this thread.

Yeah and I just knew when I woke up this morning that the other DD was gonna jump all over the Kurgans for their ass-kicking new banners. Always the party poopers. Well if file size is the problem, I'll just dither them down when I get home. Problem solved but the banner stays.

Fritz

12-14-2006, 08:59 PM

So what your saying is mine is too large? Poor Boromir, he doesn't get any respect. :monkey2

One more point, if you are on dial-up, I would strongly suggest you disable sigs in your control panel. I know I always did when I was still on dial-up. :wave

dekadentdave

12-14-2006, 09:11 PM

One more point, if you are on dial-up, I would strongly suggest you disable sigs in your control panel. I know I always did when I was still on dial-up. :wave

That's a very good point Fritz. If you don't want to get spammed with banners then turn it off in the control panel. Problem solved.

twistedfreak

12-14-2006, 09:13 PM

One sig for me now.

Buttmunch

12-14-2006, 09:15 PM

Is mine OK? :confused:

occulum

12-14-2006, 09:46 PM

so is 108k A-OK?

Boba Fett

12-15-2006, 09:03 AM

Seems the Civil War sigs are okay in size and display.

danfaz

12-15-2006, 10:42 AM

I say get rid of them! :banana

dekadentdave

12-15-2006, 10:46 AM

I say get rid of them! :banana

And I say turn it off in the control panel if you don't want them! :thwak

tomandshell

12-15-2006, 10:50 AM

It is true that those with dial up (or those who just don't want to be hit with all of the flashing/provocative/oversized signatures) can very easily disable them. Some of the users may not be familiar with all of the options in the User CP.

danfaz

12-15-2006, 10:52 AM

And I say turn it off in the control panel if you don't want them! :thwak

And I say get rid of 'em :monkey1

Some people put useful info or links in their sigs (like me), which can't be seen if "view sigs" is disabled. All these blinky, ginormous sigs are annoying, to say the least.

dekadentdave

12-15-2006, 11:02 AM

And I say get rid of 'em :monkey1

Some people put useful info or links in their sigs (like me), which can't be seen if "view sigs" is disabled. All these blinky, ginormous sigs are annoying, to say the least.

Wah! Too f'n bad!

Amir

12-15-2006, 11:05 AM

danfaz

12-15-2006, 11:10 AM

Wah! Too f'n bad!

:lol that's a mature comment!

Nitro

12-15-2006, 11:23 AM

I just took mine out understanding what the 56K users are going through loading up these pages...

Darklord Dave

12-15-2006, 11:26 AM

Yes, they can be disabled - but as was pointed out - sometimes there might be something interesting there (although that's most frequently NOT the case).

I can't disable them because I have to see what people are posting. And I hate scrolling through a thread with ginormas sigs.

buffy-collector

12-15-2006, 11:56 AM

dekadentdave

12-15-2006, 01:08 PM

I think they should be one banner the size of a civil war one.I will remove the "finger of doom one right away"dekadentdave you really are mature arnt you :rotfl I say get rid of those ugly beheaded gifs.

And you have the gall to become a member of the Krusade and then bash its members. I should behead you beyotch!
http://home.mho.com/decadentdave/behead3.gif

buffy-collector

12-15-2006, 01:15 PM

When did I bash its members?Im bashing gifs?There may be people with dial up so im thinking of those,I mean there is no point in having them gifs a simple banner should be ok.The banner looks ok but im thinking of others.

Mithrandier

12-15-2006, 01:20 PM

dekadentdave, seems like I am picking on you today, but I am not.............just trying to help out the Krusade........

Quit trying to make a stand like the one you are taking......

The site has rules for everyone and they are not meant to hurt the Krusade just for that sake.......

The rules were made long before you or I were members of the board, and they were made for a reason.......

It is actions like this that gives the entire Kurgan Krusade a freakin bad name.......

You might watch challenging the Darklord like that, cause he can turn off all your sigs........

His name ain't the Darklord for nothin..........

Boba Fett

12-15-2006, 01:20 PM

http://home.earthlink.net/~zolanhunter/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/3eject.jpg

dekadentdave

12-15-2006, 01:23 PM

Bannister

12-15-2006, 01:24 PM

And you have the gall to become a member of the Krusade and then bash its members. I should behead you beyotch!
http://home.mho.com/decadentdave/behead3.gif
Technically Dave you are bashing a Krusader as well. I am on dial up and a member of the Krusade.:D But in all seriousness I could care less about the gifs. I am used to waiting for pages to load up anyway so it doesn't bother me. Also, is my sig OK?

Mithrandier

12-15-2006, 01:25 PM

Hey Mith, why don't you PM me.
PM sent?????????????

Bannister

12-15-2006, 01:36 PM

PM sent?????????????
Are you sure??????????:rotfl

Fritz

12-15-2006, 03:13 PM

The large sigs being an issue for dial up is a valid point. I travel fairly often but I don't always get a hotel with a wireless connection. In that case, if I check the site in the evening, I always turn off sigs in my options before reading the forum. In most cases when they don't have wireless, I'm stuck with a 28K connection because of the hotels antiquated phone systems. I usually make a point of looking for a place with a wireless connection but it doesn't always happen.

EVILFACE

12-15-2006, 04:21 PM

And you have the gall to become a member of the Krusade and then bash its members. I should behead you beyotch!
http://home.mho.com/decadentdave/behead3.gif

and you should be beheaded for using s full screen gif instead of a widescreen gif.

The Kurgan would look down apon you!!!

Agent0028

12-15-2006, 05:18 PM

Funny pic with caption Boba Fett.

I figure I might as weigh in on this one as well, most likely a buncha others will. :lol Anyways, being on dial up, I'm like Bannister, I wait so long for everything else that waiting for these pages to load isn't that bad. But I think the real point here is that Dave is being nice asking us to police ourselves. He very easily could have just said that he's getting rid of them and locked any thread made to complain about it.

Plus, on a more Kurgan note...do ya'll really need all those sig banners beggin' for a figure, and threatenin' beheadin's? Can't (kan't?) ya'll just get together and divide your favorite ones amongst yourselves? Subtlty (sp?) will get you alot further (farther?) than annoying people.

TheObsoleteMan

12-15-2006, 07:45 PM

Plus, on a more Kurgan note...do ya'll really need all those sig banners beggin' for a figure, and threatenin' beheadin's? Can't (kan't?) ya'll just get together and divide your favorite ones amongst yourselves? Subtlty (sp?) will get you alot further (farther?) than annoying people.
I think annoying people is the point now. I don't mean that as a slight against the Krusaders, I know they're just having fun with it, but I'm sure they've figured out by now that no Medieval Kurgan figure is coming. It's more about being in the club, and goofing around.

dekadentdave

12-15-2006, 07:51 PM

and you should be beheaded for using s full screen gif instead of a widescreen gif.

The Kurgan would look down apon you!!!

Well Evil, seeing as how that came from a widescreen DVD 720x480, when you reduce it down to the unfortunate 150 pixel legal limit that Dave has imposed for sigs you end up with a cropped 4:3 gif.

Oh and to TheObsoleteMan, ye of little faith, read the banner. If NECA can make one as an 8 in action figure, there is no excuse for Sideshow to not make a 13" Midieval Kurgan. It WILL happen, one way or another.

venakin skywalker

12-15-2006, 07:58 PM

valid point dave... and the kurgays, dude we know you want a kurgay figure!! sideshow knows it... the ^^^^^^^^^s know it... how many sigs do you need?

TheObsoleteMan

12-15-2006, 07:58 PM

If NECA can make one as an 8 in action figure, there is no excuse for Sideshow to not make a 13" Midieval Kurgan.Sure there is, it ain't Star Wars. The Highlander line is, unfortunately, deader than the Kurgan himself.

The Godfather

12-15-2006, 08:10 PM

Not my banner not my gumdrop banner.

lcummins

12-15-2006, 08:33 PM

I completely understand about the poor souls still on dial up; for example, page #2 of this thread has .8 MB of unique signature photos and that isn't even counting avatars, smilies, and board widgets! That equates to 8 minutes to load the page completely at 28.8 speed. I never really used a signature banner before and mostly had text and a smilie or two, but recently I discovered UserBars and was very intrigued by them and have been playing around with some. I just checked my current one and was surprised to see it was 160KB or so! Now that is because is it animated and has 10 individual UserBars in it. If I reduce the number or remove the animation, it would be much lower. Several boards have gone to allowing UserBars only, as they are limited to 350x19 pixels. Doesn't sound like much, but I have seen some amazing things done in such a small space! I am not suggesting Dave only allow UserBars; just that they may be an alternative for some people. Anyway, I think if Dave will give us a guideline on a file size he would find acceptable, I for one will certainly abide by it, and hope others would as well. Just my two cents...

KAOSINLA

12-15-2006, 08:45 PM

Is my gif safe or to be disgarded???

King Darkness

12-15-2006, 08:46 PM

I have DSL and run a 1536 Kbps, so it has never bothered me. I personally love seeing different sigs and animated gifs. I think it adds a lot of "personality" to the user.

I guess for those running on dail up its a bummer, but you cant really limit them to much. Its not fair to the people who are not on dail up. As it is also not fair to dail up users to have 3 or 4 gif sigs.

I think the current limits Dave has set forth in his first post is pretty fair to all involved.

King Darkness

12-15-2006, 08:47 PM

Is my gif safe or to be disgarded???

I hope not, I love your sig. I still say it out loud from time to time:D

The Godfather

12-15-2006, 08:52 PM

I hope not, I love your sig. I still say it out loud from time to time:D

I do that exact same thing everytime I see it.

darth dypshyt

12-15-2006, 08:54 PM

So, this has turned into a "let's bag the people who have broadband.." thread?? :lol :lol

How many people HONESTLY have something "useful" in their sig anyway?? I know of a couple, but, look, if you are complaining about sig size...turn them off.(Not you though, almighty Dave.:bow) ....What do you people on dial-up do on other web pages??? Tell amazon.com to stop using animated gifs etc.:monkey5

Oh...and my sig is 500 x 150..So, that's OK right Dave?

lcummins

12-15-2006, 08:58 PM

...I think the current limits Dave has set forth in his first post is pretty fair to all involved.

I agree as far as width/height, but as for file size, he just said keep them way, way down. What does he consider to be "way, way down"? Are we talking 20KB or less, under 100KB, or just so it doesn't hit 1MB? :rotfl Like I stated, I was surprised to see mine was 160KB which I think is starting to get on the large size; the "beheaded" .gif (and I am not picking on it, just that it is the largest in this thread) is 475KB. A couple of those loaded from different servers and you are pretty much at 1MB to download. I too am on broadband and never even noticed the signature sizes because the pages load pretty much instantly (except for big picture threads!), so I do agree there has to be some give and take between dial up and broadband.

King Darkness

12-15-2006, 09:05 PM

The maximum size of your custom image is 80 by 80 pixels or 488.3 KB

I think it should be relative to the file size of your avatar. So less than 488 Kb should be good. That really isnt that much. Is it?

KAOSINLA

12-15-2006, 09:09 PM

I'm glad that Sam the street $ collector is still bringing a smile!!!

Bannister

12-15-2006, 09:17 PM

I'm glad that Sam the street $ collector is still bringing a smile!!!
I have always loved this gif.:rock:rock:rock

Darklord Dave

12-15-2006, 09:38 PM

488 KB is nearly 1/2 a MB. My first computer had a hard drive that could only hold 40 MB. That's 80 sigs.

But I was going to say 450KB should be the upper limit for the full sig, not just one of the 10 pictures in a sig. At that size I figure most pages will load pretty much instaneously on my connection.

lcummins

12-15-2006, 10:04 PM

Sounds good to me, especially as the "upper" limit. Most will not come close to that size, so a normal page shouldn't be too long at loading.

darth dypshyt

12-15-2006, 10:34 PM

My first computer had a hard drive that could only hold 40 MB.

Geez Dave....You are showing your age now!:lol

galactiboy

12-16-2006, 12:02 AM

valid point dave... and the kurgays, dude we know you want a kurgay figure!! sideshow knows it... the ^^^^^^^^^s know it... how many sigs do you need?

Do you need a signature for Medicom... we already know you like it! I mean jeez, dude we get it :lol

King Darkness

12-16-2006, 12:13 AM

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/spa4chelc/poop.jpg

Fubeca

12-16-2006, 12:15 AM

Dave mine is 151 X 500 is that ok?

King Darkness

12-16-2006, 12:17 AM

Dave mine is 151 X 500 is that ok?

NO! You must get rid of that extra pixel!

Fubeca

12-16-2006, 12:29 AM

NO! You must get rid of that extra pixel!

Dang, Dave is really tightening up!!!!!!!!!!!!

dekadentdave

12-16-2006, 01:00 AM

NO! You must get rid of that extra pixel!

Oh, you mean Pixeltwin? :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

figuremaster_les

12-16-2006, 07:31 AM

Uh oh...guess my battle below is doomed....
:D

Darklord Dave

12-16-2006, 03:22 PM

Les, your battle is less than a 100KB all together, so I think it's safe.

Bannister

12-16-2006, 05:18 PM

Les, your battle is less than a 100KB all together, so I think it's safe.
Plus it is frickin sweet!!!:rock:rock:rock

Alice Adrenochrome

12-20-2006, 04:05 PM

I don't see any banners anymore... Guess that means that they are all gone? Dave finally pulled the plug or what? I'm gone miss the "Guess who I'm with?" banner most of all...

Alice Adrenochrome

12-20-2006, 04:16 PM

Hmmm.. I also can't see the pictures in threads... Is it me or... ?

pixletwin

12-20-2006, 04:22 PM

I still see banners. :huh

Shai Hulud

12-20-2006, 04:22 PM

Hmmm.. I also can't see the pictures in threads... Is it me or... ?

Yeahh alice, I think its you.:monkey3

Alice Adrenochrome

12-20-2006, 04:39 PM

Yes, sorry guys... it was a preference setting in my browser I had tempered with...

Sachiel

12-20-2006, 05:25 PM

You guys should see the sigs at Toynewsi.com! :emperor

King Darkness

12-20-2006, 05:36 PM

You guys should see the sigs at Toynewsi.com! :emperor

Damn those are huge!

Here a few of the larger ones.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v724/CyberBishop00001/sigs/Civilwarsnowmiser.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/Rodimus86/Rodimus-Prime-Sig-4.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e299/DJActionfigure/Smallarmy.jpg

sunohc

12-20-2006, 05:47 PM

is mine good dave?

its 3 lines and a pic... :rolleyes:

DarkArtist81

12-20-2006, 06:21 PM

I think it's a good idea to keep it nice and small.... I know how bad the pages must be dragging on Dial-Up. Poor guys. I used to have a lot going on in mine, but have limited myself to a much more contained Sig.

Darklord Dave

12-20-2006, 09:18 PM

That forum is a perfect example of what I don't want happening here. I think if you want text in your sig as well as an image, the image should be sized down below the maximum. After all - it IS a maximum.