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CyberGhostface
06-23-2002, 12:20 AM
Why cant we have pictures in our sigs?
ReadWryt
06-23-2002, 08:20 AM
Because we haven't turned that ability on...
Ecthelion
07-08-2002, 07:42 AM
Are we ever going to earn pics in our sigs?
Snaga
07-08-2002, 01:37 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOO!

I HATE pics in signatures. They are a goddam pain in the ..... neck! They slow everything down, and get in the way of reading the threads.
Ecthelion
07-08-2002, 04:44 PM
Oooooooookkkkkkkk.............
ReadWryt
07-08-2002, 05:17 PM
...heh. Um, I don't think it's so much a matter of "earning" as it is a matter of things like Bandwidth and Oversight.
Ancalagon
07-08-2002, 08:03 PM
Personally I think they are a pain in the arse. The avatars are a welcome addition, but Pics in sigs........:(

Anyhoo, everyone should be posting their pics in the forum photo album!
Beorn
07-08-2002, 08:08 PM
Originally posted by Ancalagon
Anyhoo, everyone should be posting their pics in the forum photo album!

Yeah, look what happened: http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=123858#post123858


The pictures in the sigs are just too much, it makes a mess of everything, yada yada yada, they get too big...
Asha'man
07-16-2002, 05:26 AM
If you want a demonstration of how sig pics slow a site down, go to www.corvetteforums.com (I think). Most everyone has a large pic of their car in their signature, and it makes the whole forum really slow.

Asha'man
ReadWryt
07-16-2002, 06:03 PM
Oh yeah, I'm a member over at www.ringquest.com and, while they are a really sweet bunch of folks and good natured and avid Tolkien lovers like over here, they permit things like Pictures in the Sigs and they have no limit on Signature length, so most times the Sigs are longer then the posts from many of the members. It's one way to run a forum, and I really respect what they are doing over there, but it would drive me right up the wall if I used that site all the time personally. But to each their own...if it's making Tolkien Fans happy and serving their needs and desires I say more power to them...but it's not going to happen here.
Halasían
07-16-2002, 10:43 PM
I am all for no picts in sigs. It killed Ringbearer and almost killed Tolkienonline. A nice clean forum is great and I like the look of this place, especially with the new colors! (yeah, I been away for a time) If only there were no post count to cut down spam posts :D
Asha'man
07-17-2002, 05:13 AM
On Stangnet (http://forums.stangnet.com), it's set to not count posts in the Gene Pool (S & B equivalent) or the Talk sections of each engine type board. No matter how much you post in those places, the only ones that go onto your post count are the ones in the tech sections.

At least that's what I've heard - not absolutely positive if it's true, but pretty sure. Look into it, WM! :)

Asha'man
Aragorn*9
08-11-2002, 05:19 AM
I'm new and I was just wondering if that ability was ever avalible here. I think it's best to just stick with avatars. Just my two cense though!
Beorn
08-11-2002, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by Asha'man
On Stangnet (http://forums.stangnet.com), it's set to not count posts in the Gene Pool (S & B equivalent) or the Talk sections of each engine type board. No matter how much you post in those places, the only ones that go onto your post count are the ones in the tech sections.

At least that's what I've heard - not absolutely positive if it's true, but pretty sure. Look into it, WM! :)

Asha'man
It's quite possible...just one option that he needs to change...
Walter
08-11-2002, 09:25 PM
Can we have mpegs instead? I would like to have the TTT trailer in mine.... ;)
ReadWryt
08-12-2002, 07:14 PM
Now Walter, you KNOW that MPEGs are too big...perhaps if it was a Streaming Quicktime movie...:p
Walter
08-12-2002, 07:27 PM
Drats, anotherone of my ideas that proved a flop :D
Legolas_lover12
08-24-2002, 06:13 PM
LOL.

btw, i like ur avatar walter... it winked at me ...LOL;):):D