Sablesword
TMF Master
- Joined
- Jun 13, 2001
- Messages
- 785
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- 18
One of my pet peeves here is seeing posts with huge sigs, sigs that are bigger than the actual content of most of the posts.
The rule is suppose to be "If your sig image is bigger then the TMF 'feet in a circle' logo that you can see in the upper left corner of every forum page, it's TOO BIG. Use a smaller one." That logo is 168 pixels high and 200 pixels wide. But a lot of sig images are two or three times as high and wide, plus a number of lines of text - a half-dozen to a dozen lines, which is also far too much.
In my completely arrogant opinion, sigs should be limited to not more than four (4) lines, or to two (2) lines plus an image no more than 168 pixels high. (And the lines should be single-spaced, unenlarged, and generally not formatted to be bigger than a standard line of text.)
Width isn't such a problem; I don't mind seeing page-width, banner-style sigs, and I'd support a rule change to specifically allow them. But sigs with so much height that they take up half a page or more are just annoying. Especially after being seen a dozen times.
(And another thing: Sigs really need to be non-obnoxious. Bland even. They should be non-annoying even after being seen dozens of times. A standard of "this sig isn't nasty enough to cause the thick-skinned to complain after one viewing" just doesn't cut it.)
Had to get that off my chest.
The rule is suppose to be "If your sig image is bigger then the TMF 'feet in a circle' logo that you can see in the upper left corner of every forum page, it's TOO BIG. Use a smaller one." That logo is 168 pixels high and 200 pixels wide. But a lot of sig images are two or three times as high and wide, plus a number of lines of text - a half-dozen to a dozen lines, which is also far too much.
In my completely arrogant opinion, sigs should be limited to not more than four (4) lines, or to two (2) lines plus an image no more than 168 pixels high. (And the lines should be single-spaced, unenlarged, and generally not formatted to be bigger than a standard line of text.)
Width isn't such a problem; I don't mind seeing page-width, banner-style sigs, and I'd support a rule change to specifically allow them. But sigs with so much height that they take up half a page or more are just annoying. Especially after being seen a dozen times.
(And another thing: Sigs really need to be non-obnoxious. Bland even. They should be non-annoying even after being seen dozens of times. A standard of "this sig isn't nasty enough to cause the thick-skinned to complain after one viewing" just doesn't cut it.)
Had to get that off my chest.