Signatures - Get rid of them?
- Thread starter Mick West
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FatPhil
Senior Member.
Everyone already has this choice as part of their settings, so I don't think there's a huge need to have it enforced as policy. As a disabler, my "no" vote definitely wasn't pro-sigs, merely pro-choice.
RobertBillyBob
Senior Member.
This only works for logged users.
Giddierone
Senior Member.
Forcefully shielding readers from the "forced benefit" of repeatedly reading some bit of pomposity would be a kindness.
Smythe Bacchus
Senior Member.
Then that would be a different poll against pompous signatures. I hope mine does not fall into that category?
Todd Feinman
Senior Member
Aaawww. I like my skeptic-roasting propaganda! But alright…Then that would be a different poll against pompous signatures. I hope mine does not fall into that category?
Smythe Bacchus
Senior Member.
Signatures are also hidden to save screen space when using a mobile web browser
Todd Feinman
Senior Member
That sounds like it might be the whole of the law, or something! Like you might be a star!
Witch! Press JMart with stones!
FatPhil
Senior Member.
That seems to show consideration to non-members, but effectively turns the poll into "should we impose our preferences on non-members?":
Status quo: they have option to sign up, sign in, and have their personal preferences used.
Turn them off: they don't have such a choice.
FatPhil
Senior Member.
How the heck would I know!?!?!?Then that would be a different poll against pompous signatures. I hope mine does not fall into that category?
RobertBillyBob
Senior Member.
Good arguments, but you'd have to know you can hide the signatures once you sign up. And signing up to every site you read is tiresome.
I don't think either choice is really better than the other, it's ultimately a design decision and Mick should decide based on what he thinks is better for the site.
purpleivan
Senior Member.
Occasionally one catches my eye, but mostly I'm not aware of them being there. Never thought of having one myself, but I can understand why others might.
I didn't know there was an option to turn display of them off, which I've now enabled, just to try it out. That being the case, if someone's distracted by them, then they already have the option to not see them (although many might not be aware of that, as in my case).
If Mick's concerned about a cluttered appearance for new, un-logged users, maybe changing the default setting for sigs, to not showing them, might be a better solution, instead of removing the feature completely.
I didn't know there was an option to turn display of them off, which I've now enabled, just to try it out. That being the case, if someone's distracted by them, then they already have the option to not see them (although many might not be aware of that, as in my case).
If Mick's concerned about a cluttered appearance for new, un-logged users, maybe changing the default setting for sigs, to not showing them, might be a better solution, instead of removing the feature completely.
FatPhil
Senior Member.
I'd forgotten I'd even set a sig, so its messaging has probably been very stale for quite a long time. However, there are avatars for that purpose, and a picture is worth a thousand words.
John J.
Senior Member.
@RTM's signature always makes me smile. Well, provides a tiny lift.
"there shall, in that time, be rumors of things going astray, errrm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are"
To me, it gently reflects some of the more millenarian beliefs/ claims of some UFO groups (Millenarianism, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenarianism). We are on the verge of something transformative that will validate believers. And have been, for ages.
No idea if that was his intention! I'm guessing he's a Life of Brian fan
"there shall, in that time, be rumors of things going astray, errrm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are"
To me, it gently reflects some of the more millenarian beliefs/ claims of some UFO groups (Millenarianism, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenarianism). We are on the verge of something transformative that will validate believers. And have been, for ages.
No idea if that was his intention! I'm guessing he's a Life of Brian fan
NoParty
Senior Member.
Me too. I don't care either way, on whether we have signatures or not...so long as they're limited to Monty Python films...@RTM's signature always makes me smile. Well, provides a tiny lift.
"there shall, in that time, be rumors of things going astray, errrm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are"
To me, it gently reflects some of the more millenarian beliefs/ claims of some UFO groups (Millenarianism, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenarianism). We are on the verge of something transformative that will validate believers. And have been, for ages.
No idea if that was his intention! I'm guessing he's a Life of Brian fan
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