Sigs and avas going away??

[JessiA]

The signatures, in truth, took up probably 1/4 of the total page space. And, besides, this forum isn't about signatures, or avatars really, it's about the people and their discussions. Signatures too much away from that, especially right before the big forum change.

I, for one, don't mind signatures.. but it did get annoying while in another section, people were asking each other about their signatures and complimenting them and whatnot, while that could've been done easily in PM. That's part of the reason why I didn't have one for so long.

Avatars are the main thing I look at to see who's who. Very, very few people have the same avatar, so you can tell who the person is just by looking at their avatar.

Now, just because the sigs are gone doesn't mean that the signature contests have to be. You just can't use 'em on this forum, that's all. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

[KakashiSensei]

Well put JessiA. My thoughts are this. The sigs look cool the first time I see whoevers it is, then I really dont care one way or the other about them.

[JessiA]

Agreed.

I was going to edit my post, but I figure I'll just say it here.

Along with making page loading slower and sometimes distracting people from the actual messages, some people had cookies imbedded into their signatures from whereever their host was. Cookies are annoying, and getting rid of signatures is definately one way to get rid of those cookies.

Originally posted by: Naruto

Originally posted by: JessiA
The signatures, in truth, took up probably 1/4 of the total page space. And, besides, this forum isn't about signatures, or avatars really, it's about the people and their discussions. Signatures too much away from that, especially right before the big forum change.

I, for one, don't mind signatures.. but it did get annoying while in another section, people were asking each other about their signatures and complimenting them and whatnot, while that could've been done easily in PM. That's part of the reason why I didn't have one for so long.

Avatars are the main thing I look at to see who's who. Very, very few people have the same avatar, so you can tell who the person is just by looking at their avatar.

Now, just because the sigs are gone doesn't mean that the signature contests have to be. You just can't use 'em on this forum, that's all. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

how did u get ur avatar there?

There's a thread in the General Discussion forum labeled "Custom Avas are Here!" or something along those lines.

[lasaire]

While I appreciate the problems with sigs causing the page to slow down in loading time, I must admit that having this switch to no sigs occuring right when I am in the middle of a sig-making contest very discouraging.

After all, the inverse of JessiA's comment about sigs is: Why have a sig contest here if we're not going to be able to display our work?

I must admit that if this is a permanent situation my time spent on gotwoot will be dropping dramatically, and I will take myself and my signature work to some other board.

[Ciber]

Originally posted by: lasaire
While I appreciate the problems with sigs causing the page to slow down in loading time, I must admit that having this switch to no sigs occuring right when I am in the middle of a sig-making contest very discouraging.

After all, the inverse of JessiA's comment about sigs is: Why have a sig contest here if we're not going to be able to display our work?

I must admit that if this is a permanent situation my time spent on gotwoot will be dropping dramatically, and I will take myself and my signature work to some other board.

Why do you have the need to display your "work" in every post you make? Were you ignored as a child and now have a constant need for attention?



I don't know if you're aware, but this forum isn't about sigs, and it's not your personal canvas. If you want to display your banners so bad, go buy some ad space somewhere.

[JessiA]

Gotwoot is not here for people to display their works. If you wanna do that, open up a website. Gotwoot is a forum, for discussion.

People CAN still display their works, like so:


http://lilachaze.gotwoot.net/Signatu.../NARU-1-MB.jpg


And therefore, still participate in the contests that are held once in a while.


If your main purpose in coming to gotwoot was just to sit around and make images for people to use in their signatures.. then may I suggest you go to delphi.com. They allow signatures, regardless of size or shape. They just can't be from liscenced shows (and if you have permission, you must let one of the administrators know, with proof).. and you need a paid for account to be able to display signatures as well.


Hrm.. Maybe Ciber wouldn't mind biling Gotwoot members $2 a month to allow them to use signatures [img]i/expressions/devil.gif[/img]

[villin]

So just to clarify, are the picture sigs gone for good or is it temporary until the new forum gets all the bugs worked out.

[Naruto]

Originally posted by: JessiA
The signatures, in truth, took up probably 1/4 of the total page space. And, besides, this forum isn't about signatures, or avatars really, it's about the people and their discussions. Signatures too much away from that, especially right before the big forum change.

I, for one, don't mind signatures.. but it did get annoying while in another section, people were asking each other about their signatures and complimenting them and whatnot, while that could've been done easily in PM. That's part of the reason why I didn't have one for so long.

Avatars are the main thing I look at to see who's who. Very, very few people have the same avatar, so you can tell who the person is just by looking at their avatar.

Now, just because the sigs are gone doesn't mean that the signature contests have to be. You just can't use 'em on this forum, that's all. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

how did u get ur avatar there?