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Aaron 
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 09:25 |
now, i am not one for signatures as it is, and maybe this is some internet debate that has gone on for quite some time, but i think some of the stuff in the signatures is too much, i would like to see it just be text, but i doubt i will win that, just a few suggestions
1. limit the size of the images, images larger than ones post seems bizarre to me, especially when one has to scroll out to see the entire thing
2. images that have something to do with the member more directly, such as interests maybe, not general interests
the second one is why i am posting this,
nothing against ivan0frost, but the picture of some hot chick in his sig. is unecessary. When I am browsing at home or especially at work, i don't need someone coming in and seeing a scantaly clad woman on my screen when i am posting on a message board or thread that is not related to that picture, for obvious reasons. I don't need them to think I am a perv.
edit: i chopped off the end bit
Aaron
Edited by Aaron - July 05 2006 at 10:09
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Ricochet
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 09:37 |
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JayDee
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 09:40 |
wait... I think Im missing something... are you saying youre a perv???? 
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Aaron
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 09:57 |
not really, who doesn't like looking at woman, but i prefer to do it on my own time i don't want it when it is not expected
i don't see a difference between a nude chick and a chick with a bikini, it is selling the same thing, and i have no interest in seeing that in certain situations
Aaron
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Ricochet
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 10:15 |
^I do not see any problem with Ivanfrost's signature.At least from your perspective. plus how can someone think you are a perv when it isn't you with the babe picture (let them think ivan's a perv  ) counter-arguments to your general view: you doubt well that you'll not win this debate,as this forum allows more than simple text messages.this is actually,speaking metaforically,a place where members,through sigs,can create a personal image or a notable reference. signature is something subjective,therefore the member decides if it's a general thing or a personal thing. limitations of image sizes or of sig lenght do exist. --- in my opinion,and with all the respect,the motives you give aren't really inappropriate. You can report a signature that exceed limits or you can report that your browser doesn't support such signature (but in that case,you have to do changes,not all of us) 
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Aaron
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 10:34 |
i don't really have a problem with pictures, i think the oversized ones are kind of annoying, the subject matter is not really a big deal, but i don't think people would realize i am posting on a message board right away, at a quick glance
maybe you are right though, there are boobs and butts all over the internet, no matter where i go
Aaron
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Ricochet
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 10:39 |
< that's the spirit
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Vompatti
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 10:39 |
I think ivanfr0st's new sig is much more pleasant to watch than his previous ones. Does that mean I'm a perv? 
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chopper
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 11:13 |
I've been saying for ages that large pictures in sigs should be banned, they just slow down the loading of the pages.
And having scantily clad chicks in bikinis could be a definite embarrasment if the wrong person walked past my PC while I was in the forum at lunchtime!
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Sean Trane
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 11:17 |
Aaron,
All kidding aside, guys!!!!!! 
I have to agree that some signatures are a pain to the eyes after repeated viewings and repeated postings on the same thread.
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Trickster F.
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 11:26 |
This is such a gay thread(  ...), but okay, I completely understand your point of view and I shall change my signature. There really is no specific rule about this on the website, and I personally see why you wouldn't just PM me, asking to change the signature, instead of raising a discussion that many people found confusing.
Mind you, beside you the reaction to the new signature was especially great. 
-- Ivan
Edited by ivansfr0st - July 05 2006 at 11:35
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NutterAlert
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 11:30 |
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i've PM'ed the site owners asking if we can have flash, MPEG4 or IPTV feeds for our sig's.....then we could really ramp it up a notch or two.
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Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005
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Vompatti
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 11:58 |
A short film as a signature would be nice. 
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Aaron
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 16:26 |
you didn't have to take it down Ivan, that is up to you unless the board rules change, although i do appreciate it, i didn't PM you because for one i don't generally PM anybody and two i was just using yours as an example, there are others
Aaron
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Empathy
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 16:54 |
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Pure Brilliance:
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aapatsos
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Posted: July 07 2006 at 19:27 |
 ivansfr0st wrote:
This is such a gay thread([IMG]height=17 alt=LOL src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>...), but okay, I completely understand your point of view and I shall change my signature. There really is no specific rule about this on the website, and I personally see why you wouldn't just PM me, asking to change the signature, instead of raising a discussion that many people found confusing.
Mind you, beside you the reaction to the new signature was especially great. [IMG]height=17 alt=Tongue src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>
-- Ivan |
I liked your Immortal one
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Tony R
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Posted: July 07 2006 at 19:32 |
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I agree with Aaron.
These big signatures are just plain irritating.However I think the Last FM style playlists,whilst a tad "clunky" are obviously apt for this type of forum.
Frosty's old sig pics gave me the creeps though...
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Trickster F.
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Posted: July 10 2006 at 08:11 |
Ricochet wrote:
plus how can someone think you are a perv when it isn't you with the babe picture (let them think ivan's a perv )
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I'm not perverted, I just happen to like women, much like most other men.
-- Ivan
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goose
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Posted: July 10 2006 at 19:06 |
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On most message boards there's an option to hide everyone's signature, and I use it without fail. I never like scrolling past the same thing over and over!
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Peter
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Posted: July 12 2006 at 12:50 |
Aaron's concern re photos of scantily clad women suddenly appearing on his work (or even home) computer is real, and completely legitimate, as anyone with much work experience (or even a modicum of intuition) would know.
Whether we like viewing attactive human bodies is one thing, but having them unpredictably appear on a music forum is quite another.
(Thus I wouldn't view the "eye candy" thread at work, but I should not be afraid to view a thread on Pink Floyd for fear of encountering pics of people in their underwear (swimsuits).
If I want to view such things, on my own time, and in privacy, I can readily do so via other sites devoted to just that purpose. 
And yes, huge sig pics are rather silly, borderline rude re "netiquette" and boring, for me (the Garfield cartoon, etc, might be amusing to view once).
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