Would the Moderators PLEASE tell what I can bloody have for a signature!!!!

[basmic]

You may use a signature (commonly used in email messages) in your posts. You can specify in your profile a signature to use at the bottom of your posts. When you post, there is an option to use your signature. A signature may contain one or more images but they must fit within a box with maximum dimensions of 400 x 75 pixels (width x height) and with a maximum (combined) file size of 20k. Images containing mostly very large words or animated .gifs will not be permitted. You may also add 1 consecutive lines of normal or smaller text directly above or underneath the image with no spaces inbetween image and text. If no images are used then up to 4 consecutive lines of normal or smaller text is permitted. Do not pad out your text lines with blanks lines. A line of text is defined as having a maximum length of 400 pixels. If you want to turn the signature off in the future, you can come back and edit your post. If you have specified a signature in your profile, the box will be automatically ticked for you.

The forum Dons/Admins reserve the right to judge individual signatures, particularly those deemed to contain material of an adult or offensive nature. If the Dons/Admins think the signature is unsuitable for a family orientated forum, then it will be removed. If the user then replaces it without making changes, they will be suspended.

Right first my signature was this:

It's only racist if a white person attacks a black person.

That is an image with line of text under it.

It was removed because the image contains more than one line of text. Go figure! You're expected to mind reead now! The FAQ does NOT mention about images containing more than 4 lines of text.

I changed my signature to this:

It's only racist if a white person attacks a black person.

Once again it has been removed. The image clearly contains only 4 lines of text. The image has only 1 line of text below it.

Oh and answer me one more question, and I will be happier: In all the 2 years I have spent with OcUK, my signature has been pretty much the same. Why after those 2 years, should it change?

Is this a dig back at me for posting the "let's tighten the rules up" thread?

 

[basmic]

I'm sorry - but this is just getting petty, IMO. I feel I deserve answers.

If the Mods can't be bothered to reply to my threads, at least have the balls to email me.

 

[basmic]

You aren't the only one it's happened to

Fair enough. Either a bit of clever timing, or a coincidence. I'm pretty sure it's not the latter.

 

[basmic]

how about you email them?

Did that last night - emailled Orifice.

 

[basmic]

*Looks at his sig*

Hmm... i have more than 4 lines.

Best change it, TBH.

This is supposed to be a computing forum. How the hell do they expect you to cram your system specs in legible text?

 

[basmic]

What is annoying the few people it has happened to though, is suddenly being pulled up on this seemingly non-existant rule after years of using their respective signatures, without anything being said or the FAQ being changed.

Exactly. Whipped the words straight from my mouth.

 

[basmic]

This made me laugh, although I don't think it was intended to be funny.

Not sure what you meant. What I mean was how are you list your system specs, in readable text? If you crammed it in, it'd be illegible.

Am I the only one who finds some irony in the fact that for all this talk of a supposed shift to be more hardware/computer based, that these offending >4 line sigs are typically the ones listing system specs?

I'm all for the trimming of the fat on GD. But had I realised it was to be at our signatures suffering, then I'd had have never opened my trap.

In the original thread (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17594437) where you told off, Don Rotty said you had too many lines of text and were circumventing the rules.

yet look his sig

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g.colclough/rottysig3cf.jpg

Surely R O T T Y vertically is 5 lines?

Ninja Edit: cant speak english today

I RTM'd his post the minute he posted. I'm sure he has a valid reason, however...

 

[basmic]

It seems pretty simple to me.

If it's so simple to one person such as yourself, how come multiple Moderators failed to pick up on this for 2 years?

 

[basmic]

I'm not sure what's started this slam the potential rule breakers signatures. But at the end of the day, both of my signatures in the original post are exactly the same size.

I was not trying to circumvent the rules. I was merely trying to compromise.

 

[basmic]

Interesting, personally I just think the rule should be "fit what you can in 400x75 pixels under 25kb."

Personally I can't see what the harm is in an image containing all that text, it takes up the same space, filespace, server load and is just as worthless as my sig.

Wham! Bam! Thank you Ma'am!

 

[basmic]

Right then.

4 lines of text maximum, image or no image.

On the provision that Rotty practices what he preaches.

 

[basmic]

But of course

Edit: I have a feeling that Dons, UBs, Admins etc have probably reserved the right to remain exempt though... I hate that phrase, 'reserve the right', lol. But then it's their forums, so what can ye do.

Setting examples and all that...

I think they should follow the same rules that we follow, along with the same restrictions.

It's bad enough cramming lines of text into my signature. If the Mods were a little more "generous" regarding signature rules, perhaps things would be a little rosier.

Christ it's only lines of text in an image which will remain the same size. What does it matter?

 

[basmic]

Well if the specs are that important - he can link to them on personal webspace or something.



except it's 20kb Personally I don't disagree with you - but it's not my call. However some people would abuse the system and try an exploit it. Because people don't like rules and people ALWAYS try and exploit them - and that's when we give a smack down

I'm not trying to pin you down FF (as much as I want to ). But in your own personal view, would you have said I was circumventing the rules, or making a compromise?