Signatures?

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Oct 4 2008, 6:17 pm
I think we should have signatures under all of our post...Any one agree?
Oct 4 2008, 6:31 pm
I thought Members already had that.

Or you could copy-paste/write out your signature every time you post, lazy bum. :P
Oct 4 2008, 6:32 pm
In response to Kaiochao
Lol, it should be auto...
Oct 4 2008, 7:18 pm
Oct 4 2008, 7:31 pm
In response to Jp
I am one of those people who are very angered when people put tags >:O, its so pointless its just a waste of your time(Im talking to you George Gough and Lummox JR!)
Oct 4 2008, 8:10 pm
The old posts were brought up, but in simple terms, "no". Signatures are usually irrelevant and usually abused. BYOND already has avatars and a very prominent header that describes who is making the given post; a signature is unnecessary.

I don't personally see anything wrong with signing a post at the bottom with your username, however, since it serves as a reminder, and allows direct copy-paste to include a credit.
Oct 4 2008, 9:24 pm (Edited on Oct 4 2008, 9:35 pm)
In response to Lemontimerproductions
Lemontimerproductions wrote:
Lol, it should be auto...

// ==UserScript==
// @name           BYOND Forum Signature
// @namespace      Tiberath
// @description    Adds your desired signature below your post.
// @include        http://www.byond.com/*/forum*
// ==/UserScript==

var textbox = document.getElementsByName("body");
if(textbox[0]) {
    var text = textbox[0].value;
    var Siggy = "\n\n--Tiberath"
    if(text.substring(text.length - Siggy.length, text.length) == Siggy) return 0;
    else textbox[0].value = textbox[0].value + Siggy;
}


Firefox and Greasemonkey, it's as easy as that.

--Tiberath
Oct 4 2008, 9:55 pm
Lemontimerproductions wrote:
I think we should have signatures under all of our post...Any one agree?

I believe BYOND already has enough sources of unintelligible blather, so there's no reason to go adding another inevitable source of it (take a look at *any* phpbb forum -- most think they're being cute with their signatures, when they're actually just looking like idiots). Most posters already have the inherent ability to lead a topic astray, so what's the purpose of adding the potential for signature wars and the such anyway?

I like the BYOND forums for their lack of silly things like signatures, so I don't have to scroll through a half-page of what guilds someone belongs to in header one-sized text to arrive at the content of the next post.
Oct 5 2008, 3:57 am
In response to Mobius Evalon
Mobius Evalon wrote:
I like the BYOND forums for their lack of silly things like signatures, so I don't have to scroll through a half-page of what [...]

Agreed.
Oct 5 2008, 5:20 am
In response to Mobius Evalon
Personally, I like how gamefaqs.com does their signatures. No images allowed, so usually a funny quote or something is placed there. For example, my signature is:

You shouldn't let your dad touch your Wii - Gidder_elok
Oct 5 2008, 7:37 am
In response to Bakasensei
Bakasensei wrote:
(Im talking to you George Gough and Lummox JR!)

It is just a habit.

George Gough
Oct 5 2008, 11:08 am
In response to Tiberath
Although it would just be that simple to have it put in there, do we really want people doing it? BYOND's forum system has a very clear header on every post, as well as an avatar, if you happen to be a member.

Combine that with the branch style post listings and it's pretty much impossible to miss who posted what.

Add onto that an easy link right to the posters personal blog, where they can have everything they want to tell about themselves right there. It really makes the signatures pointless, and annoying.
Oct 5 2008, 5:07 pm
In response to Danial.Beta
I don't really care either way. People want to sign their posts, let them. Anyone who throws an obnoxious signature at the end of their posts will probably have their post edited/deleted and a warning thrown in their direction when people get bored.

All my little script did was sign the post, sure, it's easy to modify to make more annoying. But at least with that as an option, people will be less inclined to ask for it every three months and this continuous debate can end.

That, and it promotes the use of Firefox and Greasemonkey, and that's never a bad thing. =)
Oct 6 2008, 5:20 am (Edited on Oct 6 2008, 7:41 am)
In response to Tiberath
I still say you are being an annoying enabler. You're an enabler Tib.

But seriously, I just find them very, very annoying, and making it easy for people is just not nice. Sure, we could pimp Firefox as an easy way to use Tor to do things illegal/rude online, but that doesn't mean we should.

To put it simply, I'm a cranky oldtimer geek that just doesn't want his interwebs changing. GET YOUR SCRIPTS OFF MY LAWN!
Oct 6 2008, 6:00 am
In response to Danial.Beta
Danial.Beta wrote:
To put it simply, I'm a cranky oldtimer geek that just doesn't want his interwebs changing. GET YOUR SCRIPTS OFF MY LAWN!

I guess you've stopped using this then? :-P
Oct 6 2008, 6:03 am
In response to Hazman
Heh, I was aware of the hippocrisy as I wrote it, but I didn't stop myself.

That's actually out of date, but I'm working on a much better version as we speak. If you use it, look forward to a blog post soon.
Oct 6 2008, 6:36 am
In response to Danial.Beta
Danial.Beta wrote:
I still say you are being an annoying enabler. Your an enabler Tib.

It's not like people are incapable of writing it themselves.

But seriously, I just find them very, very annoying, and making it easy for people is just not nice. Sure, we could pimp Firefox as an easy way to use Tor to do things illegal/rude online, but that doesn't mean we should.

Doesn't bother me in the slightest. As previously mentioned. If I didn't write it, someone else would have.

To put it simply, I'm a cranky oldtimer geek that just doesn't want his interwebs changing. GET YOUR SCRIPTS OFF MY LAWN!

If I'm not older, I'm betting I'm within two years of your age, sir.