Signatures - User Signatures in the forums - Limitations and Additions

[Gary E MacLean]

The limit for signatures is two lines. On almost every post there is a line at the bottom of the post with additional words, probably from the author, below that. How do I add those catchy little quips and pieces of wisdom to my own posts?

--> Instruction Note Added by Marc: After a person here has about 10 posts, a 'signature' can be put in which shows at the bottom of each post the person makes. To put in a 'signature', go to your UserCP and look at the options in the left sidebar. One of them is labeled 'Edit Your Signature'.

[Marc]

I'm not sure exactly what you're referring to, but I must ask you to take the 'advertisement' out of your signature.

Default setting is: Registered Visitors with at least 10 posts get 2 lines, and Moderators get 3. A few users have special privileges for various reasons.

The reason the number of lines is limited is I do not want to clutter up threads with posts with people having a large signature.

NOTE: You must have 10 posts in 'business' threads before you can put a personal Signature in your Profile which will show up in your posts.

[Jim Wynne]

Originally Posted by Gary E MacLean

The limit for signatures is two lines. On almost every post there is a line at the bottom of the post with additional words, probably from the author, below that. How do I add those catchy little quips and pieces of wisdom to my own posts?

I just did a quick audit of various posts and found only one-- Steve Prevette's --that contains more than two lines. I'm not sure how that happened (perhaps the two-line limit is newer that Steve's sig) but if you can't say what you need to say in two lines and 150 characters, it's probably too much information anyway. Less is more, when it comes to signatures.

[Gary E MacLean]

Originally Posted by Marc

The reason the number of lines is limited is I do not want to clutter up threads with posts with people having a large signature.

As quick as I posted my question I had the answer. The two lines I see on others posts IS their signature. I was stuck in a rut of signature having to be, you know, signature: name and so on.

I'm all set now - thanks.

[Gary E MacLean]

Originally Posted by Marc

but I must ask you to take the 'advertisement' out of your signature.

Yep, got that taken care of also - my bad - didn't realize.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Jim Wynne

I just did a quick audit of various posts and found only one-- Steve Prevette's --that contains more than two lines. I'm not sure how that happened (perhaps the two-line limit is newer that Steve's sig) but if you can't say what you need to say in two lines and 150 characters, it's probably too much information anyway. Less is more, when it comes to signatures.

Steve may have had his set before the software settings for that aspect were there. There didn't used to be any control for the number of lines in a signature.

[Gary E MacLean]

Originally Posted by Jim Wynne

I just did a quick audit of various posts and found only one that contains more than two lines. I'm not sure how that happened

Oh, I never had any complaint with the two lines - that is enough. I just had my own mix-up going on. I could only envision signature as a name. After looking at several others I realized what people have done. They count on the Elsmar provided identification at the top of the posting then add their words of wisdom at the bottom.

All fixed - thanks for the help guys.

[Jim Wynne]

Originally Posted by Marc

Steve may have had his set before the software settings for that aspect were there. There didn't used to be any control for the number of lines in a signature.

And Steve is also a moderator, and thus allowed three lines, as you said in your earlier post. I wasn't aware of that. Not being a moderator, I was seeing the two-line limit.