Large signatures

[Kooldino]

Read this carefully. If you are asked to read this thread, and you fail to comply with what is written below, your signature rights will be revoked.

In the past several months, some signatures have been getting quite large. This has lead us to introduce a new policy for signatures. To put it simply, when browsed at 1024x768 in a maximized browser a sig :

- should be no more than 300 pix height. This includes text and pics...anything below the black divider line.
- should not cause the page to scroll horizontally

Therefore, we are setting the size limitation to 300x~750 pixels.

If your signature is larger than that in either way, please change it. If a moderator informs you that your sig is too large, please do not argue and please comply with his or her request within 24 hours. If you do not, action will be taken. Habitual offenses will result in a loss of signature rights.

If you think that your signature may be too large, you can use the following 300x300 image to test it. Simply open the image in a small image viewer window and compare the height against your signature. Like so:

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Kooldino/300example.jpg


For example, the above signature is too big. It is taller than the height of the box.

I would have included a 750 pixel image as well, but the only thing that matters width wise is that it does not cause horizontal scroll bars to appear at 1024x768.

[DE31]

mine is probably 310 high is that ok? its just a little bigger than the red box you made. or should i resize it?

[CasopoliS]

mine is probably 310 high is that ok? its just a little bigger than the red box you made. or should i resize it?

You could crop it.... see attached picture.

Thanks for bringing up the sig issue Kooldino.

[JCell]

i tthink mine is ok.....

[fkmp5]

i guess text is irrelevant? (like text next to, above or below the image?)

my image is only 274 pix in height SWEET!! :)

You could crop it.... see attached picture.

then he is modifying an image that doesn't appear to be his own (copyright!) just reduce it's display size..

[Mr. Win]

mine might be a little big...

[Lord_Zath]

Yeah I'd also suggest limiting text as well. Some people have sigs w/nothing but text taking up the entire squeen on 1024x768...

[jersey_emt]

The 300 pixel height limit is for *both* the picture and any text above or below it. So you can't have a 275 pixel high image, and then 4 lines of text.

Like KoolDino said, click on his attachement. This will open a 300px image in a new window. Line up the top of that image with the top of your signature (the little horizontal line right above it). If the top of the 'Reply' buttons are BELOW the end of the 300px sample, your signature is too big.

[fkmp5]

we need the forum to automatically reduce the display size of anything that's larger than 300pix in height.. or reduce the width if needed.. then we don't have to count on 17,461 users to read this post and act upon it.. if it were automatic, the problem would be solved.

If the top of the 'Reply' buttons are BELOW the end of the 300px sample, your signature is too big.

good point, now the posts that i have edited and include my signature are illegal because the edited time & reason line push those buttons down too far :D

JK!! (friday)

[jersey_emt]

we need the forum to automatically reduce the display size of anything that's larger than 300pix in height.. or reduce the width if needed.. then we don't have to count on 17,461 users to read this post and act upon it.. if it were automatic, the problem would be solved.



good point, now the posts that i have edited and include my signature are illegal because the edited time & reason line push those buttons down too far :D

JK!! (friday)

LOL well then use the 'Last Edited' line to mark the 'end' of your sig. (monkey)

[Rickman]

300 is still too big in my opinion, it should be limited to like a 150 pixel high image and no more than 5 lines of text.

[memo79]

300 is still too big in my opinion, it should be limited to like a 150 pixel high image and no more than 5 lines of text.

...and a blue MSP and a blue MR2 and a curvy road sign in between. Right?

J/k :D

[peepsalot]

300 is still too big in my opinion, it should be limited to like a 150 pixel high image and no more than 5 lines of text.
You have a bunch of blank lines of text or something at the bottom of your sig.

[Protege2K]

You have a bunch of blank lines of text or something at the bottom of your sig.
It automatically adds those to make it even with your avatar column.

[PhreakV]

not that anyone cares but...

I think its good that we're still trying to get a handle on the sigs. though I will say that the sigs keep this community relatively unique amongst large dedicated forums (NASOIC, VWVortex, FocalJet, etc) and I think they are an important part of what keeps the community free-flowing. 300 pix images + a couple lines of text max would be my vote...

[peepsalot]

It automatically adds those to make it even with your avatar column.
Ah, oh course. Yeah, I didn't notice that at first.

[Rickman]

...and a blue MSP and a blue MR2 and a curvy road sign in between. Right?

J/k :D

Actually my image is only 80 pixels high, and I only have two lines of text. I was suggesting more than that.

And yeah, that space is added automatically.

200x600 (including text lines) is plenty for anyone IMHO

[Velocifero]

It also depends on people's display, the other day I was asked to resize my sig (which I did) b/c it brought up the horizontal scroll bar, but on my computer it didn't bring up the scroll bar, but I guess the size suggested would be fine if everybody takes the time to do it.

[SP33D]

i have a lot of text but i kept it as small as possible :p

[nate0123]

crap, too big....

well I've been meaning to make a new one, I'll get to that later

[chuyler1]

I turned off signatures a while back for this reason and for the non-work-friendly images people were using. Its amazing how much easier it is to follow the threads when you don't have to scroll through pages of signatures, animated gifs, and other junk.

When I want to know more about a person I click on their screen name and select "View Public Profile".

Personally, I think 300 pixels is being real generous. 200 pixels is all you really need. If you can't say or show what you want in a 200x600 pixel area, chances are you need a website to display your information. Remove some stuf and provide a link for more information. People will click it if they are interested.

[benimal]

I say go one step further... all lists of mods should go in peoples' profiles. I realize that makes for more work for folks that want to know what upgrades a person has done, but honestly it's easier on the eyes.

Then you have all that room in your sig for your artistic expression... whatever that may be.

Ben

[CasopoliS]

Yea I think its ChiMSP or someone that has a NSFW sig. Its a gif of this hot chick with the nice a$$.... I forget her name. One of this pics she is in the shower. Anyway... whenever I am browsing at work I try to fly by his posts so I don't see his sig. I might just turn them off while I am at work.....

[RyanJayG]

I think whats more important is the actual size of people's sigs... mine may look big, but its under 50KB becuase I reduce the qualities, where as there are people with much smaller (visually) sigs that are actually quite large.

[DooMer_MP3]

Wow, I *might* actually turn signatures back on!

[fkmp5]

the sig nazis are on the loose again!!

[Kooldino]

mine is probably 310 high is that ok? its just a little bigger than the red box you made. or should i resize it?

Yours is WELL over 300. Please change that asap.

I'm not just talking about signature images...I mean the entire signature, including text.

[Kooldino]

The 300 pixel height limit is for *both* the picture and any text above or below it. So you can't have a 275 pixel high image, and then 4 lines of text.

Like KoolDino said, click on his attachement. This will open a 300px image in a new window. Line up the top of that image with the top of your signature (the little horizontal line right above it). If the top of the 'Reply' buttons are BELOW the end of the 300px sample, your signature is too big.

Exactly.

[Kooldino]

we need the forum to automatically reduce the display size of anything that's larger than 300pix in height.. or reduce the width if needed.. then we don't have to count on 17,461 users to read this post and act upon it.. if it were automatic, the problem would be solved.

Easier said than done. It would take a lot of processing time on our servers to check each sig in each post before producing the HTML.

If people don't read this, then the mods will ask them to change it.

[Kooldino]

not that anyone cares but...

I think its good that we're still trying to get a handle on the sigs. though I will say that the sigs keep this community relatively unique amongst large dedicated forums (NASOIC, VWVortex, FocalJet, etc) and I think they are an important part of what keeps the community free-flowing. 300 pix images + a couple lines of text max would be my vote...
Dude, 300 pixel + text = half a page. That's absurd.

Not to be a dick, but this thread is here to notify you of our new policy. The policy itself is not open for discussion. A 300 pixel sig is still VERY liberal compared to other forums, as you pointed out.

I have no problem w/ people putting info in their sigs, but they just have to be efficient in the layout. Look at mine for instance...I list 100 mods and have a picture of my car in under 300 pixels, with enough room to spare for a link or two.

[Kooldino]

crap, too big....

well I've been meaning to make a new one, I'll get to that later

Please try to get to it today.

[Lil Freek]

this was so made for snooky http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?userid=11428
and mikey444 http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?userid=10963
lol

[fkmp5]

Easier said than done. It would take a lot of processing time on our servers to check each sig in each post before producing the HTML.

If people don't read this, then the mods will ask them to change it.

yes, that would be asinine. reduce it each time the sig is saved in the usercp. why reduce it each time a post is displayed??

or reduce it on the client side using javascript.

i'm just trying to offer suggestions to correct this "problem" at the root, rather than individually..

[toucci]

600x100 would be a good limit, but this is a start. I've turned sigs back on now :)

[Kooldino]

this was so made for snooky http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?userid=11428
and mikey444 http://www.msprotege.com/forum/member.php?userid=10963
lol

Jesus Christ!

[PhreakV]

Dude, 300 pixel + text = half a page. That's absurd.
Not to be a dick, but this thread is here to notify you of our new policy. The policy itself is not open for discussion. A 300 pixel sig is still VERY liberal compared to other forums, as you pointed out.
hey there sparky... (fight) simma down now :D
my sig is along the same lines, I actually went out and figured out how to run scrolling so that I could list my mods and not clutter the pages before this came about... I mentioned that "not that anyone cares..." if was simply a piece of input that was evidently unwanted. that's cool with me, I just thought I'd offer. oh well, hope this policy goes over smoothly (as it should) and without too much extra work from you mods. :)

[Kooldino]

yes, that would be asinine. reduce it each time the sig is saved in the usercp.

That's a good idea in theory, but what happens if the sig is linked to an image that is hosted offsite?

Even if it complies the first time around, the image can later be changed without the sig being re-saved (read: re-evaluated) in the userCP.

So the only way to absolutely test it would be to do it upon each post.

or reduce it on the client side using javascript.

Ok, how? And what method of reduction would be used? Also, your solution can't use an embedded frame.

[Kooldino]

hey there sparky... (fight) simma down now :D

Hey, I don't have all day to argue with people about why we chose 300 pixels. You were the first one to complain about it being too small, and I was nipping it in the bud.

my sig is along the same lines, I actually went out and figured out how to run scrolling so that I could list my mods and not clutter the pages before this came about...

I applaud that, and we were hoping that others would have done the same as you. But apparently, not everyone did, and that's why we needed some restriction.

I mentioned that "not that anyone cares..." if was simply a piece of input that was evidently unwanted. that's cool with me, I just thought I'd offer. oh well, hope this policy goes over smoothly (as it should) and without too much extra work from you mods. :)

Werd.

[cable43]

300x540 (just to show that some of us here can stfu and do what is asked once in a while)

[PhreakV]

oh and for anyone wanting to learn "scrolling" aka marquee:
http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/_MARQUEE.html <O:p</O:p

[Kooldino]

300x540 (just to show that some of us here can stfu and do what is asked once in a while)
Close! the 300 has to include the link below the image too.

Thanks for not being a pain though. <3 <3 <3

[Kooldino]

oh and for anyone wanting to learn "scrolling" aka marquee:
http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/_MARQUEE.html <O:p</O:p
Thank you! Hopefully more people will use this.

[chuyler1]

There was a good point brought up on the previous page about file size. Most people use jpegs for their images. When you save your jpeg, try sliding the quality bar down. Instead of using 9, try 5 or 6. It makes a huge difference in file size and you can barely tell the difference. I try to keep my image under 50K. Take a look. It is 600x170 but only 27K! Could you tell?

Along the same lines, please host your signature image on this site using the "upload files" option in your User CP. It makes loading the page much faster. If you ever tried scrolling down while everyone's signatures are loading from free hosting sites you know what I'm talking about. The screen jumps around as you wait upwards of 60 seconds for people's signatures to load.

[SpicyMchaggis]

horray for sig nazis

[+ friction]

Signature size is inversely proportionate to penis size.

[Kooldino]

I say go one step further... all lists of mods should go in peoples' profiles. I realize that makes for more work for folks that want to know what upgrades a person has done, but honestly it's easier on the eyes.

Then you have all that room in your sig for your artistic expression... whatever that may be.

Ben

They have a plugin we've been meaning to integrate called the vBGarage. This should do exactly what you're saying. Good call.

[Kooldino]

Signature size is inversely proportionate to penis size.

Well in that case, OMGHI2UPICS???

[fkmp5]

Ok, how? And what method of reduction would be used? Also, your solution can't use an embedded frame.

okay, I'm not familiar with your forum application, but run the signature through this javascript function I whipped up to display it, instead of just outputting it..


<html>
<head>
<script>
function ResizeSigImg(sig,newheight) {
sig = sig.replace(/height=/gi, "height="+newheight+" OLDHEIGHT=");
sig = sig.replace(/width=/gi, "OLDWIDTH=");
document.write(sig);
}
</script>
</head>
<script>
ResizeSigImg("This is my sig.<br>This is it!<br><img src='http://www.google.com/intl/en/images/logo.gif' hEIGHT=400 wIDTH=400><br><font size=+2>hello!, world</font>",50);
</script>
</html>


this is the output:
This is my sig.
This is it!
http://www.google.com/intl/en/images/logo.gif
hello!, world

despite the fact that the "google" image is actually 276x110, it is now being displayed with a height of 50 instead of 110.

the javascript function would need to be included in the header as well.. also, I passed the newheight size (50) as a parameter, but could be hard coded into the function...

hope this helps..

[fkmp5]

edit: the google image in my example above is shown in full size thanks to the WYSIWYG editor I suppose.. but in the sig it would work.. also, I can't edit my post above because the HTML code becomes real and becomes one big mess..

edit: i forgot to say, it will resize ALL images contained within the signature string..

[Leppy]

edited. 600 x 279 (just removed the repetitive text)

This Ok now?

[Kooldino]

okay, I'm not familiar with your forum application, but run the signature through this javascript function I whipped up to display it, instead of just outputting it..


<html>
<head>
<script>
function ResizeSigImg(sig,newheight) {
sig = sig.replace(/height=/gi, "height="+newheight+" OLDHEIGHT=");
sig = sig.replace(/width=/gi, "OLDWIDTH=");
document.write(sig);
}
</script>
</head>
<script>
ResizeSigImg("This is my sig.<br>This is it!<br><img src='http://www.google.com/intl/en/images/logo.gif' hEIGHT=400 wIDTH=400><br><font size=+2>hello!, world</font>",50);
</script>
</html>


this is the output:
This is my sig.
This is it!
http://www.google.com/intl/en/images/logo.gif
hello!, world

despite the fact that the "google" image is actually 276x110, it is now being displayed with a height of 50 instead of 110.

the javascript function would need to be included in the header as well.. also, I passed the newheight size (50) as a parameter, but could be hard coded into the function...

hope this helps..
That's good, but it doesn't cover the case of text...

[rednecks_r_us]

I just used a smaller picture.

[fkmp5]

That's good, but it doesn't cover the case of text...

i didn't know it was supposed to, i thought i was writing something to reduce the display size of an image regardless of where it was hosted..

while parsing the string, just resize the text as well.. add the following line to the function:
sig = sig.replace(/size=/gi, "size=2 OLDSIZE=");
or disable the font size option in the signature WYSIWYG editor..

edit: my bad, i thought i read "size" of text not "case".. anyway, the function i wrote is not case sensitive.. so it'll find HeIGhT or height or HEIgHT, etc. the "/gi" is "global" and "ignore case"

[Focus]

If your signature is larger than that in either way, please change it. If a moderator informs you that your sig is too large, please do not argue and please comply with his or her request within 24 hours. If you do not, action will be taken. Habitual offenses will result in a loss of signature rights.

OK so I have one question:

Who is the d i c k h e a d that took it upon himself to modify my signature?

Let's see if that Admin or Moderator has the balls to own up to it...

[evilmonkeyMSP]

look mine is scrolling!!!!

[cable43]

OK so I have one question:

Who is the d i c k h e a d that took it upon himself to modify my signature?

Let's see if that Admin or Moderator has the balls to own up to it...
idk but it looks taller that 300 to me!

[nate0123]

Please try to get to it today.done

[peepsalot]

You can put all your images in a div tag, with the style attribute set to "float:left;" and then you can still have text on the right of your pic without taking up more vertical space.

Like so:
&lt;div style="float:left;"&gt; ... images here ... &lt;/div&gt;

[Dexter]

can i have my sig back?

[goldwing2000]

Just checkin'

edit: mine looks ok to me.

[chuyler1]

You can put all your images in a div tag, with the style attribute set to "float:left;" and then you can still have text on the right of your pic without taking up more vertical space.

Like so:

... images here ...



This feature is built-in to standard HTML...

{img src="..." align="left"} Text goes here.

[Lord_Zath]

Glad I deleted my sig and just left it plain!

[MSP#735]

deleted my sig.....

[Mr. Win]

well dexter... what have you learned?
can i have my sig back?

[Dexter]

nothing.

[Mr. Win]

nothing.
then no sig for joo

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I learned that shitting yourself is not the way to go

[rednecks_r_us]

Oh man? Wow

[evilmonkeyMSP]

lol joke

[Dexter]

i learned that the interweb is serious business

[Mr. Win]

(yawn)

[Noxide]

No one needs a Sig that is any where near 300px! Thats HUGE!

[L8R]

i think mine is okay?
man, when new ppl sign up lol "sig is too big! do a search! post pics if u want to sell!"
hope we dont scare um away lol

please inform me if i need mine smaller and/or left aligned

[Kooldino]

i didn't know it was supposed to, i thought i was writing something to reduce the display size of an image regardless of where it was hosted..

while parsing the string, just resize the text as well.. add the following line to the function:
sig = sig.replace(/size=/gi, "size=2 OLDSIZE=");
or disable the font size option in the signature WYSIWYG editor..

edit: my bad, i thought i read "size" of text not "case".. anyway, the function i wrote is not case sensitive.. so it'll find HeIGhT or height or HEIgHT, etc. the "/gi" is "global" and "ignore case"

Nuno, I didn't mean case as in case sensetive, I meant "case" as in "scenario".

The function would have to add the image size to the whitespace to the height of the text (all measured in pixels), and if it were above 300, reduce them.

[Kooldino]

OK so I have one question:

Who is the d i c k h e a d that took it upon himself to modify my signature?

Let's see if that Admin or Moderator has the balls to own up to it...

Beats me, dude.

What did it look like before?

[Kooldino]

You can put all your images in a div tag, with the style attribute set to "float:left;" and then you can still have text on the right of your pic without taking up more vertical space.

Like so:
<div style="float:left;"> ... images here ... </div>

Or you could use a table like I did. Putting text next to your image saves a ton of space.

[Kooldino]

can i have my sig back?

Do you seriously want it? You know that means no italics, right?

[Kooldino]

i think mine is okay?
man, when new ppl sign up lol "sig is too big! do a search! post pics if u want to sell!"
hope we dont scare um away lol

please inform me if i need mine smaller and/or left aligned

Looks kosher from here. (2thumbs)

[Dexter]

Do you seriously want it? You know that means no italics, right?

nah, fine! i see how it is! *thinks*

__________________
I am cool and this is my new sig. :)

[nate0123]

now yer thinkin

[fkmp5]

Nuno, I didn't mean case as in case sensetive, I meant "case" as in "scenario".

The function would have to add the image size to the whitespace to the height of the text (all measured in pixels), and if it were above 300, reduce them.

i would suggest just using my script to resize the image to 200 pix then to allow room for text.. the script can't do magic, but it can at least help.

[DE31]

alright removed my pic for now because i dont have the time to make a new one. im sure this vvvvvvvvv one meets the regulations.

[ChiMSP]

reduced size
is mine safe now?

[Lord_Zath]

Yours is never ... safe ... haha!

[ChiMSP]

Zing!

[Lord_Zath]

Indeed (2thumbs)

[JOS3]

kooldino, you have the biggest sig on the forum

[Rdshark1]

Thank god.

[Lord_Zath]

kooldino, you have the biggest sig on the forum

umm, yours causes my window to scroll. omg death!

[JOS3]

well then your screen resolution is too small.

[Lord_Zath]

1024 x 768 (2thumbs)

[peepsalot]

umm, yours causes my window to scroll. omg death!
Yep, it is a bit wide. My 6yr old lcd screen doesn't do any higher resolution.

[JOS3]

chicks like it wide

steve, you must have a 12" monitor or something

[Lord_Zath]

17" flatscreen.

[JOS3]

so do i and i dont have to scroll

[Lord_Zath]

what res u runnin?

[DE31]

no need to scroll for me. 17 inch....but then i have the resolution 1280 x 1024.

[505zoom]

1280 x 854 and I have to scroll... TOO BIG DAMMIT!!! :)

[JOS3]

oh damn, 1280X1024. i thought i was on 1024X768

[JOS3]

like i said, your resolution is too small

[Kooldino]

i would suggest just using my script to resize the image to 200 pix then to allow room for text.. the script can't do magic, but it can at least help.

Nah, I'd rather not restrict someone from having no text and a 300 pixel pic, etc. Thanks though.

[Kooldino]

like i said, your resolution is too small
Well, multiple members have an issue with it @ 1024, and it IS 872p wide. Resize it a bit, eh? If anything, you could simply crop the 2" of grass you have on either side of the car.

[Lord_Zath]

like i said, your resolution is too small

lol it's the "recommended" resolution on the monitor. That and I don't feel like losing my eyesight :)

[505zoom]

like i said, your resolution is too small

1280 x 854 is max for me. I don't really care though... just have to scroll over when replying to your posts.

[JOS3]

bleh

[Dexter]

1280 x 1024.

stop running 640x480 you homos.

[Snacks McGee]

Shit...I can't remember what size sigs i made for everyone. I hope they fall within the specs. If not...sorry guys. I'm not redoing 20 sigs.

[cable43]

Shit...I can't remember what size sigs i made for everyone. I hope they fall within the specs. If not...sorry guys. I'm not redoing 20 sigs.

all your shit is tight! WAYYYY within spec.

[L8R]

1280x1024 also hehe

thanks. if anyone wants me to change the size of my sig, let me know :)

peace

[derrick1623]

l8r, yours is fine.

[fkmp5]

Nah, I'd rather not restrict someone from having no text and a 300 pixel pic, etc. Thanks though.

what are you talking about.. it won't limit any text.. it will simply reduce the display size of the pictures in their sig. it's no big deal.

i'm done trying to help.. every solution i've come up with, you've shot down with some stupid reason.

use the code i wrote if you so please, but i'm not writing any more.. this is a waste of my time.

[Kooldino]

what are you talking about.. it won't limit any text.. it will simply reduce the display size of the pictures in their sig.

And that's the problem. People can have a 300 pixel signature. 300 pixels could be 250 image / 50 text, it could be 300 text, it could be 300 pixel, etc.

So why would I want to limit the size of the image to 200 to allow 100 pixels for text? That would screw up everyone who had a 300 pixel image and NO text. You follow?

i'm done trying to help.. every solution i've come up with, you've shot down with some stupid reason.

Cool your jets, mang. I appreciate you trying to help, but apparently you don't understand what we're going for here.

[Kooldino]

like i said, your resolution is too small
Right right, YOU'RE not the problem, everyone ELSE is.

@ 1024, your sig causes everyone at that res to have to scroll. If you read the first post in this thread, you'd see that it clearly exceeds the limits of our policy. Please change it today.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

Here Protejay5..... I fixed it for you :)


http://www.msprotege.com/members/fkmitsu/dumb/rx8-sig.jpg

[Lord_Zath]

(lol)

[nate0123]

Here Protejay5..... I fixed it for you :)


http://www.msprotege.com/members/fkmitsu/dumb/rx8-sig.jpg(hah)

I kept trying to click on it like it was a thumbnail

[evilmonkeyMSP]

LMAO no offense there mods, just a lil joke

[peepsalot]

like i said, your resolution is too small
Like I said, my monitor doesn't go higher than 1024x768

[nate0123]

yay I finally got the f#$^&*@ table to display right

[Lil Freek]

hmm.. i need a new sig.
i think mine is too bland now.

[cable43]

hmm.. i need a new sig.
i think mine is too bland now.

SnacksMcgee... he cranks them out in like 10min
and he only charges $45.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

$45 for a sig......I'd rather draw one w/ crayons & scan it than pay $45 for a sig

[txrxs]

SnacksMcgee... he cranks them out in like 10min
and he only charges $45.
you gotta be kidding me, no way he charges people for sigs. tell me this is a joke.

Oh yeah, my sig is a little big...

[cable43]

$45 for a sig......I'd rather draw one w/ crayons & scan it than pay $45 for a sig

see below(*)
you gotta be kidding me, no way he charges people for sigs. tell me this is a joke.

Oh yeah, my sig is a little big...
then re-scale sexy bitch!

(*)and just a hint about sarcasm and humor- sometimes the set-up is the punch line

[evilmonkeyMSP]

LOL everytime I see your sig I think.... "Hey its Fez!!!"



you gotta be kidding me, no way he charges people for sigs. tell me this is a joke.

Oh yeah, my sig is a little big...

[Kooldino]

you gotta be kidding me, no way he charges people for sigs. tell me this is a joke.

Oh yeah, my sig is a little big...

Shrink 'er down!

[Lil Freek]

SnacksMcgee... he cranks them out in like 10min
and he only charges $45.

jesus - i'm not paying anybody to make me a sig.
I'm just lazy, not retarded (homework)

edit: just saw your post... but i do have to make a sig once the bodykit is on the car :o

[evilmonkeyMSP]

does this meet the size requirements ???

http://fatguy.mojodojo.net/pix/events/winter_retreat_2004/booger.JPG

[Kooldino]

does this meet the size requirements ???

http://fatguy.mojodojo.net/pix/events/winter_retreat_2004/booger.JPG
Mmmmmmmmmm!

[evilmonkeyMSP]

LMAO its funny...the kind of crap you can find on Yahoo

[cable43]

SnacksMcgee... he cranks them out in like 10min
and he only charges $45.

joke

[low_psi]

yayz

[mazdaspeedpower]

I don't think he actually charges for his sigs...if he does, I owe him money..lol.

[mazdaspeedpower]

oooooh, just checked mine, it comes in just under....big red is bigger...alllright man.

EDIT*I'm gonna remove a bit of the text even though, cause mine looks kinda big still even though it's small enough.

[Lord_Zath]

How honorable of you.

[mazdaspeedpower]

do I sense sarcasm?:P.lol

[Snacks McGee]

SnacksMcgee... he cranks them out in like 10min
and he only charges $45.

Damn Cable...why you undercutting my prices? Everyone knows I charge $55. You want your 20% or what? (chair)

[Snacks McGee]

joke

Here's the thread....though time is hard to find to do sigs these days. (homework)

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98418&page=1&pp=15

[evilmonkeyMSP]

yeah, I think I requested one



Here's the thread....though time is hard to find to do sigs these days. (homework)

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98418&page=1&pp=15

[Kooldino]

protejay5 - You were given ample time to update your signature. However, you refused to acknowledge that your sig was too big (blaming everyone else for not running 1600x1200), and you refused to make it smaller. Enjoy your time here without a sig.

[fkmp5]

Busted!!

[evilmonkeyMSP]

And I even made one for him......



Here Protejay5..... I fixed it for you :)


http://www.msprotege.com/members/fkmitsu/dumb/rx8-sig.jpg

[peepsalot]

Hey, what happened to my sig. Was the ( bump ) smily being hotlinked from another fourm? lol

[Kooldino]

LMAO.

Hey, also, if you guys have unneccessary white space in your sig ("after" the meat of your sig) could you remove it? Might as well keep it as clean looking as possible if you don't mind.

[Lord_Zath]

Jose got (owned)

[nate0123]

LMAO.

Hey, also, if you guys have unneccessary white space in your sig ("after" the meat of your sig) could you remove it? Might as well keep it as clean looking as possible if you don't mind.this is actually something I was going to mention - every time we enter the "edit signature" vBulletin adds several returns to the end of the sig (even in table fields) that I have to delete every time but keep coming back every time I reenter "edit signature"

it also does this with replies that you preview, etc.

seems to be a bug in the software

[JOS3]

OMG, i dont have a sig my life is over. whatever.

i posted in this thread for one day and forgot about it. i didnt even check back to read that i got a warning (nor did i get a fucking pm), or to see that someone had shrunk my sig for me. everyday i come closer to not posting in this place anymore. despite the rules and guidelines that mods are trying to set, this place is still going to shit very quickly.

[goldwing2000]

You were asked to change your sig, you didn't change it and your sig was removed.

That's somehow the forum's fault? (scratch)

[Rickman]

Hmmm. last time I checked participation in this forum was optional.

[ThrillRide]

You were asked to change your sig, you didn't change it and your sig was removed.

That's somehow the forum's fault? (scratch)

didnt even check back to read that i got a warning (nor did i get a fucking pm),

(yupnope)

[Kooldino]

this is actually something I was going to mention - every time we enter the "edit signature" vBulletin adds several returns to the end of the sig (even in table fields) that I have to delete every time but keep coming back every time I reenter "edit signature"

I've noticed that on occasion too. I have NO idea why it does that.

it also does this with replies that you preview, etc.

seems to be a bug in the software

That's my guess.

[Autox MSP]

sigs are waste of bandwith.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

so are alot of these drawn out threads :)



sigs are waste of bandwith.

[Kooldino]

OMG, i dont have a sig my life is over. whatever.

i posted in this thread for one day and forgot about it. i didnt even check back to read that i got a warning (nor did i get a fucking pm), or to see that someone had shrunk my sig for me.

1-the sig "shrink" was done in jest
2-You were warned about it, first by several other members, and then by myself. You obviously know this, because you replied to the warnings.
3-It's no one's fault but your own that you didn't change it.
4-You've had a childish attitude about the whole thing. Admit when you're wrong, man.

everyday i come closer to not posting in this place anymore. despite the rules and guidelines that mods are trying to set, this place is still going to shit very quickly.

And people like you aren't helping.

[JOS3]

lol, this is hilarious. its my fault because i have a life and cant spend every 10 minutes checking threads to read responses. had i got a pm to tell me it would have been fair, but i got nothing. i didnt take kooldino seriously about changing it. oh well.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

my leg hurts

[JOS3]

1-the sig "shrink" was done in jest
2-You were warned about it, first by several other members, and then by myself. You obviously know this, because you replied to the warnings.
3-It's no one's fault but your own that you didn't change it.
4-You've had a childish attitude about the whole thing. Admit when you're wrong, man.



And people like you aren't helping.


i was not warved about it. warning would require a pm or something official like, "change it or else."

people like me arent helping? im not the problem on this forum.

[Kooldino]

lol, this is hilarious. its my fault because i have a life and cant spend every 10 minutes checking threads to read responses.

No, it's your fault because you disregarded everyone's warnings.

had i got a pm to tell me it would have been fair, but i got nothing.

Oh please. There were half a dozen posts that you saw in this thread. Do you want me to send a singing telegram to your door next time?

i didnt take kooldino seriously about changing it. oh well.

Again, that's your own fault. If your reading comprehension is that poor that you didn't understand that I was serious about you shrinking your sig in a thread that was started so that people like you would shrink their sigs, then I don't know what to tell you, man.

[CasopoliS]

this place is still going to shit very quickly

I have not even been here a year and it has been upward from what I have seen. The organization has gotten better, the mod's are cracking down to keep attitudes right and provide a better atmosphere, the Mazda 3 section and vendors are growing (and I see them getting better with the increasing popularity of the 3). Anyway.... I don't agree with you.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

definetly....it is gearing towards what it should be, informational.



I have not even been here a year and it has been upward from what I have seen. The organization has gotten better, the mod's are cracking down to keep attitudes right and provide a better atmosphere, the Mazda 3 section and vendors are growing (and I see them getting better with the increasing popularity of the 3). Anyway.... I don't agree with you.

[Rickman]

i'm gunna stop coming in this thread cause i keep getting grossed out by the booger.

**picks nose**

[Kooldino]

i was not warved about it. warning would require a pm or something official like, "change it or else."

people like me arent helping? im not the problem on this forum.

Here are my exact words...

@ 1024, your sig causes everyone at that res to have to scroll. If you read the first post in this thread, you'd see that it clearly exceeds the limits of our policy. Please change it today.

Furthermore, a warning was put in my very first post in this thread. How much clearer could i possibly have been? Whether I PM'd it, posted it, or hired a plane to skywrite it above your house, you still got the message and did nothing.

[CasopoliS]

Well, multiple members have an issue with it @ 1024, and it IS 872p wide. Resize it a bit, eh? If anything, you could simply crop the 2" of grass you have on either side of the car.

If this was done to begin with, two pages could probably get knocked off this damn thread. Why are people so damn stubborn? I am sick of unsubscribing to threads becuase they have turned from informative to usless flaming and babble. Oh well, like I said, things have gotten better. Lots of very good informative threads make up for it... but damn people....

[fkmp5]

we'll have to start inserting our oversized "sig" image as the bottom part of our posts.. then it can be any size we want, since it's not technically part of the sig..

jk.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

to much work for me...

[chuyler1]

If you want to be real savvy, there is a way to get the window size from javascript...

http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/index.php?tut=0&part=16

Depending on the width of the window you could load a different image.

I personally have my desktop at 1280x1024 but I rarely let my browser take up the entire screen (usually 800-1000 pixels is enough for most sites).

[fkmp5]

If you want to be real savvy, there is a way to get the window size from javascript...

http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/index.php?tut=0&part=16

Depending on the width of the window you could load a different image.

I personally have my desktop at 1280x1024 but I rarely let my browser take up the entire screen (usually 800-1000 pixels is enough for most sites).

save yourself the aggravation.. i already wrote a javascript that will parse everyone's signature on the fly, client-side, and reduce the display size to a height of 300 pixels or whatever pixel size they choose.. here it is:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1745043&postcount=48

it was just shot down over and over for not working miracles (i.e., not taking into consideration the amount of text they may wish to include, etc).

[Aricjm15]

will this work?

__________________
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Aricjm15/AAAA.JPG

[evilmonkeyMSP]

Lmao!

[Aricjm15]

(above is not my actual sig)

[fkmp5]

(rofl2) HAHAHAHAHA (rofl2)

[+ friction]

lol...thanks for the levity. Shit, people were actually getting pissed in this thread.

Only on the interwebs....only on the interwebs.

[evilmonkeyMSP]

shut up you jerk AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH I WANT A GIANT SIG

lol j/k


lol...thanks for the levity. Shit, people were actually getting pissed in this thread.

Only on the interwebs....only on the interwebs.

[+ friction]

Well...I am kind of a jerk :D

[evilmonkeyMSP]

kind of is ok

[JOS3]

No, it's your fault because you disregarded everyone's warnings.



Oh please. There were half a dozen posts that you saw in this thread. Do you want me to send a singing telegram to your door next time?



Again, that's your own fault. If your reading comprehension is that poor that you didn't understand that I was serious about you shrinking your sig in a thread that was started so that people like you would shrink their sigs, then I don't know what to tell you, man.


i didnt take you serious because that day YOUR sig was twice the size of mine. you have since shrunk it, but how can you tell someone to shrink it and be taken serious when yours was larger than mine at the time? also, you think if i had known i was being warned, i would have responded with, "your resolution is too small?" give me a break. im sorry you take this shit so seriously that you couldnt sense the sarcasm in my responses.

im not mad i cant have a sig anymore or whatever, but dont sit there and try to tell me that i was "warned" and knew i "had" to change it. i didnt know that a couple people bitching about "oh, i have to scroll becasue your sig is long," was considered a goddamn warning. secondly, dont attempt to insult me by saying if i couldnt comprehend it, then it was my problem. like i said, i dont sit on the fucking forum all day long like some people, awaiting a reply to all opf my posts. i popped in, made a few posts and left. i didnt think twice about it. excuse the fuck out of me.

[Dexter]

jose, dont get all rilled up. big deal, no sig. its kinda nice, but i want you to get your sig back and shit so that you lose the italic name, and once again i will be the only one with the ITALIC SUPER AWESOMENESS.

[JOS3]

im not riled up at all. it the internet for christs sake ;)

and no, i shall forever remain your italicized brother from another mother

[Dexter]

damnit. now its not cool anymore.

[peepsalot]

edit: oops, nevermind

[Lord_Zath]

eh being sigless isn't such a big deal. And I wasn't bitching I was also joking around. oh well I guess (shrug) If you like I can put your car in my sig w/a label reading "Jose's car" hehe

[Mikey444]

will this work?

__________________
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Aricjm15/AAAA.JPG

(laugh)

[Lord_Zath]

will this work?

__________________
http://www.msprotege.com/members/Aricjm15/AAAA.JPG

If your goal was to use up bandwidth, failure. Next time make it a word-art object with bitmap textures built in. Then it'll take a little longer for it to display :)

Otherwise, props on originality LOL.

[Aricjm15]

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Aricjm15/yatta.jpg

[Lord_Zath]

Lots of asians look like me. Part of being asian! What the hell were you looking at to come across that is what I wanna know...

I also have some more weight than that dude lol.

[Caffein8d]

punt

[Antoine]

Does this thread really need to continue? NO...read the rules and follow them...Thanks

PM ME KD if you have a good reason to keep 'er open.

[Kooldino]

i didnt take you serious because that day YOUR sig was twice the size of mine.

No it wasn't. It hasn't changed.

you have since shrunk it, but how can you tell someone to shrink it and be taken serious when yours was larger than mine at the time?

You're 100% wrong. You think I'd enforce this sig rule if mine voilated it? My signature is exactly the same now as it was then. Hasn't changed.

also, you think if i had known i was being warned, i would have responded with, "your resolution is too small?" give me a break. im sorry you take this shit so seriously that you couldnt sense the sarcasm in my responses.

I'm sorry you're inept, no offense.

im not mad i cant have a sig anymore or whatever, but dont sit there and try to tell me that i was "warned" and knew i "had" to change it.

Well, everyone else understood what I told you. If you didn't understand it, that's YOUR fault.

didnt know that a couple people bitching about "oh, i have to scroll becasue your sig is long," was considered a goddamn warning. secondly, dont attempt to insult me by saying if i couldnt comprehend it, then it was my problem. like i said, i dont sit on the fucking forum all day long like some people, awaiting a reply to all opf my posts.

That's funny, because your last few posts in this thread were only minutes apart. I don't care where you are all day, etc. You were still browsing this thread when you were told multiple times to change your sig.

[enry]

Someone pm'ed me saying kd used his mod powers to unloick the thread, post, and locked it again. That's not true. Super mods and admins can post in locked threads, so, it's probably just more likely that kd read the post, hit "quote" on it, and replied to it.
He wouldn't have seen the "CLOSED" icon until he went all the way to the bottom of the thread, which is BELOW whatever post he was quoting.

[Kooldino]

Quick bump - I'm seeing too many big sigs again. People need to read this.

[Antoine]

Well said and exactly right! (thumb)

I have not even been here a year and it has been upward from what I have seen. The organization has gotten better, the mod's are cracking down to keep attitudes right and provide a better atmosphere, the Mazda 3 section and vendors are growing (and I see them getting better with the increasing popularity of the 3). Anyway.... I don't agree with you.