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Geek Culture / Max sig size (600x120 px)

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David T
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Posted: 9th Oct 2004 23:37
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Hi,

After some discussion the mods have reached an agreement on an acceptable signature size.

We think 600 pixels by 120 pixels is a reasonable size to play with - so if any of you have sigs that are much bigger than that it'd be a big help if you could resize them.

Thanks

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Rob K
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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 00:40 Edited at: 11th Oct 2004 01:18
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Sigs are a useful way to identify yourself, and most people do not mind seeing them. It is unfair that they then have to see huge sig images.


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David T
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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 02:13
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You ask somebody else to announce it, then go ahead and do it yourself aswell



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Is mine alrite? I just made this today for myself. Its 400 by 100 in size as u can see n got some animations. If not i'll change it when I got time.

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David T
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Blergh what's happened - I made this an announcement

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Well is mine acceptable?

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Ilya
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[SIG TEST]
(It was an announcement, but then someone made it a sticke)

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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 02:31 Edited at: 10th Oct 2004 02:33
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Mine is taller than 120 but I can't shorten it as it looks like crap. This one was made for me and is only 20.7kb in size. I don't see anything wrong with it. Size is 386 x 207.

[edit] Lets say if I shorten it to 120 then add all the typing above it that is on the sig It will still be the same size or taller even. So what is the point really.

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Screen size isn't the only thing - large file sizes also need to be considered.

And that brings me onto ...

@Ilya, Please reduce the size of your sig - 155k is too much. 60k and under is acceptable.



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People of the forum, pick up your weapons and revolt against the harshness of the mods!

*gets dragged away and executed by the mod squad*

Seriously though, I think its a good set of rules, for people like myself on lowly 56k it takes ages for pages to load when sigs are turned on, and in my college, the resolution is locked to 800x600, so big sigs are a pain.

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Ah. this means im free to keep my sig. Its well below the 60kb limit as well. Well but seriously guys if that flasy sig is kinda irretating just tell me.

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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 03:15 Edited at: 10th Oct 2004 03:33
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RougeCat - yours is fine.

Lost In Thought - You can shorten your sig. You can make it another 200 or so pixels wider. Just stick the text on the right hand side of the image.

Like this - only 110 pixels high and 6KB smaller.




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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 04:13
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Quote: "(It was an announcement, but then someone made it a sticke)"


:/

I just couldn't evision too much chat about sig sizes - the most I thought we were likely to get were people testing sigs and people complaining about the rules

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hmmm no worries here... already have it 480x100 and a file size of 14.7 .


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Mine is ok!

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last time i looked mine was ok

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And mine is very okay...


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Thx RobK I didn't make mine and I can't make the text on the tag readable when I shorten it. Thats why I hadn't done so. The one you made is better but still blurry. I'll keep playing with it. I may have to get someone to make me a new one. I wouldn't have posted but I'm just upset right now with everything else not working.

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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 14:02
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Mine is just evil

@David

I was going to reply to this just after you made it about filesizes, but it was an announcement.


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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 18:30
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Quote: "@David

I was going to reply to this just after you made it about filesizes, but it was an announcement."


I didn't say anything about filesizes

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I hope mine is ok.
Though, I was going to change when I get a good-looking banner for my website.

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Its a bit large vertically..


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@David

I meant i was going to say that you didn't mention file sizes. Me sentence is just badly structured


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Damokles one is fine, it looks too good

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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 22:00
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Just to add - we won't ban people for the size of their signature images! The other mods didn't know I could do this, but I can blank your signature (or leave some sarcastic comment in there) and then lock your ability to change it, which is what I would do rather than have you banned. Anyone really offended by the images should turn them off anyway (I do!).

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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 22:58
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Or take a very minimalist approach like this bear and not have a sig at all?

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Posted: 10th Oct 2004 23:06 Edited at: 11th Oct 2004 08:12
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Oh, common....

Mine is 286x154
It is around 30 over the max... But common! It's only 8k!

May I keep it? Or must I cut some things off....

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Rich, you mean you can't see my mighty sig image? But its so great

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Yours is good, I like yours


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Newbie Brogo, if you hack off the cat's head, it will fit.
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Quote: "Rich, you mean you can't see my mighty sig image?"


Nor can I It feels a bit odd, with everybody else saying "nice sig" but you get used to it

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Can somebody of authority tell me if I may keep my sig the way it is?

I mean... Common... It's only 8k! and like 30 over the height...

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i <3 your sig flibble. i mean, a stuffed penguin with laser eyes? who can beat that?

though a very happy cat with a coke is pretty good too.

i still love you, judas
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Mine is now the legal size exactly. I made it this size for future expansion

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Newbie Brogo, your sig is fine, but only because it has a cat in it.



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Newbie - needs the height to be reduced.


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Indeed no favorites here. Fair is fair. I just hope they don't change it.

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Quote: "Newbie Brogo, your sig is fine, but only because it has a cat in it.
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But I thought cats can go free. Newbie's sig image is far too cute! 30 pixels doesnt make much difference. That sig image is neways quite small.

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Mike,
Sorry, gonna have to disagree with you there.

Brogo,
You need to reduce the height of your sig image please
If we allow you to keep yours only 30px's over the agree'd limit, then other people will ask why they can't have their's over the limit too. It's the snowball effect.

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Ahh, you're all right.

Here's a condensed version for you newbie.
http://www.freewebs.com/mikessss/newb.JPG



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Fine... now my new sig is into action... Bleh...

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600x120 pixels and 24.0 kbytes on disc

EDIT: 22.43 KB (22968 bytes) from file, according to the properties menu.


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If anyone with a sig too large needs it resized, ask nicely and a mod will probably help you out like MikeS did .

Rich, that's a cool ability


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I said resize it.


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Yeah, if anyone's having any trouble I will help them out.



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Thats okay...


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I like the pirate DJ


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Wooo.. mine is ok!!

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wow, my sig looks a lot smaller when it's in the limits. Oh well...

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Please resize that ...


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