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[True Valhalla]

Manual signatures are no big deal. I used to sign each post, but I think that's hardly a necessity anymore; perhaps that's because I feel like I've already established some form of identity on these forums that people know me by, so additionally signing now seems less useful.

Sometimes, in particular if I've written a long, detailed post, I'll sign it at the end still. Perhaps yours is annoying because of the emoticons

-Tv

[theg721]

So I ask you: just because a signature is "unnecessary", does that really make it annoying...

It wasn't annoying until you made a topic about it. Now it's annoying.

I was just about to post that

Shall I start signing my posts? Like:

- theg721

[True Valhalla]

So I ask you: just because a signature is "unnecessary", does that really make it annoying...

It wasn't annoying until you made a topic about it. Now it's annoying.

I was just about to post that

Shall I start signing my posts? Like:

- theg721

Your signature is 15% of your post. So no.

[theg721]

So I ask you: just because a signature is "unnecessary", does that really make it annoying...

It wasn't annoying until you made a topic about it. Now it's annoying.

I was just about to post that

Shall I start signing my posts? Like:

- theg721

Your signature is 15% of your post. So no.

But what if it's a smaller percentage? I shall now fill the rest of this post with crap to put the percentage down and therefore make TV embrace my manually added signature of awesome that is so awesome. It even h as smiley. What's even more cool, my name's in it, which instantly makes anything cool!

So.. that enough crap for ya? Is it? Is it?

- theg721

[Andy]

I don't know if this is the right place to put this (or if there's even a place to put this on the GMC), but I hope the mods will be nice enough to at least keep this open long enough for me to get a decent answer to the question.

Those who know me around here(and pretty much anywhere online) know that I always manually sign my posts/comments with "-IMP ". That's a signature that has a story behind it, but the point is that I sign my posts and have done so for about 5 years.

Now all of a sudden, people on other sites are complaining to me about it. Not just asking about it, but actively complaining. Their logic is that "we can see your name right next to your posts, so it's stupid and annoying for you to sign them". One person just went so far as to call it "spammy self-promotion".

Now, I sign my posts not for identification purposes, nor for promotion, but just because I think it's nice to take an extra 1 or 2 seconds to personalize what I write.

So I ask you: just because a signature is "unnecessary", does that really make it annoying or make it something I should feel pressured to stop doing?

Just FYI: my response has usually been "Why do you sign a snail-mail letter when your name is in the return address?" No one's answered this yet, but I've had at least 3 people on my case about this, and it gets old and frustrating fairly quickly, so I thought I'd ask around here.

-IMP

I don't see anything wrong with a manual signature.

[creativebunch]

Personally I see nothing wrong with signing your post, in fact I've actually grown fond of you signing your posts (creepy? Yes). I've thought of doing it myself a few times, I just wouldn't have the patience to keep it up

I see it as polite and a courtesy and I like the fact that you take a few extra seconds to sign your message. And frankly I can't see why people would hate it, it's just 4 symbols and 2 faces and it's not like it can give them any physically discomfort... Unless they're like, allergic to signatures

[True Valhalla]

So I ask you: just because a signature is "unnecessary", does that really make it annoying...

It wasn't annoying until you made a topic about it. Now it's annoying.

I was just about to post that

Shall I start signing my posts? Like:

- theg721

Your signature is 15% of your post. So no.

But what if it's a smaller percentage? I shall now fill the rest of this post with crap to put the percentage down and therefore make TV embrace my manually added signature of awesome that is so awesome. It even h as smiley. What's even more cool, my name's in it, which instantly makes anything cool!

So.. that enough crap for ya? Is it? Is it?

- theg721

I feel bad for not telling you this straight up, but use of that ANY emoticon in your signature makes everything you say void and meaningless.


MODERATOR EDIT : Fixed the post... (whistle)

AUTHOR EDIT : Teehee

Edited by True Valhalla, 28 July 2011 - 11:07 PM.

[thatshelby]

As some have stated before, this topic is kind of "not worthy of a new thread", if you know what I mean.

It rang a bell. On TIGSource Forums, they have a topic for threads like this - questions or topics that don't deserve a new thread, only lasting for a few posts.

Think it would work here?

_{*le hijack*}

[IceMetalPunk]

Hm. So it's the smileys within the signature that make it "annoying" to some? That's interesting, because my sig started out without any smileys, just plain "-IMP". Then I noticed my usual facetious nature sometimes didn't come across well in text, so I added the wink as a "no harm intended" thing. The one person said the wink seems arrogant, so I added the smile as a symbol of humility. And that's how my current sig came about.

I think I'll go back to just using -IMP without the smilies for a while. We'll see how everyone feels about that, then.

-IMP

[IQbrew]

It's certainly a step in the right direction.
But after you stop using the smiley faces, where do they go?
Do they just die?

[daman123125]

-IMP

You seem so intimidating now, IMP.
...
I never thought smilies would make anyone seem arrogant, though. As far as I'm concerned, I think a wink makes the poster sound more friendly and not meaning to harm, like you said.

Edited by daman123125, 29 July 2011 - 03:04 AM.

[Dangerous_Dave]

@Dangerous_Dave: What flow? I think the quote block breaks up the flow itself, doesn't it?

The quote block serves an important purpose: Letting people know what you're referring to. Quoting your signature thing would imply you were referring to the signature, hence why I would delete it.

As I said earlier though, I don't have a problem with you signing posts like that, I was merely trying to come up with an explanation.

[9_6]

Hm. So it's the smileys within the signature that make it "annoying" to some? That's interesting, because my sig started out without any smileys, just plain "-IMP". Then I noticed my usual facetious nature sometimes didn't come across well in text, so I added the wink as a "no harm intended" thing. The one person said the wink seems arrogant, so I added the smile as a symbol of humility. And that's how my current sig came about.

I think I'll go back to just using -IMP without the smilies for a while. We'll see how everyone feels about that, then.

-IMP

Well smilies look terrible, no matter what you try to express with them.
They are big yellow, silly looking globs that stick out like a sore thumb and in itself make it harder to take you seriously.
It's like someone constantly using "u" for "you" Or Capitalizing Every Single Word For No Reason, some people simply can't and won't get over that.
I can't get over someone who would use smilies in each and every post they make.
Just saying.



Maybe that's just me though.
When I was little, I was abused by a big smilie logo you know...

Edited by 9_6, 29 July 2011 - 09:37 AM.

[Nocturne]

When I was little, I was abused by a big smilie logo you know...

Not.... (dum dum dum!!!)... The Smiley Cog?!?!?!

You poor, poor soul...

[MasterOfKings]

I never used to, then I started... now it's just...... habit.

Which basically means I've never found anything wrong with it.

-MoK

Edited by MasterOfKings, 29 July 2011 - 09:52 AM.

[Gamer_Dude64]

I think I'll go back to just using -IMP without the smilies for a while. We'll see how everyone feels about that, then.

NO don't go...... like you said about the no harm and humility thing.... thats what i think when i see it... i quite like it actually but it is your decision....also, i say don't let people influence you to do things


that you don't want to do.. if they don't like it, they can just get over it but thats just my opinion....

[@Alex@]

Manual signatures are wrong. That is they are inherently and intrinsically wrong. It has been suggested that they were in fact the reason why Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden of Eden and why Atlantis fell. The cause an imbalance in the temporal field allowing bodies to be pulled through them with unbelievable velocities exceeding that of light and thus threaten to destroy the very nature of our universe. Many experts believe that the recent shifts in extreme weather conditions is caused by this phenomena. Your usage of the manual signature is even now destroying the barrier between the dimensions and if you continue to use it the barrier will collapse completely destroying all of the universe.




* Note this is complete nonsense and is in no way connected to my own opinions and has been created to show how trivial the usaage of a manual signature actually is.

[FredFredrickson]

Personally, I find manual signatures annoying. A forum isn't an email - if you want to sign your post, that's what the actual signature is for. To me, manually adding your username in each post is a waste of your time, it makes your posts longer (and in a way, harder to read), and at the worst, it seems self-centered.

We know who you are; we can see your username to the left. No need to add it to every post.

[Blademan.EXE]

Hmm...I've been reading/skimming through all of these replies...and here is what I find:

1) I live in America, so I believe in the first amendment, particularly:

or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press

and I count the "Manual Signature" as freedom of speech.

2) This is your post...I think you should be able to do what you see fit...within the rules...and the first post I saw of IMP's was when he helped me out at the novice/intermedaite q's

3) Some people may find it annoying, but personally, I don't, and you can always skip over it

4) as for taking it OUT of the quotes, I see no reason to do that, because I usually just c/p quotes, or, if it is short enough, just do the whole post altogether.

ALL IN ALL
I myself find it okay to manually put it in there.

[FredFredrickson]

Just a note: the First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, only applies to situations where the government is suppressing your freedom to say what you want. It doesn't have anything to do with anything else.