Policy on Signatures

[Worf]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

Hi

Just to add on this subject, the other day I was also looking for the signature option and could not find it...
We newcomers are naturally curious.
Please explain the matter on the FAQ or somewhere else.

Jennifer

At this point you can add an avatar image, better than nothing...

 

[Joe4]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

It can be found here: http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2545973&postcount=2

 

[Peter_SSs]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

Joe

That post discusses the issue of needing 50 posts to put a URL in your signature. That implies that you can have a signature before 50 posts, just not include a URL. It does not state that you cannot have a signature at all until 50 posts, which I believe is our current position.

 

[Gerald Higgins]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

Which, I think, prompts the question, why not allow new members to add a signature immediately, and then allow them to add a URL to the signature only after 50 posts ?

I appreciate there may be technical reasons why this is difficult or impossible.

I may be naive about this - do spammers have a reason to post a signature without URLs ?

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

I'm afraid that's just not possible Gerald. The ability to have a signature is just an on/off button type thing. Admin can't control what you type in there (or rather, not unless they develop a bespoke solution).

 

[Peter_SSs]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

My understanding is that there is no automatic way of allowing a signature but disallowing a URL. We Moderators previously had to manually watch out for and remove the signatures that contained spam URLs.

 

[Gerald Higgins]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

Jon / Peter, thanks, I understand, I thought that might be the case. So the rule as it stands seems to make good sense.

 

[Joe4]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

That post discusses the issue of needing 50 posts to put a URL in your signature. That implies that you can have a signature before 50 posts, just not include a URL. It does not state that you cannot have a signature at all until 50 posts, which I believe is our current position.

Good catch Peter. I made a slight adjustment to Jon's post there. Hopefully that clarifies it a bit.

 

[Peter_SSs]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

An update for all following this thread: In the Forum Rules, rule #4 has been modified to directly address the "no signature before 50 posts" issue. Post #2 in that thread has also been modified to clarify a related point.

 

[woshiniyeye]

Re: Idiotic policy on signatures

Beautiful work and lovely detail!

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