Commercial Signatures Verboten. at DVinfo.net

Chris Hurd · July 17th, 2006, 02:40 PM

Unfortunately we've experienced a growing problem recently with commericial messages in post signatures, so it's now become neccessary to make it a policy: with the special exception of site sponsors and forum moderators, no commercial signatures are allowed. Please don't use your post signature to sell your wares. Thanks,

Chris Hurd · July 18th, 2006, 06:43 AM

Also... there's a few of you guys out there, whose sig files look like a paragraph. Please chop it down to a line or two. It looks odd when your post is one line and your sig is five lines... thanks in advance,

Emre Safak · July 18th, 2006, 08:53 AM

Thanks so much, Chris. I hate sigs.

Michael Pace · July 18th, 2006, 09:35 PM

Chris, i'm on another forum (motorcycles) that also uses VBulletin, and it's somehow set up so that initial posts of the 'paragraph sigline' folks do show up, but all subsequent posts of the same user shows no user-defined sigline at all.
Just a thought, maybe there's a VBulletin admin preset that could help

MRP

Chris Hurd · July 19th, 2006, 03:31 PM

Thanks Michael,

I'm aware of that hack, but I wish it would show the one-time sig in the most recent post instead of the initial post... otherwise people would say, what happened to my sig? But we might do that anyway. Thanks again,

Ian Stark · July 20th, 2006, 01:59 AM

Chris, before someone with less of a sense of humour points out the irony, note that your sig totals 6 lines!

Chris Hurd · July 20th, 2006, 05:56 AM

Good point, Ian! But I'm counting four lines and two of those are in smaller fonts. Might change it though, just to set the example as suggested.

Ian Stark · July 20th, 2006, 06:33 AM

Hey Chris! I was counting the blank lines as well! (You know I was only pulling your leg, doncha?!).

With nearly 14,000 posts to your credit I figure you are entitled to at least eight lines of signature!

Cheers.

Ian . . .

Chris Hurd · July 20th, 2006, 06:37 AM

Well now that I think about it, I've decided to change from:

Chris Hurd
San Marcos, TX

Search DV Info Net for quick answers | The best in the business: DV Info Net Sponsors

Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

to:

Search DV Info Net for quick answers | The best in the business: DV Info Net Sponsors

Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

My full name and location are on the left column anyway, gotta keep the Search / Sponsors thing, and most importantly, Tuesday is still Soylent Green Day.

Pete Bauer · July 20th, 2006, 07:01 AM

Well in spite of the fact that moderators (presumably including Mr. Hurd, who owns DVi) and sponsors are granted leeway by...well, the owner of the site...I just think it is outrageous that some guy on a video web site is hawking his Soylent Green product. ;-)~

EDIT:
PS: Next Tuesday I'll take two helpings of cross-posters and a bitter troll.

Chris Hurd · July 20th, 2006, 07:14 AM

Chuck Heston says, Green is the Food of the People.

Ian Stark · July 20th, 2006, 07:15 AM

That's why he's called Chuck

Jeff Sayre · July 20th, 2006, 08:12 AM

Come on, people! Doesn't anyone like Soylent Yellow anymore--pass the margarine.

George Ellis · July 23rd, 2006, 10:43 AM

Chris, just so there is no confusion. A link to your own site is still allowed, correct?

Chris Hurd · July 23rd, 2006, 11:41 AM

Sure George, but the preferable way to do this is to put the link in your profile, by going to Controls > Edit Profile > Home Page URL.

July 17th, 2006, 02:40 PM	#1
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Commercial Signatures Verboten. Unfortunately we've experienced a growing problem recently with commericial messages in post signatures, so it's now become neccessary to make it a policy: with the special exception of site sponsors and forum moderators, no commercial signatures are allowed. Please don't use your post signature to sell your wares. Thanks, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 18th, 2006, 06:43 AM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Also... there's a few of you guys out there, whose sig files look like a paragraph. Please chop it down to a line or two. It looks odd when your post is one line and your sig is five lines... thanks in advance, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 19th, 2006, 03:31 PM	#5
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Thanks Michael, I'm aware of that hack, but I wish it would show the one-time sig in the most recent post instead of the initial post... otherwise people would say, what happened to my sig? But we might do that anyway. Thanks again, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 20th, 2006, 01:59 AM	#6
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Chris, before someone with less of a sense of humour points out the irony, note that your sig totals 6 lines! __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

July 20th, 2006, 05:56 AM	#7
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Good point, Ian! But I'm counting four lines and two of those are in smaller fonts. Might change it though, just to set the example as suggested. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 18th, 2006, 08:53 AM	#3
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Thanks so much, Chris. I hate sigs.

July 18th, 2006, 09:35 PM	#4
Michael Pace Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: La Florida Posts: 68	Chris, i'm on another forum (motorcycles) that also uses VBulletin, and it's somehow set up so that initial posts of the 'paragraph sigline' folks do show up, but all subsequent posts of the same user shows no user-defined sigline at all. Just a thought, maybe there's a VBulletin admin preset that could help MRP

July 20th, 2006, 06:33 AM	#8
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Hey Chris! I was counting the blank lines as well! (You know I was only pulling your leg, doncha?!). With nearly 14,000 posts to your credit I figure you are entitled to at least eight lines of signature! Cheers. Ian . . . __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

July 20th, 2006, 06:37 AM	#9
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Well now that I think about it, I've decided to change from: Chris Hurd San Marcos, TX Search DV Info Net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DV Info Net Sponsors Tuesday is Soylent Green Day! to: Search DV Info Net for quick answers \| The best in the business: DV Info Net Sponsors Tuesday is Soylent Green Day! My full name and location are on the left column anyway, gotta keep the Search / Sponsors thing, and most importantly, Tuesday is still Soylent Green Day. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 20th, 2006, 07:01 AM	#10
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	Well in spite of the fact that moderators (presumably including Mr. Hurd, who owns DVi) and sponsors are granted leeway by...well, the owner of the site...I just think it is outrageous that some guy on a video web site is hawking his Soylent Green product. ;-)~ EDIT: PS: Next Tuesday I'll take two helpings of cross-posters and a bitter troll. __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

July 20th, 2006, 07:14 AM	#11
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Chuck Heston says, Green is the Food of the People. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 20th, 2006, 07:15 AM	#12
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	That's why he's called Chuck __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

July 20th, 2006, 08:12 AM	#13
Jeff Sayre Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 301	Come on, people! Doesn't anyone like Soylent Yellow anymore--pass the margarine. __________________ www.SayreMedia.com

July 23rd, 2006, 10:43 AM	#14
George Ellis Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 1,241	Chris, just so there is no confusion. A link to your own site is still allowed, correct?

July 23rd, 2006, 11:41 AM	#15
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Sure George, but the preferable way to do this is to put the link in your profile, by going to Controls > Edit Profile > Home Page URL. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!