Signature Limits

[Reverie]

Some administrators set signature limits on their forums. Sometimes this is to allow for quicker processing times so the website is not trying to load the heavy graphic traffic... Other times it's to help limit how much advertising can really happen in the signature. Some have a "you can have 4 lines" and sometimes they have had it be specific dimensions of how big it could be. What are your thoughts on this? Does it also depend on the forum type?

 

[Cory]

Signature limits need to be put into place to some degree, I think. If someone wanted to, they could have a signature like 25 lines long and that would be an annoyance for users to scroll through every time that user posts on a topic. I don't have any specific rules of this on my board since it seems it's not much of a problem, I've only seen one user so far have a more massive signature on my forum than others. If it becomes a problem I'd ask the user politely to make it smaller or make a new rule regarding it in my board rules.

 

[ClicketyKat]

I've had a couple of members who had ENORMOUS signature images!! If I have time, I'll reduce them for them, but sometimes we just remove them and then we finally had to put something in the rules stating the limits. I know members want their signatures to stand out, but sometimes it's a bit too much.

 

[Shortie]

I didn't at first have signature limits set when I first opened Promotion Addicts and I noticed that some members ended up abusing the system with a long line of links and huge images.

I have since changed the limits on signatures and they increase if you purchase a VIP user upgrade depending on how many months you purchase it for. I felt it better to have something like that as an incentive for those who wish to support the forum.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I do think there should be some limit to signatures, you don't want someone's signature to be so large that it causes issues on your forum. I usually only allow members to have a few links in their signature and to be sure if they use a image it isn't too big.

 

[Uncrowned]

There needs to be some kind of limit. It is hard to say that there is a right or wrong answer to what that limit should be, but admins need to remember that most users/potential users are there for the posted content and not the signature content.

 

[prophet]

There should be some limit to an extent. I don't mind a few images but as long as there is some sort of constraint to size.

 

[Jason]

Some forums are better off without signatures. Well, I don't want my drum forum to be commercialized so I don't allow them. However, I might add some section later where people can show off their websites.