KillerMuffin
Seraphically Disinclined
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2000
- Posts
- 25,603
For some reason I turned the dratted things on an hour ago and have been cruising around here with them on.
Some of them are, just,
They make me realize how different the climate of the Playground is to the rest of the forum. There's advertisements for threads in them. I don't really understand this. I can see advertising stories and poetry and personal sites and such, but threads? When you're already on the? I'm not trying to be critical, I would just like to understand why one would advertise a thread when it's extremely easy to find--unlike the poetry and stories that are in a different part of the site.
And the pictures! They're pervasive. And huge. There's one person here who has a signature that seems to be about ten inches long. Is this something that's enjoyable on the whole or is it just one of those we love him/her so we tolerate it things?
Personally, I keep them off most of the time because I detest sig lines longer than three lines of text. They get in the way of the posts. However, that's me and I'm just me. That's not everyone else. Do other people enjoy the sig lines here? Do they notice them or just skim past them? Do you even cruise the board with sig lines on or do you generally have them shut off? Why?
For your own sig line, how do you pick it? Do you think about how it works with the posts, or do you just think of it as an entity on its own? Do you like pictures in them or do you prefer to go without? How do you pick the text? Do you feel the need to advertise threads? Why do you choose what you choose?
For my own sig line I advertise a story and how to find my Lit memberpage. No pics, no colors, no embellishment. I rarely think about it, beyond to change the story, because I usually never see it. I prefer to keep it understated because I think it detracts from any post where the "feel" of the post is different than the "feel" of the signature line. I will make use of the "Show Signature: include your profile signature. " option just below the message text box when I think my sig line would be inappropriate to the post.
I'm afraid I number in the "sig line clueless" category. I seek enlightenment, not to be judgmental.
Some of them are, just,
They make me realize how different the climate of the Playground is to the rest of the forum. There's advertisements for threads in them. I don't really understand this. I can see advertising stories and poetry and personal sites and such, but threads? When you're already on the? I'm not trying to be critical, I would just like to understand why one would advertise a thread when it's extremely easy to find--unlike the poetry and stories that are in a different part of the site.
And the pictures! They're pervasive. And huge. There's one person here who has a signature that seems to be about ten inches long. Is this something that's enjoyable on the whole or is it just one of those we love him/her so we tolerate it things?
Personally, I keep them off most of the time because I detest sig lines longer than three lines of text. They get in the way of the posts. However, that's me and I'm just me. That's not everyone else. Do other people enjoy the sig lines here? Do they notice them or just skim past them? Do you even cruise the board with sig lines on or do you generally have them shut off? Why?
For your own sig line, how do you pick it? Do you think about how it works with the posts, or do you just think of it as an entity on its own? Do you like pictures in them or do you prefer to go without? How do you pick the text? Do you feel the need to advertise threads? Why do you choose what you choose?
For my own sig line I advertise a story and how to find my Lit memberpage. No pics, no colors, no embellishment. I rarely think about it, beyond to change the story, because I usually never see it. I prefer to keep it understated because I think it detracts from any post where the "feel" of the post is different than the "feel" of the signature line. I will make use of the "Show Signature: include your profile signature. " option just below the message text box when I think my sig line would be inappropriate to the post.
I'm afraid I number in the "sig line clueless" category. I seek enlightenment, not to be judgmental.
(mutters) damned stuff's just an embuggerance.......
