Can Dynamic Signatures and Avatars Be Implemented on This Platform?

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Dynamic signatures and avatars are not currently supported on the platform, as images and HTML are disabled in signatures to maintain simplicity and reduce distractions for readers. Users expressed a desire for more personalized signatures, including animated GIFs and celestial images, but the consensus is that such features could clutter the forum experience. Concerns were raised about bandwidth usage and the annoyance of excessive animations in signatures. Overall, the community values a clean and focused reading environment over flashy personalizations. The discussion highlights a preference for minimalism in user signatures to enhance readability.
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IS this a possibility here? I have a set of images that i'd like to use at least for my sig. I assure they're not offensive images, Just ones of celestial objects.
 
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You could use an animated GIF.
 
I can't put images in my sig :frown:
 
I am not sure if I should say this or not, but have you tried using flash in your sig? With <embed> tags. I think that is what flash uses, but it has been a while.
 
We don't have any plans on implementing dynamic sigs or avatars. Images and HTML are disabled in sigs.
 
why, greg?
 
I think the idea is to keep the signatures simple, so they aren't distracting when people are reading through posts.
 
Moonbear said:
I think the idea is to keep the signatures simple, so they aren't distracting when people are reading through posts.
That makes sense to me :smile:
 
Moonbear said:
I think the idea is to keep the signatures simple, so they aren't distracting when people are reading through posts.

...and bandwidth if you uploaded your image here.
 
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Animations are annoying and a waste of good bandwidth, IMO. I'm on dial up and waiting for a page to load for the thrill of viewing puppy ears flapping in the breeze is not my idea of time well spent.
 
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Chronos said:
viewing puppy ears flapping in the breeze is not my idea of time well spent.
puppy hater
 
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I tend to agree. Chronos is a puppy hater. :biggrin:

Seriously, I have visited other forums and the amount of "flair" that users were sporting was completely obnoxious. The animated junk in the signature is something like 20 x larger than the post itself. Between the avatar and the sig and everything else, you have to visually wade through a giant clutter of text and animated images just to finally pick out the user's reply, which is generally something like, "uh huh."
 
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I'm happy that Danger's avatar isn't dynamic!:rolleyes:
 
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I don't hate puppies. They are delicious deep fried.
 

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