posted on October 6, 2001 02:20:00 PM
I like reading people's signature lines....they always make me smile, no matter what they say, plus they say a bit about the poster. I was thinking, we have some space with our signature lines to add something to our posts. It could be a link to a picture, a funny (or not so funny) saying, a quote, whatever. Maybe we could utilize them for awhile to make everyone's day a bit brighter. What do you think?
posted on October 6, 2001 03:02:33 PM
I've seen some sig lines that are funny, or make a statement. However, most, in my opinion, tend to be self-important and can end up sounding snotty. Especially when the thread is leaning towards debate of some kind, and someone has a "Have a nice day" or "Cheers", or something of that type. While I realize that you get to know when people use a sig line in every post, it bugs me a bit when a thread gets "hot", and the one person who is fanning the flames signs each post with "Cheers".
This sounds petty I know, but it's just an observation of mine taken from a usenet group I read and post on.
posted on October 6, 2001 03:20:44 PM
I have never found anything so profound or funny that I want to automatically tack it on every statement I make without regard to whether it is humor or serious things being discussed.
posted on October 6, 2001 03:42:49 PM
My sig line serves a dual purpose. First, to let people know not to take what I say TOO seriously. Second, to remind MYSELF that anything I say, no matter how "sure" I am that it is right, is still just my opinion and could turn out to be wrong.
Regards,
Barry
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The opinions expressed above are for comparison purposes only. Your mileage may vary....
posted on October 6, 2001 03:47:23 PM
I belong to a small reggae board based in Germany
that encourages it’s posters attach a small photo of
themselfs to their sig file...
posted on October 7, 2001 09:14:40 AM
Human nature being what it is, I have a tendency to demur during RL conflict and then it turns out I was right and should have stuck to my guns! However, whenever I am truly impassioned and state it....you guessed it off the mark or downright WRONG!
So my sig line should be:
Yes, I am absolutely positive! No, that doesn't mean I am right, just absolutely positive!
posted on October 7, 2001 09:19:06 AM
I have hand entered anysig lines on my posts as I feel differently day by day and issue by issue. Sometimes I wish I could just change my name at will, too!
I've always liked the one gravid usues..... "The opinions expressed........" Wry but not snotty.
posted on October 7, 2001 09:47:15 AM
My sig file came with my new name. It got downright ugly in here when people were expressing their opinions on AFA and everything else surrounding 9/11. I felt I needed to no longer be so open as to what my seller ID was.
posted on October 7, 2001 11:03:28 AMKraftdinner who woulda thought you read Mickey Spillane! "Packin Heat"...wearing Ben Gay for all those aches and pains, right Gravid?? (this is a joke do not call)
edited to add my personal fav (not originally mine):
I always do what my rice crispies tell me!
posted on October 7, 2001 11:12:44 AM
Well, back in the old days when FIDO NET was what we had for forums, there was a "offline" reader called SLMR (Silly Little Mail Reader), and I had about 3000 "Tag lines" loaded that I could pick from depending on what I said, what the subject was, and what mood I was in. You weren't "stuck" with a single sig file.
posted on October 7, 2001 01:25:35 PM
zilvy, "this is a joke, don't call"....made me laugh my head off!! I think you used it on Borillar once and it was perfect.
I thought of one for spaz....
"Carrot Top is alive only because it's illegal to kill him."
"Packin Heat"...wearing Ben Gay for all those aches and pains, right Gravid?? (this is a joke do not call)