why have signatures gone? - Guild Wars Forums

lewismorton04 · Jun 29, 2006, 08:43 AM // 08:43

i just made a signature and now i cannot use it

, please enable them, cheers.

lewismorton04 · Jun 29, 2006, 08:44 AM // 08:44

sorry if i sound a bit rude but hey this is suposed to be the best site and you cant even have a sig now thats pretty low.

shadow ranger · Jun 29, 2006, 08:58 AM // 08:58

Its probably so the forums load faster, they can lag a little as it is without having to scroll past random peoples abstract creations with sub zero pasted on.

Amity and Truth · Jun 29, 2006, 08:59 AM // 08:59

Actually, signatures are pretty low.
Don't get ME wrong, but a forum loaded with annoying 3 screen wide bling bling signatures is a Forum i won't be in.

Signatures don't serve a single purpose other to bloat a post so it looks like more. There just is no information that needs to be repeated constantly with every other post.

FrogDevourer · Jun 29, 2006, 09:05 AM // 09:05

This thread should have been posted in this forum (site feedback):
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=15

Signatures have been deactivated because they were consuming a lot of resources.

Opeth11 · Jun 29, 2006, 09:12 AM // 09:12

And we don't always want to see people's potentially offensive signatures. There can also be a few thousand people online on this site at a time, and that consumes quite a bit of bandwidth. Now, if everyone were to have a GIANT full coloured signature, wouldn't that be a problem?

I love your avatar, FrogDevourer!!

Lasareth · Jun 29, 2006, 09:14 AM // 09:14

Signatures were disabled a little over a year ago for a number of reasons, most significantly so that the forums themselves would be able to run more efficiently. Certainly, that's not to say that if there's a significant portion of the board interested in their enabling, we would not dismiss the idea of enabling them, but when given the choice between a faster load and signatures, most users would prefer the faster load.

Additionally, to sign up and create a post immediately requesting their enabling is fairly presumptuous, given the second post immediately following it.

We're always more than willing to listen to requests. However, to be denounced simply because we've got no signatures isn't the most fair or effective way to request anything. Guild Wars Guru has a fair bit more to it than just a board feature. It has content, and it has a community, two things we pride ourself very much on.

If this is considered the best site for whatever reason, maybe it's best to look at those reasons. Does having signatures disabled contribute, in any way, to this overall reason?

I'll leave that for our viewers to ponder

Opeth, I agree, Frog's avs are astounding

Jun 29, 2006, 08:43 AM // 08:43	#1
lewismorton04 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: aria Profession: W/Mo	why have signatures gone? i just made a signature and now i cannot use it , please enable them, cheers.

Jun 29, 2006, 09:05 AM // 09:05	#5
FrogDevourer on a GW break until C4 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In your shadow Guild: Servants of Fortuna	This thread should have been posted in this forum (site feedback): http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=15 Signatures have been deactivated because they were consuming a lot of resources. __________________

Jun 29, 2006, 08:44 AM // 08:44	#2
lewismorton04 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: aria Profession: W/Mo	sorry if i sound a bit rude but hey this is suposed to be the best site and you cant even have a sig now thats pretty low.

Jun 29, 2006, 08:58 AM // 08:58	#3
shadow ranger Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Profession: E/	Its probably so the forums load faster, they can lag a little as it is without having to scroll past random peoples abstract creations with sub zero pasted on.

Jun 29, 2006, 08:59 AM // 08:59	#4
Amity and Truth Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2006 Profession: W/N	Actually, signatures are pretty low. Don't get ME wrong, but a forum loaded with annoying 3 screen wide bling bling signatures is a Forum i won't be in. Signatures don't serve a single purpose other to bloat a post so it looks like more. There just is no information that needs to be repeated constantly with every other post.

Jun 29, 2006, 09:12 AM // 09:12	#6
Opeth11 Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada Guild: Demon of the Fall [Opet] Profession: Mo/Me	And we don't always want to see people's potentially offensive signatures. There can also be a few thousand people online on this site at a time, and that consumes quite a bit of bandwidth. Now, if everyone were to have a GIANT full coloured signature, wouldn't that be a problem? I love your avatar, FrogDevourer!!

Jun 29, 2006, 09:14 AM // 09:14	#7
Lasareth Aquarius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place	Signatures were disabled a little over a year ago for a number of reasons, most significantly so that the forums themselves would be able to run more efficiently. Certainly, that's not to say that if there's a significant portion of the board interested in their enabling, we would not dismiss the idea of enabling them, but when given the choice between a faster load and signatures, most users would prefer the faster load. Additionally, to sign up and create a post immediately requesting their enabling is fairly presumptuous, given the second post immediately following it. We're always more than willing to listen to requests. However, to be denounced simply because we've got no signatures isn't the most fair or effective way to request anything. Guild Wars Guru has a fair bit more to it than just a board feature. It has content, and it has a community, two things we pride ourself very much on. If this is considered the best site for whatever reason, maybe it's best to look at those reasons. Does having signatures disabled contribute, in any way, to this overall reason? I'll leave that for our viewers to ponder Opeth, I agree, Frog's avs are astounding