CH Profile Signatures

[The Saviour]

I have a question about using signatures in your profile, posts and threads.

I've configured my signature within my profile settings using the standard BBC format.

The image is not being displayed in my signatrue.  The first image I tried to use was 468x88 pixels and a file size of just over 8KB.  I figured this must've been too big so, I edited the image to a size of 319x60 and just over 4KB...still...no go.

Is my coding off?  Is the image still too large?  Are certain members/usergroups restricted from using images in their signatures?

I've PM'd Admin, but have had no response.

Thanks, in advance...

[Calum]

My image works fine.
What's the exact code you're using?

[The Saviour]

Code: [Select]

[url=http://www.xxxxxxx-xxc.com/forums/index.php][img]http://www.xxxxxxx-xx.com/img/forum_banner.jpg[/img][/url]

[Calum]

That's what I use too, and it works fine for me.
Following is my exact code for my signature.

Code: [Select]

[url=http://darkblade.110mb.com][img]http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/103/dbbannerie0.jpg[/img][/url]

[The Saviour]

Then, either my image is too large (doubtfully), or there are restrictions imposed.

[Calum]

That's very odd, I know of no restrictions other than the character limit.

[2k_dummy]

I hate images in sigs that are much larger than an icon. So I take the liberty of blocking them.

[Calum]

Images in sigs don't bother me unless they are either massive in actual size, so they have a scroll bar, images that are a big file size so they take a long time to download, images that are inappropriate or advertising, or ones that move and annoy me.

Does that mean you blocked mine?
It makes me sad . . .

[The Saviour]

2k_dummy...

I know what you mean...it's nice to have that option.

[Calum]

As you can see, the exact same code works for me in my sig.

Code: [Select]

[url=http://www.saviour-pc.com][img]http://www.saviour-pc.com/img/forum_banner.jpg[/img][/url]

[The Saviour]

Calum...

Like I said...it must be a restriction...

I just hope Admin sees the link at the bottom of the site to CH...know what I mean?

I had removed it previously, because...well you know.  Anyhoo...it's back...and will remain.

[2k_dummy]

Does that mean you blocked mine?

Yep! I block all images in sigs, and some avatars.

[Calum]

Calum...

Like I said...it must be a restriction...

I just hope Admin sees the link at the bottom of the site to CH...know what I mean?

I had removed it previously, because...well you know.  Anyhoo...it's back...and will remain.

Hopefully it's something simple to sort, I really don't see what's up with that.
Good to see the CH logo back on your site for a number of reasons.

Does that mean you blocked mine?

Yep! I block all images in sigs, and some avatars.

That makes me sad.
All that time and effort for some fool to block it . . . only joking, it took about 5 minutes and everyone has a right to choose what they look at.

[CBMatt]

I just tried posting the picture in my signature, but it's not showing up for me.  And Calum, yours isn't showing for me either (it showed up fine a minute ago).  Perhaps there's just some sort of fluke.

[Calum]

Is my normal sig showing now?
Because I removed the Saviour PC one.

[CBMatt]

Yeah, I see it now.  It was just blank space before.  Same with my own signature.  When I had Steve's picture in it, there was just blank space, but my picture still showed up.  In Steve's signature, I just see a red X.  Very odd.

EDIT:  Now you both have blank space.  I need to go to bed.  Ha.

[Calum]

I think you do.
I see everyone's sig fine except Steve's.

[The Saviour]

I must've been a bad boy!

[soybean]

Is everybody just being incredibly naive here?  That seems to be the case.  Frankly, if I were CH Admin, I might also be inclined to block an image promoting a competing forum. 

[GX1_Man]

I would block all pictures in signatures. It is unfair to the people on dialup. And yes, there are still quite a few of them out there.

[CBMatt]

Is everybody just being incredibly naive here?  That seems to be the case.  Frankly, if I were CH Admin, I might also be inclined to block an image promoting a competing forum. 

This makes sense, but as far as I know, Nathan never had a problem with Saviour's signature block before.  And what exactly are we competing for?  Did we start getting paid by commission without my knowledge?

[soybean]

And what exactly are we competing for?  Did we start getting paid by commission without my knowledge?

Eh, it's now about what "we" are competing for; it's about drawing traffic to one's own website, as opposed to helping create traffic for someone else's site.  If you've invested a great amount of time, effort, and money into developing a website with the intention of generating some income from it, from ads or direct sales of products or services, you want to draw traffic to your site, not help competing sites build traffic.  A forum is a way of drawing traffic to a site. 

CBMatt, you and I aren't the owners of this site.  I could be wrong, but I think you be quite sure that the owner, who I presume is Nathan, has not done all of this just because he wants to have a website.  Like any serious web entrepreneur, he wants to maximize traffic to his website, not someone else's.

[dl65]

The Saviour ........  I would suggest removing the link to YOUR COMPUTER Forum that OFFERS FREE help

Your signature breaks a Computer Hope rule........ and just so you don't think your being singled out your not.


dl65 

[The Saviour]

The Saviour ........  I would suggest removing the link to YOUR COMPUTER Forum that OFFERS FREE help

Your signature breaks a Computer Hope rule........ and just so you don't think your being singled out your not.


dl65 

I don't feel like I'm being singled out at all...

No problem dl65...I'm real easy to get along with...seriously.

Consider the image removed.

BTW...the money I make from my main site would probably make you laugh.  Most of the money I make is from local computer repair in my area.  Although I do get a few commission checks (now and then) from some of my affiliations...it's nothing to write home about...trust me on that.

A while back...I just wanted to start offering free computer help to those looking for it...same as Nathan...

So I have Google ads...so what...a lot of forums do.  You can ask any of the current members of my forum if I've ever really gone out of my way to push any of my products on them...you'll be surprised at their answers.

But enough about that...it's really not important...I'll just remove the sig as to not cause any ill feelings...and again...it's no big deal.  I was just wondering...that's all.

[CBMatt]

And what exactly are we competing for?  Did we start getting paid by commission without my knowledge?

Eh, it's now about what "we" are competing for; it's about drawing traffic to one's own website, as opposed to helping create traffic for someone else's site.  If you've invested a great amount of time, effort, and money into developing a website with the intention of generating some income from it, from ads or direct sales of products or services, you want to draw traffic to your site, not help competing sites build traffic.  A forum is a way of drawing traffic to a site. 

CBMatt, you and I aren't the owners of this site.  I could be wrong, but I think you be quite sure that the owner, who I presume is Nathan, has not done all of this just because he wants to have a website.  Like any serious web entrepreneur, he wants to maximize traffic to his website, not someone else's.

Yeah, I get what you're saying, soybean.  I was just feeling a bit snappy when I said that.  I had a long, hard, stressful day (lots of drama that's not appropriate for a computer help forum), and although I didn't realize it at the time, I think I had a bit of an attitude because I really wasn't feeling well.  Sorry about that.  I haven't exactly been at my best these last couple of days.  I think I'm doing better now, though.

[patio]

Awww C'Mon.............share the drama ! !

Raptor would expect no less as well .

[CBMatt]

To summarize it as briefly as possible...my younger sister and I nearly got into a fist-fight because she's ungrateful and spoiled and when I scolded her for yelling at our grandmother, she took a swing at me.  I didn't retaliate, but I definitely wanted to.  Heh.  My mom came home from work to yell at me for hitting my sister (which I didn't do) and then yelled at my grandmother for not letting my sister borrow her car (my grandma kept offering to let my sister to borrow the car, but she refused).  My mom still doesn't believe us.  The next day, my mom and I got into a yelling match.  She was mad at me for going over the cell phone minutes, even though the bill proves I did no such thing.  It was, in fact, my mom who used the minutes.  The only person I talk to is my girlfriend, and she always calls the house.  Speaking of whom...we've been getting into a lot of arguments because we are both stressed about different things going on in our lives.  We've patched things up, but we're still stressed, so there's still some tension.  It doesn't help that we basically lived together all during April but haven't seen each other since (our soonest possible chance is next week).  And that, in a nutshell, was my weekend.

Now, give me some Bon Bons and turn on Dr. Phil.

[patio]

Do something nice for your little sister out of the blue...

Hug Grandma.

Spend dinnertime tomorrow talking and listening to Mom...

Don't call the girlfriend for a day or two...see how it goes from there.

[CBMatt]

That's bordering on forming relationships with these people...  Unspeakable!

[street1 (RIP)]

I used Steve's signature in my profile signature.

Can anyone see it?

[Dark Blade]

Yep! But it's not staying there for long...

[street1 (RIP)]

Yep! But it's not staying there for long...

You are correct.I just wanted to see what was going on.

I told it good-bye-bye. test 3 version 5 of MC-and the Chortlers.

You can't have much of a marriage if you don't have a window.

Hey!It worked again! COL!

[2k_dummy]

It loaded. Was stable. I blocked it.

[The Saviour]

Is everybody just being incredibly naive here?  That seems to be the case.  Frankly, if I were CH Admin, I might also be inclined to block an image promoting a competing forum. 

A competing forum?  You have to be kidding, right?  Have you seen the member stats on my forum as opposed to Computer Hope's?

I've been to lot's of forums..same genre as this one.  I've also had a previous sig on this forum under the username "Saviour" linking to my forum....and it was allowed.  I left...and came back....now Admin won't allow it.  BTW...I'm sure he got traffic to this site the same way...by posting or linking on other's sites.  My forum even links to this site...

Look...I'm not pointing fingers here...and I could really care less if anyone on this forum thinks I'm a "spammer"...of which I am not, BTW.

I'm a contributor...and have been since I originally joined this forum.  That was my sole intention...and always has been.

Here's a little kick in the pants for ya...just posting a link in a sig to a (in your words) "competing forum", isn't going to damage this site's reputation...if anything it would help since both forums cover the same topics.  Search Engine Optimization goes both ways, as far as relevancy goes...sites linking in...and those you link to.  There's a big difference between the link in my sig and one that links to porn...affiliates...etc., etc.

There are a few people in this forum who think I'm out to ruin this site, spam it...or whatever.  To them, I say..."Grow up!"  I think they think they're better than most...which is a bad attitude to have.  BTW...it shows when they post.  Who am I to judge?  I'm not judging...just stating the facts.

Oh...and one more thing...
Just because there is a link in a sig to a "competing forum" doesn't mean that individual is trying to steal members...

If you're standing on a bridge and decide to jump...then who made that decision?  If you go to another site and decide to join then who made that decision?  Did I twist your arm?  I think not.

Look...I'm not trying to start an argument, but someone here will take offense to this post and have their rant...which is fine...everyone is entitled to an opinion and I have just stated mine.

Per a CH member's PM...I have removed the link in my sig, however...the link to my site is allowed in my profile...strange...don't ya think?  I've also removed the link to my image in a previous post in this thread...I'll also remove the link code I was trying to use from a previous post in this same thread...so other members won't get flamed because they were testing it to see where the problem was.

So no hurt feelings here...okay?  So, after this post...let's just let the issue die.

BTW...I'm still linking to this site, regardless...both on my main site...and my forum.


"Nuff said...

[street1 (RIP)]

I know you share links both ways Steve.

What can I say friend?

[Calum]

I see street1's sig, so I don't see how it could be a restriction on usergroups either.
Anyway, everyone's had their say I believe.
So let's just drop it, there's nothing more to say and the issue no longer matters even though it was not resolved, the link/image has not been added to The Saviour's signature.

[The Saviour]

I see street1's sig, so I don't see how it could be a restriction on usergroups either.
Anyway, everyone's had their say I believe.
So let's just drop it, there's nothing more to say and the issue no longer matters even though it was not resolved, the link/image has not been added to The Saviour's signature.

Amen!

Street...do me a favor, friend, and remove the image, please?  No need to have it displayed, bud.

[street1 (RIP)]

I see street1's sig, so I don't see how it could be a restriction on usergroups either.
Anyway, everyone's had their say I believe.
So let's just drop it, there's nothing more to say and the issue no longer matters even though it was not resolved, the link/image has not been added to The Saviour's signature.

Amen!

Street...do me a favor, friend, and remove the image, please?  No need to have it displayed, bud.

Will do. It's gone. That ain't crying folks.It's getting hot in Georgia these days.....So,the cry baby emoticon is sweating. COL!

[The Saviour]

Thanks, Robert...

Hopefully, ya'll have air conditioning to get a break from the heat...that and a nice cold one...be what it may.

[street1 (RIP)]

Thanks, Robert...

Hopefully, ya'll have air conditioning to get a break from the heat...that and a nice cold one...be what it may.

Yeh,if I didn't have central air, what's her name and good old
PeckerWood would throw me out.

[Techno]

Admin testing...

[Computer Hope Admin]

Sorry for the late reply (this will also be sent to your PM Saviour) took a two day break from the forums while doing another major update to several thousand more Computer Hope pages

As can be hopefully seen by the above example, I had no issues posting a signature with a banner image. So hopefully you've figured it all out. If not, either mention on this post or send me another PM with the exact code you're using so I can try it out for myself.

Users who dislike loading avatars or signatures can easily disable this feature through their profile settings under "Look and Layout Preferences"

As far as users posting banner images in their signatures I'm also not a fan of it. However, that being said I also don't consider it to be against the forum rules, if it's done elegantly. In other words no flashing banners or absolutely huge ads.

Honestly I've done a lot of testing and text links work A LOT better in signatures than images as most users will have ad blindness to it, have the feature disabled, and/or dislike the images (or time taken to load image) so much they'll avoid it.

Finally, I'm all for helping members with other helps sites, web pages, or forums who actively participate in the forums to advertise in their signature I think it's only fair. Of course users who don't elegantly advertise (as mentioned above), have sites that contain illegal information, contain inappropriate material, or are sites I or other users consider scams (e.g. free ipod) are not tolerated and will result in bans.

[Computer Hope Admin]

Are we free to use that Nathan?

I'm assuming you mean the signature banner picture? If so, by all means 'yes', you're more than welcome to use that image. Several banners (including example I used), buttons, and other links are posted on the below link.

http://www.computerhope.com/hope.htm

[The Saviour]

Finally, I'm all for helping members with other helps sites, web pages, or forums who actively participate in the forums to advertise in their signature I think it's only fair. Of course users who don't elegantly advertise (as mentioned above), have sites that contain illegal information, contain inappropriate material, or are sites I or other users consider scams (e.g. free ipod) are not tolerated and will result in bans.

Nathan...

I want to thank you for taking the time and getting this out in the open...

You know how I am...sometimes I can pe a real pain in the neck, but at no time would I ever intentionally blatantly spam your forum.

I can also understand other members looking out for your site...especially if they've been given a staff title.  They're only looking out for the community.

Hopefully they'll understand that I'm not trying to act as a competing forum...quite the contrary...after giving this a lot of thought...and I mean some long deliberation...speaking to some of the (who I feel) more sane members of this community...I consider Computer Hope to be more like a sister site and have replaced the link to your site back to three locations within my domain...my main site...that site's link directory...and on the forum.  There it will remain...never to be moved again.

Thanks for replying to this thread...I'll test it out when I get the chance to make a little modification to the banner image I'd like to post in the signature.