Sigs getting turned off

[JAM]

sigs are overrated.

[Lohman446]

Well, when it comes a point that sig.s where the base cause of most of the moderator action against established members and the most common violation of the rules by known members, as well as the source of a lot of complaining by members and mods it was time for them to go.

Unfortunately we, as a group, frankly could not handle them. Sure we all pay the price to an extent for it, but who really cares.

As to those who say that there sig was there mark on this forum. Make your mark the discussions you have, the place you have in discussions, and who you are through your thoughts. Not some picture...

I would like to see a movement of the "conflict". Perhaps an open thread in the "ban" forum. You want to question mods, you do it there so not everyone has to see it. Then again, perhaps this most recent action will take care of it.

Remember folks, this forum continuing, and TKs presence on it, which I for one value, no longer serve a business purpose to him. Zupe seems to show little interest in it, and I beleive it may be left to Tom to handle. If we cannot be reasonable on it, if we cannot run it without whining to TK and Zupe.... well if something that is of questionable value becomes a problem, you simply get rid of it.

It seemed like this last winter to, I just hope that spring comes, the snow melts, and people get back to playing before this forum is destroyed or lost.

[Lee]

i feel that to lose my sig because of the actions a few people is wrong and i resent being grouped with the whole for the actions of a few.

it's not all about the sig, though i do feel they are entertaining and i enjoy seeing what other people have to say. i feel it adds depth of character to the forum and an insight into other members that i may not ever get to meet in person. it helps "flesh them out" so to speak.

please reconsider and direct action at thiose that deserve it.

need someone to be the bad guy? i volunteer. i don't need mod powers, just tell me who to talk to and i will. i'll take their crap for just as long as it takes to compose an email and tell them why the mods removed a sig or banned them.

[Maggot6]

Whoa, posts look naked now that they are gone...

[thecavemankevin]

Why do a few people have to mess it up for the rest of us. I spent hours designing my sig and making it my mark here on the forum. The feedback link is really a big deal to me too. I'm not whining or saying I'm going to leave the forum over this. I just wanted to vent my frustration with the fact that AO has to now be treated like PBnation or other forums. But I guess all good things must come to an end.

Tom, I love you man and I'm sorry are getting so much crud from the Sig and banning issues. Hope all is well and that you don't have to disipline us anymore cause we know it trully does hurt you more then it hurts us.

And with all that said I make my 2k post.

ditto

oh well

[BigEvil]

Since everyone is probably going to complain in this thread, just keep in mind who's fault it was that the sigs are getting turned off.

Who's fault? Fill us in.

[fire1811]

I understand Tom

although I dont like it, I also understand I dont pay the bills.

Thank you for letting us have them this long

[punkncat]

All I can say is thanks very much to the idiots who couldn't follow rules and screwed up a good thing for all of us.

Way to go guys!

Kinda like boot camp. One guy screws up and all suffer....

On a less whiney note, it would be really cool to add a feedback tag...kinda like whats already there for AIM, etc., so that we can keep an easily accesible link to our good trades w/o having to type "look at profile" all the time...

[fire1811]

also any chance on avitars?

they can be set so you cannot upload a avitar over a certain size.
would be a lot smaller also

again up to you.

[Empyreal Rogue]

Fine by me. Well, sorta.

Now how are we going to advertise for the AO-Mid-Atlantic day?

[shartley]

All I can say is thanks very much to the idiots who couldn't follow rules and screwed up a good thing for all of us.

Way to go guys!

Kinda like boot camp. One guy screws up and all suffer....

On a less whiney note, it would be really cool to add a feedback tag...kinda like whats already there for AIM, etc., so that we can keep an easily accesible link to our good trades w/o having to type "look at profile" all the time...

also any chance on avitars?

they can be set so you cannot upload a avitar over a certain size.
would be a lot smaller also

again up to you.

[fire1811]

really? any idea why? i figured they would be easier.
thanks

[Army]

Sig pics are a crutch

[punkncat]

Shartley, you are right.

Sig guidelines are not the issue here. There are deeper matters that need to be dealt with to keep this forum alive, healthy, and diverse. This was just the problem of the moment. Really a non issue, and this bandaid measure will just make it come out somewhere else...

There is a lot of displeasure with the way things are being handled by both members and mods. Too many people griping about stupid(EDIT)stuff(EDIT) and the end result is going to be the death of the forums. They are already gone as we have known them.

I hope we don't all have to sit down in Geneva to settle this.....lol

Seriously, I hope we don't get Tom so frustrated that he finally decides the drama isn't worth the effort and do away with the forum altogether. I would hate to lose this place.

[slade]

there must be a way to set up code to keep the sigs within the guidlines... i liked my sig and half the time i identified people by their sigs. AO looks so bare now...