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Venomator
04-01-2006, 23:28
Seems to be a blip in some postings as far as signatures go - is this a temporary fault ... do not adjust your set type thingy ?:hissyfit:
e.g. - per this post ... mine has disappeared ???
And then re-appeared !!!
/puts magic wand away.
We're tinkering with some settings behind the scenes as to the display of signatures. Do not adjust your set, we really are aliens. :D
Don't worry, we're not editing signatures, nor disabling them so to speak :)
Watch this space.....(a signature might appear...lol)
Venomator
04-01-2006, 23:37
Thanks for being quick off the mark Marcel - believe it when I see it !?!
See what I mean though ?
I think this is an option the vbulletin has, to just show a signature in your first post in a thread, this is to make the forum faster I think.
my signature is suposed to appear here... if I put another post, may be its gone in the second one if I'm right. lets see..
second one... (with no signature because of being my second post in this thread)
i was right, this option is very helpfull in forums where the users have HUGE signatures with links to images, smilies, animations, etc. So it only loads once per thread, makes reading easier and faster.
Thanks to admins and mods for this option.
.
...
mmm
my signature appear again....:Ponders:
may be its one post yes and one post no.. well lets wait and see. :whistle2:
Vbulletin offers two options with signatures by default, either all on or all off. However there are hacks available to allow just one signature in the first post someone makes into a thread, all other posts in that thread by that poster will then be displayed without a signature - just as ppuga has said. ;)
But that's not what is happening here. :grinshake
may be its one post yes and one post no.. well lets wait and see. :whistle2:
That would be the Hokey Cokey Hack.
You put one sig in....one sig out......in, out, in, out, you shake it all about.......
I like how the admins are trying to make it sound like they know what they're doing. Keep it up lads, you're almost convincing....
;)
I like how the admins are trying to make it sound like they know what they're doing. Keep it up lads, you're almost convincing....
;)
We do. :p
I like the way the members are trying to guess what is happening :innocent:
We do. :p
Do we? That's comforting to know :D
Do we? That's comforting to know :D
You told me you did! :suspect1:
If you don't know, who does? :doh:
You told me you did! :suspect1:
If you don't know, who does? :doh:
It's like the blind leading the blind..lol
Nah I'm sure we do have an inkling of what we're doing. But I must admit the push-it-and-see-what-it-does approach is much more fun :D
an i guess what it is were doing??
(Father Ted) "Dougal, whatever you do, don't push the RED Button..."
(Father Dougal) "Right Ted, whatever I do, push the red button, got it!"
Venomator
05-01-2006, 19:46
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I like the way the members are trying to guess what is happening :innocent:
Case of 'avin to with you guys ain't it !?!:smilenod: :laugh1: :nunu:
Look no sig !
Perhaps we can lay odds on when they will show and when they won't ... any takers ???
And then it shows !!!
So I am assuming you still haven't worked it out yet :grinshake
.. still no sig.... so it isn't that....
Nope you'll never get it that way, trust me. ;)
You'll need to look around and put your thinking cap on. All the clues are in the forums :)
Venomator
05-01-2006, 21:06
So I am assuming you still haven't worked it out yet :grinshake
V. funny ... not !:hissyfit:
Could it be the originator and only the mods get sigs in any one thread ?:confused-
V. funny ... not !:hissyfit:
Could it be the originator and only the mods get sigs in any one thread ?:confused-
no
Venomator
05-01-2006, 21:16
no
You guys just crease me ... so not funny !:hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:
If you want to offer your thoughts, elaborate on them ;)
^^^ Clue ^^^
and it does not show in a quick reply with show sig ticked
but it did in the preview of that 'post reply'
Venomator
05-01-2006, 23:12
If you want to offer your thoughts, elaborate on them ;)
^^^ Clue ^^^
Are we getting so damn cold you have to half hide clues around the place Marcel ?:clap:
So glad I asked the question in the first place ... walked right into that did I not !?!:doh:
SORTED !
dunno if mys sig shows up?
Venomator
05-01-2006, 23:46
now I get it ;)
You think you have ... just as I did !:Ponders:
But are you sure ??? 'cos I am not now !:confused-
I will help you along, and say to ignore the staff's signatures.
I would reccomend not ignoring the staff signatures, some of them are very nice ;)
That reminds me, I could do with editing mine ;)
Well I have no idea and I'm not playing your twisted mind games anymore!
/sulk
not sure if i even have a signature lol.
..............guess not hehe
OK, the more you elaborate, the likelier it is you see a signature. ;)
So what you're saying
is that the more I say
the more chance there is that
my sig will be included?
Lets test this one
then.....
what a funny thread here!!:clap:
so, the question here will be:
my signature will appear on this post or not? let's see...
ok, just one signature per user per thread! hehe
ok, just one signature per user per thread! hehe
Nope!!!
:grinshake
Warspite
06-01-2006, 14:39
One sig per page per thread:confused-
Warspite
06-01-2006, 14:42
Revolutions have started like this :) You having all the power and us having nowt ;)
Revolutions have started like this :) You having all the power and us having nowt ;)
It's just a big puzzle waiting to be solved :whistle2:
Hmmmm puzzles ! i like puzzles ! ;)
Warspite
06-01-2006, 14:49
I dont like this puzzle:)
hehe tell us if yuo want more clues.
hehe tell us if yuo want more clues.
How can we give more clues if we don't know whats going on? :suspect1:
hmmm, now i have no idea if i know what the problem is or indeed what the solution is, it seems a flippin tricky one to me though ! i will have to investigate and see if i can come up with a resolution ! :)
hmmmmm now that is a tricky and potentially annoying development, my last post did indeed contain my siggy ! i wonder if this post will also include the offending article, or indeed if it doesnt !
There is no problem, and we don't need a solution. The condition is deliberate. :)
Copying Ian:
hmmm, now i have no idea if i know what the problem is or indeed what the solution is, it seems a flippin tricky one to me though ! i will have to investigate and see if i can come up with a resolution ! :)
I think that you just need to be a bit verbose in your reply. For example, this reply is short
hmmmm very tricky indeed !
... whereas this reply I'm being a bit obtuse and replying with an unnecessary amount of words that doesn't really clear up what I'm talking about but does go to provide a longer answer than the previous one that is quite frankly not long enough to trigger the signature.
Of course I could be completely wrong but I'll only be able to tell that when I attempt to post this response.
What I'm wondering is, that if I'm correct then why would you want your sig included if you do a longer response. Is it to shorten the quick conversations that sometimes happens on these threads?
'ow queer!
Arthur Atkins!
Oh, BTW, you have a bug in your BB code.
Try doing a single post of just ' :D '
:d
Edit, oooh thanks for letting us know, I'll go poke Steve with a stick....
I could have swore that worked fine for me yesterday
i think its the ANTI SHOUTING MOD THAT YOU MAY HAVE!
Maybe you should post more than just one :D :doh:
Its fun all this isn't it? :clap:
:Ponders:
mmm, what can it be?
:suspect1:
AquilaEagle
06-01-2006, 17:36
Are you guys using vBSEO Conditional Signatures? That is a brilliant plugin for VB :)
Are you guys using vBSEO Conditional Signatures? That is a brilliant plugin for VB :)
The man wins a
:banana:
See it wasn't that difficult was it? Now all you have to do is work out the conditions ;)
See it wasn't that difficult was it? Now all you have to do is work out the conditions ;)
Then when you do, could you let us know? We forgot what we've done :p
(J/K)
Venomator
06-01-2006, 19:56
Then when you do, could you let us know? We forgot what we've done :p
(J/K)
? I don't think so somehow !?! :hand: enuff already ... :bum2: :bum2:
? I don't think so somehow !?! :hand:
LOL Don't tell me we've got to guess. :p
Venomator
06-01-2006, 20:00
LOL Don't tell me we've got to guess. :p
Nope ... don't care !
Not playing anymore ... :sulk:
And anyway - have my elements now and got to play with borders !?! :smilenod: :laugh1:
According to Matty anyways !:Ponders: .. or watch JJD for a bit - at least he don't keep moving the goal posts ! :hissyfit: :nunu: :sadcry:
THAT was at least 5 b***dy edits ???
Some people can be quite annoying :hissyfit:
I was wondering if it was length of post... but there are short ones that have a signature
^ is it keywords like the thread subject??
Maybe its smiley count :Ponders: :dizzy: :confused-
Maybe its none of the above :nunu:
Maybe I don't care :getmecoat
Ahh getting somewhere
Signature
nope not keyword
:nut: :confused- :innocent: :thumb:
four smileys are not enough
:dizzy: :Ponders: :clap:
nor were seven
Ok so maybe you need a long line with no returns so it looks like you typed something interesting and made a contribution to the thread.
:hand: I give up
Venomator
06-01-2006, 20:29
Ahh getting somewhere
Signature
nope not keyword
:nut: :confused- :innocent: :thumb:
four smileys are not enough
:dizzy: :Ponders: :clap:
nor were seven
Ok so maybe you need a long line with no returns so it looks like you typed something interesting and made a contribution to the thread.
:hand: I give up
Number of edits and/or complexity of replies I think ?:confused-
Anyway (edit) ... I am not playing any more ... how many more times !!! :hissyfit:
(edit2) ?
(edit3) ? And now they tell me I got too many images ... whatever next ?
SORTED !
from http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97685
Apply Conditional Signatures for Guests / Spiders Only
Select "Yes" to apply signature modifications for guests (and spiders) only.
Set Minimum Post Length (# of Words)
Posts that do NOT meet the Minimum Post Length will have the selected Signature Action applied (see above).
Set Minimum Post Count
For posts authors who has posted less than the count specified, links in signatures will be either removed or rel="nofollow" added.
Set Maximum Posts Per User Per Page
For the authors who posted multiple messages per page, only the first specified count of posts will have a signature.
Specify Excluded Users (IDs)
Provide a comma-separated list of user IDs. Excluded users ALWAYS have their signature included without ANY changes.
Specify Excluded User Groups (IDs)
Provide a list of user group IDs separated by spaces. Users from excluded groups ALWAYS have their signature included without ANY changes.
Venomator
07-01-2006, 23:23
from http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97685
Apply Conditional Signatures for Guests / Spiders Only
Select "Yes" to apply signature modifications for guests (and spiders) only.
Set Minimum Post Length (# of Words)
Posts that do NOT meet the Minimum Post Length will have the selected Signature Action applied (see above).
Set Minimum Post Count
For posts authors who has posted less than the count specified, links in signatures will be either removed or rel="nofollow" added.
Set Maximum Posts Per User Per Page
For the authors who posted multiple messages per page, only the first specified count of posts will have a signature.
Specify Excluded Users (IDs)
Provide a comma-separated list of user IDs. Excluded users ALWAYS have their signature included without ANY changes.
Specify Excluded User Groups (IDs)
Provide a list of user group IDs separated by spaces. Users from excluded groups ALWAYS have their signature included without ANY changes.
Seems like that flummoxed them Rob ??? No congrats though ... ingrats - should you be worried ?:nut:
And what about my three eds ???:confused- Does this work - or is it random/affected by other factors ?
So which one of the Admins is Dougal?
Surely the premise that reducing the number of sigs in a thread to one per poster will speed the forums is false due to the effect of the readers cache?
It makes the forums more fluid and easier to read plus helps with site SEO ;)
It's more to do with fluidity and finding a balance between showing signatures and keeping the forums easy to read.
I used to frequent some American Emergency Services Forums and it got to the point I was scrolling for pages just trying to spot posts..lol
As for which Admin is Dougal?
http://www.gosh.org/events/Magic_Roundabout/images/dougal.jpg
That's one hairy animal.
So not Steve then :D
Ohh to have hair like that...fond distant memories ;)
Nah you're not missing much.
I'd have mine shaven if it weren't for my wife flatly refusing to let me.
orangepeel
10-04-2006, 10:42
it makes it look bigger ***.
oh wait. you're talking about your head hair aren't you.
it makes it look bigger ***.
oh wait. you're talking about your head hair aren't you.
Erm, I was.....but..... :D
I think that the limit is 30 words or something like that :p
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I think that the limit is 30 words or something like that :p
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I'm right! tehee
By the way...
You've said that you've done this because you're trying to reduce the clutter of the forum... Well why aren't admins included in this rule ;) They still post and their signatures will still clutter the forum. :confused-
hehe You have too much time on your hands :D
Have a banana...
http://www.5aday.gov/tools/assets/photos/banana.jpg
http://abba.musichall.cz/pics/signature-Frida-100dpi.gif
See, easy. :whistle2:
Tut, tut-outside our limits ;)
:doh: who would put that up at 300dpi.
Have that one instead......
and I still have no idea who's it is. :embarasse
The signature? It's a girl's.
:D
whats dougal got to do with it????? i must reread the thread i think..
Keltic Ice Man
13-04-2006, 20:04
I think that the limit is 30 words or something like that :p
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In a nutshell Matty - The mystery has been unfolded, the sugar lumps have been eaten (by Dougal one would assume), and the signature is that of a girl (florence perhaps)
Theres also a picture of a big banana and so this might be the murder weapon :getmecoat
Allan
PS I think Magic Roundabout (the movie) is on Sky next week ;)
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