Yakubs wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 23:19:
Don't sign your name at the bottom of your post when your name is clearly stated fifty pixels to the side of the very same post. It's redundant and possibly a subconscious cry for attention. The formatting aspect is tertiary.

netnerd85 wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 19:44:

Sepharo wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 19:40:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 18:43:

Creston wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 17:22:
If you want me to stop, Blue, I'll stop. It's your forum, your rules.

I personally don't see what the big deal is, and it's kind of the thing I've done around here ever since I joined, but eh. Like I said, I'm not going to stop because trolls whine about it, though I considered stopping when Dades actually politely asked.

So, your call.

Creston ( )

So I quoted you, and don't see the problem....I dunno...just a dumb cop I guess...

xXBatmanXx

Maybe more nesting will reveal the problem!
...Nope.

-Sepharo

edit: Actually I'm finding it a little bit easier to identify the author of the nested quote. Perhaps it should be mandatory.

Agreed with edited comment, Mandatory indeed!

-netnerd85

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Sepharo wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 19:40:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 18:43:

Creston wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 17:22:
If you want me to stop, Blue, I'll stop. It's your forum, your rules.

I personally don't see what the big deal is, and it's kind of the thing I've done around here ever since I joined, but eh. Like I said, I'm not going to stop because trolls whine about it, though I considered stopping when Dades actually politely asked.

So, your call.

Creston ( )

So I quoted you, and don't see the problem....I dunno...just a dumb cop I guess...

xXBatmanXx

Maybe more nesting will reveal the problem!
...Nope.

-Sepharo

edit: Actually I'm finding it a little bit easier to identify the author of the nested quote. Perhaps it should be mandatory.

xXBatmanXx wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 18:43:

Creston wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 17:22:
If you want me to stop, Blue, I'll stop. It's your forum, your rules.

I personally don't see what the big deal is, and it's kind of the thing I've done around here ever since I joined, but eh. Like I said, I'm not going to stop because trolls whine about it, though I considered stopping when Dades actually politely asked.

So, your call.

Creston ( )

So I quoted you, and don't see the problem....I dunno...just a dumb cop I guess...

xXBatmanXx

Creston wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 17:22:
If you want me to stop, Blue, I'll stop. It's your forum, your rules.

I personally don't see what the big deal is, and it's kind of the thing I've done around here ever since I joined, but eh. Like I said, I'm not going to stop because trolls whine about it, though I considered stopping when Dades actually politely asked.

So, your call.

Creston ( )

Sepharo wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 16:30:
What formatting issues?

And I can't help but think that whoever is requesting this is doing so only to get a dig on Creston, who's endured "Creston why do you always sign your posts?!" for nearly a decade.

mag wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 14:41:
I am confused as to why people need to sign at all. Your name's in the upper right of each post, guys!

jdreyer wrote on Oct 6, 2012, 14:30:

Also, a forum user requests that other users here consider restricting their signatures to the actual signature, rather than also appending some form of signoff to the body of each post, as it promotes formatting problems in nested quotes. Seems like a worthwhile request, so I thought I'd pass that along for everyone's consideration.

Yeah, I saw that the other day, but I don't understand it. Why does matter if the sig is above or below the line? I just leave it below so I don't have to type it every time, but I don't get what issues it would cause if people just type "=-Rigs-=" or "Creston" above the line out of habit?

Also, a forum user requests that other users here consider restricting their signatures to the actual signature, rather than also appending some form of signoff to the body of each post, as it promotes formatting problems in nested quotes. Seems like a worthwhile request, so I thought I'd pass that along for everyone's consideration.