Jason Perry
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I have gotten a few private messages complaining that lengthy signatures that some members have are a distraction and make threads hard to read (by breaking up the flow and requiring scrolling).
In the past, I had thought that listing case timelines in your signature could be a good idea. However, on reflection and seeing that in threads with several members doing the same thing, I can see that it can render 80% or more of the text in a thread just repetitive signatures. I agree that this can make following a thread difficult. So, here is what we are going to do:
1) I am initially just going to encourage folks to move their timelines or any lengthy signature to a thread- and then they can link the thread in their signature. I am not going to, at this time, set a specific length or size limit on signatures.
2) There is a software add on that limits signatures to the persons first post in a thread. I intend on adding that feature to the site in the coming days or week(s). (I have some other priorities to attend to, but will get to this before long).
So, the second step will follow at some time after this thread. I trust that people will just do what I am "encouraging them" to do. Some folks are not going to have visited in a while and may miss this thread (though, I will also link it to a pop-up notification so it should not be missed...but, you never know) so I don't expect that everyone will address this all at once. At some point, though, I may take steps to enforce this, though, my interest level in personally editing profiles is nil. I also know that this community has a great record with "policing" itself and reminding others about various issues. We will see how things develop and adjust course as necessary.
Any comments are welcome.
Signatures....kind of like grooming standards.
In the past, I had thought that listing case timelines in your signature could be a good idea. However, on reflection and seeing that in threads with several members doing the same thing, I can see that it can render 80% or more of the text in a thread just repetitive signatures. I agree that this can make following a thread difficult. So, here is what we are going to do:
1) I am initially just going to encourage folks to move their timelines or any lengthy signature to a thread- and then they can link the thread in their signature. I am not going to, at this time, set a specific length or size limit on signatures.
2) There is a software add on that limits signatures to the persons first post in a thread. I intend on adding that feature to the site in the coming days or week(s). (I have some other priorities to attend to, but will get to this before long).
So, the second step will follow at some time after this thread. I trust that people will just do what I am "encouraging them" to do. Some folks are not going to have visited in a while and may miss this thread (though, I will also link it to a pop-up notification so it should not be missed...but, you never know) so I don't expect that everyone will address this all at once. At some point, though, I may take steps to enforce this, though, my interest level in personally editing profiles is nil. I also know that this community has a great record with "policing" itself and reminding others about various issues. We will see how things develop and adjust course as necessary.
Any comments are welcome.
Signatures....kind of like grooming standards.