a 300 character limits on sigs?

Canadian Bacon · 12-09-04, 04:14 PM

talk about pain when trying to put links in sigs, I can understand a limit say 500 but 300 is too small, IMO

G. Noel Gross · 12-10-04, 01:11 PM

The forum rule is five lines. I suppose that's based on a browser width of 800 pixels. Not sure how that jives with the new character count limit.

Wizdar · 12-10-04, 01:22 PM

"There's also a five line limit on signatures. That includes empty lines. It's also based on a maximized browser window at 1024x768 screen resolution, with no child windows (like search or bookmarks) open."

das Monkey · 01-10-05, 03:53 PM

Is there any way this can be increased? Just linking to a couple of URLs (especially DVD Talk threads) is a real pain in the ass with only 300 characters.

das

Rogue588 · 01-10-05, 04:10 PM

I asked the DVD Talk tech god if he could open a socket to fix this glitch [and another one limiting poll options to 100 characters], but it might not be possible?

He gave me a tip for shortening the urls [http:///], but I haven't gotten around to trying it..

Groucho · 01-10-05, 04:13 PM

I was going to suggest www. myself. Perfect for long links.

Example: http:///54c9b

El Scorcho · 01-10-05, 05:55 PM

X · 01-10-05, 05:57 PM

However that signature looks like it's over 5 lines.

Lateralus · 01-10-05, 08:05 PM

300 is to small I had to remove the names of my tests and put in the numbers. Oh well there are worse things that can happen to me in life.

Wizdar · 01-11-05, 10:22 AM

It's interesting that some sigs are well over this imagined 300 limit. Does this limit actually exist, or is it a number someone conjured up because their sig wouldn't work?

I recently tried to post a quote and was told (in two different ways) I need at least 3 characters.

Let's count, shall we: [ (1) Q (2) U (3) O (4) T (5) E (6)...

Groucho · 01-11-05, 10:29 AM

I'm guessing the sigs longer than 300 characters were grandfathered in before the software upgrade.

das Monkey · 01-11-05, 10:54 AM

Quote:

• Wizdar •

It's interesting that some sigs are well over this imagined 300 limit. Does this limit actually exist, or is it a number someone conjured up because their sig wouldn't work?

I recently tried to post a quote and was told (in two different ways) I need at least 3 characters.

Let's count, shall we: [ (1) Q (2) U (3) O (4) T (5) E (6)...

Yeah, that's really annoying too. When I want to quote someone else's response from one thread as a response to something else in another thread, I have to type some nonsense to get over the 3-character minimum.

And the 300 limit has to do with updating sigs, not retrieving them. Also, the limit is on the web scripts not the database, so old sigs are still stored and displayed.

das

Wizdar · 01-11-05, 11:15 AM

Yeah, I thought of the concept of old vs new (post v3) sigs. But it seems to me that El’s sig has changed since v3? Of course, I could be wrong, and frequently am.

But the quote problem is obviously a bug, yes?

Hokeyboy · 01-16-05, 07:12 PM

It shouldn't bet too hard to filter out url's when tabulating a proposed sig's character length. That way you can still have your five line max while being able to include links. Don't believe me? Then wh

El Scorcho · 01-18-05, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wizdar

Yeah, I thought of the concept of old vs new (post v3) sigs. But it seems to me that El’s sig has changed since v3? Of course, I could be wrong, and frequently am.

But the quote problem is obviously a bug, yes?

I've had it since around Thanksgiving.

talemyn · 01-26-05, 12:59 AM

Any news on this? I got no complaints about the 5 line rule, but, like people said, with links, it's very easy to go over 300 chars. and still be less than 5 lines.

Rogue588 · 01-26-05, 01:39 AM

Yeah, i've been wantin' to change mine for a while now, even get rid of one or two of my links..

And that 100 character poll limit thing is annoying once a week..

talemyn · 02-01-05, 11:36 PM

. . . bump . . .

Wizdar · 02-03-05, 05:06 PM

This blows goats.

I just checked my little sig, and it's 297 characters (including spaces). If I take out the formatting, it's 70 fewer.

talemyn's comes in 7 short of the limit, not counting formatting.

Rogue588 is over by at least 2 just with the quote, never mind all the links.

We'll be reading about Dragon*Con 2004 well into the next decade.

And the question will be "Who the hell is Shaq?"

Goats never had it so good.

Adam Tyner · 02-03-05, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wizdar

I just checked my little sig, and it's 297 characters (including spaces). If I take out the formatting, it's 70 fewer.

The way vBulletin determines length says your signature is 225 characters. (That's also why data in the QUOTE tag isn't taken into account when tabulating length.)

Breakfast with Girls · 02-03-05, 05:26 PM

Dear Canadian Bacon,

NO ONE HEARS YOUR CRIES

Venusian · 02-04-05, 07:48 AM

Can't you use tinyurl for the links?

talemyn · 02-05-05, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Venusian

Can't you use tinyurl for the links?

Even with the tinyurl links, my sig would go over 300 chars. if I tried to add in a link to just one of my online DVD collections (I used to have 3 links, plus another quote, in my sig . . . still under 5 lines . . . but couldn't fit them in any more when I updated my sig a little ways back).

dogmatica · 02-05-05, 02:27 AM

I'm pretty sure my signature says it all regarding my thoughts on this...

NCMojo · 06-19-05, 08:48 AM

^ bump

I don't understand the 300 character limit on signatures. Five lines, sure, I can see that... even if some of our more, ahem, august members seem to use more lines than that...

But 300 characters? The other day I had a great quote I wanted to use... it was more than 300 characters. I took out 2 sentences and completely bastardized the humor of the thing...still longer than 300 characters.

I mean, this isn't about server space... this entire forum is stored in a database, and virtually every comment here is more than 300 characters. I cannot believe that adding in an extra 200-700 characters to the limit would really affect bandwith or server response time.

And there's gotta be a single switch setting in vBulletin to bump this limit up. Or a very simple patch. Can someone explain why the sig limit is so low?

12-09-04, 04:14 PM	#1
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12-10-04, 01:11 PM	#2
G. Noel Gross CineSchlock-O-Rama Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,828	The forum rule is five lines. I suppose that's based on a browser width of 800 pixels. Not sure how that jives with the new character count limit. __________________ CineSchlock-O-Rama \| MySpace \| Texas Frightmare Weekend

12-10-04, 01:22 PM	#3
Wizdar DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: wishing I was in Vegas Posts: 6,646	"There's also a five line limit on signatures. That includes empty lines. It's also based on a maximized browser window at 1024x768 screen resolution, with no child windows (like search or bookmarks) open." __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Unknown

01-10-05, 03:53 PM	#4
das Monkey DVD Talk Hero Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 35,881	Is there any way this can be increased? Just linking to a couple of URLs (especially DVD Talk threads) is a real pain in the ass with only 300 characters. das __________________ DragonCon 2004 - 2005 - Lost in Hawaii - DVD Reviews You are not* entitled to your own opinion. You are only entitled to your own informed opinion.** -- Harlan Ellison quoting Gustave Flaubert

01-10-05, 04:10 PM	#5
Rogue588 DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: WAS looking for My Own Private Stuckeyville, but stuck in Liberty City (while missing Vice City) Posts: 15,082	I asked the DVD Talk tech god if he could open a socket to fix this glitch [and another one limiting poll options to 100 characters], but it might not be possible? He gave me a tip for shortening the urls [http:///], but I haven't gotten around to trying it.. __________________ Marshall Mann: "What exactly is your beef with humanity?" Mary Shannon: "I have no beef with humanity. It's the people I can't stand." "I'm not a fan of facts. Facts can change all the time, but my opinion will never change." - Stephen Colbert \| owned \| desired \| ditchin' \| listen Wednesday 10p \|

01-10-05, 04:13 PM	#6
Groucho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 46,875	I was going to suggest www. myself. Perfect for long links. Example: http:///54c9b __________________ Panda Killers? Xbox Live: Runner Groucho PSN: RunnerGroucho

01-10-05, 05:55 PM	#7
El Scorcho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 39,193	no!

01-10-05, 05:57 PM	#8
X Administrator Join Date: Oct 1987 Posts: 5,575	However that signature looks like it's over 5 lines.

01-10-05, 08:05 PM	#9
Lateralus DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Valley of Megiddo Posts: 8,360	300 is to small I had to remove the names of my tests and put in the numbers. Oh well there are worse things that can happen to me in life. __________________ (Lat's 2009 book list) (Lat's 2008 book list)

01-11-05, 10:22 AM	#10
Wizdar DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: wishing I was in Vegas Posts: 6,646	It's interesting that some sigs are well over this imagined 300 limit. Does this limit actually exist, or is it a number someone conjured up because their sig wouldn't work? I recently tried to post a quote and was told (in two different ways) I need at least 3 characters. Let's count, shall we: [ (1) Q (2) U (3) O (4) T (5) E (6)...

01-11-05, 10:29 AM	#11
Groucho DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 46,875	I'm guessing the sigs longer than 300 characters were grandfathered in before the software upgrade.

01-11-05, 11:15 AM	#13
Wizdar DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: wishing I was in Vegas Posts: 6,646	Yeah, I thought of the concept of old vs new (post v3) sigs. But it seems to me that El’s sig has changed since v3? Of course, I could be wrong, and frequently am. But the quote problem is obviously a bug, yes?

01-16-05, 07:12 PM	#14
Hokeyboy DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 6,199	It shouldn't bet too hard to filter out url's when tabulating a proposed sig's character length. That way you can still have your five line max while being able to include links. Don't believe me? Then wh __________________ This guy of all people. Hokeyboy, one of the most ignorant, thoughtless posters I've seen on here. I've seen your act and it isn't good. -- bootsy Hokeyboy is like, the biggest douche of the year! -- gglass4269 He's probably a very well paid anticop douche, thank you very much. -- CaptainMarvel

01-26-05, 12:59 AM	#16
talemyn DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 7,466	Any news on this? I got no complaints about the 5 line rule, but, like people said, with links, it's very easy to go over 300 chars. and still be less than 5 lines. __________________ Hooray for sarcasm: "I laughed so hard, I vomited a little." - Cornelius1047 "G d* you guys and your photoshops. You're all sick, demented individuals. I have no clue how I'm going to explain those to him." - WhoGirl WAR EAGLE! <--- "If you look up 'good person' in the dictionary, this is the person you will find." - twikoff

01-26-05, 01:39 AM	#17
Rogue588 DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: WAS looking for My Own Private Stuckeyville, but stuck in Liberty City (while missing Vice City) Posts: 15,082	Yeah, i've been wantin' to change mine for a while now, even get rid of one or two of my links.. And that 100 character poll limit thing is annoying once a week.. __________________ Marshall Mann: "What exactly is your beef with humanity?" Mary Shannon: "I have no beef with humanity. It's the people I can't stand." "I'm not a fan of facts. Facts can change all the time, but my opinion will never change." - Stephen Colbert \| owned \| desired \| ditchin' \| listen Wednesday 10p \|

02-01-05, 11:36 PM	#18
talemyn DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 7,466	. . . bump . . . __________________ Hooray for sarcasm: "I laughed so hard, I vomited a little." - Cornelius1047 "G d* you guys and your photoshops. You're all sick, demented individuals. I have no clue how I'm going to explain those to him." - WhoGirl WAR EAGLE! <--- "If you look up 'good person' in the dictionary, this is the person you will find." - twikoff

02-03-05, 05:06 PM	#19
Wizdar DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: wishing I was in Vegas Posts: 6,646	This blows goats. I just checked my little sig, and it's 297 characters (including spaces). If I take out the formatting, it's 70 fewer. talemyn's comes in 7 short of the limit, not counting formatting. Rogue588 is over by at least 2 just with the quote, never mind all the links. We'll be reading about DragonCon 2004 well into the next decade. And the question will be "Who* the hell is Shaq?" Goats never had it so good. __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Unknown

02-03-05, 05:26 PM	#21
Breakfast with Girls DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle Posts: 15,471	Dear Canadian Bacon, NO ONE HEARS YOUR CRIES __________________ "Thus spoke BWG." - Groucho

02-04-05, 07:48 AM	#22
Venusian Moderator Join Date: Nov 1999 Posts: 34,674	Can't you use tinyurl for the links?

02-05-05, 02:27 AM	#24
dogmatica DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Hopkins, MN Posts: 2,286	I'm pretty sure my signature says it all regarding my thoughts on this... __________________ 1. Giant signatures are always the best. \| 2. Always quote giant pics and entire posts. \| 3. Snark, snark, snark!

06-19-05, 08:48 AM	#25
NCMojo DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,172	^ bump I don't understand the 300 character limit on signatures. Five lines, sure, I can see that... even if some of our more, ahem, august members seem to use more lines than that... But 300 characters? The other day I had a great quote I wanted to use... it was more than 300 characters. I took out 2 sentences and completely bastardized the humor of the thing...still longer than 300 characters. I mean, this isn't about server space... this entire forum is stored in a database, and virtually every comment here is more than 300 characters. I cannot believe that adding in an extra 200-700 characters to the limit would really affect bandwith or server response time. And there's gotta be a single switch setting in vBulletin to bump this limit up. Or a very simple patch. Can someone explain why the sig limit is so low? __________________ Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me; other times I can barely see. The Official Cabinet