Signature Permissions... no, no, no, etc... wtf?!

I used to keep my signature in lowercase, but now I'm being told it has to be uppercase. Fine by me. 😢

Forgive me, but isn't it completely pointless to have these signature formatting rules in place if we aren't actually able to follow them?!

Karen Thompson83 said:I used to sign in lowercase, now they're demanding uppercase. Great... 😢

Why the sudden need for all caps? 🤷

It’s not like I turned on caps lock or anything, it’s just that the font size is larger.

- one line with a larger font (size=3)
- two lines (including spacing) using standard font (size=2) or
- three lines using a smaller font (size=1).

To be honest, I used to always set my signature to a small font, "size=1." I prefer it that way; I don't really like it when the signature ends up being the same size as—or even larger than—the actual post text.

Karen Thompson83 said:not in ALL CAPS, just using a larger font size.

I’ve always stuck with size 1 for my signature—looks cleaner that way. I hate it when the signature ends up being the same size as, or somehow bigger than, the actual post text.

Well, I use size 1 too.;

The max font size rule is really just there so you don't try to use size 7 to blast three lines of text—it's more about constraints. Like, size 1 covers three lines, size 2 handles two, and size 3 is for a single line. It's just meant to keep signatures looking decent and readable, nothing else.

In plain English: you can use size 1, and nobody's going to come after you for breaking the rules. Far from it...

mellowseal27 said:You can just set it to size 1. Nobody is going to ban you for breaking the rules, honestly.

He can't set the size to 1. Regular users have been blocked from using any BB code tags in signatures except for links. It’s been changed like this for two months now.

Karen Thompson83 said:Excuse me, but what is even the point of having signature formatting rules if they're impossible to follow? Completely pointless.

The current state of affairs is utterly unacceptable. Total incompetence from the top down. I am exhausted by this constant mismanagement.

I agree with you; it’s completely senseless. If I were actually in charge, this would have been changed ages ago.

mellowseal27 said:you could try setting the size to 1

but I just can't 😢

Jacob Foster11 said:She can't set it to size 1. Regular users aren't allowed to use any BB code tags in their signatures—except for links. That change went into effect about two months ago.

I don't really follow all that technical stuff, especially if things seem normal to me.

So, from what I gather, she can't just edit her own signature however she wants (with the BB codes and all that)? And can moderators force size 1 on regular users, or is that just for them? 😕

I have no idea. I haven't tested it myself. But I assume it's possible (or rather, we can).

I honestly don't see why we can't just stop removing signatures altogether 😕

Look, I get the whole thing about file size limits and technical constraints—really, I do—but what’s the point of stripping everything away? Who was actually being inconvenienced by them? 🙄

This is honestly a disaster! ... Nobody has given a straight answer regarding 🙂

Can we please just get some clarity on this once and for all? 😁

Karen Young17 said:Look, I totally get needing to set size limits and all that, fine... but why go ahead and scrap everything now? Who was actually complaining? 🙄

The forum was crashing, so this total shutdown was clearly the move of a true genius!👍 Way to go, champ, you really saved the forum!

Could someone please explain what is going on? I am quite new here...
It seems that three or four of my posts have simply vanished—gone, evaporated, poof! I wrote them just last night, yet this morning they are nowhere to be found...😢
Furthermore, I am unable to change the text color, even though I really need to use green... please, I would appreciate some assistance.....🙏

The only thing I can think of regarding the first issue is that you might have run afoul of a rule somewhere. If you picked up an infraction, the system might have automatically cleared your posts...

As for the second part, when you switch over to advanced options, you won't actually be able to color the text there; you really have to set that up yourself beforehand.

... so, basically ... just highlight the text and pick your color before you even click into those advanced settings, and you should be all set.

rustymason92 said:And I can't get the text color to change, but I really need it to be green.... help me out here, please.....🙏

The signature settings won't let you change colors under these new goofy rules, but you can still do it in a regular post. See? 😁
If you don't feel like manually typing out code for the colors, just double-click on that A (color options) thing. It'll default to black, then you just swap black out for red, blue, or whatever vibe you're going for.

Still waiting for them to bring back those old signature editing tools, honestly. 🙂

driftingbear29 said:Since when was customizing signatures such a big deal? 😕 🙄

Matthew Anderson4 said:Any idea when we'll finally be able to fix our signatures?

mellowseal27 said:Can the mods set font size 1 for regular users, or is that just a VIP privilege? 😕

I'm wondering about this too. 🙂

Can an admin weigh in here? Is there any sign that regular users will get signature styling back?
Or should I be sending an inquiry to a different email address?

You won't be able to edit your signatures anymore.

I'm not sure what part of that isn't clear.

driftingbear29 said:Is it just me, or did one of the mods change things up and bold out a signature? 🤔 ... at least that's how I saw it. ☕

Don't you realize the moderators have those privileges? It's just us "regular" folks who are restricted.

Jacob Foster11 said:Standard forum members aren't allowed to use any BB code tags in their signatures, except for links.