New Siggy Restrictions Effective 15 August 06

MotherNature · July 25, 2006, 10:47:13 AM

There will be new siggy and avatar restrictions put into effect as of 15 AUGUST 06 with this new addition to the rules of the forum the specifications for siggys and avatars will be as follows:

All siggys and avatars must have a file size under 20Kb
-- To check the file size of your siggy or avatar right click on it and check the properties

The maximum width is 450 pixels and maximun height of 100 pixels

All Siggys must be centered

After 15 AUGUST 06 all siggys and avatars that are found by me (Laurie) that do not meet the restrictions will be removed without notice.

MotherNature · August 17, 2006, 02:55:17 PM

Anyone that hasn't taken care of their siggy file size you can PM me with a request to minimize it. I will be working on this over the next couple of days.

At some point I will give the authorization to delete all siggys that are not below the minimum file size of 20kb and there will not be a notice sent to you when your siggy is deleted.

I hate to sound abrupt but in this case it is necessary so that we can get the file size down and folks with dial up will be able to view the forum at an acceptable speed.

If you happen to be on a DSL or cable line just think back to the day and all the waiting you had to do and how happy you were to have a faster connection.

There are still some places (hard to imagine) that do not have DSL or Cable available. So lets take care of this

Lipripper · August 17, 2006, 03:05:49 PM

Mom eye know all about that dial up speed

Eye know you would like me to find one want a Bass in it since this is a Bass BB

but just havn't found one that fits me yet

MotherNature · August 17, 2006, 03:53:46 PM

Since you brought it up again, your right, I would like you to find one with a bass on it. I think that since you are the head welcome wagon and the first person that potential members see it is giving them the wrong impression and they think this is just a "fishing" site and to most BASS fishermen that is a turn off. They are looking for a bass fishing site that has bass fishing information and bass fishermen to BS with.

silversalmon · August 18, 2006, 01:38:53 AM

There is no need to be mean to us in AK just because there are no bass up here

I think mine is OK Laurie, if you would just let me know if it needs to be minimized, I hate to sound like a bum, but if you could take care of that for me if it does, being TDY I have no access to that, and I am on dial up too, get this, 28kps

but, better than nothing

Mike Cork · August 18, 2006, 05:46:02 AM

SS, your fits the size requirements

Eric L. · February 11, 2007, 09:44:55 PM

Just checking the size of my siggy, I think i have it under the limit :-)

OHbassaholic · February 11, 2007, 09:57:35 PM

It shows as 354x116 and the file size is 20.904 Kb. Need to shrink it down a little, R61Rangeric.

CouchTater · February 11, 2007, 10:04:19 PM

Quote from: OHbassaholic on February 11, 2007, 09:57:35 PM
It shows as 354x116 and the file size is 20.904 Kb. Need to shrink it down a little, R61Rangeric.

Unless he just resized it in the past few minutes, I am showing 319 x 105 @ 14.55...R61

Eric L. · February 11, 2007, 10:08:31 PM

Thanks OHbassaholic & CouchTater, i did resize it, it should be under the 20K now. thanks for the quick replies, found out i could resize then do a reply and test with the preview function before posting...

CouchTater · February 11, 2007, 10:14:55 PM

No problem thats what we are here for...

OHbassaholic · February 11, 2007, 10:15:20 PM

If you can get the 105 down to 100, you are good to go.

Eric L. · February 12, 2007, 12:33:31 PM

will do

OHbassaholic · February 12, 2007, 12:46:36 PM

Thank you, sir.

Eric L. · February 12, 2007, 01:00:10 PM

shucks tweren't nuttin... appreciate the help and patience with a newbie here....lol

bassn1 · February 18, 2007, 09:05:42 AM

Someone please explain what a siggy is? Please $:-\$ $:-\$

T1A · February 18, 2007, 10:09:12 AM

see the green boat above your post..thats a siggy. Lots of folks have various versions of them.

Grab my Bass · February 18, 2007, 10:10:49 AM

Bassn1 I think that it is the banner at the end of someones post, it is an HTML document, I can't remeber how to do those though....

bassn1 · February 18, 2007, 10:28:16 AM

Thank all.

mlakrid · March 08, 2007, 06:02:06 AM

Can anyone help me with getting my siggy to the middle of the page?

I do not know how to ensure it is centered under my post, also, how do I go about linking a URL to the siggy?

THanks!

Mike A!
LAND O LAKES,FL

Eric L. · March 08, 2007, 06:07:33 AM

Code Select

[center]My Signature is Centered when entered inside the "center" tags like you see around this text
[url=http://utlimatebass.com]UltimateBass.Com[/url][/center]

When you type the url tags like i have that will link the words UltimateBass.Com to the actual link.

Code Select

[center][b]See ya on the water, Eric
[url=http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastupby&uid=4177]
[img width=300 height=100]http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-gallery/albums/userpics/14177/rangerthumb.jpg[/img]
2000 Ranger R61/90HP Yamaha[/url]
[/b][/center]
[hr]

Here is mine for example, i've centered the entire code with center tags, then added my text, my url is a link to my recently added pics but it is linked to my thumbnail pic for the siggy block and the text for the image. Hope this helps

MotherNature · March 08, 2007, 06:30:46 AM

Quote from: mlakrid on March 08, 2007, 06:02:06 AM
Can anyone help me with getting my siggy to the middle of the page?
I do not know how to ensure it is centered under my post, also, how do I go about linking a URL to the siggy?

Mike, Please read the Forum guidelines. Your siggy is an advertisement and they are not allowed on our forum unless you are a paying sponsor. Although we are in the process of doing a product review for Esox Rods, they are not a sponsor of the site. Please remove your siggy and replace it with one that is within regulations.

mlakrid · March 08, 2007, 06:41:56 AM

Quote from: R61Rangeric on March 08, 2007, 06:07:33 AM
Code Select Expand
[center]My Signature is Centered when entered inside the "center" tags like you see around this text [url=http://utlimatebass.com]UltimateBass.Com[/url][/center]
When you type the url tags like i have that will link the words UltimateBass.Com to the actual link.

Code Select Expand
[center][b]See ya on the water, Eric [url=http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-gallery/thumbnails.php?album=lastupby&uid=4177] [img width=300 height=100]http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-gallery/albums/userpics/14177/rangerthumb.jpg[/img] 2000 Ranger R61/90HP Yamaha[/url] [/b][/center] [hr]
Here is mine for example, i've centered the entire code with center tags, then added my text, my url is a link to my recently added pics but it is linked to my thumbnail pic for the siggy block and the text for the image. Hope this helps

This helps alot, is it possible to link my photobucket image as easily as you did yours?

Obviously this will have to wait, until I design something which isnt considered an advert.

MotherNature · March 08, 2007, 06:46:21 AM

Mike, the rule of thum is that if it is your personal banner, meaning that is tells something about you, what boat you drive, where you live your name etc. You can have a logo for Esox on it, but it can not be a company banner that is all about that company. The other thing is that there can be no "call to action" words in it.

You are welcome to have a text link in your siggy to Esox

mlakrid · March 08, 2007, 06:50:42 AM

Quote from: Laurie on March 08, 2007, 06:46:21 AM
Mike, the rule of thum is that if it is your personal banner, meaning that is tells something about you, what boat you drive, where you live your name etc. You can have a logo for Esox on it, but it can not be a company banner that is all about that company. The other thing is that there can be no "call to action" words in it.

You are welcome to have a text link in your siggy to Esox

Thanks Laurie,

So I can use the logo from ESOX as a back ground, and add the link, as long as I dont mention to contact me?

Is that about it?

EDIT: Nevermind... I just re-read what you posted... logo yes, banner no... Will redo it later... what I have will work for now...

Tks,

Mike A!