The Heatadmin team will be going through our members and checking signatures.
If your signature is not to the rules as listed below you will be asked to change it or it will get removed.
Here is the rules that apply to forum signatures:
HeatadminInspector wrote:After discussion with other forum admins and moderators it has been decided to reduce the allowed size and dimensions of images in forum signatures.
This decision has been made for a number of reasons not the least of being the amount of bandwidth that page after page full of image signatures chews up not only on our "FREE" hosting server, but also for individuals who also have to download your images when viewing the forum.
We as a SIM community do not see the need for these images when "signing your name" and the reduction in size is in fact a comprimise to the alternative of removing the ability to have them at all, which may still happen in the near future.
Signature rules now are:
1. Five lines of text (this includes spaces)
"OR"
2. An image no bigger than 15kb and 200 wide x 50 high (pixels)
"OR"
3. An image no bigger than 10kb and 200 wide x 30 high (pixels) and 1 line of text (no spaces)
"OR"
4. Offical KSR Speedway Award Bar Usage
a. 3 Awards bars and no lines of text.
b. 2 Awards bars and 1 line of text.
c. 1 Awards bar and 2 lines of text.
There are exceptions to these rules, for example the GTL Ranking banner you can use as your sig and other such images and these will be viewed on a case by case basis.
Also individuals who have links with forum and league sponsorship or who make special contributions to this community will be given exemptions on request to this rule, for example staff members of InSPire Net, VR Concepts and people like DirtNZ, Prometheus (SimTV) etc.
These rules take effect immediately so please adjust or remove any offending signatures as soon as you are able. From Monday 12th March any signatures not meeting the requirements will be removed.
Thank you.