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Could someone tell more about The Real Mafoo's destiny? I doubt he moved from USA.

And that Dtewi guy, where is he?

And Squilliam?

Someone name drop more and make a list.



Hi montana! I'm surprised to see you back, let alone a moderator!

It's good to see you. =)

And I'm surprised the account approval idea actually is actually getting some support. I think you were the only one that had my back on the idea all those years ago. =(

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Does anybody really enjoy looking at other people's signatures? They always seemed rather self-serving to me (I NEED everybody to see all my favorite youtube videos!), with most people putting up with other people's annoying signatures simply because they couldn't live without their own.

The few times I've noticed somebody liking someone else's signature is when it 1. includes images of somebody that person finds very attractive or 2. includes something that person wouldn't mind putting in their own sig.

I've long since turned them off to remove unnecessary clutter between posts, and I question their overall value.



makingmusic476 said:

Hi montana! I'm surprised to see you back, let alone a moderator!

It's good to see you. =)

And I'm surprised the account approval idea actually is actually getting some support. I think you were the only one that had my back on the idea all those years ago. =(

Edit:

Does anybody really enjoy looking at other people's signatures? They always seemed rather self-serving to me (I NEED everybody to see all my favorite youtube videos!), with most people putting up with other people's annoying signatures simply because they couldn't live without their own.

The few times I've noticed somebody liking someone else's signature is when it 1. includes images of somebody that person finds very attractive or 2. includes something that person wouldn't mind putting in their own sig.

I've long since turned them off to remove unnecessary clutter between posts, and I question their overall value.

They serve as a way of recognizing people, which is especially helpful if someone changes their avatar. I agree that there are a bunch of ugly signatures out there, but I like coming up with signatures of my own, to try and bring attention to some specific game or something.



Slimebeast said:
Could someone tell more about The Real Mafoo's destiny? I doubt he moved from USA.

And that Dtewi guy, where is he?

And Squilliam?

Someone name drop more and make a list.

I don't know what actually happened, but I clearly remember he said he was moving to New Zealand.  I don't remember his reason but I think it had to do with politics and/or business.  He used to live very near me, but I never personally met him or knew him outside this site so I couldn't check up on him if I wanted to. 



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Machina said:
MontanaHatchet said:
 

 

As for account approval, I wouldn't propose anything drastic. I'm not looking for a NeoGAF-style process where you have to sign up with a work email and wait possibly months to get approved. But some kind of basic approval process would help to remove a lot of the spam users who flood the site.


I was initially unsure about this when it was first suggested years back, but now I've come round to thinknig something like this should definitely be implemented with the new site.

@MM - I like seeing other people's signatures!

What changed your mind? Having to ban countless spam, troll and duplicate accounts?



Signature goes here!

Rainbird said:
makingmusic476 said:

Hi montana! I'm surprised to see you back, let alone a moderator!

It's good to see you. =)

And I'm surprised the account approval idea actually is actually getting some support. I think you were the only one that had my back on the idea all those years ago. =(

Edit:

Does anybody really enjoy looking at other people's signatures? They always seemed rather self-serving to me (I NEED everybody to see all my favorite youtube videos!), with most people putting up with other people's annoying signatures simply because they couldn't live without their own.

The few times I've noticed somebody liking someone else's signature is when it 1. includes images of somebody that person finds very attractive or 2. includes something that person wouldn't mind putting in their own sig.

I've long since turned them off to remove unnecessary clutter between posts, and I question their overall value.

They serve as a way of recognizing people, which is especially helpful if someone changes their avatar. I agree that there are a bunch of ugly signatures out there, but I like coming up with signatures of my own, to try and bring attention to some specific game or something.

Oh this 100%

I'm proud of my sig and like making them for others too :)

A sig is a nice way to show your excitement for a game



Barozi said:
That's the biggest news of the year !

Wow, didn't know you were a mod. Congratulations Barozi!

Makingmusic: It's good to see you too. I remember when we had each other's back on a lot of the issues facing the site and made a big ruckus on the mod forum. Hopefully we can work to make the site a better place. It's a shame you're not a mod anymore, you were the best. Hell, you beat me in the greatest user competition and then won the whole thing. That says it all .

As for the issues mentioned, I don't think we need to get rid of signatures altogether. There are some very nice signatures on the site (for example, the Skyward Sword signature in this thread). But too many people get out of hand with it. Obviously, account approval gets out of hand as well. The important thing is seeking to strike the right balance. 



 

 

makingmusic476 said:

Hi montana! I'm surprised to see you back, let alone a moderator!

It's good to see you. =)

And I'm surprised the account approval idea actually is actually getting some support. I think you were the only one that had my back on the idea all those years ago. =(

Edit:

Does anybody really enjoy looking at other people's signatures? They always seemed rather self-serving to me (I NEED everybody to see all my favorite youtube videos!), with most people putting up with other people's annoying signatures simply because they couldn't live without their own.

The few times I've noticed somebody liking someone else's signature is when it 1. includes images of somebody that person finds very attractive or 2. includes something that person wouldn't mind putting in their own sig.

I've long since turned them off to remove unnecessary clutter between posts, and I question their overall value.


You know, I'm reading through this thread and I'm like, "account approval was initially mm's idea!"

Credit should be given to you. I like how some other members are trying to take credit for it XD

 

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