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MtnGoat Member
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:12 am
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Noting that one poster has adopted a signature line I personally find rather combative and offensive for a site which has eschewed politics, I'm curious what the guidelines are for signature lines.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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Allison Feckless Swooner
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:37 am
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Quote: | To do great work a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.
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It's mine, isn't it?
Seriously, you could dash off a quick note to the person with the sig (which IMO is a little snotty, but not all that offensive) and then if you don't get anywhere, shoot a PM to the admin.
We don't have a lot of guidelines here, because, IMO, we mostly all have common sense.
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:19 pm
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MtnGoat Member
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:27 pm
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It was my impression this was a politics free zone. Apparently, I am mistaken.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:31 pm
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I will change mine the minute I see that mr jeepasaurus has changed his. I find his attack on environmentalists to be in poor taste, and also factually inaccurate. But rather than complain about it, I simply mimicked it to make a point. I notice that point has been taken, as I knew it would once it was turned around the other way.
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MtnGoat Member
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:39 pm
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Not sure what this has to do with jeepasaurus. your assumption i have even seen his sig is part of your problem.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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Allison Feckless Swooner
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:46 pm
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My new sig is directed squarely at you two.
Get a room, or at least use the PM function to argue about this.
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MtnGoat Member
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:51 pm
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This is just way, way too much fun!
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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jenjen Moderatrix
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:59 pm
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Oh fer Pete's sake.
I don't think signature lines are aimable at specific people. They're just sort of out there for people to take as they want to.
- for the record, my sig line isn't aimed at anybody at all. I just read the line on a flier and liked it.
If life gives you melons - you might be dyslexic
If life gives you melons - you might be dyslexic
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Allison Feckless Swooner
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:08 pm
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I am going to state the obvious here:
You guys are making yourselves look worse, not your intended targets, with the squabbling and cheap shots in the sigs.
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:11 pm
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MtnGoat wrote: | Not sure what this has to do with jeepasaurus. your assumption i have even seen his sig is part of your problem. |
What it has to do with the jeepster is that my sig line is done in mimicry of his. I explained that to you because I did not assume you had seen his or were aware of the mimicry. So your assumption about my assumption is ridiculous in the extreme. Sometimes I think you don't even read the posts you criticise. My point was that never in a million years would you bring up the same objection to a sig line mocking liberals.
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jimmymac Zip Lock Bagger
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:25 pm
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Both sig lines provide a warning label of sorts. Like the "objects are closer than they appear" warning on a convex mirror. I don't see a problem with a sig line that essentially advises a reader that they will need to apply a little extra "correction" to whatever they read.
"Profound serenity is the product of unfaltering Trust and heightened vulnerability."
"Profound serenity is the product of unfaltering Trust and heightened vulnerability."
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Slugman It’s a Slugfest!
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:44 pm
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Good call, JM. If a person has a particular slant to their ideology, a political signature will help the reader keep the poster's opinions in perspective.
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Tom Admin
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Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:19 pm
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No real guidelines. Sigs are a form of self expression. If someone has a political sig it tells me they are into politics. It also might indicate what way they lean, whether are generally a trash talker or have something of substance to say, etc. If someone has a humorous sig, it tells me they don't take life too seriously. If someone has fruit in their sig it may indicate something about cup size. If a sig is too long, includes a distracting image, etc. you might get a from a moderator but I can't recall ever having to do that. Most people here use reasonable judgement.
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Toonces unleashed
Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 2401 | TRs | Pics Location: On the pavement, thinking about the government |
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Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:21 pm
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I had been sig-less of late, but y'all inspired me to join in the fun!
If you show fear, a monkey will bully you.
If you show fear, a monkey will bully you.
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