Sig rules clarification
Since we have a lot of new folks, it's about time for a little clarification on the rules about signatures.
Sigs are a personal expression, and as such we're not going to mod the content beyond the rules of Gateworld Forum – the most basic of which is:
No spoilers for episodes not shown in US Syndication – an example of a spoiler is Divide and Conquer. A screen cap of Sam or Jack in the chair isn't a spoiler, but Sam cradling Martouf's body, that's a spoiler since it gives away a major plot point.
Content must be PG or below – something you would be comfortable letting your average 12 year old view
All content – both pictures and text cannot take up more than 200 pixels tall by 700 pixels wide (which is approximately 2.75 inches x 9.75 inches, or 7cm x 24.5 cm)
Content must also abide by the 'Respect Others' rule of Gateworld
All graphics must not be of a file size larger than 50K, be they jpeg, gif, png or any other extension
You cannot hotlink to an image unless you have the permission of the site's owner unless it's on a free server such as Imageshack.
The 200x700 guideline is NOT a limit for each element in your sig, rather it is the TOTAL space to be taken up by your sig. And by total space, we mean any combination of text &/or pictures you wish to use.
As a general rule, we haven't been too fussed about text sigs in the past that have exceeded the sig rules, largely because text does not usually have an effect on download time. However, there are quite a few folks around here whose sigs are several times larger than the rules allow.
Because of this we are asking folks to please check the size on their sigs and shrink them down if needed. A sig should be a short expression of yourself, not an essay.
I have attached a sample box showing the size of a sig and some examples of just how many lines of text will fit within that box. Please bear in mind that every font is a bit different, so there's no hard and fast rule, these are guidelines.
If you have any questions, please pm me or another mod.
Since we have a lot of new folks, it's about time for a little clarification on the rules about signatures.
Sigs are a personal expression, and as such we're not going to mod the content beyond the rules of Gateworld Forum – the most basic of which is:
No spoilers for episodes not shown in US Syndication – an example of a spoiler is Divide and Conquer. A screen cap of Sam or Jack in the chair isn't a spoiler, but Sam cradling Martouf's body, that's a spoiler since it gives away a major plot point.
Content must be PG or below – something you would be comfortable letting your average 12 year old view
All content – both pictures and text cannot take up more than 200 pixels tall by 700 pixels wide (which is approximately 2.75 inches x 9.75 inches, or 7cm x 24.5 cm)
Content must also abide by the 'Respect Others' rule of Gateworld
All graphics must not be of a file size larger than 50K, be they jpeg, gif, png or any other extension
You cannot hotlink to an image unless you have the permission of the site's owner unless it's on a free server such as Imageshack.
The 200x700 guideline is NOT a limit for each element in your sig, rather it is the TOTAL space to be taken up by your sig. And by total space, we mean any combination of text &/or pictures you wish to use.
As a general rule, we haven't been too fussed about text sigs in the past that have exceeded the sig rules, largely because text does not usually have an effect on download time. However, there are quite a few folks around here whose sigs are several times larger than the rules allow.
Because of this we are asking folks to please check the size on their sigs and shrink them down if needed. A sig should be a short expression of yourself, not an essay.
I have attached a sample box showing the size of a sig and some examples of just how many lines of text will fit within that box. Please bear in mind that every font is a bit different, so there's no hard and fast rule, these are guidelines.
If you have any questions, please pm me or another mod.
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