Signature Sizes

**Livy** · 09-10-2003, 11:09 PM

im guessing mines within the limit. also what about avatars? are u enforcing them too?

**El_Jefe** · 09-10-2003, 11:14 PM

Please check that the size of your avatar image and your signature images are under 100 KB ( Together ) !

Why ?

- speed
- readability
- we also have 56K/ ISDN Users

Guess so.

Awful lot of questions for someone who doesn't have anything to worry about....barely, by the thinnest of margins.

**3rd gen noob** · 09-10-2003, 11:16 PM

my sig is a little bit over in terms of vertical pixel size
the reason i don't remove it is that the site on which the image is hosted (my own site from my last isp) is no longer under my control

i have to wait approximately 24 hours until my new site is up with my new isp and i don't know if they allow hotlinking
if they do not, i shall remove the text
if they do, i shall put up a smaller pic

p.s. i don't want to use an image host due to the uncertainty of down time and registering hastles

p.p.s. if you wish, i can remove my sig temporarily

**El_Jefe** · 09-10-2003, 11:18 PM

Well, when I go through, I'll pretty much only concern myself with the image sizes, unless there is an excessive amount of text. Basically, the signature should look like a signature. If it looks like somebody has his notes for writing the great american novel in his signature as well as an image over the limit, I'll probably be inclined to remove it, though.

@3rd gen noob
You're fine.

**3rd gen noob** · 09-10-2003, 11:21 PM

Originally posted by El_Jefe@10 September 2003 - 23:18
@3rd gen noob
You're fine.

ok, thanks

i still feel al little hypocritical at the moment, however, i hope to rectify the problem soon

**Livy** · 09-10-2003, 11:22 PM

your sig is only a little over which doesnt matter that much, where as if it was 400 then thats dif, also if ur only over by 0.5k is alot dif than 50k, there has to be a little leway in the rules.

edit: also if its 100k, and not 100,000 bytes then i have 2.8k to play with .

**tantric** · 09-11-2003, 01:30 AM

No offense livy, but why do think there has to be leeway in the rules? It's not as if the guidelines are so minimal that it's nearly impossible to comply. 100K is very generous, why should anyone feel a need to exceed it, even if by "only" a few bytes? An image can be a wee bit under just as easily as a wee bit over.