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I've noticed lately that signature pictures have grown both in size and quantity. In order to keep the forum as readable as possible, it is necessary to avoid large pictures which use a lot of bandwidth, require a lot of scrolling to view board content, and are sometimes a bit annoying when they are way too huge.
There are rules for the file size, dimensions and quantity of signature pictures. I would like to bring them up to your attention:
*Signatures can contain banners, pictures, userbars or text. Animated pictures or banners (.gif or .png) are allowed. Video's (e.g. youtube) aren't allowed in signatures.
The maximum dimensions of the signature are 500 by 180 pixels. The maximum size of the signature is 450 kb.
The same rules that apply to posting on the forum also apply to your signature. This means your signature cannot contain any vulgar, profane, offensive or obscene language or images and must not show any disrespect towards others. Also a users signature may not contain spam or (links to) websites that contain things forbidden by these Terms of Service, Dutch law or by the law in his or her own country.
*The EMP-staff has the right to remove or edit all signatures not respecting the above rules without prior notice. The EMP-staff also has the right to adjust or delete all signatures that they consider to be too large or unfit for a forum visited by people from all ages. The user that does not respect these rules will receive a warning.
If your signature was edited/removed by the EMP-staff they will replace the signature by a text explaining why the signature was removed. After your signature is removed, you are allowed to post a new signature as long as that signature respects these rules.
Over the next few days, we will be enforcing these rules. When a signature or element from a signature is non-compliant, the user will recieve a warning PM asking them to change their signature according to the TOS. If the user doesn't act upon this PM the entire signature will be removed an replaced by a text similar to this:
Signature removed by staff for not complying with the signature rules.
More on signature rules can be found here.
Feel free to remove this message once your signature is compliant!
As the message says, you just have to make your signature compliant and remove the message when you're done. we will not be giving out warnings for this matter unless signatures are repetitively non-compliant after receiving the message. You still need to comply to whatever the message says, though.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Edited by pyrothijs, 17 January 2010 - 04:03 PM.
Edited post because of new signature rules and warning PM policy
