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  • TexasDreams
    former Miserable Admin :)
    • Oct 2003
    • 4700
    #1

    Soon the server gerbils will control "SIG TOO BIG!"

    Doing a lot of testing on this, but I really like the feature set of vBulletin 3.6. Right now it's just in the Beta 1 release, but from the looks of things it will go final in probably 30 to 45 days. When the code goes final and is fully released for production, it will be put in place here on GFY within 48-hours. There's a bunch of fixes and new features in 3.6 that I've already got custom code in place right now, but there is one feature that has been much needed and for a long time.

    In the past, signature file policing has pretty much been a manual process. And that's always been a big problem. With 3.6, the server gerbils get full control of that. If your signature is too big, if it contains too many images, if the text size is out of control, the board software will spot it, and kill it. If existing sigs don't follow the rules, and to the absolute letter, they DON'T ever get displayed.

    click on this image to see it full size and the control it has.


    ICQ: 168-914-369 >>> sysop [at] TexasDreams [dot] com
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    • Spunky
      I need a beer
      • Jun 2002
      • 133978
      #2
      Sounds like a great feature..so I guess I'll need to alter mine

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        • Spudstr
          Confirmed User
          • Jan 2003
          • 2321
          #3
          about god damn time!
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            • BoyAlley
              So Fucking Gay
              • Nov 2004
              • 19714
              #4
              GFY will never be the same..............

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                • Pete-KT
                  Workin With The Devil
                  • Oct 2004
                  • 51532
                  #5
                  Ya but how does it know if its a sponsor or not?

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                    • Furious_Male
                      Doing the grind since 99
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 16884
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Pete-KT
                      Ya but how does it know if its a sponsor or not?
                      I was just thinking the same thing.
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                        • Chris
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • May 2003
                          • 27880
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Pete-KT
                          Ya but how does it know if its a sponsor or not?
                          he has advanced server gerbals that will do that
                          [email protected]

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                            • Murderous
                              Confirmed User
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 3938
                              #8
                              Are the gerbils doing it now preoccupied?

                              (see joecartoon.com for gerbil jokes and an explanation to this post... specifically 'donkeybong')

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                                • nico-t
                                  emperor of my world
                                  • Aug 2004
                                  • 29901
                                  #9
                                  is juicy now unemployed?

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                                    • CaptainHowdy
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                                      • Dec 2004
                                      • 94098
                                      #10
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                                        • MattO
                                          The O is for Oohhh
                                          • Feb 2003
                                          • 10861
                                          #11
                                          Can you set it per user so that paid advertisers don't have a problem with Sig Too Big?

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                                            • StickyGreen
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                                              • Oct 2003
                                              • 13076
                                              #12
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                                                • nico-t
                                                  emperor of my world
                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                  • 29901
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by MattO
                                                  Can you set it per user so that paid advertisers don't have a problem with Sig Too Big?
                                                  ofcourse.

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                                                    • wdforty
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                      • 1824
                                                      #14
                                                      you're like some kind of god.

                                                      very cool feature :D
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                                                        • NoWhErE
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Sep 2005
                                                          • 10583
                                                          #15
                                                          Now if only we could kill off sig whores
                                                          skype: lordofthecameltoe

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                                                            • scottybuzz
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • May 2006
                                                              • 14799
                                                              #16
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                                                                • TexasDreams
                                                                  former Miserable Admin :)
                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                  • 4700
                                                                  #17
                                                                  The "sig killer" code I talk about is not in place here, YET. I am testing vB 3.6 on my development server right now. The code all looks VERY stable, and I can see the code going "GOLD" (released for production use) in 45 days or less.

                                                                  I will be creating a "SPONORS" sub group for the GFY sponsors and their "immediate" and direct employees. The signature rules ARE configurable BY GROUP. I'm writing some code that will check that group against the new banner rotation script that will also be in place soon. It's all going to be nice.
                                                                  ICQ: 168-914-369 >>> sysop [at] TexasDreams [dot] com

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                                                                    • AmateurFlix
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                      • 7762
                                                                      #18
                                                                      it'd be nice if you eased up on the image size requirements a little bit... 120x60 is just too damn small. Even NoWhErE's little animated sig is larger than that at 152x98 (not trying to get you in trouble buddy, just making a point)

                                                                      those little animated gifs give the board some personality, I'd hate to see them all vanish.

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                                                                        • StuartD
                                                                          Sofa King Band
                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                          • 29903
                                                                          #19
                                                                          That will be a damn fine addition to the board!
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                                                                            • Jarmusch
                                                                               
                                                                              • May 2003
                                                                              • 12479
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Will it also delete text that is not of default color?

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                                                                                • xclusive
                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                  • Apr 2004
                                                                                  • 35218
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Sweet, They have come a long way with vBulletin in the last few years.

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                                                                                    • Mr.Right - Banned For Life
                                                                                      I guarantee it
                                                                                      • May 2005
                                                                                      • 18314
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Great Idea Texas, some sigs are out of control.

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                                                                                        • Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                                                                                          • Jan 2004
                                                                                          • 16502
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          ruh roh raggy!

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                                                                                            • ronbotx
                                                                                              Registered User
                                                                                              • Jan 2002
                                                                                              • 1634
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Very simple question, do the same rules apply to all of us...AND
                                                                                              Juicy D Links and the rest of the SigWhores?

                                                                                              Seems to me the last time you tried to enforce the rules, LensMan gave JDL a pass to keep on spamming his HUGE SIG

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                                                                                                • TexasDreams
                                                                                                  former Miserable Admin :)
                                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                                  • 4700
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by ronbotx
                                                                                                  Very simple question, do the same rules apply to all of us...AND
                                                                                                  Juicy D Links and the rest of the SigWhores?

                                                                                                  Seems to me the last time you tried to enforce the rules, LensMan gave JDL a pass to keep on spamming his HUGE SIG
                                                                                                  I don't think that Lensman realized at the time, just how stupid a size that sig was, and I don't think he saw the many times and threads that were highly insulting and threatening to the sponsors that have been here on GFY for years. I did talk this over, with Marketing, that is in charge of GFY. And after that, I don't care if someone has 1 post or 1,000,000. If I was to see that shit again someone will get their account deleted, and not just banned.

                                                                                                  And that's not even including what I will legally do to those that DDoS my servers after someone gets childish over such things.
                                                                                                  ICQ: 168-914-369 >>> sysop [at] TexasDreams [dot] com

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                                                                                                    • AmateurFlix
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Jul 2004
                                                                                                      • 7762
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by TexasDreams
                                                                                                      And that's not even including what I will legally do to those that DDoS my servers after someone gets childish over such things.
                                                                                                      people have done that to this forum?

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                                                                                                        • pstation
                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                                                                          • 1135
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          it's pretty trivial to get around the new feature in vbulletin 3.6, but i suppose it will stop those that are technically inept...
                                                                                                          Last edited by pstation; 06-10-2006, 08:54 PM.

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                                                                                                            • pstation
                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                                                                              • 1135
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by AmateurFlix
                                                                                                              people have done that to this forum?
                                                                                                              if i recall some kid in isreal did a while back, they're in prison now i believe

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                                                                                                                • Damian_Maxcash
                                                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                  • 12745
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Ill set up a collection, contact Oxfam to set food distribtion centres and maybe Kofi Annan could get involved.



                                                                                                                  Wont somebody think of the sig-whores?

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                                                                                                                    • NoWhErE
                                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                      • Sep 2005
                                                                                                                      • 10583
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by AmateurFlix
                                                                                                                      it'd be nice if you eased up on the image size requirements a little bit... 120x60 is just too damn small. Even NoWhErE's little animated sig is larger than that at 152x98 (not trying to get you in trouble buddy, just making a point)

                                                                                                                      those little animated gifs give the board some personality, I'd hate to see them all vanish.


                                                                                                                      Shhh don't tell him :P





                                                                                                                      But luckily for me, if TD ever does ban my sig, I have the know-how to resize it. I just haven't bothered with it cause I don't have the time and I doubt my sig bothers anyone
                                                                                                                      skype: lordofthecameltoe

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                                                                                                                        • AmateurFlix
                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                          • 7762
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by NoWhErE
                                                                                                                          I have the know-how to resize it. I just haven't bothered with it cause I don't have the time and I doubt my sig bothers anyone
                                                                                                                          yeah that's my point, I don't think slightly larger images like that bother anyone. @ around 150x100 most animated gifs look decent but anything smaller than that and they usually become too small to discern anything. I know because I've tried resizing a few to the 120x60 and they end up being unviewable.

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                                                                                                                            • Spudstr
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Jan 2003
                                                                                                                              • 2321
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              just end sigs period. maybe more usefull things will get done and half the board will leave to troll elseware.
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                                                                                                                                • JD
                                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                  • Sep 2003
                                                                                                                                  • 22651
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by AmateurFlix
                                                                                                                                  those little animated gifs give the board some personality, I'd hate to see them all vanish.
                                                                                                                                  like mine.....this sucks..

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                                                                                                                                    • NoWhErE
                                                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                      • Sep 2005
                                                                                                                                      • 10583
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Spudstr
                                                                                                                                      just end sigs period. maybe more usefull things will get done and half the board will leave to troll elseware.

                                                                                                                                      That would kill GFY altogether...
                                                                                                                                      skype: lordofthecameltoe

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                                                                                                                                        • AmateurFlix
                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 7762
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by SPeRMiNaToR
                                                                                                                                          like mine.....this sucks..
                                                                                                                                          heh, yours is fucking hilarious dude

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                                                                                                                                            • JD
                                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                              • Sep 2003
                                                                                                                                              • 22651
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by AmateurFlix
                                                                                                                                              heh, yours is fucking hilarious dude
                                                                                                                                              thanks too bad it will be MIA in 30-45 days

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                                                                                                                                                • TexasDreams
                                                                                                                                                  former Miserable Admin :)
                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                                                                                  • 4700
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by AmateurFlix
                                                                                                                                                  people have done that to this forum?
                                                                                                                                                  I was talking of MY domains on that. Those that have done that against GFY quickly had a legal team fisting them with a Buick up their ass. What I was mentioning were attacks against my own personal sites and domains. I won't be nearly as kind and cordial against idiots. And I won't use lube.
                                                                                                                                                  ICQ: 168-914-369 >>> sysop [at] TexasDreams [dot] com

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                                                                                                                                                    • TexasDreams
                                                                                                                                                      former Miserable Admin :)
                                                                                                                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                                                                                                                      • 4700
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by pstation
                                                                                                                                                      it's pretty trivial to get around the new feature in vbulletin 3.6, but i suppose it will stop those that are technically inept...
                                                                                                                                                      Some might figure a way around it, until their accounts are deleted.
                                                                                                                                                      ICQ: 168-914-369 >>> sysop [at] TexasDreams [dot] com

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                                                                                                                                                        • JD
                                                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                          • Sep 2003
                                                                                                                                                          • 22651
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by TexasDreams
                                                                                                                                                          Some might figure a way around it, until their accounts are deleted.
                                                                                                                                                          oh snap

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                                                                                                                                                            • lloyd
                                                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                              • May 2002
                                                                                                                                                              • 798
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              this would never happen but a score based system for sigs would be cool. you could give users points or negative points based on your opinion of them and then set a threshold. so if you click that say, UserA is a postwhore worth nothing and so do a few others and they end up with a score of 1, no more sigs from them if you threshold is 5. or if people post good posts you could award them points. seems to work for slashdot. hell while i'm talking about pipe dreams a score based ignore system would be even better but thats getting ahead of myself

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                                                                                                                                                                • PussyTeenies
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                                                                                                                                  • 6496
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  nice one

                                                                                                                                                                  and texas thanks for the email request

                                                                                                                                                                  bet juicy will have a heart attack if his sig dissapears ..
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                                                                                                                                                                    • digifan
                                                                                                                                                                      The Profiler
                                                                                                                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                                                                      • 14618
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Spunky
                                                                                                                                                                      Sounds like a great feature..so I guess I'll need to alter mine
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Choppa
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Mar 2006
                                                                                                                                                                          • 4079
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          interesting...what are twohousecrackpipes thoughts on this
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                                                                                                                                                                            • digifan
                                                                                                                                                                              The Profiler
                                                                                                                                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                                                                                                                                              • 14618
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by PussyTeenies
                                                                                                                                                                              nice one

                                                                                                                                                                              and texas thanks for the email request

                                                                                                                                                                              bet juicy will have a heart attack if his sig dissapears ..
                                                                                                                                                                              Good call...
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                                                                                                                                                                                • jimthefiend
                                                                                                                                                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 18889
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  rut roh....

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • pussyluver
                                                                                                                                                                                      Clueless OleMan
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 11009
                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      Seems like mods will have less and less to do?

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • Marshal
                                                                                                                                                                                          Biz Dev and SEO
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                          • 15225
                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by nico-t
                                                                                                                                                                                          is juicy now unemployed?
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