Soon the server gerbils will control "SIG TOO BIG!" - GoFuckYourself.com

TexasDreams · 06-10-2006, 08:19 PM

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.

Spunky · 06-10-2006, 08:20 PM

Sounds like a great feature..so I guess I'll need to alter mine

Spudstr · 06-10-2006, 08:21 PM

about god damn time!

BoyAlley · 06-10-2006, 08:25 PM

GFY will never be the same..............

Pete-KT · 06-10-2006, 08:25 PM

Ya but how does it know if its a sponsor or not?

Furious_Male · 06-10-2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete-KT

Ya but how does it know if its a sponsor or not?

I was just thinking the same thing.

Chris · 06-10-2006, 08:27 PM

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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

Murderous · 06-10-2006, 08:28 PM

Are the gerbils doing it now preoccupied?

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

nico-t · 06-10-2006, 08:29 PM

is juicy now unemployed?

CaptainHowdy · 06-10-2006, 08:30 PM

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MattO · 06-10-2006, 08:30 PM

Can you set it per user so that paid advertisers don't have a problem with Sig Too Big?

StickyGreen · 06-10-2006, 08:31 PM

nico-t · 06-10-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MattO

Can you set it per user so that paid advertisers don't have a problem with Sig Too Big?

ofcourse.

wdforty · 06-10-2006, 08:39 PM

you're like some kind of god.

very cool feature :D

NoWhErE · 06-10-2006, 08:40 PM

Now if only we could kill off sig whores

scottybuzz · 06-10-2006, 08:52 PM

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TexasDreams · 06-10-2006, 08:53 PM

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.

AmateurFlix · 06-10-2006, 08:55 PM

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.

StuartD · 06-10-2006, 08:55 PM

That will be a damn fine addition to the board!

Jarmusch · 06-10-2006, 09:08 PM

Will it also delete text that is not of default color?

xclusive · 06-10-2006, 09:11 PM

Sweet, They have come a long way with vBulletin in the last few years.

Mr.Right - Banned For Life · 06-10-2006, 09:11 PM

Great Idea Texas, some sigs are out of control.

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 06-10-2006, 09:11 PM

ruh roh raggy!

ronbotx · 06-10-2006, 09:33 PM

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

TexasDreams · 06-10-2006, 09:48 PM

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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.

AmateurFlix · 06-10-2006, 09:52 PM

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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?

pstation · 06-10-2006, 09:53 PM

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...

pstation · 06-10-2006, 09:53 PM

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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

Damian_Maxcash · 06-10-2006, 10:04 PM

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?

NoWhErE · 06-10-2006, 10:10 PM

Quote:

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

AmateurFlix · 06-10-2006, 10:13 PM

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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.

Spudstr · 06-10-2006, 10:16 PM

just end sigs period. maybe more usefull things will get done and half the board will leave to troll elseware.

JD · 06-10-2006, 10:18 PM

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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..

NoWhErE · 06-10-2006, 10:21 PM

Quote:

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...

AmateurFlix · 06-10-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SPeRMiNaToR

like mine.....this sucks..

heh, yours is fucking hilarious dude

JD · 06-10-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AmateurFlix

heh, yours is fucking hilarious dude

thanks

too bad it will be MIA in 30-45 days

TexasDreams · 06-10-2006, 10:46 PM

Quote:

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.

TexasDreams · 06-10-2006, 10:48 PM

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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.

JD · 06-11-2006, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TexasDreams

Some might figure a way around it, until their accounts are deleted.

oh snap

lloyd · 06-11-2006, 01:45 AM

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

PussyTeenies · 06-11-2006, 02:24 AM

nice one

and texas thanks for the email request

bet juicy will have a heart attack if his sig dissapears ..

digifan · 06-11-2006, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spunky

Sounds like a great feature..so I guess I'll need to alter mine

Choppa · 06-11-2006, 02:31 AM

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digifan · 06-11-2006, 02:32 AM

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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...

jimthefiend · 06-11-2006, 07:07 AM

rut roh....

pussyluver · 06-11-2006, 07:22 AM

Seems like mods will have less and less to do?

Marshal · 06-11-2006, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by nico-t

is juicy now unemployed?

06-10-2006, 08:19 PM	#1
TexasDreams former Miserable Admin :) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere in Cali Posts: 4,700	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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TexasDreams former Miserable Admin :) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere in Cali Posts: 4,700	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

06-10-2006, 08:55 PM	#18
AmateurFlix Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 7,762	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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Mr.Right - Banned For Life I guarantee it Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18,314	Great Idea Texas, some sigs are out of control.

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06-10-2006, 09:33 PM	#24
ronbotx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,634	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

06-10-2006, 09:53 PM	#27
pstation Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 1,135	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 at 09:54 PM..

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Spudstr Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In a Tater Patch Posts: 2,321	just end sigs period. maybe more usefull things will get done and half the board will leave to troll elseware. __________________ Managed Hosting - Colocation - Network Services Yellow Fiber Networks icq: 19876563

06-11-2006, 01:45 AM	#40
lloyd Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: 858/604 Posts: 798	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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pussyluver Clueless OleMan Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ICQ - 169903487 Posts: 11,009	Seems like mods will have less and less to do?