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Project X
07-29-2007, 02:10 PM
i was trying to edit my signature, then i noticed there is no longer somewhere to edit it...

also, im not seeing anyone elses signature... or mine...

seankoons
07-29-2007, 02:18 PM
Is this an experiment or some sort of error? I'm very surprised there was no announcement or any sort of correspondence sent to members that the signature feature was going away.

Ah well, maybe this will weed out all the sig flashers out there and will increase the quality of posts. Or will it?

Dan_EZPZ
07-29-2007, 02:52 PM
Has the premium member forum gone or been moved?? I can't seem to find it :eek:

Cheers,

Dan

DominicQuick
07-29-2007, 02:53 PM
Im having the same problem Dan.

They must have buggered up :D

csparks
07-29-2007, 03:00 PM
I just went to do the same thing!

Normally they let people know when they are going to do something like this. We will have to see what happens I suppose.

TheWiseOne
07-29-2007, 03:02 PM
Same here, I like it! Sooo many people post just to add in their signature. As much as I loved the extra hits, it's hardly a revenue stream for me :) <satire>It's ok, I can say everyone else at TekTonic can't see it either</satire>

writespeak
07-29-2007, 03:06 PM
...or some sort of error?
Yeah, that. It should be fixed shortly. :)

Lois

writespeak
07-29-2007, 03:07 PM
Thanks for letting us know about the problem. We're working on fixing it. :)

Lois

seankoons
07-29-2007, 03:38 PM
Yeah, that. It should be fixed shortly. :)

Lois

Take your time. The more I go through all the posts, I kind of like the fact that some providers actually have to shell out some cash now like the rest of us to advertise on WHT instead of relying on their signatures and one-liner posts to lure in customers.

TheWiseOne
07-29-2007, 03:49 PM
No cash needed, that's why there are the offers forums :)

RossMAN
07-29-2007, 03:58 PM
Like Sean said, please take your time. I kinda like this.

Nick H
07-29-2007, 04:15 PM
Thanks for letting us know about the problem. We're working on fixing it. :)

Lois

I want an SLA credit :D

bear
07-29-2007, 04:34 PM
This place gets more interesting every day. :wht:

ATLDedicated
07-29-2007, 04:44 PM
It looks like our custom user titles are also gone... :)

ATLDedicated
07-29-2007, 05:03 PM
Seem to be back up and running.

writespeak
07-29-2007, 05:09 PM
i was trying to edit my signature....
Sigs have been fixed. Sorry to disappoint some of you. :look:

It looks like our custom user titles are also gone... :)
Looks like the squirrels yanked them off the server. :mad: You should be able to recreate them now, though (the user titles, not the squirrels).

Lois

Outlaw Web Master
07-29-2007, 07:22 PM
lmao.....I thought it was just me who noticed this but didn't want to make a butt out of myself for posting about it just in case.

OWM

Project X
07-29-2007, 07:50 PM
Sigs have been fixed. Sorry to disappoint some of you. :look:


Looks like the squirrels yanked them off the server. :mad: You should be able to recreate them now, though (the user titles, not the squirrels).

Lois

the signature is the only way i know most people here!

Aussie Bob
07-29-2007, 08:02 PM
Has there been a mod added whereby only 1 sig per poster will be displayed in a thread, where that poster makes multiple posts?

Too much social tinkering me thinks. :erm:

Aussie Bob
07-29-2007, 08:07 PM
Yep, looks like it. I just checked a bunch of other threads, and only 1 sig displayed per thread per user. Seems a bit harsh. Could have opened this up for discussion before implementing such a restriction too. :S

Christian
07-29-2007, 08:17 PM
Mmm. I see two Aussie Bob signatures here. :eek:

http://i15.tinypic.com/6b4moh4.png

Aussie Bob
07-29-2007, 08:22 PM
I must be going nuts, and it's only been 4 hours with no TV (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=624029). :blush:

I only see 1 sig per thread, per poster, and it's not just my posts. It's everyone's posts. It's not a bad concept actually, now that I think about it some more.

Fair Dinkum
07-29-2007, 08:25 PM
Maybe it is on a per forum basis? Bob, I see all of yours here. :)

Martie
07-29-2007, 08:26 PM
Thats strange AussieBob! I see all your sigs in this thread too.
I wonder if this has something to do with this bug from earlier?
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=623975

Aussie Bob
07-29-2007, 08:26 PM
Somehow I am blocked from seeing multiple sigs for the same user, in multiple posts per thread, yet you can see my multiple sigs per thread. This is wierd. :crazy:

Martie
07-29-2007, 08:29 PM
Somehow I am blocked from seeing multiple sigs for the same user, in multiple posts per thread, yet you can see my multiple sigs per thread. This is wierd. :crazy:

Yep weird! I just looked and my custom title is back to the default so will see if I am able to change it back. Fixed it. :D

Tyler
07-29-2007, 08:42 PM
I saw two of your signatures at first Bob. I revisit this thread a bit later after new posts have been made, and now your second signature is gone! :eek2:

It must be those pesky squirrels (http://www.forumuniversity.com/campus/showthread.php?t=344), now they're after signatures!

the_pm
07-29-2007, 09:03 PM
After a little investigation, it appears signatures are one per page, as opposed to one per thread. That's what I'm casually observing anyway.

I didn't see that one coming, but I'm not bent out of shape over it. Maybe with enough tinkering, we can remove the signature spam rule? That one is always a bit tough to moderate (quite a bit of subjectivity to it). I'm in favor of the rule because it helps keep posters honest, but I'm even more in favor of technology that makes rule enforcement obsolete :)

the_pm
07-29-2007, 09:03 PM
This is my second post in this thread, and my signature is turned on. But will it display? Hmm...

Edit: When I first posted it, I saw my signature (thanks to AJAX). When I refreshed the page, signature gone! When I view this post in the edit dialog, the signature button is checked. It looks like we have a new filter folks :)

Jay August
07-29-2007, 09:04 PM
Ah, those darn WHT squirrels again! But nevertheless, I noticed this too indeed when actually replying to an AussieBob post :)

//EDIT

darn too slow, two replies already, with one explaning the situation...

ub3r
07-29-2007, 09:11 PM
I got this email while I was at home today:

Dear ub3r,

TheBrigade has just tried to send you a private message. However, your private messages box on Web Hosting Talk has reached the specified quota. In order to receive further private messages, you must delete some messages. Please visit this page to do so:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/private.php

All the best,
Web Hosting Talk

However, my pm box says this:

Inbox contains 92 messages.
You have 241 messages stored, of a total 1000 allowed. (Empty Folder)


What's up?

Dougy
07-29-2007, 09:13 PM
Mine is fine. Works just fine.

SoftWareRevue
07-29-2007, 09:19 PM
What's up?I'm going to merge your thread into the other one with the mysterious goings on. They're all related. Or were related.

SoftWareRevue
07-29-2007, 09:22 PM
I'd post in here, but too many of you have mentioned rodents that have terrorized me for over a year. :gone:

Aussie Bob
07-29-2007, 09:32 PM
Now my sigs are back. Whoever's tinkering, step away from the interwebs. :D

Aussie Bob
07-29-2007, 09:35 PM
. . . It looks like we have a new filter folks :)
Them darned squirrels have hacked WHT! Squirrel Alert! Squirrel Alert! :eek2:

ub3r
07-29-2007, 09:50 PM
maybe it's a memory issue.

bear
07-29-2007, 10:02 PM
Durn squirrels had eaten my sig...had to redo it.
Still the same old user title, though...dangit....:wht: :angel:

anon-e-mouse
07-30-2007, 12:03 AM
I don't see many sigs in this thread :banana:

tsj5j
07-30-2007, 12:12 AM
All these problems seem related...?

My user title is gone... :P

csparks
07-30-2007, 04:52 AM
Well, i have no problem receiving pms, it appears people are liking to spam me. I already reported one yesterday, now it looks like I have to report another.

DominicQuick
07-30-2007, 07:25 AM
Well WHT has been going made recently with the following problems:

1 - Premium Forums Disappearing
2 - Not being able to post a for sale thing
3 - Signature Links not working

Lucky:lovewht: im still here.

Keep up the good works community leaders.

:)

Dom ;)

bear
07-30-2007, 07:31 AM
Truly strange. Some have sigs, some don't. Redid mine, it worked, then it was gone again. Makes life interesting. :D

..and it's back...

[EDIT] And a few minutes later...gone again. :rolleyes:

seankoons
07-30-2007, 05:02 PM
Well, i have no problem receiving pms, it appears people are liking to spam me. I already reported one yesterday, now it looks like I have to report another.

You get SPAM in your PM box? That's weird... I though my WHT PM-box was the one place that I did not have to deal with SPAM.

Mr. Obvious
07-31-2007, 10:23 AM
lol... now I got a problem :(

I want to change mine, but now i keep getting the your signature is to long message (when I add i bbcode)

when I remove the bbcode, its fine, but the bbcode is making it to long! *cries*

Mxhub
07-31-2007, 10:33 AM
This place gets more interesting every day. :wht:



The title 'WHT addict' isn't given to anyone so easily. Nick is one, i know. :D