# Profile Visits and BB Code for Sigs - Disabled?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-visits-and-bb-code-for-sigs-disabled/464463>\
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**Created:** [September 20, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-visits-and-bb-code-for-sigs-disabled/464463 "2008-09-20T18:35:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-visits-and-bb-code-for-sigs-disabled/464463/1 "2008-09-20T18:35:43Z")

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I’m not onr to complain much at all, and I know there were a lot of detractors about the Profile Visits thing, but I thought it was pretty cool. If we can all get over the unrealistic paranoia thing that “OMGZ, MEMBERS R STALKING ME!”, I like the community feel that people might be interested enough in you, and vise versa. A User Page can be as informative as you like, and it helps to flesh out a sort of personal (if limited) “FAQ”, if you will, about yourself. I also liked that visitors to your User Page could leave messages.

Also, I noticed that BB Code for signatures has been disabled. Does this place need to be so clinical and spartan as to allow absolutely zero style or personality?

**It would be nice to see these new features reinstated.**

If anything, are there any reasons that make sense to turn these off, rather than just pandering to the squeaky wheels? It’d be nice to know.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-visits-and-bb-code-for-sigs-disabled/464463/2 "2008-09-20T20:17:13Z")

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[Another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=484234) discussing this.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-visits-and-bb-code-for-sigs-disabled/464463/3 "2008-09-20T20:19:31Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> [Another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=484234) discussing this.

And since it’s covered over there, I’ll lock this one…