# Very vaguely whiny question **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 8, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945 "2003-03-08T18:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/1 "2003-03-08T18:44:46Z")
I use the “sig removal” feature, and love it. That being said, there is a certain poster that apparently pastes his sig at the end of every post. It’s not that it isn’t clever, or not funny, but I’ve read it 500 times already. I don’t want to read it again. I don’t want to put him on my ignore list, because I like reading his posts otherwise. So, here’s the question bit. Is there a policy about keeping your sig in the sig space? Should there be? I feel really whiny bringing this up, but it’s been bugging me. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/2 "2003-03-08T19:18:54Z")
There’s not an official policy regarding sigs other than they have to be (IIRC) four lines or fewer. That said, Mods have \* requested\* that sigs only be used once per thread. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/3 "2003-03-08T19:33:05Z")
Click on User CP, then go to Edit Options. There’s an option there to _not_ see signatures. Happy ---
**Author:** ![yabob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yabob/32/2821_2.png) [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/4 "2003-03-08T19:51:54Z")
The OP indicated that they are already using the feature. Apparently, there is somebody who is simply cut-and-pasting their witty remark onto the end of each of their posts. That person is probably unaware that they can specify a signature - the simplest solution would be to email them and politely point out to them that they can set a signature, or get an admin type to relay such a mail if they have their email turned off. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/5 "2003-03-08T20:00:33Z")
I thought that would be too forward of me. This person has more posts that I do, so I figured he’s doing it that way on purpose. **Happy** if you read the OP again, I did that already. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/6 "2003-03-08T20:04:35Z")
Oops! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/8 "2003-03-08T23:09:33Z")
Ah, but the key is that Tubadiva DOES vary the wording to fit the situation. That’s different from using the same joke over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over… … and over ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/9 "2003-03-08T23:24:38Z")
But… but… but… You didn’t answer my question. Is there a policy? Don’t leave me in suspense!! ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/10 "2003-03-08T23:58:06Z")
No, there doesn’t seem to be a policy. But if it gets annoying enough, or the poster gets Pitted in truly spectacular fashion, or the Admins get so brassed off it comes up on the agenda of one of their secret location meetings held behind locked doors and with guards holding the leashes of snarling dobermans outside – then, yeah. It _might_ become policy then. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/11 "2003-03-10T04:30:05Z")
**LunaSea** , I have more posts than you do and I have no idea how to do a _sig_. Of course, that is because I figure that any _sig_ will become boring and I’m either too lazy or forgetful to keep making changes. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/12 "2003-03-10T05:07:31Z")
Go to User cp, then Edit Profile, there’s a box where you put your signature. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/13 "2003-03-10T13:20:30Z")
There’s no Policy with a capital P. There’s a preference, with a small p, not to use a sig line more than once per thread. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-vaguely-whiny-question/159945/14 "2003-03-11T05:16:33Z")
Maybe along with the forum FAQ we need a forum IRP – Informally Requested Policies. ## Peace. IRP #4. You keyboard has a carriage return button labeled “Enter.” That’s how you create new paragraphs and keep from typing one, huge, eye-sore monolith of text. Please use it.