# Whats with the epic sig's some of you Dopers have? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 20, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773 "2001-09-20T12:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/1 "2001-09-20T12:34:00Z")
God damn people. If your sig is 3 times as long as your post, that means your sig is too long. When quoting something you consider to be a literary masterpiece, or song, or Simpsons episode, you dont need to put the entire chapter/verse/script in your sig. I dont want to single anyone out in here because some of the people with monster sigs are some of my favorite posters to read. But good grief!! Anything more than 4 lines is too much!! HOW DO I MAKE BOLD LETTERS? AND THAT GREEN FACE WITH THE BIG SMILE? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/2 "2001-09-20T12:44:21Z")
A lower case b with brackets before the word you want bolded, then a slash and a lower case b(/b) with brackets around it after the word. The smile is a colon and a capital D. Or you could click on the smilies or vB code links at the top of the page when posting. I hope that helps. ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/3 "2001-09-20T12:50:01Z")
> [@](#): > > **God damn people. If your sig is 3 times as long as your post, that means your sig is too long.** I agree wholeheartedly. Four lines is **MORE** than adequate. Unless it’s something really profound. Like mine. > [@](#): > > **HOW DO I MAKE BOLD LETTERS?** **TYPE LOUDER.** > [@](#): > > **AND THAT GREEN FACE WITH THE BIG SMILE?** It’s a complimentary trinket from Milliways. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/4 "2001-09-20T12:50:18Z")
[vB code, includes how to bold](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode) [smilies](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode) ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/5 "2001-09-20T12:53:44Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by apotheosis_ > **Unless it’s something really profound. Like mine.** I know I’m running a risk of being wooshed here, but…no. You’ve got enough sig for 20 Dopers tacked to the end of your posts. You can color me not very surprised if the powers that be request that you perform a sigectomy. ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/6 "2001-09-20T12:58:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Juniper200 \* > **I know I’m running a risk of being wooshed here, but…no.** Not even on Tuesdays? > [@](#): > > **You’ve got enough sig for 20 Dopers tacked to the end of your posts.** Well admittedly, it IS a rather deep sentiment; but I have faith in my fellow Dopers. I’m sure they can handle it. ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/7 "2001-09-20T13:00:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Well admittedly, it IS a rather deep sentiment; but I have faith in my fellow Dopers. I’m sure they can handle it.\*\* [sub]Note to self: ‘Preview Reply’ elides one’s sig.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/8 "2001-09-20T13:32:39Z")
See? That didn’t hurt, and I’m sure Mr. Kipling’s not offended. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/9 "2001-09-20T13:38:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Juniper200 \* > \*\*See? That didn’t hurt, and I’m sure Mr. Kipling’s not offended. 🙂 \*\* Mr. Kipling beat his fish? Truth be told, it was supposed to be a one-shot deal. I’m accustomed to Usenet, where a .sig stays put once you’ve hit ‘send;’ I had no idea that if I changed it for that post, it’d change it on ALL my posts. You wacky kids and this newfangled ‘web’ stuff are gonna be the death of me yet. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/10 "2001-09-20T13:53:34Z")
I can only speak for myself, but I won’t even bother to read a sig that is more than a few words long. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/11 "2001-09-20T13:59:10Z")
How about this one? ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/12 "2001-09-20T14:11:29Z")
Well, I guess I’ll post just so I can add my sig file. I recently added a line to it, making it veer dangerously close to the “too long” declaration. I’m a rebel! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/13 "2001-09-20T14:33:33Z")
> [@](#): > > How about this one? > > * * * > > The reason most men name their penis’ is because they don’t want a stranger making all their decisions for them. You have a superfluous apostrophe. But good line. I like. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/14 "2001-09-20T15:38:12Z")
On my screen, **Cranky** ’s is 5 lines (with the underscore line), and the content is only 5 lines long. My vote: TOO LONG! ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/15 "2001-09-20T15:40:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by apotheosis \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > **HOW DO I MAKE BOLD LETTERS?** > > **TYPE LOUDER.** > \*\* I swear, one of these days they’re going to find me sitting here, in front of the computer, having coughed up a lung laughing. That’ll be how I go, I know it. And, for your perusal, I include my sig, which I’ve been thinking of trimming. Even though I never use it. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/16 "2001-09-20T16:06:11Z")
And let’s not forget that the Moderators and Administrators have requested that **after your first post in a thread, don’t tie up bandwidth with your sig in every subsequent post.** Only your _first_ post in a thread should have your sig, the rest should not. Then again, my sig is a SDMB classic… Esprix ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/17 "2001-09-20T16:11:04Z")
More than two words is really just showing lack of restraint. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/18 "2001-09-20T16:55:54Z")
**Cabs** - and since when has _abundant good faith_ been restrained? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/19 "2001-09-20T17:03:45Z")
Less is more. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773/20 "2001-09-20T17:40:12Z")
I just added a sig. This seems an appropriate place to see how it looks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-epic-sigs-some-of-you-dopers-have/82773.md?page=2)