No more "fake sig lines" pasted into posts.

[Skinner]

For the purposes of the DU rules, if you've got something that looks like a sig line in your post we are going to treat it as a sig line... Even if you're not actually using the sig line function.

We have rules about the content and size of members' signature lines. Recently, we've had a few "clever" people try to get around our rules regarding signature lines by simply bypassing the signature line function, and posting off-topic flame bait directly in each of their posts. This is a very bad idea. We've sent many warnings about it, and two unrepentant offenders have been banned. (For those of you keeping score in your secure location, one was a Dean supporter, the other was a Clark supporter. I can't believe that I actually have to tell you that.)

So, if you are dropping inflammatory, off-topic crap directly into your posts and treating them like sig lines, you're going to get your posts deleted and you're going to get warnings.

Enough is enough.

Skinner
DU Admin

ON EDIT: I changed the title of this thread to make it more clear.

[democratreformed]

1. Thanks for all your hard work, Skinner n/t

[windansea]

2. check

:thumbsup:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. OK but to even it out, now you have to do it to

one Kerry supporter
one Edwards supporter
one CMB supporter
One Gep supporter
one Sharpton supporter
and one Lieberman supporter


otherwise it will leave the appearance that DU is biased against Clark and Dean *sarcasm on*

(for good measure I suppose we should throw in one La Rouche supporter)


*fake sig line- your candidate's mother is ugly and she wears combat boots*

[Skinner]

5. LOL

Yes, I guess to be fair I need to ban some more people.

Any supporters of other candidates care to volunteer to be banned?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Us Sharpton supps are sick of you Clark and Dean fans dominating us

*raises hand*

I can no longer support a place so biased as to not ban me

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(I'm just joking ...don't go there)

(edited so I won't get my ass kicked for real)

[Zomby Woof]

17. Hey!

You forgot one Kucinich supporter!

Oh wait - we're angels and NEVER post inflammatory things! O8)

[RogueTrooper]

25. Na, Zomby

The Trilateral Commission: Dean, Clark and CMB ( who would have guessed ) sorted that one out yesterday.

:)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

28. Oh yeah ban zomby

he likes it :D

[Zomby Woof]

33. spank me!

:spank:

[Clark Can WIN]

36. ooooh baby

on second thought let's not go there:evilgrin:

[liberalhistorian]

31. Don't forget a

Nader supporter!:evilgrin:

[xultar]

4. So, do you feel like you're the teacher in Romper Room sometimes? n/t

[Feanorcurufinwe]

8. Romper Room? Do they still have that show? n/t

[Fridays Child]

38. Did those children hurl political flamebait, too?

Bad babies! Spank them! :spank:

[BootinUp]

6. shouldn't need to be said

but thanks

[Skinner]

9. kick

(After this thread floats for a while, I'm going to pin it to the top of this forum.)

[Skinner]

10. kick

[BigMcLargehuge]

11. kick

:kick:

[Walt Starr]

12. Kick

:kick:

[Padraig18]

13. Thank you!

:)

[JNelson6563]

14. Excellent post!

Thanks Skinner! That was really cumbersome and sometimes pretty nasty too.

:toast:

Julie

[RC]

15. Thank You.

:toast:

[Ramsey]

16. Sigh

Kindergarden is such a rough time for some people.

[Skinner]

18. kick

[Bhaisahab]

40. what's with "kick"?

does it have any religious signifance???
just curious... :)

[JohnLocke]

43. Well...

The symbol of the Dems is a donkey, which kicks.

[chocolateeater]

19. kick

:yourock:

[sandnsea]

20. Thanks Skinner

When rules are applied to one, they have to be applied to all. I hate that it's come down to this kind of stuff, I really do.

[Trajan]

21. Kick for da boss ....

WTF is a sig line ??? ...

Chuckles ... dont answer that ....

BTW .... Isnt "What's eating Gilbert Grape" a wonderful film ? ...

I think so ... Its on right now ....

[grannylib]

42. It is one of my favorite films; Leo D was da bomb in this flick

[Iverson]

22. How about epigraphs?

Suppose that I include some tart quote from Alexander Pope or Billy Shakespeare that is effective exactly because it gets under people's skins, as some good epigraphs do. Does this contravene the rule that you've expressed?

"... handsome, proud, and ingrown. Like a toenail ..." - James Baldwin

[Skinner]

24. If it's relevant, then it's legal.

But if you're dropping in pointless flame bait, then it's not.

[slinkerwink]

23. thank you!

[JohnLocke]

26. kick

[David Zephyr]

27. Damn!

Good move, Skinner. People are very inventive, aren't they?

Hmmmm....I wonder if a "Drink Coca-Cola" would be inappropriate? Just kidding.... :hi:

[Robb]

41. Hey, now THAT's thinking!

I'm gonna line up a corporate sponsor for my DU posts!!

Someone classy, yet influential. Odor-eaters, maybe. :silly:

[jujube2]

29. kick

[Name removed]

32. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[arcane1]

30. I obviously don't spend enough time in GD2004

because I have no clue what you are talking about

lucky me :D

[KoKo]

35. I don't either. It would be nice to have an example of what it is.

:shrug:

[citizen snips]

34. Is my sig line OK?

A moderator told me it was too big so I shortened it up.

[JohnLocke]

37. kick

[Catherine Vincent]

39. Excuse me for asking a dumb question but what's a sig line?

Is my Clinton pic too large?