[WikiEN-l] "refactoring" signatures

Mon Jun 5 16:46:05 UTC 2006

Tony Sidaway wrote:
> On 6/5/06, Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com> wrote:
> > When you see someone with a big, fancy, "cutesie" signature,
> > it is obvious that (a) they spent a lot of time on it, and
> > (b) it is very personal to them, it is part of their identity.
>
> Yes, of course.  This isn't something to be encouraged.

Indeed not.  But (a) we "encouraged" it the day we implemented
the "Raw signature" checkbox next to the Nickname field on the
Preferences page, and (b) because it's an intensely personal
issue, when it comes time to discourage abuses, the way you do it
matters.