[WikiEN-l] "refactoring" signatures

Mon Jun 5 16:51:08 UTC 2006

On 6/5/06, Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com> wrote:
>
>  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.

I think you have a good point about (a).  On (b), I commend discreetly
editing the more obstrusive clutter in place as a helpful and
pragmatic way of dealing with the problem.  It's less intrusive than
trying to get someone to change their signature, and has immediately
beneficial results.