Sig lines and font?

Boberama · May 24, 2011, 07:57 PM

I set my sig's font to Fixed Sys font, and it looks rather large, but I didn't change the font size?

Is this supposed to occur? I don't want my sig to be obnoxious or anything. I'm on an old monitor and it looks quite large.

Does it look acceptable on your screens?

Thanks.

Roger Ronas · May 24, 2011, 08:30 PM

I'm new here so I haven't seen anything mentioned about how sigs should look, but I think yours is fine.

Roger

**Mal H** · May 24, 2011, 09:15 PM

I wouldn't necessarily call it obnoxious, more like ostentatious, i.e., intended to attract notice. Why make it bold and in italics? The quote isn't exactly noteworthy enough for all that highlighting and it will tend to overpower anything you actually say in a post.

**tyme** · May 24, 2011, 10:17 PM

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Boberama · May 25, 2011, 05:03 PM

Thanks for your input.

I wanted to make sure there weren't any standards for signatures that I was in breach of.

I wanted the signature to be highly visible, since I want to proclaim the fact that I am a fan, so that I wouldn't be tempted to make off-topic posts, etc, which is something I have a problem with on many sites.

I noticed that when I hold Ctrl and rotate the mouse wheel, the size of the webpage decreases, but my signature stays the same size. Weird.

Thanks all.

May 24, 2011, 07:57 PM	#1
Boberama Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2010 Posts: 186	Sig lines and font? I set my sig's font to Fixed Sys font, and it looks rather large, but I didn't change the font size? Is this supposed to occur? I don't want my sig to be obnoxious or anything. I'm on an old monitor and it looks quite large. Does it look acceptable on your screens? Thanks. __________________ I just try to be really, really honest with people when I think that they suck. - Santana Lopez, Glee

May 24, 2011, 10:17 PM	#4
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: Novalis 978-0553586251 Posts: 2,998	Lady Gaga: modern day Shakespeare? __________________ Proud reseller of little geisha dolls with big heads that wobble. "Want to keep guns out of the hands of felons? Make fewer felons in the first place." --Vanya

May 25, 2011, 05:03 PM	#5
Boberama Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2010 Posts: 186	Thanks for your input. I wanted to make sure there weren't any standards for signatures that I was in breach of. I wanted the signature to be highly visible, since I want to proclaim the fact that I am a fan, so that I wouldn't be tempted to make off-topic posts, etc, which is something I have a problem with on many sites. I noticed that when I hold Ctrl and rotate the mouse wheel, the size of the webpage decreases, but my signature stays the same size. Weird. Thanks all. __________________ I just try to be really, really honest with people when I think that they suck. - Santana Lopez, Glee

May 24, 2011, 08:30 PM	#2
Roger Ronas Member Join Date: April 29, 2011 Posts: 25	I'm new here so I haven't seen anything mentioned about how sigs should look, but I think yours is fine. Roger

May 24, 2011, 09:15 PM	#3
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,080	I wouldn't necessarily call it obnoxious, more like ostentatious, i.e., intended to attract notice. Why make it bold and in italics? The quote isn't exactly noteworthy enough for all that highlighting and it will tend to overpower anything you actually say in a post.