Keithuk Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Now I use a lot of forums as some of you may know. I read a lot of posts on there where the user doesn't give us the basic system info. Now some forums ask the certain info is posted before they will consider answering a post, mainly AVG Forum. I think there should be a pinned topic on each forum called Please read before you post or something similar. Quite a few forum have a pinned topic on this subject. The basic info needed normally is Operating System with Service Pack number. Web Browser(s), Product and version number on here. This info is easily added to your signature mine is. What do you think? Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry39 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I agree. I added it to my signature shortly after I joined the forum. It helps other members to give more timely and accurate help. And, when you use my typing system, H, P, & C (Hunt, Peck, and Cuss), it allows faster posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I 2nd that idea! There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFiresInTheSky Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 To make things easier, this could be added fields in the user profile. It could also be displayed upon registration of new members. Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 6, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 6, 2009 Trouble is some folk take up nearly half a page with their specs. Can make scrolling a thread a long job. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I remember reading that a signature should be no more than 4 lines and preferably text to help dial-up users. My signature on avast! forum: E5200 2.5GHZ, 4GB RAM, 160GB HD, Vista Home SP1, IE7, avast! Professional P4 2.8GHZ, 768MB RAM, 40GB HD, XP Pro SP3, IE7, Avira AntiVir Premium P4 2.4GHZ 512MB RAM 40GB HD XP Home SP3 For Sale IE7Pro user http://www.ie7pro.com "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Trouble is some folk take up nearly half a page with their specs. Can make scrolling a thread a long job. I feel like I might be one of those people I'll make some changes! Keith There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithuk Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Trouble is some folk take up nearly half a page with their specs. Can make scrolling a thread a long job. Maybe if your posting the full spec Hazel, I was only asking for Operating System with Service Pack numbers and Web Browsers used. Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry39 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Trouble is some folk take up nearly half a page with their specs. Good point. I deleted a few lines on mine also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted March 6, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 6, 2009 Trouble is some folk take up nearly half a page with their specs. And some peculiar VB advert! (Put a jokey sign here.) I was going to add that those who never get Piriform problems have no need to post their spec, but that was too much like tempting providence, whoever she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 6, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 6, 2009 I remember reading that a signature should be no more than 4 lines and preferably text to help dial-up users. My signature on avast! forum: E5200 2.5GHZ, 4GB RAM, 160GB HD, Vista Home SP1, IE7, avast! Professional P4 2.8GHZ, 768MB RAM, 40GB HD, XP Pro SP3, IE7, Avira AntiVir Premium P4 2.4GHZ 512MB RAM 40GB HD XP Home SP3 For Sale IE7Pro user http://www.ie7pro.com If it's text it doesn't really annoy me. What really annoys me is some forums allow members to post images in their signature that are just insanely huge and much larger than even 4 lines of text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I saw a message board around 2000 where everyone had 800x800-sized .bmp sigs. It was atrocious. Their typical posts were usually " " or "lol". Talk about a waste of real estate and bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I saw a message board around 2000 where everyone had 800x800-sized .bmp sigs. It was atrocious. Their typical posts were usually " " or "lol". Talk about a waste of real estate and bandwidth. Didn't they call that AOL? "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcintosh Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Believe I added enough information in mine. Or is there something else that needs added. William (or Bill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Didn't they call that AOL? They called it EZBoard, remember Pop-Up hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 8, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2009 Believe I added enough information in mine. Or is there something else that needs added. Just perfect Bill Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithuk Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Believe I added enough information in mine. Or is there something else that needs added. Thats perfect Bill, I just hope new users pickup on this topic. Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Thats perfect Bill, I just hope new users pickup on this topic. I hope they don't pick up your signature with 15 lines and a large graphic example. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithuk Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 I hope they don't pick up your signature with 15 lines and a large graphic example. Your only jealous Kenny. Keith Windows XP 2002 SP3 IE 7.0 Martin2k Rorshach112 is the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 8, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2009 Your sig is a tiny weeny bit larger than other peoples Keithuk you have to admit. I bet you could re-jig it to show the same info in half the size though if you tried Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Agreed. I did my signature over and although it isn't as pretty and techno as the CPU-Z ID info, it still does the job There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Agreed. I did my signature over and although it isn't as pretty and techno as the CPU-Z ID info, it still does the job That's better and gets the point across. I'm not jealous because I am in a way self-employed but retired at the same time with a great pension and plenty of time on my hands but I have to be careful that The Devil makes work for idle hands does not creep into my daily life. http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/t/th..._idle_hands.asp "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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