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Romalae
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Postby Romalae » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:10 pm

I think when historians look back on this era in 100 years, before anything else they will comment about how humble and unassuming the signatures had become on NationStates General.
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Postby The United Colonies of Earth » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:11 pm

Romalae wrote:I think when historians look back on this era in 100 years, before anything else they will comment about how humble and unassuming the signatures had become on NationStates General.

It's still a fun topic, for me anyway.
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Postby Unnamed island state » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:12 pm

Gim wrote:
The Wolven League wrote:...this doesn't belong in general, as it's not really up for debate. F7, maybe.


I doubt this is even for F7. :p

Y u gotta b so rude?
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Postby The Wolven League » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:13 pm

Unnamed island state wrote:
Gim wrote:
I doubt this is even for F7. :p

Y u gotta b so rude?

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Postby Gim » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:13 pm

Unnamed island state wrote:
Gim wrote:
I doubt this is even for F7. :p

Y u gotta b so rude?


Do you have a source for your statement in the OP? :)
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Postby Unnamed island state » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:14 pm

Gim wrote:
Unnamed island state wrote:Y u gotta b so rude?


Do you have a source for your statement in the OP? :)

You don't need sources for everything.
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Postby The Wolven League » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:15 pm

Unnamed island state wrote:
Gim wrote:
Do you have a source for your statement in the OP? :)

You don't need sources for everything.

Typically, you do.
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Postby Gim » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:15 pm

Unnamed island state wrote:
Gim wrote:
Do you have a source for your statement in the OP? :)

You don't need sources for everything.


When you're trying to make a meaningful OP, yes, you do. :)
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Postby Unnamed island state » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:16 pm

The Wolven League wrote:
Unnamed island state wrote:You don't need sources for everything.

Typically, you do.

Not really.
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Postby Gim » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:18 pm

Unnamed island state wrote:
The Wolven League wrote:Typically, you do.

Not really.


You'll realize sooner or later.
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Conscentia
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Postby Conscentia » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:20 pm

Unnamed island state wrote:I've noticed that I the last few months people have made their signatures much more plain. There is less color, less strange motifs, less pompous statements....

What does mean? Is what I ask nsg on this day. Why have people's signatures become so humble?

Perhaps this a sign that the world is becoming a nice and harmonious place! :hug:

I think a lot of older accounts that took advantage of signature space have CTE'd or retired from NSG, and the newer accounts either aren't used to bbcode or treat forums like they would more modern forms of social media. (There are no signatures on twitter and facebook.)

The notion that the world is becoming a nice and harmonious place is absurd. The news makes that obvious.

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Postby Unnamed island state » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:24 pm

Gim wrote:
Unnamed island state wrote:Not really.


You'll realize sooner or later.

Many good ops have been made without the help of sources written by people of superior intellect.
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Postby Unnamed island state » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:26 pm

Conscentia wrote:
Unnamed island state wrote:I've noticed that I the last few months people have made their signatures much more plain. There is less color, less strange motifs, less pompous statements....

What does mean? Is what I ask nsg on this day. Why have people's signatures become so humble?

Perhaps this a sign that the world is becoming a nice and harmonious place! :hug:

I think a lot of older accounts that took advantage of signature space have CTE'd or retired from NSG, and the newer accounts either aren't used to bbcode or treat forums like they would more modern forms of social media. (There are no signatures on twitter and facebook.)

The notion that the world is becoming a nice and harmonious place is absurd. The news makes that obvious.

On your first statement I'd say I partially agree.

In response to your second I'd respond that although there have been some bad occurances but things have improved in some ways as well.
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Postby Samnoreg » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:31 pm

THEY WON'T TAKE MUH SIGZ!!! FREEEEDDDDOOOOMMMMM
In all seriousness, I just like having a colour scheme that compliments my flag, that and having a general signature layout for all of my nations.
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Postby Conscentia » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:31 pm

Unnamed island state wrote:
Conscentia wrote:I think a lot of older accounts that took advantage of signature space have CTE'd or retired from NSG, and the newer accounts either aren't used to bbcode or treat forums like they would more modern forms of social media. (There are no signatures on twitter and facebook.)

The notion that the world is becoming a nice and harmonious place is absurd. The news makes that obvious.

On your first statement I'd say I partially agree.

In response to your second I'd respond that although there have been some bad occurances but things have improved in some ways as well.

What do you not agree with?

That's true, but the world is still very far from a nice and harmonious place.
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Postby Gim » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:33 pm

Samnoreg wrote:THEY WON'T TAKE MUH SIGZ!!! FREEEEDDDDOOOOMMMMM
In all seriousness, I just like having a colour scheme that compliments my flag, that and having a general signature layout for all of my nations.


Exactly. Having colors and background colors are just a matter of preference, not a sign that somebody is practicing evil. :roll:
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:33 pm

Mine might be the most flamboyant of signatures these days. I believe the mods are cleaning things up and that mine is just a matter of time from being dulled.
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Postby Samnoreg » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:36 pm

Why is it that the mods want to cut down on the awesome signatures? It's a great way to personalise your nation on the forums.
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Romalae
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Postby Romalae » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:37 pm

Samnoreg wrote:Why is it that the mods want to cut down on the awesome signatures? It's a great way to personalise your nation on the forums.

I guess because it's distracting or takes up too much space.
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Postby Gim » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:39 pm

Samnoreg wrote:Why is it that the mods want to cut down on the awesome signatures? It's a great way to personalise your nation on the forums.


Signatures with extended length tend to be bothersome when browsing posts in threads.
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Postby Olthar » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:39 pm

My signature has always been rather plain. It used to include colors, but I've liked the minimalist approach. I think sigs with huge blocks of text are simply ugly. And absurd. It's a sig, not a profile. We don't need you to expound upon your personality, beliefs, and interests.
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:43 pm

Conscentia wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Mine might be the most flamboyant of signatures these days. I believe the mods are cleaning things up and that mine is just a matter of time from being dulled.

Why?

Some could consider my sig as garish and thus objectionable.
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Postby Val Halla » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:43 pm

Clearly I need to be more obnoxious.
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Postby The United Colonies of Earth » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:44 pm

Val Halla wrote:Clearly I need to be more obnoxious.

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