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Title: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Organisys on 18 September 2008, 12:15
I'm gonna get sacked! Can we have a policy of no NSFW for sigs and avatars please, as it seriously prevents me opening many threads at work! Ta....and while we are at it NSFW added to thread titles by mods as well please!

Cheers.
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: JC on 18 September 2008, 13:16
gotta love this topic - have it on every forum i use.

your at work - should you be browsing car forums anyway ????????

sorry but it does make me laugh - if doing summat gets you into trouble - dont do it  :grin:

gotto go, bosses coming  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Organisys on 18 September 2008, 13:18
I can use tinternet at lunch time for whatever (within reason) but I don't want people walking past seeing Huuuuge splifs and boobies?

 :grin:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Horney on 18 September 2008, 13:35
It's a fair point bud and I agree NSFW sigs and avatars are not a good things. Oh hang on, mines not the best. DOH!

Will change it this arvo.

Nick
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: boneybradley on 18 September 2008, 13:53
There is some rather unusual signitures etc that do get comments form people at work!!.....then again who gives a fk about work and work people!! (when you could be the lucky 1 of 40'000 made redundant!!)  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Len on 18 September 2008, 15:09
Tell your work IT Admin to block photobucket! That stops me seeing all sigs! lol
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Rhyso on 18 September 2008, 15:11
Tell your work IT Admin to block photobucket! That stops me seeing all sigs! lol

alternatively disable display of sigs in your account settings  :smiley:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: jv on 18 September 2008, 15:56
Exactly. Nothing to see here, get back to work.
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: gibby on 18 September 2008, 16:53
Photo sites are banned by my work so I just disable sigs and avatars as Rhyso has mentioned. :wink: In fact, they're off all the time for me now so I couldn't even tell you what's in whos sig these days.

That wont stop dodgy pics in threads, but most people seem to put NSFW on titles if it's inappropriate these days.

....and as jv says. Get some work done ! :grin:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 18 September 2008, 17:41
So I can relight my spliff then?  :wink:  :evil:  :grin:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: JC on 18 September 2008, 18:24
all a fuss about nowt then -  :grin: gotta love the old foot in mouth situations
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Organisys on 18 September 2008, 21:14
...just disable sigs and avatars as Rhyso has mentioned.

Right, i will do this, is this setting set on the server, or in a cookie for each browser.If it's cookie set then that's better as then it's sigs at home and none at work.

ta.
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: ...joe on 18 September 2008, 22:59
^^ its in your options somewhere on your profile i believe
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Rhyso on 19 September 2008, 12:14
^^ its in your options somewhere on your profile i believe

'Look & Layout Preferences'  :nerd:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: Organisys on 19 September 2008, 12:48
All done but it's server side, so set for every browsing session.
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: gibby on 23 September 2008, 13:49
Aye, if I want to see sigs and avatars away from work, I have to put it back on.
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: TeddyKGB on 04 October 2008, 23:41
So I can relight my spliff then?  :wink:  :evil:  :grin:

That is one long lasting spliff my friend :cool: :cool:
Title: Re: NSFW Sigs, Avatars etc
Post by: euro dave on 29 October 2008, 13:38
For web admin's info, it's possible to incorporate stylesheet switching using css/cookies and a drop down selector somewhere on each page - and then you can override the site's <img> tag with no images by using "display:none" in the "worksafe" css mode.  this is a fairly pain free way of doing things and guarantees no images ever appear for the end user wherever the stylesheet dictates (not just sigs).

I did this on my car forum, and replaced the main images with an image reading "dictionary discussion" or some other nerdy title.  ho ho ho.  you can do quick "Christmas themes" and so on, and leave it up to the user if they want to use that particular stylesheet theme.

obviously it's up to you as to whether it's worth investigating this route, the sig disabling seems fairly thorough to me.