Animated graphics...pls stop

[bill5]

Not sure why people are becoming obsessed with adding these to posts, but they've gone beyond old and annoying. And since saying that means people will imagine themselves funny/clever by putting them in this thread, I take leave of it.

Just a thought; I doubt I'm the only one (really) tired of these.....

 

[Michie]

You lovable curmudgeon you!

 

[Anhelyna]

I'm thinking of folk who have visual problems - and we have some here.

These are really really irritating for them - they must be going through all kinds of hell trying to read posts with the flashing you get from the animated gifs in siggies

 

[seekingsolace]

I recommend disabling them like I do.

Account / Preferences / Untick 'Show people's signatures with their messages'

 

[Anhelyna]

That's one way - but other times a siggy has good information in it

 

[seekingsolace]

Would be nice if we didn't have to.

An option to disable only animations and very long pictures would help.

 

[Miss Shelby]

That's one way - but other times a siggy has good information in it

pick your poison.

 

[Anhelyna]

That depends on your point of view - agreed

how do you classify mine ?

 

[Sumwear]

And since saying that means people will imagine themselves funny/clever by putting them in this thread, I take leave of it.

Sorry. It's like ticks with me. Same goes whenever there is a prime opening for that's what she said.

 

[Miss Shelby]

That depends on your point of view - agreed

how do you classify mine ?

What means more to you? Not seeing the obnoxious - ness or seeing the edifying signatures? It seems to me that is what it boils down to. Asking people to stop doing it just because it's annoying will probably only result in them doing it more. Even the OP acknowledges as much by starting the thread and heading for the hills. And if it's not breaking the rules, why should they stop?

p.s. Everything I can cover up on this site IS covered up.

 

[MikeK]

I try to heed the advice I give my 4 year old, "use your words." I don't need no stinkin' animated gifs.

 

[brinny]

Not sure why people are becoming obsessed with adding these to posts, but they've gone beyond old and annoying. And since saying that means people will imagine themselves funny/clever by putting them in this thread, I take leave of it.

Just a thought; I doubt I'm the only one (really) tired of these.....

seriously? Awwww C'mon,

why you find them so irritating?

 

[brinny]

You lovable curmudgeon you!

hahaaaa you gets a big ol' squisssshy huuuuuug ((((hug)))))

 

[brinny]

I try to heed the advice I give my 4 year old, "use your words." I don't need no stinkin' animated gifs.

LOL!

 

[pdudgeon]

I recommend disabling them like I do.

Account / Preferences / Untick 'Show people's signatures with their messages'

an even easier (and more selective) alternative is to put the members who tend to use personally irritating pictures or
signatures on 'ignore'.

 

[brinny]

an even easier (and more selective) alternative is to put the members who tend to use personally irritating pictures or
signatures on 'ignore'.

LOL! C'mon, are they really that irritating? (((hug)))

 

[pdudgeon]

LOL! C'mon, are they really that irritating? (((hug)))

not for me personally., i think they're (mostly) cute.
as a member who does use the moving smilies provided on this site,
i'm not likely to be flinging mud at others who choose to use moving fgures in their posts.

but for those who find moving things irritating and who choose (or need to choose) not to see them,
disabling the view via the member is a better choice than disabling all signatures.

 

[seekingsolace]

an even easier (and more selective) alternative is to put the members who tend to use personally irritating pictures or
signatures on 'ignore'.

That gives me a good excuse!

 

[seekingsolace]

For the most part, only a handful of people have signatures that are 'overbearing' to me. This could be because I restrict the forums I view.

Personally I like the ones containing verses, or other snippets of important information. The art signatures - especially some of the byzantine images are beautiful too.

 

[Cos-play]

I'm conflicted.

On one hand when it was asked by guys like me that people stop using the Confederate flag in their posts and such you decided that it was too much to ask.

One the other hand I really hate animated GIFs on several levels.

The saving grace in all of this is my overarching laziness which means that I'm unlikely to take any action in either direction.

So,

carry one, I guess.