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How to post pictures and how to use the signature

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July 24, 2018, 08:05 AM
lonestar outlaw
How to post pictures and how to use the signature
I am trying to find out how to post pictures and also how to place a saying or quote at the bottom of my post
Any help would be greatly appreciated



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July 24, 2018, 08:14 AM
ffips
Below is a great HOWTO on how to post photos. Please realize Photo bucket has gone from a free site to a pay site. If you want to use PhotoBucket, you will need a paid account. Find any number of other free hosting sites and follow the same process.

quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Sigforum doesn't host member photos. Photo albums are not enabled.

You'll need to find an outside website (like Photobucket, Imgur, etc.) to host your photos.

Then follow these instructions to post a photo:

July 24, 2018, 08:17 AM
lonestar outlaw
Thanks ffips



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July 24, 2018, 08:19 AM
ffips
The signature is set within the personal zone. It is also advisabe to put a contact email address there for other members to see. This info isn't searchable by bots, but it is advisable to take extra care when posting an email address such as typing "at" instead of "@".

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July 24, 2018, 08:37 AM
ffips
quote:
Originally posted by lonestar outlaw:
Thanks ffips


You're welcome but, I swiped the info from a post in the office section. There is infor on posting vids there too.
July 24, 2018, 08:42 AM
sigmonkey
The signature is added in your profile settings.

Please put the hr "tag" (letters hr between [ ] brackets) as the first item in your signature so it will present a "line" above the signature.

Otherwise your posts will look like your signature is the last sentence of your post.




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July 24, 2018, 08:46 AM
henryaz
quote:
Originally posted by ffips:
It is also advisabe to put a contact email address there for other members to see. This info isn't searchable by bots, but it is advisable to take extra care when posting an email address such as typing "at" instead of "@".

Since it is not searchable by bots, I have found no reason to obfuscate the email address in the profile. It is only visible to members. Making it the regular address, without any "at's" or anything like that, also makes it clickable. Clicking on it opens a new email in your email client already addressed to the member. I've had my full address in my profile for over 10 years and never got any spam from it.
 
July 24, 2018, 09:02 AM
lonestar outlaw
FFips can a member send a private message to another member



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July 24, 2018, 09:16 AM
MikeinNC
quote:
Originally posted by lonestar outlaw:
FFips can a member send a private message to another member


nope

send an email



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July 24, 2018, 09:21 AM
lonestar outlaw
Thanks Mikeinnc



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July 24, 2018, 09:27 AM
BRL
Don't forget the emojis on the upper left corner when creating a post Razz Cool Big Grin Eek

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July 24, 2018, 09:29 AM
lonestar outlaw
Thanks BRL Smile



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July 24, 2018, 10:42 AM
V-Tail
Re the procedure (above) for posting a photo -- as has been said, you need to use a hosting site. Many folks here used to use photobucket, but when they got kind of crazy with their fees, most people went someplace else.

I find that PostImage is very user-friendly, and it's FREE.



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July 24, 2018, 11:46 AM
flashguy
Re: the photo posting procedure above. Be advised that Flickr® does not permit just copying the URL of the photo on their site and posting it between the "[img]" and "[/img]" boxes. Doing so is a violation of their rules. Instead, they provide a feature for sharing photos that produces a link that can be copied and directly pasted into a forum. The procedure for doing this has been very nicely documented and posted here some time back. Perhaps the person who posted it then will repost it here.

ETA: I found the old link. https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...920069724#7920069724

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July 24, 2018, 12:41 PM
zoom6zoom
and please don't go overboard on the sigs. They shouldn't be longer than the average post.




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July 24, 2018, 01:06 PM
lonestar outlaw
[QUOTE]Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
and please don't go overboard on the sigs. They shouldn't be longer than the average post.[/QUOTE

zoom6zoom not sure what you mean but are you saying Im posting to much if so I didn't know that



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July 24, 2018, 01:08 PM
lyman
quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
The signature is added in your profile settings.

Please put the hr "tag" (letters hr between [ ] brackets) as the first item in your signature so it will present a "line" above the signature.

Otherwise your posts will look like your signature is the last sentence of your post.



this needs repeating multiple times
July 24, 2018, 01:12 PM
henryaz
quote:
Originally posted by lonestar outlaw:
zoom6zoom not sure what you mean but are you saying Im posting to much if so I didn't know that

You are not posting too much at all, just finding your way on a new forum. Your sig is a single line. This is good! Some people go overboard and have their sig list every gun they own, or use some lengthy quote, or something else that takes up a lot of space. As a result, their forum posts are often much shorter than the sig line, which can be annoying when having to scroll to the next post.
 
July 24, 2018, 01:18 PM
Skins2881
quote:
Originally posted by lyman:
quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
The signature is added in your profile settings.

Please put the hr "tag" (letters hr between [ ] brackets) as the first item in your signature so it will present a "line" above the signature.

Otherwise your posts will look like your signature is the last sentence of your post.



this needs repeating multiple times


Here's one more time use [h r] minus space between h&r.



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July 24, 2018, 01:31 PM
lonestar outlaw
wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew I thought I had broken the rules lol



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