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Signing posts with members' names
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:10 pm
by weatherlover427
Why do people do this out of curiosity? Isn't this what SIGNatures are for? To sign off your posts? Not in the posts themselves?
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:00 pm
by ColdFront77
Good question, Joshua.
...It is this sort of question I feel aren't considered worthy of asking on message boards. If I ask "insignificant questions" on other message boards I seem to be some sort of outcast; well I guess you can say I am.
I feel these sort of curiousities at Storm2K are taken more warmly than they are elsewhere... that would lead us into another discussion, that wouldn't be fair in this thread regarding why there is such negativity about this wonderful, growing and all around happy place for tropical weather, general weather and non-weather topics.
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:02 pm
by Miss Mary
Josh - with me, it's just a natural thing. I like to type and so a post feels like a short note to me. I end notes with my name and I began ending posts with my name. Just the way I am I guess.
I did add my sig here - just Mary - but would forget it was added and still sign my name. So at the ends of my posts you'd see:
Mary
Mary
So then I went in and took out the sig. LOL
It does help when a member has a nic that has nothing to do with their first name - example, GalvestonDuck! How would I have ever known her first name was Shawn? Well, I did ask her once....he he
Hope that helps some. And yes, don't worry I'll sign once now. But sometimes I hit the t key and my name becomes Marty, so if I ever do that, please know it's a typo!!!
Mary
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:50 pm
by chadtm80
Miss Mary wrote:Josh - with me, it's just a natural thing. I like to type and so a post feels like a short note to me. I end notes with my name and I began ending posts with my name. Just the way I am I guess.
I did add my sig here - just Mary - but would forget it was added and still sign my name. So at the ends of my posts you'd see:
Mary
Mary
So then I went in and took out the sig. LOL
It does help when a member has a nic that has nothing to do with their first name - example, GalvestonDuck! How would I have ever known her first name was Shawn? Well, I did ask her once....he he
Hope that helps some. And yes, don't worry I'll sign once now. But sometimes I hit the t key and my name becomes Marty, so if I ever do that, please know it's a typo!!!
Mary
Your exactly Right Mary

Its habit for a lot of people Including mrschad.. Also the signature line dosent mean you have to sign your name. Its also a place for creatism. A quote you live by, or just something that says who you are without actually saying who you are. I know Jenn feels like Mary, signing it her self each time just makes it more "personal" All about preference Josh.. So to answer your question, I guess I would say... Why Not???
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:13 pm
by weatherlover427
No reason not to IMO ... I'm not intending to imply that people stop doing it or else I'll woop em silly (ya know) ...
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:00 pm
by VanceWxMan

Josh why don't you just drop the signature routine? This is one of the reasons that you left WxChat... There are more important things to worry about besides this..live life and don't worry about what others do just do what makes JOSH happy.
Aaron
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:05 pm
by ColdFront77
VanceWxMan wrote::roll: Josh why don't you just drop the signature routine? This is one of the reasons that you left WxChat... There are more important things to worry about besides this..live life and don't worry about what others do just do what makes JOSH happy.
Proof of one of those responses I was referring to.
We all have different things to discuss and even insigificant ones for most people shouldn't be a problem.
Re: Signing posts with members' names
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:08 pm
by bfez1
Joshua21Young wrote:Why do people do this out of curiosity? Isn't this what SIGNatures are for? To sign off your posts? Not in the posts themselves?
Does it bother you that much???
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:08 pm
by Miss Mary
Hey Chad - I just thought of something funny! If you ever see me signing a post like this...as I do on personal snail-mail notes...
Love,
Mary
Will you point it out to me?!!! Then maybe I need to start using that auto sig feature.
But thanks for confirming why I like to just type my name at the end of each post - personal preference!
Mary
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:20 pm
by VanceWxMan
ColdFront77 wrote:VanceWxMan wrote::roll: Josh why don't you just drop the signature routine? This is one of the reasons that you left WxChat... There are more important things to worry about besides this..live life and don't worry about what others do just do what makes JOSH happy.
Proof of one of those responses I was referring to.

We all have different things to discuss and even insigificant ones for most people shouldn't be a problem.
Will not take my differences to this site.. There is a PM waiting for you Tom.....
Aaron
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:32 pm
by ColdFront77
Indeed. Thanks, Aaron.

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:51 pm
by ssmith
I like it when someone "tags" their post.
It puts a name with a "handle" or usrename.
Sam
(forgot to add)
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:02 pm
by therock1811
Well I personally use the sig for that...but it's a matter of preference...
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 2:45 pm
by NWIASpotter
Same here. Even though I just started using it, this way I can't forget to put my name. And like others have said, you can put more then just a name. Some people put pics, or different weather banners, anything you prefer.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:00 pm
by rockythehusky
Maybe... its just a force of habit sometimes, especially if you have to type your name at the bottom of a bunch of documents. I don't, but maybe some people do have real jobs in offices or require a lot of typing that requires putting their names at the bottom of everything they type--letters, memo, etc.
Andrew
(yes thats on purpose
)
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:01 pm
by Rainband
rockythehusky wrote:Maybe... its just a force of habit sometimes, especially if you have to type your name at the bottom of a bunch of documents, I don't, but maybe some people do have real jobs that require putting their names at the bottom of everything they type--letters, memo, etc.
Andrew
(yes thats on purpose
)
rotflmao..hey we have to intial our deposit slips and envelopes

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:37 pm
by rockythehusky
Rainband wrote:rockythehusky wrote:Maybe... its just a force of habit sometimes, especially if you have to type your name at the bottom of a bunch of documents, I don't, but maybe some people do have real jobs that require putting their names at the bottom of everything they type--letters, memo, etc.
Andrew
(yes thats on purpose
)
rotflmao..hey we have to intial our deposit slips and envelopes

And every other friggin thing there. But it cuts down on the theft and cash screw ups...sometimes
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 5:38 pm
by Rainband
true

Re: Signing posts with members' names
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:27 pm
by ColdFront77
bfez1 wrote:Does it bother you that much???
It isn't something that bothers be, however I find this sort of thing (as I mentioned) more an insigificant thing.
There is no reason why this sort of topic shouldn't be asked. We all have different things in mind to post on the off-topic forum.
I find these sort of topics are more tolerable here than they are on other message boards.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:47 pm
by David
I love my Sig!!
-David