Re: Time for a new FAQ? [ plus a tiny fraction of my ascii collection... ;) ]

>> Five or six lines is
>>> *usually* acceptable, but any longer, and you're starting to take the
>>> risk that your signature will be longer than some of your e-mail
>>> messages; this wouldn't really be acceptable on paper, so it doesn't
>>> really make sense in cyberspace either. The exception is in messages
>>> posted to alt.ascii-art -- we're used to seeing long sigs, so we won't
>>> complain.
>
>That's what I've always thought of as silly among this group.  "Standard"
>(i.e., flameless) .sigs are 4 lines or shorter.  In a.a-a they get longer,
>because they're allowed. :)  The goofy part comes when somebody says, "Can I
>have a <insert thingy> for my .sig?" and receives many 10 and 12 and
>otherwise generally large pics. ;)


Is sig length really an issue on mailing lists and other USENET
newsgroups?  I get email from lots of people-- and many have
sigs over the 5-6 lines...
  I know Sven would argue the strict 4 line max for sig...
I am curious...  I truly think that sig length concern is
fading on the internet...
-joan
(hehehe- a really big sig)
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