I feel the need to clarify
Limiting signature use has little to do with diskspace on the server. There are two main reasons for limiting signatures:
- Aesthetic reasons. If we allowed huge signatures things would become untidy, and would deter from the main point of visiting a forum: to read, and respond. I have seen what other forums look like with relaxed signature controls, and there is no way I am allowing the OWF to end up like that.
- Slower connection speeds. There are still members who are using 56K Dial-up connections, and the greater the amount of images / greater the amount of image size, the slower a Dial-up modem can download a whole page. Not to mention if you have multiple images from multiple websites, then there are even more connections to be made.
As for the OWF's space / bandwidth. We have plenty. It's recently been increased a number of times. But that still doesn't mean we should go overboard on attachments / spam / etc. Because in the end, it's connections which ultimately rule our continuation on this server.
Alcar...