Bulbapedia talk:Signature policy

If I remember correctly, can't only registered users edit Bulbapedia? Porygon-Z 17:31, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm, I could have sworn I'd seen an IP or two editing as well. In which case, part of that policy is unneeded. I'll test if my IP can edit... -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 17:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

If you did, it must have been a long time ago. You can't edit BP at all unless you have an account and log in. --Martonimos_((Talk)) 18:39, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmm

Is it okay to include templates such as {{Tt}}? Posted by the Θρtιmαtum♏^Talk|Links02:07 11 May 2008

Link templates are fine, as long as the signature itself isn't a template. TTEchidna 03:04, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Really, the only problem is templates that aren't or can't be protected; simple things like the {{u|username}} is fine, because you don't need to worry about those getting updated and bogging down the server by re-caching stuff. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 05:19, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Images

Can images be used if they aren't taller than the height of the text? --S^hi_ny ^No_ct^ow_l 23:01, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Nope. As per the policy, All signatures will be text-only and not exceed 80 characters on-screen when rendered. An image isn't exactly text-only...--Shiningpikablu252 23:24, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Why are images forbidden even when they don't stretch the text lines apart?

Also, look at my comment here. --S^hi_ny ^No_ct^ow_l 23:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Images cause a tiny bit more server load, and when lots of people use images in signatures, it gets pretty heavy, pretty quickly. There's also the issue of animated images, which are even bigger. And lastly would be normal sprites, which are generally used for actual articles, suddenly being used everywhere (making them hard to update, etc). All in all, it's not a big load, but it adds up. -- Jïörüjï Ðērākō.>.cнаt^ 04:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)