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Re: Signature problem

Post by mandville » Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:53 pm

No. What they do now if they can't do that is to TRY tricks like borsuk31 tried to do and easily get caught and banned
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by sozzled » Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:12 pm

We would not be wasting our time resurrecting this matter if someone had the courage to do as I suggested in viewtopic.php?f=7&t=960077, perhaps?

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Re: how to add signature link .???

Post by gws » Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:18 am

You need a certain amount of valid posts on the forum before you may add a signature,this is to stop the spammy "I have the same problem etc"posts

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by sozzled » Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:47 pm

goldpr wrote:
Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:36 pm
It's good to know that [you need a certain amount of valid posts on the forum before you may add a signature]. Not even alerted for the whole "how many post until signature" bit.
I am lost for words!

There are several discussion topics on this forum about the rules relating to forum signatures. The rules are clear: see viewtopic.php?f=8&t=65.

The main reason that many new users to the forum use these topics is for the purposes of flooding the forum with nonsense so as to increase their post count to the stage whereby they're allowed to add a forum signature. Some of the older topics have been locked, fortunately, in order to prevent this kind of forum abuse. Here is a list of some of those topics:
It may be an idea if these topics were merged together and make the merged topic sticky. Perhaps, in that way, this would address the surprise (?) that new forum members may have in saying that they were "not alerted" to the requirement?

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by aamsuzon » Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:35 pm

hello

I also check my profile area signature not showing. what is requirement?

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by mandville » Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:48 pm

aamsuzon wrote:
Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:35 pm
hello

I also check my profile area signature not showing. what is requirement?
see above how not to add the link to your wordpr355 site, or how not to

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by sozzled » Sat Nov 03, 2018 5:24 am

I repeat what I over a month ago:
sozzled wrote:
Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:47 pm
The main reason that many new users to the forum ["ask questions" about how to add a forum signature] is for the purposes of flooding the forum with nonsense so as to increase their post count to the stage whereby they're allowed to add a forum signature. Some of the older topics [on this subject] have been locked, fortunately, in order to prevent this kind of forum abuse. Here is a list of some of those topics:
It may be an idea if these topics were merged together and make the merged topic sticky. Perhaps, in that way, this would address the surprise (?) that new forum members may have in saying that they were "not alerted" to the requirement?
At the very least, the topic has been stickied! 8)

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Adjust Profile

Post by Peter200 » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:21 pm

Where can I adjust my profile and my signature for example?

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Re: Adjust Profile

Post by toivo » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:39 pm

User Control Panel, but forget about signature. You will not be able to accumulate the number of posts required by signature unless you stop posting useless one-liners.
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by supremsanaye » Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:02 am

Hello, I am new to this forum, Please guide me to create a signature.

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by pe7er » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:04 am

supremsanaye wrote:
Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:02 am
Hello, I am new to this forum, Please guide me to create a signature.
You need a minimum amount of posts before the signature feature will be active.
After 25 posts you will be able to set-up your signature in the User Control Panel.
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by Filiali » Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:02 pm

And to add an avatar you also need 25?

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by waterloospan » Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:38 pm

I think it's probably a better idea to add the information into user control panel. Otherwise new member has no clue where to find the latest rule without searching for posts about it in the forum.

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by mandville » Tue Feb 02, 2021 9:34 pm

waterloospan wrote:
Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:38 pm
Otherwise new member has no clue where to find the latest rule without searching for posts about it in the forum.
no searching needed,, clearly in the rules you agreed to when signing up viewtopic.php?f=8&t=65
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by AMurray » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:29 pm

The rules are linked in the red box, at the top of the post listings for each forum/sub-forum and there's a very obvious link at the top of the page in the horizontal menu: Home, Private Messages, User Control Panel , Forum Rules.....etc.
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Forum Signatures

Post by servertribe » Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:06 am

Hi Guys,
I am new to the forum. I've been an amateur user of Joomla for years, more a pro user of WordPress. I wanted to join the forum and try and contribute some of my knowledge. I am not sure if signatures are disabled by default on new accounts? but it appears that new members are unable to set up signatures or avatars on this forum?
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Re: Forum Signatures

Post by ranwilli » Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:37 am

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=65

25 posts required for a signature
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by AMurray » Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:41 am

so...ask questions, or answer other questions, that's how you build your post count. The forum's a two-way street.
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by vongbiskft » Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:08 pm

Hi everybody. I have a little question, does the number of posts count as we create topics or include comments

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by toivo » Fri Oct 07, 2022 8:12 pm

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New to Joomla - option to add signature?

Post by GeorgeThe » Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:41 pm

Hi Joomla, I am trying to add my website link to my joomla forum profile as i have seen many others also have linked it. But the option is not available for me, must i reach a certain number or posts or is there another trick? Thank you in advance
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Re: New to Joomla

Post by gws » Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:47 pm

You need a minimum of 25 useful posts.

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by dorsa » Sun Jul 02, 2023 5:47 pm

How many posts are required to activate the signature?

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by pe7er » Sun Jul 02, 2023 5:53 pm

25 useful posts
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by smithloo » Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:44 pm

at least 25 posts to add it
I think so many many
I think 5 posts are OK

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by pe7er » Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:02 pm

smithloo wrote:
Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:44 pm
at least 25 posts to add it
I think so many many
I think 5 posts are OK
Welcome to Joomla forum! We have rule for 25 posts before you can add signature. This is to keep quality high and stop spam. We understand your point but this rule is important for our forum safety.

Don't worry about your signature. This forum is by and for Joomla users to help other Joomla users. So if you have a Joomla-related question, open a new topic, describe your problem and other Joomla users will probably be able to help you then.
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by smithloo » Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:07 pm

pe7er wrote:
Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:02 pm
smithloo wrote:
Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:44 pm
at least 25 posts to add it
I think so many many
I think 5 posts are OK
Welcome to Joomla forum! We have rule for 25 posts before you can add signature. This is to keep quality high and stop spam. We understand your point but this rule is important for our forum safety.

Don't worry about your signature. This forum is by and for Joomla users to help other Joomla users. So if you have a Joomla-related question, open a new topic, describe your problem and other Joomla users will probably be able to help you then.
I think you and your Joomla team need to think about it to reduce the number of post
I know your purpose is to prevent spammers, but I think 25 are so many
well, I think 25 posts sometimes are just like a riddle :))

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by pe7er » Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:09 pm

smithloo wrote:
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:07 pm
I think you and your Joomla team need to think about it to reduce the number of post
No, we don't.
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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by gws » Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:10 pm

@smithloo, if you look at most of the other posters who asked about signatures when told 25 we hear nothing from them again.... If you want the benefit of a signature, Do the work.+1@Pe7er

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Re: why signature can not be added?

Post by smithloo » Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:20 pm

gws wrote:
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:10 pm
@smithloo, if you look at most of the other posters who asked about signatures when told 25 we hear nothing from them again.... If you want the benefit of a signature, Do the work.+1@Pe7er
No
I'm serious

just take a listen to me

what you need may be quality, not quatity. So instead of 25 posts, you can require 5 topics created by members themselves and you can moderate the quality of topics. If they contain quality you want, you can approve and in case of no quality, you won't approve. I think it's fair

I think forum/community is a place of freedom of speech, so I have the right to express my opinion, and my opinion may or may not be correct.

so I hope you accept my point of view as a freedom of speech


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