ICQ and apolyton?

[Adagio]

I was just wondering why I can't insert html codes in the signature!?! I would like to have a such code: <img src="http://web.icq.com/whitepages/online?icq=87239215&img=2"> in my signature, but I can't! Is there some special reason why not?

[Immortal Wombat]

Did you ever see HelloKitty's signature at MtG'sFreeFireZone boards? It was a giant pink/yellow/blue banner that scrolled its way across the screen, with scrolling text, and a dropdown menu that changed more text inside the same banner to give all sorts of opinions on things. Generally it was an obscenely large, offensively attention-drawing and incredibly irritating, and possible because of allowing HTML code in signatures.

I would think its something to do with that, and the ability to the have HTML image tags which could be so easily misused.

[Ming]

In many cases here... the reason that certain things aren't allowed any more is because some idiot found a way to abuse it

[War4ever]

the bad apple rule applies across the board....besides the board would probably slow down considerably if this were allowed.... and its slow enough as it is with all the traffic these days

[Natan]

They'd be cool, but they'd slow the board down even worse than avatars.

[Adagio]

ok. I have never seen some which were annoying, but that explains it, it would defently be annoying to have a half-screen jpg/gif telling that he/she is online

And yeah, the speed...somehow I completely forgot to think about that. Thinking about how slow it would be if everybody had such one in their signature

[Asher]

I think that'd be tacky myself.

[War4ever]

this site is already too slow...even with cable or dsl