Why is that there can be seperate threads for paintings, writings, and sketches, but not signatures and avatars? How are they any different than the rest? Just curious.

Good question. I guess it might just be because of the huge amounts of threads that there would be if every one posted every new signature they got in a different thread, compared to other forms of art which aren't posted so much.

That's as reasonable an explanation as any, plus the signature thread is always staffed by other members willing to offer help with designing or altering avatar's or by offering suggestions for solving problems, whereas seperate threads wouldn't get as much attention.

I dont think thats very fair to us designers though. Why should our work get less attention that others work? When you have all sigs compressed into one thread it gets less attention becuase people dont feel like running through the thread all the time.

Im not trying to start problems or anything, just wish that digital art was treated the same as conventional art.

Your work is displayed when the members that get it from you post it in their sig, you can ask for your name to be added to your work, thats how it works at the avatar thread. Both have been goin good for a long time.

The reason for the merging of threads and closing of threads related to this is due mainly to how common avatars and signature images are. True its didgital art, but everyone has the option for both. The amount of threads dedicated to sigs prior to the merging of that one was outstanding. We'll not go through that again. Both the avatar and signature threads are pinned for convenience. There really is no argument to have congradulatory single sig image threads.

To me, when you give them the image and they say THATS PERFECT!!!
Its thanks enough.

I dont mean signatures and avas you give to people, I mean the work that you do that isnt related to the forum. Oh well, just seemed kind of strange and disrespectfull.

There are many member art threads. I dont think I follow your complaint.
So far as i can tell i closed one thread of yours and directed you to the proper place on the forum to display and make signatures for yourself and other members. I dont see the harm in that.
Just as well you've been doing your blog for a little bit, thats the perfect place for you to show off, if thats what you wish to do. The blogs are your territory you moderate them as long as its within forum rules. Have fun with it.

Im not complaining, just wanted to know why it isnt allowed to post seperate threads for signatures in the art section. You explained, and I accept that.

One thing that I do wish is that designers could open up their own request threads, for members to post specific requests to them. But I was just curious.

That was my post, my sister didnt log out.

Also im not asking to show off, but it would have been nice to be able to post them seperatly to get specific advice and opinions on the work with out having to sift through a dozen other peoples stuff.

I think that The Big Sig Thread (or Animated Avatar workshop) pretty much serves every purpose you are talking about. Independant designers are allowed to post sigs and avatars they made themselves, so I guess the only issue is really that you want more attention than anyone else? Because, really, the 'sifting' would be practically the same through different threads as it would be through one, if it wouldn't be harder. This would have a flood of posts flowing through about "I stretched this image of Naruto to 500 * 150, Come Look", etc., and your topic would probably be lost anyway. The community of animators can all interact within these two threads, and comment on work, as can anyone else. The advantage comes more through keeping it the way it is now.

As UA said, there's also your blog.

The issue was setteled, but it doesnt have anything to do with attention. Explain to me exactly how I would get more attention if every designer was allowed to post new threads? The Big Sig Thread is stupid, im sorry but it does not serve its purpose. If you want to isolate the sig threads why not make a sub forum? You have them in other places, how difficult would it be to add a subforum for that?

The only reason that I bring it up is because have one thread really decreases the volume of designers that you will get to stay here. Having one thread for a huge topic is the same as saying "Ok, all people who beleive in aliens, post your theories in this thread and only this thread". Im sure that you all dont care about designers, and thats fine, but just figured id post and see what happened.

As I said before its very biased and unfair. The staff her are showing favortism twords writers and painters and I just dont think it shines well on the place. But thats just me so since this isnt going to do anything please lock it so that it will be resolved for good.

Oh, yes. I don't care about designers...wait a minute...I am one.
I have no idea how you can call the Big Sig Thread stupid. It definetely serves it's purpose, which is to design sigs for people who need them and to show your own designs. The other designers can comment on your art, you can comment on the art of others, etc.
It's not biased, the system works, very well. None of the other designers complain.

Thats fine. But it doesnt serve the purpose. Graphics is a big topic, that deserves more than one thread, therefor, one thread does not serve the purpose. Why is it that there's a new poem thread up every day or so, yet thats not enough to make a single thread for poems...thats called being biased.

I did not single you out and say that you personally didnt care. Dont assume. I dont really care if none of the others have complained, that doesnt mean that the forum is perfect.

You could argue we should have a subforum for people who like fishing, or people who write music. We can't have subforums for everything.


Remember this is a paranormal forum, not an art and design forum. In the context of this web site, art and design is an off-topic subject.


Signatures do not constitute the entire field of art and graphic design. You are quite welcome to start a topic to post up your other pieces of work, only that signatures should be posted in the signature thread.

The reason for this is solely for convenience, it provides a single, organised location for members to request signatures and for designers to take on those requests. The alternative is to have dozens of small threads scattered all over the place which makes it much harder for designers to see requests and for members to browse already completed designs.

YEAH! We should!

Just kidding...

Thats fine. Im not argueing for this to be done anymore, iv asked twice for the topic to be closed. I said I can understand and im not complaining untill my point was being argued and I stand by my statments. Now please close the topic, for third time.