Turn off signatures

[jeh]

Is there a way to turn off signatures or clip them to 2 or 3 rows? The multi-row listing of tools is a complete waste of space and noise for those of us who only want the content. The appearance of bragging is not a good look for the member, however there is nothing wrong with bragging about things you make with your tool list.

As an alternative limiting the number of rows would work and members could go horizontal with equipment lists.

 

[jonnyrocket]

[member=652]JimH2[/member]  There definitely is! You can turn them off by clicking on the  “Profile” button near the top of the page.
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On the drop down, select the link for “Forum Profile” and that will take you to this page:
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Click the button to “Modify Profile” and you will see this page with options to customize your experience.
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Select the radial button for “Don’t Show Users Signatures” and any other options you want. When you’re done, remember to click the “Change Profile” button on the lower right to save those changes.

 

[ChuckM]

I wish manual or user guide writers could produce their instructions as clearly as you.

 

[jeh]

Fixed. Thank you. I have been suffering through this for far too long.

 

[Packard]

The best, and in some ways, the most offensive brag I’ve come across was back in the early 1970s.  Teddy B would a few years later inherit over 15 million dollars, but on his 21st birthday, he got access to his trust fund of $2,000,000.00. (That would be just a hair under 15 million dollars in 2023.)

We were out in a bar and he was talking to a girl.  She asked, “What do you do?”  And he replied, “I don’t ‘do’, I have.”

But I agree, bragging about what you’ve made, is cool.  Bragging about what you have, is a lot less cool.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Though apparently guilty of such offence, I assumed it was to demonstrate some familiarity with the specific tool in question at the time?
As a newbie, I think it would give more credence to someone who has actually used the thing, rather than the theoretical? "Anybody" can tell you what the manual says, but that's not the same thing.
Because I do this for a living, "what I have" is because of "what I do"
A lot of the credit goes to the tools and techniques associated with them. I've been doing this for 20 years and only into Festool since '15. Nine years of daily use has given me details of use, down to a pretty granular level, well beyond what RTFM could ever do.
I have changed my build strategy quite a bit over the years, because of new techniques/methods.

 

[woodbutcherbower]

The appearance of bragging is not a good look for the member, however there is nothing wrong with bragging about things you make with your tool list.

Fair point - at least it would be, if you actually practised what you preached. I just took a search through the 'Member Projects' section all the way back to December 2020. I could have gone further back, but I figured that three years was enough. 'Serial signature offenders' like [member=58857]Crazyraceguy[/member] (and many more FOG members besides) have posted countless dozens of stellar projects in that time, doing exactly what you suggest they do - writing about things they've made using their signature tool lists.

But similar posts about things made by you? Y'know - as suggested by you above?

None.

Zip.

Nothing.

Not so much as a 5-minute 'putting up a shelf' one. Now that's not a good look. Maybe you're too busy 'suffering' to do any woodworking?

I'd also add that I can't ever recall a SINGLE 'Member Projects' post which could possibly be construed as having been posted to gain some kind of lame 'bragging rights'. Guys post these things because they're proud of having built something great - and which in the great majority of cases, exhibits superb craftsmanship. Virtually all of these contributors additionally pepper their threads with numerous helpful tips and photos to help those less skilled than themselves. These guys freely give their time and expertise to the benefit of others.

No disrespect intended - but your post has just been rendered completely meaningless by the above. Folks living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

 

[peter halle]

Hey Guys,

There is nothing right or wrong about listing tools in a signature for whatever reason the poster wants to.  If you don't want to see them - now you know how to turn them off.

Personally I find them a source of knowing what tools a poster may have when asking how to do something and also "may" speak to experience level.  Just as I also appreciate when a poster lists at least the country where they are from.  On an international forum location can determine an answer, but once again that is up to the individual.

Please let's not let this turn into a finger pointing, right or wrong, offensive or non-offensive type of thread.  We get input from all sorts of individuals and must take them as they come in exchange for a free exchange (with some limitations) of ideas, techniques, knowledge, etc.

Thank you.

Peter

 

[redcliff]

I am a lurker here. So, take my contribution with a grain of salt.

The tools you have mean nothing toward what you are capable of or your expertise. As Maverick says, "It's not the plane, it's the pilot in the box." Be that as it may, if you feel it is necessary to show your expertise by your tool ownership rather than your advise, is it necessary to demonstrate such in a columnar format rather than simply as a comma delimited list?

[member=58857]Crazyraceguy[/member], it is clear, at a cursory glance of your contributions here, that you are a knowledgable, experienced craftsman of many years. That is what gives your voice weight. Your list of tools add no other value (one might say they detract). You are respected based on what you have contributed. I have gained much from your words and consider what you have to say. Thank you for adding to my own knowledge.

In the end, I am thankful there is a way to turn off "signatures".

Grace and peace to each of you.

 

[squall_line]

I'm most familiar and used to such a list on auto/motorcycle fora, personally.  A list of owned tools (or vehicles depending on the context) provides me some direction if I'm looking for tips on a specific one; I can either DM or tag an individual whose box/shop/garage includes that tool.

I don't list mine because my list would be long but the tools themselves are almost completely dormant and "too clean", and my garage is more of a storage nightmare/reference library than a workshop, per se...

 

[ChuckM]

To list or not to list...each to their own.
It's a non issue for me.

The don't-show-signatures feature works anyway only if you log in the forum, which I usually don't do unless I am to post something.