Quote Originally Posted by BP.net Site Rules

In order to avoid unreasonable scrolling and problems with formatting, we request that users abide by reasonable image size limits as may be set by the Admin Council. In particular, we ask avatars be limited to no more than 120 pixels wide by 150 pixels high and 15 kilobytes, profile pictures be limited to 200 pixels wide by 200 pixels high and 20 kilobytes, signature banners be limited to no more than 450 pixels wide by 100 pixels high and 20 kilobytes, and signatures be limited to 6 lines of text without a banner graphic on a 1024x768 resolution screen or 2 lines with a banner on the same resolution.


If you do not know how to resize images, please do not post or use any as avatars or signature banners until you have worked it out. You may find this site's FAQ section useful.
We have been noticing recently that more and more signatures are well outside of this boundary. A few sigs had a couple extra lines now and then...and we don't take rulers out to measure the banners...and things start to slide a bit. Pretty soon, people are competing to have the flashiest, fanciest, most witty, coolest signature around.

No doubt that we have some extremely talented and gifted folks among our members, but we must ask that you contain that talent within the guidelines provided. And while we do not have a specific rule against animation in your sigs, keep in mind that most people find animation in this format to be annoying and distracting, rather than impressive. We would ask that such flashy graphics be kept to a subtle, tasteful minimum.

It is common and popular to list your collection in your signature, and that is fine. But again, you must do so within the rules. If you have more than four or five animals (or people...LOL) that you want to list, then you'll have to list them side-by-side rather than vertically. We also have a block in your user profile specifically for listing your collection so you can still show off.

Please take some time to review the rules and your signatures and make whatever adjustments are necessary. Our purpose here is to discuss our animals, learn great stuff, and make friends...so let's not let that get bogged down, cluttered up and distracted by huge, flashy signatures.

Thank you for your understanding. There is not another community anywhere on the Internet that we'd rather be a part of!! You guys rock!!!!