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From: edg@micropro.UUCP (Ed Greenberg)
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Subject: Re: USENET frowning upon graphics in signatures
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 13:55:47 EDT
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>> > I fail to see the harm in including a (concise) graphic at the
>> > end of a posting. [...]
>> >          Todd Jones

>> Boy I'm with you Todd.  Signature files with graphics help me recognize
>> those who posted articles.  [...]
>> 		Al Gates
>
>I also support graphics in .signatures as long as they aren't longer
>than a normal .signature.  Creativity and humor shouldn't be censored,
>they should be enjoyed by all.
>                         --Kevin Chu

Well, I think that a nice graphic is fine.  My flames are these:

	- Graphics longer than the text (four to six lines is about my
		limit.)
	- Graphics not removed in postings included in other postings.
	- GRAPHICS (and other signatures) THAT APPEAR TWICE!!!!!

Simple solution:  Take the time and trouble to:

	A)  Carefully edit the included portion of your posting.
	B)  Read your postings with RN or Readnews afterwards in order
		to be sure that they look the way you want them to look.

You don't have to read every posting...  Just once in a while.
You don't have to cancel and repost everything that is just a bit off...
	just repair the automated part of your posting process so that
	future postings work better.

REMEMBER:  THE ONLY ASPECT OF YOURSELF THAT APPEARS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD
IS YOUR POSTING.  WE ARE JUDGING YOU (EACH OTHER) BY YOUR SPELLING,
ORGANIZATION, PUNCTUATION, GRAPHIC, NEATNESS, AND STRUCTURE... AS WELL
AS BY YOUR CONTENT.  If (and only if) you want to make a good impression
in which to frame the content of your ideas, take the time and trouble
to post a concise, neat and clean file.
			-edg

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