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ATDP Orientation 2006
2006/06/11 22:24:43 PDT by Terrance
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Hey everyone!

Nice layout, Kass.

Uh...I'm not <i>really</i> a TA. I was slated to be one for PM, but I accepted an internship at LBNL instead. Sorry everyone.

I <b>will</b> be giving a lecture though. Look forward to that =P

My signature eats your signature for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and midnight snack. And breakfast again.

2006/06/11 22:31:52 PDT by Max Santana
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Terrance,

One: use forum code..
Two: we expect you to sing during your lecture... heh
Three: nice sig... reminds me of the Metaverse... XP

"Who? What does it matter? Or…do you need a name to describe me? A definition by words is merely a means to deceive oneself. It's meaningless before the truth. What matters is how you perceive things. The slightest shift, then life and death no longer have any meaning." ~ Virgil, Xenosaga

2006/06/11 22:39:39 PDT by Raikia
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o.o HTML doesn't work here....?

(¯`v´¯)
`*.¸.*´
¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•. ~Raid kills on contact <3

2006/06/11 22:44:54 PDT by kass
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Nope... HTML does not work. You have to use forum code (the phpBB-style stuff with square brackets). On a related note, though... everyone now has the ability to edit their own posts. So... yeah. :P

2006/06/11 22:49:48 PDT by Max Santana
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Yay.. thank you Kass... XP

"Who? What does it matter? Or…do you need a name to describe me? A definition by words is merely a means to deceive oneself. It's meaningless before the truth. What matters is how you perceive things. The slightest shift, then life and death no longer have any meaning." ~ Virgil, Xenosaga

2006/06/12 09:08:03 PDT by lloyd
Edited at 2006/06/12 09:09:41 PDT
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Okay, controversy time, maybe...

I think we should 'separate church and state' here in TIC forums. That is, any blatantly religious sig quotes ought to be... well, ought not to be used/displayed. They're pretty much like Google text ads for Jesus/Buddha/Mohammed/choose your deity... ;p and we don't want those here, do we? I mean, I respect anyone's right to a religious belief, but do not wish to have it foisted on anyone else, 'by association.'

2006/06/12 15:05:10 PDT by Raikia
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o.o Well, first off, I don't know that much about HTML in the first place, hence the signup for TIC...

My sig ain't fostering anything, 'cept love don't hate <3. :D

(¯`v´¯)
`*.¸.*´
¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•. ~Raid kills on contact <3

2006/06/12 15:07:09 PDT by Max Santana
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Talking to Terrance, Lloyd?
I hope my sig's ok, it's kinda big but doesn't imply anything really...

"Who? What does it matter? Or…do you need a name to describe me? A definition by words is merely a means to deceive oneself. It's meaningless before the truth. What matters is how you perceive things. The slightest shift, then life and death no longer have any meaning." ~ Virgil, Xenosaga

2006/06/12 15:54:49 PDT by lloyd
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Yes, I'm referring specifically to Terrance's sig. And while we're at it (criticque-ing)... I do think your sig is really too large and obtrusive, Max. As Kass says in the setup: "Keep your sig short. Use only small images. Sigs which hurt readability of the forums will be deleted at the administrator's discretion."

They do mar readability, imho. Why don't you make it a bit smaller, please? Quite a bit smaller.

2006/06/12 16:20:31 PDT by Forward Biased
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"Use only small images" <-- isn't that ambiguous? What's small? How about we make it clear-cut: don't use images at all. You get an avatar pict already.

2006/06/12 17:11:04 PDT by Max Santana
Edited at 2006/06/12 17:13:31 PDT
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Quote from lloyd:

They do mar readability, imho.

Eheheh... sorry Lloyd
I've been to a lot of other forums so I'm used to large sigs. My sig is actually small in comparison. 0-o
But, nevertheless, I guess this pic is too big for this forum... XP
Now I need to make a new one... approximately the size of Raid's? Or can it be slightly bigger?

"Who? What does it matter? Or…do you need a name to describe me? A definition by words is merely a means to deceive oneself. It's meaningless before the truth. What matters is how you perceive things. The slightest shift, then life and death no longer have any meaning." ~ Virgil, Xenosaga

2006/06/12 17:23:24 PDT by lloyd
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I rather agree with "Forward Biased" ... why put an image in the sig when you've got an avatar already? (But I suppose ASCII images like Raid's are fine, if subtle.)

Incidentally... "Forward..." needs to introduce him- or herself in the Intro thread, so we know who you are. ;p

2006/06/12 17:26:25 PDT by Max Santana
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Because avatar images are limited to the 64x64 dimensions and the 16kb limit. Plus, you can't convey everything you want in an avatar (especially if they're that small).

And part of the reason why I put it there in the first place the first time (on my Japanese profile) was because you don't really notice sigs otherwise. But that's just me.

"Who? What does it matter? Or…do you need a name to describe me? A definition by words is merely a means to deceive oneself. It's meaningless before the truth. What matters is how you perceive things. The slightest shift, then life and death no longer have any meaning." ~ Virgil, Xenosaga

2006/06/12 17:55:02 PDT by Forward Biased
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"Plus, you can't convey everything you want in an avatar (especially if they're that small)."

O RLY? Consider it a design challenge.

2006/06/12 18:15:41 PDT by crystalpen
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Wait...who are you anyway, Forward Biased?

o.o"

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