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ion

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Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« on: January 11, 2016, 06:14:25 pm »
Some users put their tracks in their signatures and I, for one, don´t think it´s cool.  When sifting through the feedback sections you find a lot of self-promotion rather than real feedback.  Please disable this option as it takes away from the submitted tracks.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2016, 07:43:14 pm »
In pretty sure it's not self promo to have a track in your signature. It doesn't really get in the way, ignore it if you don't like it
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2016, 07:53:03 pm »
I'm with ion here. It's big rectangle with orange elements on blue background. Hard to ignore. Also, the person will probably listen to your track for the time he reads one page of the thread anyway. It gets you the play count, yeah, but .... dunno.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2016, 08:04:04 pm »
Quote from: Ocular on January 11, 2016, 07:43:14 pm
In pretty sure it's not self promo to have a track in your signature. It doesn't really get in the way, ignore it if you don't like it

It actually gets in the way when OPs haven´t managed to embed their track and the first commenter has this in signature, it appears as commenters track is the one for feedback.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2016, 08:10:18 pm »
There's an option in the user profile to not display signatures. You can improve your own experience with that, at least.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2016, 08:12:44 pm »
Quote from: wayfinder on January 11, 2016, 08:10:18 pm
There's an option in the user profile to not display signatures. You can improve your own experience with that, at least.
Tried it, but I like to read the signatures, not listen to them.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2016, 09:03:49 pm »
I don't understand... No one is forcing you to click it, and this forum is all about music, it doesn't make a lot of sense to restrict it.

Might as well remove the links in your profile as well, because it's no different.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2016, 09:47:53 pm »
Quote from: Joseph on January 11, 2016, 09:03:49 pm
I don't understand... No one is forcing you to click it, and this forum is all about music, it doesn't make a lot of sense to restrict it.

Might as well remove the links in your profile as well, because it's no different.

I am sorry that you don´t understand, and it´s very different from the links in my profile.  Unfortunately for you, we don´t all see things from your perspective.  But thanks for the input.
I don´t think it´s too much to ask that people read the whole thread before jumping into a discussion, although that may make it harder to comment on everything...
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2016, 01:26:20 pm »
As you can tell, I'm a quite active user on this forum. Embedded tracks in people's signatures have not hindered my ability to use this forum. It's pretty obvious which track are there for feedback and which ones aren't.
« Last Edit: January 12, 2016, 01:28:07 pm by Ocular »
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2016, 08:25:19 am »
I don't think they should be disabled as a matter of principle... but I do think they cheapen feel the site overall. I have signatures disabled specifically because of SoundCloud embeds.

Quote from: Ocular on January 12, 2016, 01:26:20 pm
As you can tell, I'm a quite active user on this forum. Embedded tracks in people's signatures have not hindered my ability to use this forum. It's pretty obvious which track are there for feedback and which ones aren't.

Do they hinder use of the site, not at all. Flea markets and thrift stores are usually pretty easy to navigate, but I personally enjoy shopping at places with a little more class. Some countries ban billboards on their highways. It just depends on what the operators of the site ::) feel is appropriate.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2016, 03:07:00 pm »
Quote from: Dichotomy on January 13, 2016, 08:25:19 am
Flea markets and thrift stores are usually pretty easy to navigate, but I personally enjoy shopping at places with a little more class.

You sound like a real thrill at parties.



To be honest, I don't think it's a big deal. I have this really cool thing called a mouse and I use it to scroll past the soundcloud links that I don't want to listen to. It doesn't hurt me, and if someone posts something that's really insightful I'd be more likely to listen to it.
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Re: Soundcloud track in signatures - please no
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2016, 05:44:22 pm »
Gonna agree with Mussar here. I've scrolled past a number of soundcloud links while browsing threads and I don't really see them as a huge issue. If people want them in their signature they should be able to.
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