[Myranda]

I just added a signature to my profile and enabled it for all of my posts, but it is not displaying.  and even when I go to edit a post, such as this one, the Signatures box is checked and I believe I am a registered user.

Any thoughts?

[Eve M]

I was about to explain what the position is with signatures, but I noticed that the signature you created is written in the form of a link, which would not have worked in any event. Unfortunately having clickable links attracts a huge number of spammers, as it's a great motivation for them to make spam posts, and for that reason we disallowed clickable links several years ago. Spammers stilll make a nuisance of themselves of course, but without clickable links in signatures the temptation is less for many of them, so it does give us some respite from the relentless spamming we have to put up with. Of course we're not saying that all signature links are spam, but sadly allowing the genuine ones also empowers the spammers.

I hope you can understand our position.

[Myranda]

I was about to explain what the position is with signatures, but I noticed that the signature you created is written in the form of a link, which would not have worked in any event. Unfortunately having clickable links attracts a huge number of spammers, as it's a great motivation for them to make spam posts, and for that reason we disallowed clickable links several years ago. Spammers still make a nuisance of themselves of course, but without clickable links in signatures the temptation is less for many of them, so it does give us some respite from the relentless spamming we have to put up with. Of course we're not saying that all signature links are spam, but sadly allowing the genuine ones also empowers the spammers.

I hope you can understand our position.

Thanks  I don't want a clickable link, I would just like my tracker to show up if possible.

[Eve M]

You should be able to see your own signature if you've enabled that. I'll send you a PM.


EDIT: OK I've figured it out. It's because you link to an image and links in signatures don't work.