When a signature is attached to a post, LQ automatically generates a line between the post and the signature. I do not like this line as its inappropriate for my signature. I have never seen this in signatures before and I would prefer to control my signature myself. Would you please remove this generated line. Thank you.

I think the line useful, in that it clearly separates the post from the signature. Some sigs are jokes, and could be misinterpreted as part of the reply (as a particularly cheesy example, the sig "You can always cure your Linux problems with rm -rf /"). I don't see how you can find the line "inappropriate", and many other sites do the same or similar things (such as "--" before signatures). Really, I think you are complaining about nothing, but you could always explain why an insignificant line unfairly affects your signature.

How would a blank line be "inappropriate"? I agree with CroMagnon that clearly separating the sig block from the body of the post is a useful and helpful thing -- without it, comments that members include in their sigs could be construed as part of the post. Along those lines, I fail to see how it would make a meaningful difference if the blank line was removed. This seems to be pretty much a purely subjective call and/or cosmetic issue than it is a functional one. Just my 2 cents -- J.W.

I think you could use the <HR> HTML Tag to separate signatures. That would clearly separate sigs from the main post.

Actually no, the line is added there for the sole purpose to know when your post ends and your signature starts.. It has its purpose and I'm sure will never be removed for that reason.

My signature contains the make and model of my PC and the linux OS/version on that PC. This saves me repeating myself, myself, myself everytime.
Yet still everytime, everytime I make a post I get the question what OS/version and type of PC are you using? what OS/version and type of PC are you using?
People ask this question because nobody reads below the signature line! You even confirm the point I am making when you say if there is no line people might delete their linux OS because somebody had a joke in their signature recommending deleting their OS.
This is the reason I want it removed - so people will read the contents of a signature. I don't see why its so hard to put a line in the signature. If people are going to the bother of writing a signature why can't they put a line in? If people are going to the bother of writing a signature why can't they put a line in?
clarification: I am not talking about the blank line - I am talking about the___ line.

Actually a majority of the members might not see your signature cause they have signatures turned off in their profile.

Again, we have the line there for a reason, so we can differentiate what is a the signature and what isn't, its going to stay since your the first and only member in 5 years that did not want this. You don't always get what you want. If you get a member asking what your specs are, easy enough to reply and tell them its in your signature and they'll need to enable it if they can't see it.

Ahh - if only that would work. If people don't bother to read through an entire post, the presence or absence of an underline won't make a difference. I don't mean to be cynical, but the reality is just that some people simply don't or won't read materials that are right in front of their face, regardless of how visible you try to make them or how much attention you try to call to them. Of course, this behavior is not limited to LQ, since it's really a matter of people just not paying attention. The classic example for me was a couple of years ago when I was at the local laundramat - it was early in the evening, there were a number of other customers in the place, and there was a huge, blinking neon sign in the window that said "Open 24 Hours". A guy comes in, looks around, and asks me "Excuse me, do you know how late this place stays open?" Gaah -- what a moron. My point is that there's really nothing you can do if people don't or won't pay attention. Oh well, such is life -- J.W.

The line is there to help everyone determine where the post ends and where the sig begins. It's a logical distinction that I really think should be made clear.

--jeremy

+1 from me to keep it..

What about that <HR> then? I think it would be more clear than the current separator we have.

I like the current one.. most signatures even in emails don't have a full bar going across the page to separate their signature from the rest of their email.. etc..

The reason I say use <HR> is because <HR> cannot be replicated inside a post.

The current separator is a series of underscores.

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So I can use the underscores in my post and that would be confusing sometimes. What about using a separator that can never be used within a post?

I think a whole line across would only be annoying to some and doesn't come off as a signature to me but another section which might confuse members.

...especially on a text only browser.

my vote says to keep the line.

titanium_geek