Talking about those collage images we see after a users post.

  • Em Adespoton
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    1 year ago

    I always found them annoying in the first place.

    Back in the day when forums were mostly listservs, they made sense as the sig was where you stuck your finger info, so others could look you up.

    But once things switched to real forums with user profiles, the original purpose was redundant as that information could be found linked to the username. So people started cluttering them with little digital billboards instead.

    At that point, it served no real purpose and wasted data and (with the advent of mobile browsing) screen real estate.

    • WhatASave@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      But what if I want to brag about my computer components or car mods that I’ve done?? Where do I put that so people can see it on every post?!

      • weew
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        1 year ago

        I’ve got something even better: An edgy yearbook quote from high school! Everybody MUST see it!

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        1 year ago

        You mean the JDM tow hook, and limo window tint? Yeah. Totally need to brag about that shit. lol. I totally don’t miss that shit.