Proposal: Make it look less spammy by making it look official. Something like this:
About the author:
(thumbnail picture linking to profile.) Kaj is a blank working at [blank]. (S)he is
currently working on a [novel]. If you liked this post you can Flattr Kaj [here].
Where [stuff] denotes an appropriate link. If we create a standard template for such things then everybody (who wants to) can sign their posts in such a way. This will make the site look more professional, and increase flow to everyone’s other projects.
If so, let’s make sure to have signatures be visually distinctive so they don’t disrupt the flow of conversation. Maybe make them grey, if there’s a shade that’s distinct from black and readable against our backgrounds.
If they’re going to be added, they should definitely not be added to the comments. That would clutter it up way too much. If they are added to posts, a line break between the post itself and the signature would help along with making the font a lighter shade of grey. Not so light that you cannot read, but something like the date and time next to the comment’s name (about 50% grey? Can’t honestly tell. I want to say 40% but that might be too light). It might also be aesthetically pleasing to place it in italics. That way those people who don’t really want to see it automatically see the slanted, light font and skip over it, but it’s available to someone who does want to read it.
This idea seems popular. Someone needs to create such a template. I have in fact already done so, but the last time I learnt HTML was in 2003 when I was eleven, so it might be a bit shoddy. If no one has created a template by Wednesdayish I’ll post my attempt to Discussion.
Proposal: Make it look less spammy by making it look official. Something like this:
About the author:
(thumbnail picture linking to profile.) Kaj is a blank working at [blank]. (S)he is
currently working on a [novel]. If you liked this post you can Flattr Kaj [here].
Where [stuff] denotes an appropriate link. If we create a standard template for such things then everybody (who wants to) can sign their posts in such a way. This will make the site look more professional, and increase flow to everyone’s other projects.
(See also Vladmir_M’s post)
If so, let’s make sure to have signatures be visually distinctive so they don’t disrupt the flow of conversation. Maybe make them grey, if there’s a shade that’s distinct from black and readable against our backgrounds.
I would not want it at all in the comments. It might be acceptable to have them on main post.
If they’re going to be added, they should definitely not be added to the comments. That would clutter it up way too much. If they are added to posts, a line break between the post itself and the signature would help along with making the font a lighter shade of grey. Not so light that you cannot read, but something like the date and time next to the comment’s name (about 50% grey? Can’t honestly tell. I want to say 40% but that might be too light). It might also be aesthetically pleasing to place it in italics. That way those people who don’t really want to see it automatically see the slanted, light font and skip over it, but it’s available to someone who does want to read it.
This idea seems popular. Someone needs to create such a template. I have in fact already done so, but the last time I learnt HTML was in 2003 when I was eleven, so it might be a bit shoddy. If no one has created a template by Wednesdayish I’ll post my attempt to Discussion.
EDIT: Meh, did it already.
Post it to the discussion and let others modify it if they want.
Done.