I hate long signatures in emails

[Axoliien]

I don't get it, I've always hated long signatures in emails, but today I got an email that had an 18 line signature! WTF good is that? It was a one line email, with 28 lines of annoying crap, I don't care about all your certifications and licenses and any other stupid crap that you put in there. And why the quotes from famous people? Why do people make their signatures so freaking long?

What's your signature say? I know it's a stupid thing to get worked up about but it's one of the things that truly annoys me!

 

[imported_LoKe]

My sig?
-- M. Christianson

 

[us3rnotfound]

The ironing

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
The ironing

Good point. Sigs with no meaning whatsoever are pretty pointless.

 

[Skacer]

Blah Blahmeister
Company Job Title
P Phone#
F Fax#

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound
The ironing

is delicious!

oogabooga
(position)
(phone number)

 

[OutHouse]

copy and paste it i want to see it.

 

[hypn0tik]

- First name

 

[pontifex]

a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

 

[blackdogdeek]

i don't have a signature in my emails

 

[BurnItDwn]

28 lines is quite excessive, but 7 or 8 lines is often appropriate ... especially in a professional environment ....

Name
Department
Position
Email Address
Phone
Fax
Disclaimer (Thanks HIPAA)

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

Aside from bolded text, you can't have colored sigs anymore.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I have two that I usually use, one that is my name and a short (no more than 4 lines of text) quote that goes to people who already know me. And one with my buisness contact info that I use when sending an email outside of the company.

 

[911paramedic]

Worth the watch for sure...... <--That was the entire message, with a link at the bottom.


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 7:29 am
Subject: Watch this...I'm not kidding



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Subject: Fwd: Fw: Amazing Art.............
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:52:23 -0700 (PDT)


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Subject: Fw: Amazing Art.............
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:52:31 -1000 (GMT-10:00)



-----Forwarded Message-----
From: cnxxxxxxn
Sent: Jun 22, 2007 2:17 PM
To: joell yxxxxx , lila xxxxx , "Herrera, Axxxxxx" , "Henry Mxxxxxx(E-mail)"
Subject: Fw: Amazing Art.............



Subject: Amazing Art.............
TURN ON YOUR SPEAKERS AND ENJOY.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJtKxdRQzY



Bcc: FTW???

 

[Modular]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
28 lines is quite excessive, but 7 or 8 lines is often appropriate ... especially in a professional environment ....

Name
Department
Position
Email Address
Phone
Fax
Disclaimer (Thanks HIPAA)

Email addresses in Email sigs annoy me. I'm reading your email from my email, so why do I need to know your email address exactly?

 

[mugs]

At my company, most people in engineering have NO signature and often don't even sign their name to their e-mails. But I sometimes get e-mails from people in other departments who use background images in e-mails. WTF?!

 

[skrilla]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
28 lines is quite excessive, but 7 or 8 lines is often appropriate ... especially in a professional environment ....

Name
Department
Position
Email Address
Phone
Fax
Disclaimer (Thanks HIPAA)

I don't think a disclaimer is ever appropriate... For example:

"If you have received it in error, please notify us immediately and destroy this e-mail and any attachments. In addition, you must not disclose, copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on this e-mail or any attachments."

Gimmie a break.

 

[DrPizza]

I don't find those signatures to be that annoying, since I don't have to read them. I find them to be a combination of laziness/pretntiousness when I see them. There are some people I run into who have a dozen different roles - why not just put the capacity you're acting as in the email instead of everything you do??

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

Aside from bolded text, you can't have colored sigs anymore.

umm...so how are these people doing it then, because its in color.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
Worth the watch for sure...... <--That was the entire message, with a link at the bottom.


-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxxxxxx@aol.com
To: xxxxxxxxx@aol.com; xxxxxxxxx@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 7:29 am
Subject: Watch this...I'm not kidding



Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com.
Attached Message
From: Txx Wxxa <xxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com>
To: Shxxn Anxxxxai <axxxxxx01@hawaii.rr.com>
Cc: yuxxx doxxxxo <yuxxxxxxxxx7@aol.com>; kxxxxxujii <fuxxxx3@hawaii.rr.com>; hiroyo xxxxxxxxxxa <haxxxxxxxxxxori@msn.com>; Gxxxxxxxx xoto <hiraxxxxxxxxxx2@hawaii.rr.com>; doxxxxx hxxxxxxxxnt <hxxxxxxxx@schofield.army.mil>; Iris Kxxxxxxxxa <irixxxxxxxxxxxxxa@gmail.com>; sam &vicki xxxxxxxxxa <kxxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com>; kyxxxxxxxxxx@comcast.net; Kris Laxxxxxxxxxxx <klxxxxxxxxxx@cox.net>; lauxxxxxxxxxxa@hawaii.rr.com; Maxxxa Cxxxig M Cxxx613 AOC/AMDM Logistics <crxxxxxxxxxxxxxtr@hickam.af.mil>; joyce xxxxxxxxxxx <mxxxxxxxxxxxx4@aol.com>; Taxxxxxxxxxi Ayxxxxxx 374 MSG/SVS <ayaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp@yokota.af.mil>; Moxx YoxxOxxxx <moxxxxxxxxxxxxo@sbcglobal.net>; brian xxxxxxxxxxxxxro <brxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@hawaii.rr.com>; pxxxxxxxxxxxxxc@aol.com; Victor Rxxxxxxxxxx <vrxxxxxxxxxx@freedomtgi.com>; Edward Sxxxxxxxxxx <ed@irxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxvisory.com>; mae taxxxxxxxxxxxxxto <maexxxxxxxxxxxxo@hawaii.rr.com>; Jan Wxxxxxxxxx <jaxxxxxxxxxx2002@yahoo.com>; jim yxxxxxxxxxx <yooxxxxxxxxxxxx@hawaii.rr.com>
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Amazing Art.............
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:52:23 -0700 (PDT)


Note: forwarded message attached.
Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell.
Attached Message
From: Henry Mxxxxxxxx <hexxxxxxxxxxxxo@earthlink.net>
To: sxxxxxxxxxxxxx808@hawaii.rr.com; byxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.ang.af.mil; l_xxxxxxxxx@comcast.net; mxxxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com; chxxxxx@aol.com; kinxxxxx@earthlink.net; hoxxxxxxxps@hawaii.rr.com; dxxxxxxxxo@yahoo.com; pxxxxxxh@yahoo.com; jodxxxxxxa@hihick.ang.af.mil; lyxxxxxx@hotmail.com; Laxxxxxxxxxs@holloman.af.mil; lxxxxxxxxxx7@hotmail.com; CARxxxxxxxxxx@hawaii.rr.com; txxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com
Subject: Fw: Amazing Art.............
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:52:31 -1000 (GMT-10:00)



-----Forwarded Message-----
From: cnxxxxxxn
Sent: Jun 22, 2007 2:17 PM
To: joell yxxxxx , lila xxxxx , "Herrera, Axxxxxx" , "Henry Mxxxxxx(E-mail)"
Subject: Fw: Amazing Art.............



Subject: Amazing Art.............
TURN ON YOUR SPEAKERS AND ENJOY.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIJtKxdRQzY



<Bcc: FTW???

where's the sig?

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

Aside from bolded text, you can't have colored sigs anymore.

umm...so how are these people doing it then, because its in color.

he's thinking of ATOT signatures... his reading comprehension is not so good.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

Aside from bolded text, you can't have colored sigs anymore.

umm...so how are these people doing it then, because its in color.

he's thinking of ATOT signatures... his reading comprehension is not so good.

oh, i see. i said "a few peopl here" meaning at work, and he thought i meant "here" as in ATOT.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

Aside from bolded text, you can't have colored sigs anymore.

umm...so how are these people doing it then, because its in color.

he's thinking of ATOT signatures... his reading comprehension is not so good.

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

Aside from bolded text, you can't have colored sigs anymore.

umm...so how are these people doing it then, because its in color.

he's thinking of ATOT signatures... his reading comprehension is not so good.

Originally posted by: pontifex
a few people here have some long sigs AND each line is a different color!

i meant here at work, email sigs, because thats what the thread was about...

 

[spidey07]

There are two things that are the absolute worst.

1) Self-help messages..."we cannot change that which we cannot control, so therefore we must bend."

2) Latin phrases.

Both show a severe sign of utter incompetence at best, serious head problems at worst.