What's the deal with signing your name at the end of posts?

[Kev]

I see a few people doing this. Your user name is on the left, so why is it necessary to sign your name at the bottom of your post too?

Another thing is with email. You know who it's from, it's in the 'From' field in the email. So then why do you need to sign it?

 

[MichaelD]

I know what you mean...that' SO annoying.



~~~~MichaelD~~~~~

 

[DnetMHZ]

If you mail a letter your name is on the envelope..but you still sign the letter, no?

DnetMHZ

 

[mithrandir2001]

When I watch NBC Nightly News, I wonder why Tom Brokaw always says "I'm Tom Brokaw." NOOO, you're Santa Claus.

 

[BigJohnKC]

It's a custom that has been ingrained in us over the years of letter writing, so it's a hard habit to break. Besides, it's curteous to sign your own work. I still sign most of my personal emails, even though the person obviously knows who it's coming from.

--BigJohnKC

 

[punkrawket]

i don't do it










































what are you looking for?

 

[MedicBob]

LOL, punkrawket,















You got me

 

[TremblingFool]

Who knows?

-Erik

 

[Miramonti]

REPLY QUOTE TOP BOTTOM EDIT

Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:24 AM (NEW!)


Man I can totally relate. Redundancy bugs the HECK outta me!


-jjsole

Golden Member
Posts: 1330
Joined: August 2000

Edited: Thursday, February 14, 2002 at 9:31 AM by jjsole

 

[Mitzi]

<< I know what you mean...that' SO annoying. >>



~~~~Mitzi~~~~~

 

[AdamDuritz99]

because i want to


peace
sean

 

[prodigy]

I don't know.

 

[AnthraX101]

Because I would rather be associated with the nickname "Armani" rather then the one on the left. I have had that name for years, and am not about to change it now, but too many people have gotten realy pissed and flamed me.

Armani

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

where am i again?

-Biteme

 

[jhu]

i surely don't do it

-god

 

[xero940]

What are you talking about?



<------*xero: not kat.

 

[Viper GTS]

Force of habit, plus I like it that way. I've signed every post I've made here.

Viper GTS

 

[eakers]

cuz iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii like it!

*kat. <-- everybody needs a gimmic. this is mine.

 

[Hammer]

I want a gimmick!

 

[amnesiac]

I wonder if any of you mega-posters (Russ, Viper GTS, FFMCobalt) have ever forgotten to sign your post. I mean with 10,000+ you'd think there'd be room for error.


<---Never signs his posts.

 

[pyonir]

<< I want a gimmick! >>


you are a gimmick


--i don't sign mine, but i will this time just to p!ss people like X951 off. oops...umm pyonir.

 

[Zenmervolt]

I agree with Viper, it's force of habit on the forums, though I did start signing "ZV" instead of Zenmervolt because when people replied they almost invariably called me either "Zimmervolt" or "Zimmerman" and I figured that it'd be easier for them if I just started using "ZV". As for E-mail, E-mail is a regular letter, just transmitted differently. Therefore it follows logically that it should be formatted as letters are. With very few exceptions, the E-mail I send follows the modified block letter format.

ZV

 

[RedRooster]

It's loser-ish.

 

[jcovercash]

I dont sign it with my handle i sign it with my actual name

Thanks

Josh

 

[Daniel]

<< It's loser-ish. >>



haha, yeah it so much more weak than posting in a OT forum and using a sig file, umm yeah now I feel so nerdy.

oh, and if someone quotes you it is easier to follow who said what.

Also, who cares?

oh... god help I forget... Daniel