![]() There is just one entry of data, with several instances in which it is called depending on how it is accessed.The only 'storage' that's REALLY being wasted is just the memory used to store the webpage on the host computer from which you, the user, has accessed that information.It sends me into a downward spiral of anguish looking through tech forums because of the answers /most/ of the people give.So shove it. Scripts just simply call up a signature that has been placed within a database. This certainly cuts down on how much 'storage' is actually being used. First of all, what is a storage forum? Second, any forum probably uses a database of some sort. ![]() ![]() It's just a nuisance to filter through so much that is not a part of whatever the topic is.I do have to say, though, that your argument 'Since this is a storage forum, he's not wasting huge amounts of storage' is not really that bright, either. His sig is 651bytes, he would have to make 1,500 posts to consume 1MB of storage assuming he had no sig as opposed to a shorter one.I do agree that it isn't a waste of 'storage', and that those who complain about it as such are half-witted anyways.I would express, though, that a 19-line signature for a 1-line post is an awful ratio, and it's just arbitrary text that no one cares about. ![]()
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