New Policy - Using member quotes in Signatures - New England Patriots Forums

**Ian** · 09-06-2009, 08:10 AM

The practice of using quotes by other members is now no longer permitted. It's gone on long enough, and it's obviously not good for the community. If you have one in your signature please take a moment and remove it.

patsox23 · 09-06-2009, 08:19 AM

Great call. Ian does an amazing job with this site, to keep it from becoming a jets insider monstrosity. I know I've been guilty in the past of getting too heated and being too snarky and the general insinuation of quotes as signature plays into that culture. Hope everyone will adhere, and fast. Thanks for keeping us on the straight and narrow, Ian.

amazinPats · 09-06-2009, 08:19 AM

Good move! It was a very childish practice anyway.

JoeSixPat · 09-06-2009, 08:23 AM

Excellent... I couldn't agree more... so I'll go one step further and take out my quote of someone else quoting someone else!

**Ian** · 09-06-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeSixPat

Excellent... I couldn't agree more... so I'll go one step further and take out my quote of someone else quoting someone else!

This is a forum-wide thing with everyone Joe - so anyone who doesn't remove it on their own will have it manually removed

OhExaulted1 · 09-06-2009, 08:27 AM

Agreed. Lame, childish and a backhanded personel attack. I've thought that for awhile.

Sean Pa Patriot · 09-06-2009, 08:28 AM

Personal sig's ok though???

JoeSixPat · 09-06-2009, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian

This is a forum-wide thing with everyone Joe - so anyone who doesn't remove it on their own will have it manually removed

Excellent... mine was only a protest of such a childish practice of holding a statement over the head of others in the first place, so I'm glad to see it at an end.

**Ian** · 09-06-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeSixPat

Excellent... mine was only a protest of such a childish practice of holding a statement over the head of others in the first place, so I'm glad to see it at an end.

Agreed. I'm not pointing any fingers at anyone individually, so I'm hoping everyone just removes them and then we can move onto what will hopefully be a fun season here.

farn · 09-06-2009, 08:33 AM

I dunno... I have never had one, nor did I intend to get one... but I always laughed at the funny ones. It is, after all, mostly for humor. We're all adults here - probably - and we should just "suck it up". Oh well, it is what it is.