How to Create a Forum Signature

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Have you been on an internet forum and noticed someones post with a rectangular picture at the bottom with their name? Have you ever wanted to be the envy of your fellow forum members? Have you ever just wanted to keep your posts from looking just plain boring? Look no further!

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    They may typically disallow images wider than 500 pixels, or ones with a file size of around 1 MB. For some other forums, they automatically adjust the size of your image to their specific file size.
  2. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-2-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-2-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-2-Version-3.jpg\/aid446313-v4-728px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-2-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    It may be a funny screenshot you found, an animation from a TV show, a humorous snippet from a web comic, or even gif format images are great. (be sure to follow attribution rules to avoid copyright infringement)
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  3. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-3-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-3-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-3-Version-3.jpg\/aid446313-v4-728px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-3-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    You can Upload it on a photo-sharing site, such as Photobucket, Imgur, or Tinypic, etc. Forums only have limited Bandwidth so they don't allow direct uploading of images.
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  5. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/18\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-5-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-5-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/18\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-5-Version-3.jpg\/aid446313-v4-728px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-5-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
  6. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/16\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-6-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-6-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/16\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-6-Version-3.jpg\/aid446313-v4-728px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-6-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
  7. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c2\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-7-Version-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-7-Version-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c2\/Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-7-Version-3.jpg\/aid446313-v4-728px-Create-a-Forum-Signature-Step-7-Version-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
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      • Some forums do not allow you to put your signature in your posts if you are a new member, and some forums do not allow signatures at all.
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      • Watch out about placing stuff in your signature space that may offend.
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      • Again, check with the rules before creating your signature. You don't want to get in trouble by the administrators.
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