We're very sorry, but we have had to restrict the ability to use signatures to users who have been around the block here a time or two. The ever-changing and ongoing battle against spam has entered sig territory. A new breed of spambots are loading up their signatures with spam links, sometimes with very inappropriate content, and are copying posts from elsewhere on the board to try to avoid the ban hammer.

We are still able to catch most spambots before they even post, but inevitably, some do get in under our radar. In order to prevent their posts from being successful spams, we have a moratorium on signatures for new users. Once you've been registered for a period of time, you will be able to have a signature.