Well said, Fischlein.

I also agree with tsuwm, sjm and jmh.

mg, while I can see your point, for me, signatures detract from posts, at least in this wordy board. Not that this is in the same league (don't get me wrong, mg!) but I'm reminded of a thread elsewhere on this fine board wherein we discussed Dubya's pronunciation of "nuclear." It got to the point where the pronunciation interfered with the message. I think signatures can do that too. If I know a signature is coming, it's hard to concentrate on the post.

And, an aside to wordminstrel: don't attack others for what you presume to be attacks (these are all people who know each other and enjoy sparring), especially when you are living in a particularly fragile glass house, your own self.