Suggestion: Some signatures can be kind of annoying...

[Oryx]

On a laptop, you usually scroll with the mouse pad thingy, which makes it very easy to accidentally click. Same with while typing.

On my desktop, I use a mouse wheel, but I wasn't being quite so literal when I said scrolling. I was just referring to navigating the thread in general. It would mostly come from simple misclicks, accidental clicks, or perhaps hovering over a link to see what it actually is, and accidentally clicking. (It happens. lol)

I've never used the mouse pad to scroll and I only use a laptop, I feel like that's not a very common way of scrolling xD There are plenty of ways to avoid that on your own computer, so I don't think a ban against X amount of links in your signature would be a good idea. However, if it isn't too much of a pain to code, I don't see a problem with a "hide signature" button. Not sure where it would go though or how it would work, but there's no reason not to do it.

 

[Melody]

On a laptop, you usually scroll with the mouse pad thingy, which makes it very easy to accidentally click. Same with while typing.

On my desktop, I use a mouse wheel, but I wasn't being quite so literal when I said scrolling. I was just referring to navigating the thread in general. It would mostly come from simple misclicks, accidental clicks, or perhaps hovering over a link to see what it actually is, and accidentally clicking. (It happens. lol)

This is where you should right click the little touchpad icon in the notification area, assuming you've got a synaptics touchpad which most laptops do, and change the settings. you click "Pointing device properties" click the "device settings" tab, click the touchpad in the device list and click "Settings..." You'll get a very diverse list of settings for your touchpad so you can fine-tune it so you're not as likely to suffer clicking mishaps.

I recommend two-finger scrolling, if your touchpad supports it. You can use circular scrolling if it isn't supported. It's available in the latest synaptics driver package. You may download the latest version here.

Additionally, you may buy an external USB mouse for use with your laptop, which might alleviate touchpad inconveniences.

 

[ringu217]

if you're scrolling on a laptop, your best option is to scroll lightly by not pressing down too hard and if you see something you want to click on, use one of the clicker buttons above or below the scroller. i'm on my laptop right now and that's what i do.

 

[Arcanine]

On a laptop, you usually scroll with the mouse pad thingy, which makes it very easy to accidentally click. Same with while typing.

Sounds like you have a tap to click turned on. If you do then turn it off... prob fixed.
I do think a ton of lines of text is annoying. But wanting to make a new rule or edit the rules just because you're clicking links when it's your fault... I think that's a little out there.