You can keep a signature in a text file and paste it or if you are handy with your computer create a hotkey combo to store and paste it.
Some people are just using their member stories like signatures.
We are working on getting signatures back as soon as we can. We wanted a stable platform so you wouldn't run into the down time we have had off and on over the past few months-so some of the "frills" (in tech eyes) got left off.