Sig Whores, What Do You Think?

[AdultLoungeRaffi]

Originally Posted by Joe

Sigwhores are a means of marketing for many sponsors.

Without sigwhores, some sponsors wouldn't be in existance, because some sponsors simply did not have the marketing capital necessary for a full-blown marketing campaign.

Very well put...Sigs are another form of marketing and ad banners but only paid to inviduals rather than the board owner(s). Thats why there are so many problems with the boards owner(s), mods, etc..and posters.

[Agent]

Originally Posted by AdultLoungeRaffi

Very well put...Sigs are another form of marketing and ad banners but only paid to inviduals rather than the board owner(s). Thats why there are so many problems with the boards owner(s), mods, etc..and posters.

I don't think the board owners have a big problem with other people making some money off of sigs. If that was the case they'd disable them or add their own custom sig at the end of each message you or I post. They realize its a slight incentive for the board users to post more which in turn attracts them more sponsors. It's only when some asshat decides they are going to post useless shit does it become a pain in the ass and devalues the board for everyone.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by AdultLoungeRaffi

Very well put...Sigs are another form of marketing and ad banners but only paid to inviduals rather than the board owner(s). Thats why there are so many problems with the boards owner(s), mods, etc..and posters.

While that may be true, in all honestly, what the fuck do I care about non board sponsors?

You have to look at it another way - Sig Whores, for the most part, contribute NOTHING to the board. So, in essence, they make money for free.

Legit posters that ask & answer questions & are here to help & contribute the community are sort of rewarded for their posts by whatever money they make off their sigs.

Believe me when I say, if something works out to where money is not that big of an issue, I'd fucking LOVE to have a board with no ads & no sigs

Just webmasters helping webmasters, instead of money driving both sides of the board.

[Head Boy]

OK - here's where I get into trouble.

I'm a high count poster on a couple of other boards, and I treat my sig as just another resource. It's the same as adding a webmaster link to a portal. Despite my high post counts, I don't think of myself as a sig whore - I'm more of a loose mouth and a nosey bastard.

I'm just starting to rethink my sig policy. What do you think of my new "Big Sig"? I registered the domain www.BigSig.com to provide tips and handy links for webmasters, as well as promoting some revenue earning sites.

Hopefully it's within the rules, but if GG&J don't like it, I'm happy to switch back to text lines.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Head Boy

...Hopefully it's within the rules, but if GG&J don't like it, I'm happy to switch back to text lines.

The image is too big going by our rules - just shrink it down to 120x60 & you'll be fine

[AdultLoungeRaffi]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

While that may be true, in all honestly, what the fuck do I care about non board sponsors?

You have to look at it another way - Sig Whores, for the most part, contribute NOTHING to the board. So, in essence, they make money for free.

Legit posters that ask & answer questions & are here to help & contribute the community are sort of rewarded for their posts by whatever money they make off their sigs.

Believe me when I say, if something works out to where money is not that big of an issue, I'd fucking LOVE to have a board with no ads & no sigs

Just webmasters helping webmasters, instead of money driving both sides of the board.

I understand...hit me up bro, i would like to support the board with some type of banner ad...or do you know Bonnie Moss?