It seems very impractical to me to be worrying about what type of sig files are being posted. You don't have to click on them. Policing sig files would be a drag.
One of the major benefits of forums is the sig file. Everyone is just trying to learn and earn the best they can so let them. Everyone goes through a learning curve. Let them learn for themselves what works for them and what does not. I don’t think real spammers make it very far in e-business these days. Though, I’ve been known to be wrong. 
I don’t see an issue here as long as members contribute and make an effort to learn and follow the forum rules.
As strange as it sounds, some people don’t even know they are doing something wrong as they really don’t know what spamming is and why it sucks. They have to learn this and I don’t think someone should be banned when they make such mistakes. The moderators do a good job with warnings and all that so I think this forum has a pretty good system in place. While perfection is unattainable, this forum does a good job being one of the best.
However, I like the idea of requiring X number of posts before you have the ability to post a sig. I think 25 would be a good number. This would go a long way to help the moderators to keep this a quality forum. It would help with the learning curve and help to weed out the intentional spammers.
As an idea… maybe Lee can set up a script that would require sig categorization. This would help with those of you who despise certain sig types and minimize ‘wasted’ surfing time. |
