Why does bitcointalk allows signatures?

[Rizzrack]

stompix gave you instructions to disable all signatures. In other cases, you can disable signature in one of your threads, it's the same way that people have done with Wall Observer

I  assume the WO thread is an isolated case, right?
I did not see any "disable user signatures" option when creating a new topic. Are there any others like that?... just curious

[gentlemand]

I  assume the WO thread is an isolated case, right?
I did not see any "disable user signatures" option when creating a new topic. Are there any others like that?... just curious

The ivory tower and serious discussion sections are also sig free and were created sig free. The WO had to make that change to save it as it was starting to get on moderator nerves and it was briefly shut down before being relaunched with its own mod and no signatures. It certainly changed its characteristics and a lot of dead wood made an exit.

[Rizzrack]

The ivory tower and serious discussion sections are also sig free and were created sig free. The WO had to make that change to save it as it was starting to get on moderator nerves and it was briefly shut down before being relaunched with its own mod and no signatures. It certainly changed its characteristics and a lot of dead wood made an exit.

I know that some boards have that "display_signature: off" feature, but curious if there are any other sig-restricted threads in non-sig-restricted boards
Economics and Speculation boards don't have any sig restrictions.

[gentlemand]

I know that some boards have that "display_signature: off" feature, but curious if there are any other sig-restricted threads in non-sig-restricted boards
Economics and Speculation boards don't have any sig restrictions.

Not to my knowledge. That's the one and only individual thread significant enough to justify that treatment. There are a few others that have thousands of posts too but many have gone off the boil years ago or they're about alts so no one can be arsed to tame them.

Here's the top threads.

[Nellayar]

I read posts and I always get advertised, and it gets annoying sometimes.

[Guide]: How to disable signatures without using scripts
Also, the signature stuff has been debated so many times a new topic won't change anything.

Since there are no many admins/mods online, so they could penalize those who advertise, they can simply disable the signature system that doesn't provide anything important.

Report all the posts that you consider spam if the mods agree they will delete them and the spammers won't get paid a cent, in the long run they might even get banned.

I surprised that there is also way how to disable the signatures and even ads. Thank your for sharing this stuff.
Anyway, why do we turn-off signature or ads? It is more good if we see them since we become updated regarding to the new campaigns/projects/sites running in this forum. It is also presentable for me to see such user wearing signatures even it is came from campaign. It is also my assurance that a poster is not spamming because of the sig that he is wearing just like, chipmixer. We all know that every participant of it is contributing a lot in this forum.

Besides, there is no color in the forum if there are no signatures and ads. And it is really boring to look post without sigs.

[Upgrade00]

It is also my assurance that a poster is not spamming because of the sig that he is wearing just like, chipmixer. We all know that every participant of it is contributing a lot in this forum.

Using the don't show user's signature option does not help with spam as you still view the posts made by other users

It's a personalized option and is down to user preference. Some members visit the forum only for the discussions and are not interested in the latest projects and websites or they prefer the layout without ads.
Some other members prefer to visit boards were signatures are automatically disabled, as posts there are purely non-incentivised.

[Heisenberg_Hunter]

I can speak both in favor of and against the signature campaign on this forum. While on one hand, they encourage posters in posting utmost quality posts since they are being paid and also encourage the posters in bringing new ideas to the forum they have certain downtrends before the introduction of merit system. You can consider this forum as an alternative to Youtube where the content creators are being paid based on their ad count from the videos they have posted and higher they are being paid the higher it passively encourages them to increase their quality of content making. I have been a member in various torrenting forums where uploading of movies, TV-Series, books and discussion around that has been the center point while they indeed lack consistency among the members.

Not most of the members would be around for 5 or 7 years creating quality content since they aren't being paid for it. They have been various instances in this forum where the shitposters were paid with hundred thousand dollars for spamming this forum with translation shits and signature spamming (well I don't wan't to mention the bounties which paid hundred thousand dollars for shitposters to ruin the forum) If they aren't creating quality content or were of no use to other posters, I would argue that they shouldn't be paid even a single penny and that is happening perfectly after the introduction of Merits. If youtubers are getting paid for the content they generate which somehow educate or entertain the viewers, then posters getting paid here shouldn't be considered different.

It is more good if we see them since we become updated regarding to the new campaigns/projects/sites running in this forum.

This. I like new projects getting into picture and doing something for the community. I have been part of freebitco signature campaign and other few gambling companies which has done a lot more to the community of bitcoin in general. Freebitco has made me to earn the first satoshi and the parent company of the current signature which I am wearing is a popular exchange where I have traded btc and alts.