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LOL. We need a double decruster for certain sections of the forum.
I don't know where OP is coming from here with his question. Most noobs are drawn to bitcointalk solely
because avatars and signatures can be used to advertise, which has already been pointed out. On a related note, I've always hated both of those things on forums, because they take up so much space, and it makes for a lot of unnecessary scrolling. Sig campaigns are a very novel idea, and I support their existence--it's who and what they've attracted that's the problem. If only every sig campaigner could write coherently, it'd be an ideal situation for everybody.
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Double decrusting the boards sounds like a good idea.
Somebody always beats me to the witty observations. That's what I get for not reading the whole thread before posting.