I'm starting to agree with serge , but here's an idea.

[SleazyDream]

selling sigs is a lucrative business, but it is getting out of hand.

my sugestion is this - REGULATE it.

I say lensman turn off all sigs and allow people to purchase sigs ONLY through you.

that way you can easily remove those that post only to get their sig sceen, and take a small profit from the entire sig industry.


do I sell my sig - yes. does it effect my posting habbits - not in the LEAST - i'd post the same with or without my sig, but I'm rare, as I know of many people who sell sigs based on the amout of posts they make a day and even an hour. it's destroying the board.

sigs should be a regulated industry - and people should have the right to CHOOSE what sig they want to promote, but it should all go through a central broker to regulate the buying of sigs and elimination of sig whores or GFY will fall appart in the very near furtue.

[aflex]

it'll fall apart either way, centralized or no centralization.

[Reak]

Just turn sigs off, If you dont like those sigs

[Doctor Dre]

I sold my sig for few days then I put back my old one because I didn't want it to affect my posting ... So that's a good way. But turning off sig for everybody ? What about my own sig for my own sites ?

[booker]

What about those who chose to not sell their sigs, or haven't been offered something for their sig space? Do we lose the opportunity to use 3 lines of text for a link to our site and contact information?

[MetaMan]

why not just say program owners and their employees can only have sigs. and not anyone else outside the company including you? I like my sig and i have never had a link in it, doesnt mean i dont want to keep it.

[Maru]

I have sigs turned off. Anyone else could do the same. Problem solved.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by Reak
Just turn sigs off, If you dont like those sigs

no - you're an idiot - it's not the sigs that ruining GFY - it's the VAST amount of useless posts people make to get their sig sceen.

turning off sigs doesnt' stop the useless posting - which is what's destroying this place. having lensman turn off EVERYONE's SIG would stop the useless posting.


do I give a shit about my sig - no. I'd actually rather see GFY withough them . - and I'm probally the highest paid sig guy here - if not the highest then in the top 2-3.

if sigs got turned off I'd make it up to the person with advertising on my site or refund them then money.

[aflex]

Originally posted by SleazyDream
having lensman turn off EVERYONE's SIG would stop the useless posting

but that also means less page views.. so someone loses money

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by aflex


but that also means less page views.. so someone loses money

ahh, but he's loosing the people who come to GFY that are worthwhile though.......

[tootie]

I don't mind sigs in the least. I'd rather someone have a 750x100 banner in their sig than to startle the hell out of me with one of those gaping anal photos without warning or something. But I can't turn those off, I could turn sigs off if I wanted to.

I have only my own stuff in my sig, always have, but I think if others want to sell their sigs, that should be their right. Yes, there are alot of people who only post to whore their sig, but sometimes even sig whores post valuable information. I'd hate to lose them all.

I agree with Maru. Those who don't like sigs can turn them off. That's what the feature is there for.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by Maru
I have sigs turned off. Anyone else could do the same. Problem solved.

another IDIOT

[aflex]

Originally posted by SleazyDream



ahh, but he's loosing the people who come to GFY that are worthwhile though.......

lol, he let Amp be a mod, you think he cares about the worth while posters?

[spamofon]

*COUGH*




*COUGH*

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by tootie
I don't mind sigs in the least. I'd rather someone have a 750x100 banner in their sig than to startle the hell out of me with one of those gaping anal photos without warning or something. But I can't turn those off, I could turn sigs off if I wanted to.

I have only my own stuff in my sig, always have, but I think if others want to sell their sigs, that should be their right. Yes, there are alot of people who only post to whore their sig, but sometimes even sig whores post valuable information. I'd hate to lose them all.

I agree with Maru. Those who don't like sigs can turn them off. That's what the feature is there for.

and yet ANOTHER idiot...........

[FATPad]

Originally posted by tootie
I don't mind sigs in the least. I'd rather someone have a 750x100 banner in their sig than to startle the hell out of me with one of those gaping anal photos without warning or something. But I can't turn those off, I could turn sigs off if I wanted to.

I have only my own stuff in my sig, always have, but I think if others want to sell their sigs, that should be their right. Yes, there are alot of people who only post to whore their sig, but sometimes even sig whores post valuable information. I'd hate to lose them all.

I agree with Maru. Those who don't like sigs can turn them off. That's what the feature is there for.

Selling your sig is different from whoring it out for 25 cents per post.

When Lars bought the sigs, he did it right. Pick the big, respected posters and flat out pay them. No posting requirements, no incentives to post a pile of useless shit.

Turning off sigs doesn't remove the 50 dumb ass smiley posts from every single thread.

[spamofon]

LOOK MOM, I AM SLEAZYDREAM!!!

[FATPad]

btw, my sigs are already turned off. So it's obviously not fixing the problem.

I cannot believe people are having a hard time understanding what the problem is.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by aflex


lol, he let Amp be a mod, you think he cares about the worth while posters?

i think he does.

remove the useful posters from here and this place falls apart.


there's probally 50 or so regular posters that are somebodies in this industry.....loose them and the rest of the idiots dwindle away.....

the somebodies here keep the rest around.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by FATPad
btw, my sigs are already turned off. So it's obviously not fixing the problem.

I cannot believe people are having a hard time understanding what the problem is.

tell me about it. I can't believe how stupid these people are

[SleazyDream]

I'd much rather see avators than sigs

[Spunky]

My sig pays for my beer

[FreeFastHost]

Yes, I agree the board is being ruined by these idiots doing useless posts to make a few cents.

I don't even come here much anymore. It's getting to annoying to weed through all the dumb newbie sig posters BS posts.

[aflex]

if sigs were turned off, even if they werent paid per post.. people would be less inclined to post at the same rate.

GFY just needs some moderators who aren't blind, or drunks.

[Nysus]

Originally posted by SleazyDream


no - you're an idiot - it's not the sigs that ruining GFY - it's the VAST amount of useless posts people make to get their sig sceen.
...

Aren't there vast amounts of useless posts on GFY normally though?

Cheers,
Matt

[Fletch XXX]

Again:

Selling sigs is ONE THING.

Paying people PER POST THEY MAKE, is an entire different thing.

Look at all the paid to post people posting non stop rubbing it in both the mods and the owners face, no one even really cares.

THAt is why this is out of hand.

[Reak]

Originally posted by spamofon
*COUGH*




*COUGH*

Nice shit

[brand0n]

Originally posted by Nysus


Aren't there vast amounts of useless posts on GFY normally though?

Cheers,
Matt

theres another 1

i agree, the morons who dont add anything what so ever need to be stopped. a smile isnt worth 25 cents if you ask me, and the people paying should see that as well. eather way, sig or no sig, im still going to post my useless insite on wtf ever the topic is

and serge eats cock

[DarkJedi]

allow the sigs only for people with 3k+ posts

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by Fletch XXX
Again:

Selling sigs is ONE THING.

Paying people PER POST THEY MAKE, is an entire different thing.

Look at all the paid to post people posting non stop rubbing it in both the mods and the owners face, no one even really cares.

THAt is why this is out of hand.

you're right - the way i can see to correct it though is regulate the purchase of all sigs through a centralized GFY broker.

[Maru]

Originally posted by SleazyDream


my sugestion is this - REGULATE it.

Is this YOUR message board? Why do you care? If GFY goes down in flames, people will go elsewhere. This is the Internet.

As to the 50 important posters holding GFY together; This is probably true. But without the rest of us, the place would become very boring. It's a combination. As to useless posters: Blacklist the ones you don't like.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by Nysus


Aren't there vast amounts of useless posts on GFY normally though?

Cheers,
Matt

it's a matter of percentage. before sig buying 10% was useful, now 1% is useful and it's getting worse

[<IMX>]

Fucking regulate it yourself..

"ignore" on ppl you think don't add value.
and/or
"turn sigs off"

Is it that hard?
I'm lazy too, the shit annoys me too, but...


THE TOOLS ARE RIGHT FUCKING THERE!

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by Maru


Is this YOUR message board? Why do you care? If GFY goes down in flames, people will go elsewhere. This is the Internet.

As to the 50 important posters holding GFY together; This is probably true. But without the rest of us, the place would become very boring. It's a combination. As to useless posters: Blacklist the ones you don't like.

blacklist???????

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by <IMX>
Fucking regulate it yourself..

"ignore" on ppl you think don't add value.
and/or
"turn sigs off"

Is it that hard?
I'm lazy too, the shit annoys me too, but...


THE TOOLS ARE RIGHT FUCKING THERE!

yeah- ignore 500 people and new names every day,

god I hate idiots

[tootie]

Originally posted by SleazyDream


and yet ANOTHER idiot...........

WTF, Sleazy?? I thought I was one of the people on GFY that you actually kind of liked (or at least didn't mind)! Geez, I don't know who to talk to on GFY anymore. Everytime I start to like someone, they turn on me.

Do you think calling people and idiot is making a worthwhile post? You complain about all the people on GFY making worthless posts, yet you stoop to making posts to belittle people... WOMEN even, because their opinion is different from yours?

I personally don't mind the people that post 99% smilies in their posts, but it's the people who insult other people for no good reason that truly bother me. I don't think posts that call people idiots are worthwhile by any means. They are certainly not constructive in any way.

Geez, I woke up happy and smiling this morning and now I'm hurt and depressed. What a day. I may go back to bed for a while.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by tootie

I agree with Maru. Those who don't like sigs can turn them off. That's what the feature is there for.

you're an IDIOT for that statement. if you don't realize just how fucking stupid that remark was in this thread within the context of this thread then that only PROVES just how STUPID you really are.

[HarlotCash Dyker]

I certainly think paying per post is way out of order because it creates so many useless posts -
There is good reason for banning that -

On the other hand, does Lens sell advertising space on impressions or clickthrus or time?

I wouldn't like to lose my sig based on other's misshandling - But there is a case to look at change -

[Mr Pheer]

Originally posted by spunky1
My sig pays for my beer

how much does cecash pay for sigs?

[tootie]

Originally posted by SleazyDream


you're an IDIOT for that statement. if you don't realize just how fucking stupid that remark was in this thread within the context of this thread then that only PROVES just how STUPID you really are.

I understood what YOU were saying, but I only stated MY point of view as well. I can't believe that YOU of all people would act this way over someone's opinion. That's terribly closed-minded of you.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by HarlotCash Dyker
I certainly think paying per post is way out of order because it creates so many useless posts -
There is good reason for banning that -

On the other hand, does Lens sell advertising space on impressions or clickthrus or time?

I wouldn't like to lose my sig based on other's misshandling - But there is a case to look at change -

on GFY it's time.

[sandman!]

See Sig

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by tootie


I understood what YOU were saying, but I only stated MY point of view as well. I can't believe that YOU of all people would act this way over someone's opinion. That's terribly closed-minded of you.

oh god - someone needs a bitch slap.


wa wa wa , I'm a women and my emotions are all wacked out and they make me think up unreasonable things and I should be excused for that because I'm a women...............

you're a disgrace to your gender.

[Furious_Female]

There were 3 or 4 worthless posts in this thread alone just calling people idiots... Pot calling the kettle black. Lame

[tootie]

Sleazy, if anythying, you're a disgrace to adult webmasters. WE of all people should be toerant of FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. You may be acting like a complete nitwit, but I'll be DAMNED if I'll try to censor anything you have to say.

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by Furious_Female
There were 3 or 4 worthless posts in this thread alone just calling people idiots... Pot calling the kettle black. Lame

i only call true idiots an idiot.


idiot.

[Maru]

Originally posted by tootie


I understood what YOU were saying, but I only stated MY point of view as well. I can't believe that YOU of all people would act this way over someone's opinion. That's terribly closed-minded of you.

tootie - I only know you from your posts here on GFY. You seem to be intelligent. Think about psychology. Things like the fat boy in school getting rich later in life and having his revenge.

So much that we do later in life stems from what happened when we were 8 years old.

[Furious_Female]

Originally posted by SleazyDream


i only call true idiots an idiot.


idiot.

Who the fuck do you think you are exactly? You are in the top 10 meaningless posters on GFY. Fuck off

[SleazyDream]

Originally posted by tootie
Sleazy, if anythying, you're a disgrace to adult webmasters. WE of all people should be toerant of FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. You may be acting like a complete nitwit, but I'll be DAMNED if I'll try to censor anything you have to say.

sure - hide under the freedom of speach amemdent.... yeah that makes you look rightous....NOT


ok, now you're a rightous idiot, but guess what, you're still an idiot.

an idiot is an idiot no matter how many capes of rightousness you drap over the idiot.

[DarkJedi]

Originally posted by SleazyDream


oh god - someone needs a bitch slap.


wa wa wa , I'm a women and my emotions are all wacked out and they make me think up unreasonable things and I should be excused for that because I'm a women...............

you're a disgrace to your gender.