Quote Originally Posted by MacTavishOfJapan View Post
I'm not a fan of image signatures, I've been on some forums with them and they make the place look terrible.
I don't have a problem with reasonable signatures, even those that contain backlinks. (Although we do have a conditional rel="nofollow" attribute in place on all signature links.)

My personal view is that if a member wants to provide a backlink to his or her own site, then as long as the link is in good taste and is neither competitive or overwhelming, then allow the backlink. It is a way of thanking the member for taking the time to post on the forum.

When you get a Photoshop wizard inserting images into a signature, then those that do not have that ability are clamoring for sig images, or are put off because they cannot be as creative. Either way, it is a problem.