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Originally Posted by Kelli58
Long ago in a time when GFY was a relevant industry site and not just a crazy madhouse of trolls and whatnot, a person could make money by being a "sig whore".
The name basically comes from the fact that a person would be paid by a studio (or some website owner) to post on GFY and then their signature promotes said affiliate program.
Like in my case, every time I make a post my signature whores out whatever particular product or service I'm trying to promote right now.
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Basically everything said above, but in the simplest terms, someone who posts excessively but contributes nothing in order to get their signature seen.
Here's one that stands out to me:
https://gfy.com/search.php?searchid=5299430
Look past the few threads started by this user, and you'll see most of their posts in threads consist of such thoughtful insight as "Cool content, buddy," "Good job!" and "Way to go!"