Look on steampowered forums: no sigs, no avatars(only for moders and VALVe employees) AND MOST IMPORTANT: NO HOTLINKING yaaay. And they are still one of the most used gaming forums in the world.
Nah, avatars are fun 
The forum isn’t totally to my liking tho, skin could be changed a bit.
Look on steampowered forums: no sigs, no avatars(only for moders and VALVe employees) AND MOST IMPORTANT: NO HOTLINKING yaaay. And they are still one of the most used gaming forums in the world.
There’s only one reason Steam forums are used; Steam.
Anyway, stuff as signatures and avatars can be turned off for everyone individually, so it’s not an issue I think.