I understand that people have varying agreement on the negative aspects of signatures, but can someone tell me any positives?
Self-expression is not really necessary to be seen every time you post. If you have something interesting then it can be posted in your profile.
A quick pros vs cons makes me wonder why signatures still exist here.
Distribution of wealth or in this case bitcoin may be the purpose For forum creators to allow signature campaigns.Bitcoin,as we all know was not popular and valuable in terms of dollar during it's initial days and it would have thought to be the best way to spread awareness and distribution through signature campaigns.
Pros : It definitely help in bitcoin adoption
Cons : Encourage account farming and shit posts