The reason why I ask the question in the title is because I've seen various signatures asking for donations through paypal, bitcoin, and the like. In the Advertising & Requests section of the Terms & Rules, it says linking is fine in signatures, but the very next paragraph says:
The way I think of it, posting "give me stuffz" only shows people that message when they view that exact post, but having "give me stuffz" in a signature shows people that message every time a user posts. I'm just curious what the discrepancy between the two is.
Begging in the forums for anything is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: asking users to visit a website for the member to gain points/etc, begging to become a staff member, torrent invite, translation, and dump requests, and especially pyramid schemes; where you are asking members to help you out by registering places, visiting certain websites, etc.
The way I think of it, posting "give me stuffz" only shows people that message when they view that exact post, but having "give me stuffz" in a signature shows people that message every time a user posts. I'm just curious what the discrepancy between the two is.