I also liked the comment about setting some rules on sigs, some of these sigs are a pain in the ass to look at and I'm sure if newbs weren't allowed having sigs it would cut down on the spam.
Damn, MyOwnDemon, I was thinking this and you posted it. I think it is a bit egotistical to believe that if you disappear from a forum for a few weeks that people will notice that you were gone? LOL