On: A global movement to ban urban billboards

[wingerlang]

When you say graffiti, do you include the 90% of it that is basically shitty tags?

[Intermernet → wingerlang]

Um, a lot of advertising is basically shitty tags as well.

[wingerlang → Intermernet]

I never said one is better than the other. Although I'd prefer shitty 'tags' with content that may be relevant to someone in 0.0001% of the cases over a shitty squiggle on the wall.

[Intermernet → wingerlang]

Graffiti tags are relevant to someone other than the "tagger" as well.

"Tags can contain subtle and sometimes cryptic messages, and may incorporate the artist's crew initials or other letters."[1]

Just because you and I don't get it, doesn't mean it's content free.

I'm not defending tagging, I'm just decrying most advertising as being equally bad, or worse.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti#Tagging