Warrior Forum Backlinks Now "NoFollow"?

Well yes, normal links will theoretically "leak" pagerank, but it's much more complicated than that - and of course, depends on the pagerank of the particular page and number of internal/external links.

If all sites went to nofollow, then we wouldn't have a pagerank algorithm. Linking out externally is generally a better idea than a bad one - even if you are losing some pagerank. People obsess too much about creating a mega-tight pagerank structure that flows perfectly - but in reality, it isn't needed.

10-Years ago, I have no doubt that pagerank was perhaps one of the only algorithms Google used. Now, we have terms such as "Authority" and "Trust" (that nobody really knows the meaning of). But, we can most likely assume that Google uses factors to determine the authority and trust of a website, and these are part of the algorithm - as is pagerank.

Google state over 200 factors are used when identifying where to rank a particular website. I also see Pagerank becoming a less important part of the algorithm over time because it is EXTREMELY easy to game. Pagerank is Google's worst nightmare now that link buying/selling and exchanging links is absolutely everywhere. 10-years ago, it was a breakthrough algorithm that solved complex equations to produce somewhat stable rankings across the whole Google domain.

Nofollow links still reduce the amount of pagerank flowing through the site internally though. If we have 12 follow and 12 nofollow links on a page, Google counts this as 24 links total - and so gives each follow link 1/24 of the "juice". The 12 nofollow links receive nothing, but the follow links are only going getting 1/24 instead of 1/12. That's why I mentioned that WF has hardly any pagerank to siphon anyway, because every thread theoretically has no "juice" to give due to tens, or even hundreds of internal & external links.

Nofollow links leaking PR?

No, please, nobody remove their forum sig. how would the world react with unbiased comments.

Most webmasters not only are unaware that "nofollow" leaks PR, most do not even know what PR is.

Personally, I think nearly every webmaster should remove the ability to post links in comment sections. They are a waste. If it is a discussion you care about, it gets cluttered up by people just trying to get their stupid link.

I do not accept much of anything you are saying. There is no threat of an absence of backlinks. None of this stuff is new. It's been this way for years and it has not drastically reduced links across the internet.

You are acting like this is some big change that just came out and is going to cause websites across the world to change how they do things.