This is an observation I've made based on my current site vs others I've created/participated in over the years. DBD is the first site I've been involved with that doesn't really use post templates. We allow them, of course, but my member base just doesn't mess with them much. I enjoy them, but I don't really use them if my thread partners don't. This is the first site where I haven't had a request studio set up to make graphics for other players for that reason.
It does seem, though, that sites which use them prolifically attract more new members; and they seem to bring them in more often.
So my general question set is:
Do you use template use as a metric for joining a site?
Are you more or less likely to join a site that frequently uses post templates and graphics? Why?
Does having studios that take graphic requests increase your odds of deciding to join a given site?
Have you made similar observations?