Personally, I met my Master by responding to His personal ad. What drew me to His was that His was long and detailed- and described exactly the sort of relationship He was looking for. Now- we've talked about this and we think it might depend on what you are looking for. Are you looking for something really serious? Would just about any sub do? If your ad is short and general it might appeal to more people- but if you really want to find a certain type of a person, a long detailed ad might be better.

Plus... I find the personals section boring with so many ads that are basically like "Dom looking for sub! PM if interested!" Uuuuugh. Why waste time PMing a million Doms? Put yourself out there a bit- tell a bit about yourself, what you are looking for, etc. You can look at my profile and under "statistics" see the thread I started that was my personal ad on the forums. You can do the same for my Master. These are the types of ads that I am drawn to- but then again, everyone is different.

This is just my $0.02. Do what you feel is best for you.