Yeah it's funny. I have 3 working pay for porn sites and don't have an affiliate program as I don't feel it's necessary yet.. mayber at 5 sites.. but not yet.

I think you're right about the newer webmasters wanting to be players or possibly established webmasters preparing in advance for when they add new sites to a program that currently only has one site.

Maybe for some it's like buying a 5 bedroom house for 2 people... anticipating the future?