Topic: How can we stimulate Bitcoin Talk? - page 3. (Read 1013 times)

This forum is far from boring, but the quality of content is shit and gets worse with each passing month the longer we do nothing about it. It's rare you can have a decent conversation about anything in boards like Bitcoin discussion because they're populated and overwhelmed with sig spammers and farmers who only care about making low effort posts as quickly as possible. That obviously needs to be tackled if we want things to change around here. You could do that quite quickly by removing signatures completely from lower ranks and punishing those spam campaigns who pay everyone to make this spam in the first place. Those two simple changes would have a remarkable effect on the shitposting culture around here that has become both tolerated and the norm.

The only way to get a decent conversation is to talk about difficult topics like this one for example. Since they have no idea what people are talking about, it's difficult to spam it. When they will have enough to not be able to participate in the forum perhaps they will start to learn what others are talking about.

I do admit it's difficult to find a decent topic and when there is one, it's difficult to read the interesting posts. Myself, I decided to make only self-moderated thread. There are still a lot of posts that worth to read, personally I bookmarked the interesting posters in a folder and start to read the forum by using my own list.
With Bitcointalk you don't need to visit Coinmakertcap to check the Bitcoin price. You can go in the Speculation sub-forum, you have all info daily
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Today, Bitcoin value is $7,000...
...Hi, Bitcoin is failing, $6,990...
...Bitcoin is going to the moon, $7,002 right now, buy buy buy...)

I wish we could have a whitelist feature like with NoJs, then all other contents are hidden LOL

We cannot force these people in making boring and unconstructive posts as long as there is the existence of bounties in the Marketplace. The problem is, if the forum removed all types of bounty campaigns, the forum will come to a point that there will be no people to come here and post about their queries about crypto. If not, then I am sure that high-ranked and reputable members here will be left.

Another thing is, there are lots of suggestion in this board but none of them has not been approved even though the majority of the people here agreed.

Cases about hacked account is increasing and lots of the members are getting pissed off due to the slow actions of the administrators.

Maybe the new interface of the new forum will also add some factors in order to have a healthy discussions. Just maybe.

And I think the main factor here is the lack of active merit sources just like you who really likes to roam in different section of the forum. I also agreed that 1or 2 merit should be added in order to achieve Jr. Member, it will really help new members to have some time researching about crypto and harness their potential in becoming one of the quality poster. We should just upgrade the merit system to obliterate all useless, crap, bounty farmers. The time will come that they will realize that shitposting does not benefit themselves. They will get tired and stop wasting their time posting crap just to earn a cents.

I think you do not have any problem regarding your merit distribution, at least you are doing your part in order to help promote quality poster and make them realize to post more interesting stuff because they are being appreciated.

The simplest solution we can do is to take action from all the suggestions of reputable forum members here. The merit system is doing its part, maybe we should just upgrade it at some point, specifically merit for Jr. Member.

Eradicate all the useless account by giving them a hard time ranking up to lessen all the spams and shitposting just to get paid.

Some is also here for the technology, despite being mostly a meme nowadays.  

I don't think this will ever happen. When I think about respectable forums, I think about forums with many interested experts. When I think about Bitcointalk, I think about a shitload of spammers who are only here to earn money.

It's not that informed discussions don't exist, it's just a very small fraction, which makes them hard to find. I'll keep doing what I always do: report the bad stuff, merit the good stuff.

nothing like this, it's not boring here, like in the newspaper any news!

Several members have stated in private conversations with me that BT is getting boring. I must admit that I sometimes have trouble stimulating interest, or finding topics where I can contribute. The world is in economic turmoil with various economies on the brink of failure. Alongside this, established and new crypto-currencies and digital banking methods are gaining in popularity and strength. One would expect Bitcoin Talk to be humming at the centre of this revolution. How can we stimulate informed discussions, and help BT to grow away from its current emphasis on the crypto underworld, and gain a place in the respectable financial world?

I've started an initiative to award merits on a different board each day for a week or so, and I'm starting with the political board. Is there a better use for my sMerit awarding time?