Topic: [Info]Duplicates topics; How do we stop it? (Read 428 times)

I'm glad you noticed this too. There are lots of spamming topics and it shouldn't be welcomed here. The warning has been repeated over and over concerning this and it seems it has been falling on deaf ears. Maybe is time to use the sledge hammer. Concerning duplicate topic, I think the person's attention should be drawn to an already existing topic for him or her to lock the topic, but if the person is known for always duplicating topics, then something should be done about it.

The board is only 3 pages long, and if they can't take a few minutes to scroll through before starting a new topic, they're not reading enough, which is another issue. It would have been an excellent place to communicate if the duplicate topics were of any quality, but that is not the case here. If the proper steps are not taken now, we may face a larger problem in the future. Don't be surprised if another local board reports this board as a spam hub. 

If we are being realistic, most of the topics on the current page are not good enough. Contributing to the local board does not imply that you must create a topic every three days and then disappear without engagement.

I really don't see any major harm in any of this stuffs and beside this is a baby board and we're all trying out best to keep it active and hoping to see it grow to an increasingly amazing community as well and I aso don't think most of this duplicate topic was created with consciousness of the original topic bit whatever the case might be, since we're all one here, I would suggest that we take things very lightly with whatever mistakes we make here as we're all hoping to grow positively on the forum.

It's been more than 14 days since I posted on this Board, and without a doubt, it's turning into a shithole with a lot of duplicate topics, and if nothing is done now, sooner or later, none of us will return to this place. We don't care about numbers; we only care about quality. I'll begin tagging spammers and make certain they're banned. Enough of these mediocre topics and merit attempts..

Surprisedly; The established members who should be reporting these duplicate topics are the ones spamming on them to meet their weekly post quota.

Since the local community is in favor of it, I will PM Cyrus to request that the thread be pinned.

Furthermore, there is nothing we can do about the political discussion because there isn't a child board to divide it from other posts concerning bitcoin. The majority of those newbies are primarily interested in political debate and low-quality thread to grow activity points BS

Exactly, if the local board rules thread has pined, then everybody go see am and no any excuse again if someone is caught violating any of the rules.

I also have suggestions, because I can see say na mainly political threads them they create for here, na only few users they create thread wey de related to Bitcoin or guidance for us and the beginners' wey they join us.
Is there any way to reduce such posts?

We have a huge problem on our hands, but it's not out of control yet; it's still within management's control. I'm not surprised; I expected this to happen, especially with the number of newbies and new members we have now; everyone wants to be known in the ball by creating more topics and less communication; I know a user who only create topics and fly away; he doesn't interact in his own thread; it's allowed, but it only shows that you are only creating topics for merit gains and not with good intentions which is bad

Things will improve a lot once we have a moderator who will be taking these actions, but until then, try to accommodate oursieves and report unwanted low pots and let the mod do the job.

Thread become difficult to delate when there is a large number of posters on it especially from the established members.

I No know why some user no fit just understand simple English and di Pidgin English. How many times we don warn not to create shit threads and duplication thread, yet nai bi di only thing dem know to do. Di question is dat, must dey create thread? Why can't they make comments instead of spamming and fucking shit thread. Pesen go come home dey see all di nonsense. Election rigging, how una see am all dis nonsense will stop oo. I wan to learn better things for here. Please make di pple wey dey bring pple to di forum give dem orientation, if not wen we go start di clean up e fit touch ur roof. Di rain go drop every corner, wey go affect many pple. We have warn enough, there will be no blame game again, wen di time come, Igebotz, Charles-Tim, Brainboss , Smartvirus e no go fit save u again bcoz di warning now is obvious. Remember there is no begging I'm di forum.

This duplicate topic of a thing is getting worrisome and beginning to make the board get boring. I expect us to look into this. As members, seeing a topic related to what you want to create a thread for, you are expected to make it as a comment rather than spamming the board with already existing similar topic. If this continues, it will keep repeating itself on and on till we will get tired of looking at our very own local board.
If it is possible to get some topics  deleted or moved to join similar topic that would be nice. .

Brother, the forum no they ban person because e create duplicate topics, wetin forum they mostly ban people for na when they plagiarise or carry malware they share to other users, so reporting duplicate topics no mean say you no like the person wey create the topic or you want make the person enter wahala, no be so, if you report these duplicate topics, moderator will only delete the ones wey people create after the original topic/thread and that is all.

Having said that, reporting duplicate topics na just one of the ways to keep the board free from spam, but instead of reporting the topics you fit also show the person wey start the duplicate topic the original topic on that subject so that e go fit lock him own thread, come continue the discussion for the original thread.

beg all our oga them and experts for this board wey dey make the board dey active and dey go well. About the issue of reporting to moderator based on error of the OP,that one go make people feel say we no like each other and e fit make many people no come dey participate for local board. Here na we own board so users need to dey free talk them mind,no be say u go come dey fear to talk because people dey wait for your mistake to use nail you. Nobody know  pass, you wey go report person to moderator, them come banned am base on say e break the rules, you no know wether tomorrow fit be your turn. Let's act matured and forget that this is local board,just the way we try our best to keep to the rules and regulations of the forum when posting or comment,should also apply here in our board. No duplicates,instead chip in on the already created thread. Let everyone try to make our board clean to avoid spamming,PM the duplicator to lock his/her thread so that everybody can be carried along.
I see sense to all the discussion for this thread.

Suggestions
Any person wey see duplicate post or off topic posts, make the person quickly reply for the post and tell the person to lock the topic because person don already create am.
If the person wey create the topic see the reply make him lock the thread sharply make we no for dey worry moderators, make their eyes no dey chook enter here. Since wey we never get board we still deh arrange ourselves well.

I understand where you dey come from and that's why I say just because two thread get the same kind of title or similar titles no mean say dem be the same. Abi we no dey see for main board wey something go happen for the industry and thousands of threads go pop up. The idea to put all this una one thread no bad but e go discourage some kind useful threads wey supposed dey surface from others reasoning. The more something is been talked about is the more attention gets given to the thing.

Checkout our local board achievement. I think una know say for like 5-6 years wey I dun dey this forum, no other local board was created. We're the first and na because we make better noise. The constant pumping up of threads gave attention to us and people self benefited as men come dey reason how we dey write they review our posts. We all go put head together make this thing work but make we no dey too toxic, una know say one person no fit make this board a success. As we dey correct make we do am with love, we need each other to achieve greater heights.

And for people wey wan dey create threads, can you please make it more reasonable no be to come write 2-4 line and you dey expect us to take the topic as a thread, seriously?.

Baba true sense dey for waiten you talk but the thing be say those two topics get wide differences because.
The first thread is just a cbn short term policy for forest protections and the thing be say, some Nigeria in the diaspora have taken that window of spending naira using international cards through the forest windows and subsidy from government, in fact some of them turn the thing to a business.
But my thread is a discussion thread, I aim to update the thread as the development unfolds, with in-depth information and data analysis and in no time, you will see the result of my efforts on that thread.

Although everyone will see it from different dimensions, and as for me I see am as one dimension, luk at also the similarities of the two I found 4rom di threads. , in other words, Naira card means Domestic Card in Nigeria. Another clearly similarities, 1. He made mentioned not Naira card and u made mentioned of Domestic Card which I believe one idealogy. 2. Di first thread is toking about di termination of International withdrawal from di Naira Cards and di second thread is toking about the termination of Domestic Cards and fused it in one, so they are all token about card termination (stop). One of the article must have caused di creation of the other article.
That means as an experience writer in the forum, you can use it as a comment in the first Thread and it would still suit your purpose. And it would be nice.
But no wahala wi nid dem to progress, just dat we r trying 2 clean di board. 🤝. One love

Agbe, I will urge you to take the time to read carefully the content of both threads you mentioned. because assuming both threads are same which is not, it then mean the thread on the introduction of national domestic card created by myself is a duplicate.
I will like you to get some points clear to better you understanding on the whole subject matter of thread duplication and quality posting if you have any form of misconceptions on both terms:
Differences between both topics:
Suspension of international naira cards:
- this boarders more on international card users that is those spending the naira oversee and other online shops, it has nothing to do with domestic card usage, so the Nigerians in the diaspora who used CNB forest widows and spending their naira using foreign cards e.g debit/ credit cards.
 Introduction of Nigeria National domestic cards
- this is the first of it kind it's a national tech project, there is nothing of it kind before in the history of Nigeria and CBN being able to come up with a national project such as development of a National card goes beyond just financial transactions it extended to the level of Nigeria IT & tech innovation as to compete with other international firms such as visa, master cards and what have you.
So both topics have wide range of difference and every financial and economic analysts will be able to point out their differences with just a glance, but I am surprised to see you mentioned those topics in your examples.
I mean no offences neither am I trying to deviate from this topic but I just want to make an honest clarification you you views and trying to save honest learners from getting a mixup due to you comments here.
 

As amusing as it may sound, those creating duplicate topics are long-term members who have been around for a while, so the topic is more of a warning than an attack.


No, those statistics were gathered from the day the other thread was moved to the board, which I believe was the first thread on the board. According to the statistics I'm looking at, we've already accomplished a lot.

your congratulatory message was the first https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.61474220

If I recall correctly, the number of topics moved to the board is no more than five.

All this chart and statistics people na so una go use this figures dem dey deceive us. You dey carry activity wey dey before the board was given carry enter the new baord activeness ahh brother fear God na. Also those threads number has thread that were moved from main board to the local board. I no dey say we no dey try but we aren't dat active especially if we dey rate ourselves against how we been dey active before we get the board self.


The two pages we dey talk so, no forget say some older threads were moved here and na so so those similar political talk full here to make am the two pages then the duplicate discussion come follow. I no dey in support of duplicate discussion before misunderstanding go dey but make we no create create thread, e go reduce the topic creation and we need them but quality ones sha. A simple solution na to report as you see low quality or duplicate ones and send that person PM to lock am. Make we no discourage people willingness to engage the local board.

Two pages wey we don get in just one month make sense na, i no think say Theymos go ever regret giving us our own local board or reject other request because of how we handled ours, we they do very well for this local board, but we no suppose rush things too much, the board they very active and we no need duplicate topics to fill the board up, i believe say na quality discussions we they find, if we fit get am then all is good, even if activity no too much.
So far the topic they related/similar, even if person get different point of view, them suppose post am for the original thread and talk their own view for there, starting a new topic when a similar topic they because person get different point of view no too choke if you ask me.

I don't mean to dabble into what criteria to use in measuring post quality or threads, but the fact is  I want to make one thing very clear here which is in the area of data and accuracy in our discussion here in the Nigeria local board, I understand that in recent time we have witnessed an increase in activities which is normal due to two factors:
1: anxiety from newbies who want to make the presence
 known by creating low-quality threads in the name of discussions instead of just making the normal introduction as it has been the custom and rule in this local board.
But to make things clear we should try as much as possible to do data collection and facts of all our comments here on the local board, since this is a local board we have access to raw data and don't depend on social media and all the other mainstream media for data as there are high practices of corruption and fake news, we try to make this board as clean as possible and all that we need to do right now is to increase our activities level, instead of attacking newbies let fine way to put them though and anywhere we can do that we may need to destroy the low-quality thread or duplicate thread with a higher quality and real fact thread that will pass the right information to the general public with the right information.