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Not only these, you will get lot of scam videos in which people will suggesting to buy a ponzi coin to others for their referral bonuses.
Topic: It's no wonder we are infested with bounty and airdrop spammers - page 3. (Read 922 times)
Not only these, you will get lot of scam videos in which people will suggesting to buy a ponzi coin to others for their referral bonuses.
Ah, that video was just a basic tutorial for idiots. I was expecting a tutorial on how to game the system, but this was obviously made by some illiterate teenager in some country far, far away.
It was the next video in the playlist that had me more concerned, because it was about how to join signature campaigns. The guy did a great job explaining it, I'll give him that, but the mere existence of it makes my skin crawl. Part of what he says: "This is your opportunity to get rich. If you're a teenager with no money or no job, this is a way to start. I mean all you have to do is give a little of your time and to be engaged. And then you earn bitcoin guys, it's that simple."
Added LOL was the comments on the video. Exactly the comments we see on bitcointalk.
This is not the only video that shows how to earn money on bitcointalk. Here's another one : https://youtube.com/watch?v=v5-SaZWm88oIt was the next video in the playlist that had me more concerned, because it was about how to join signature campaigns. The guy did a great job explaining it, I'll give him that, but the mere existence of it makes my skin crawl. Part of what he says: "This is your opportunity to get rich. If you're a teenager with no money or no job, this is a way to start. I mean all you have to do is give a little of your time and to be engaged. And then you earn bitcoin guys, it's that simple."
Added LOL was the comments on the video. Exactly the comments we see on bitcointalk.
I happened to mention this like 2-3 months ago here, and then the thread got dissolved into a classic let's spam here thread.
This doesn't end here, I just searched "bitcointalk" on YouTube and here were the first 5 results :
Again, it doesn't end there. Here are articles on how to earn money on bitcointalk :
https://steemit.com/bitcointalk/@akhilesh10/how-to-make-money-on-bitcointalk
https://deeponion.org/community/threads/how-to-make-money-on-bitcointalk.8600/
https://99bitcoins.com/how-to-earn-bitcoins-fast-free/
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-earn-bitcoins-without-any-investments
I am pretty sure I can find much more, but then again we have seen worse like making Facebook groups to remove The Pharmacist from DT .
Just look at the comments on the link The Pharmacist referenced. Comments like "How do I rank up on Bitcointalk" and these are the type of users who are the problem right now. They don't care about Bitcointalk, Bitcoin or even cryptocurrencies. They won't even look at the rules, yet they are earning a living by spamming the forum. Like if you are getting paid a decent rate at your job that normally motivates you to perform better at it but, it just seems to have the opposite effect here.
I didn't realize that people have gone so far to make tutorials on youtube though. I've seen a few steemit articles but, judging by the views on that youtube video it seems like this is a pretty in demand topic.
I didn't realize that people have gone so far to make tutorials on youtube though. I've seen a few steemit articles but, judging by the views on that youtube video it seems like this is a pretty in demand topic.
The numbers make it nigh on impossible. With a million accounts signing up in the last year, the mods will have their hands full if they start evaluating all members. Newbie jail isn't bad, but asking moderators to evaluate all accounts would be asking too much.
I suspect most of them wouldn't post, but having read Bitarts post, I think it could be combined with a merit count. You need to earn at least 5 merits ( say) to be able to post on other boards. That would allow the community to choose new members to allow onto the main boards.
Ah, that video was just a basic tutorial for idiots. I was expecting a tutorial on how to game the system, but this was obviously made by some illiterate teenager in some country far, far away.
It was the next video in the playlist that had me more concerned, because it was about how to join signature campaigns. The guy did a great job explaining it, I'll give him that, but the mere existence of it makes my skin crawl. Part of what he says: "This is your opportunity to get rich. If you're a teenager with no money or no job, this is a way to start. I mean all you have to do is give a little of your time and to be engaged. And then you earn bitcoin guys, it's that simple."
Added LOL was the comments on the video. Exactly the comments we see on bitcointalk.
It was the next video in the playlist that had me more concerned, because it was about how to join signature campaigns. The guy did a great job explaining it, I'll give him that, but the mere existence of it makes my skin crawl. Part of what he says: "This is your opportunity to get rich. If you're a teenager with no money or no job, this is a way to start. I mean all you have to do is give a little of your time and to be engaged. And then you earn bitcoin guys, it's that simple."
Added LOL was the comments on the video. Exactly the comments we see on bitcointalk.
The numbers make it nigh on impossible. With a million accounts signing up in the last year, the mods will have their hands full if they start evaluating all members. Newbie jail isn't bad, but asking moderators to evaluate all accounts would be asking too much.
I suspect most of them wouldn't post, but having read Bitarts post, I think it could be combined with a merit count. You need to earn at least 5 merits ( say) to be able to post on other boards. That would allow the community to choose new members to allow onto the main boards.
Here is just one of the YouTube spamming tutorials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQH7B5lWFSE
Now that's 4 minutes of my life wasted! Then again, if you need a video tutorial to make an account and start spamming, you shouldn't be here at all. I know many spammers are uneducated, but didn't expect something this bad to have 2000+ views.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQH7B5lWFSE
What happens if we only allow the newbies to post in specific threads
The forum used to have a Newbie jail, but it was closed. With 464 registrations per day, it's a lot of work to review posts.Quote
After, they have received their 3rd merit for quality posts, they will be able to post in the whole forum.
This could actually work, assuming there are enough volunteers to go through countless numbers of shitposts in the Newbie Zone, to find the few posts that deserve merit. Here is just one of the YouTube spamming tutorials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQH7B5lWFSE
The suggested post is the usual rubbish that we need to eradicate, and the YouTube viewer replying doesn't even appear to be competent enough to work through the signup process.
I believe that we need a startup board, so that the mods can evaluate new members. Without that it will not be possible to control the flood of several thousand hopeful spammers every day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQH7B5lWFSE
The suggested post is the usual rubbish that we need to eradicate, and the YouTube viewer replying doesn't even appear to be competent enough to work through the signup process.
I believe that we need a startup board, so that the mods can evaluate new members. Without that it will not be possible to control the flood of several thousand hopeful spammers every day.
The numbers make it nigh on impossible. With a million accounts signing up in the last year, the mods will have their hands full if they start evaluating all members. Newbie jail isn't bad, but asking moderators to evaluate all accounts would be asking too much.
@theymos [mob/mod-rule].
What does that mean - have I broken some rule with this thread?
What happens if we only allow the newbies to post in specific threads, which threads won't count in the campaigns, so there will be no use to spam the forum, because they won't earn any money with their first posts?
After, they have received their 3rd merit for quality posts, they will be able to post in the whole forum.
Any cons?
@theymos [mob/mod-rule].
What does that mean - have I broken some rule with this thread?
Here is just one of the YouTube spamming tutorials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQH7B5lWFSE
The suggested post is the usual rubbish that we need to eradicate, and the YouTube viewer replying doesn't even appear to be competent enough to work through the signup process.
I believe that we need a startup board, so that the mods can evaluate new members. Without that it will not be possible to control the flood of several thousand hopeful spammers every day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQH7B5lWFSE
The suggested post is the usual rubbish that we need to eradicate, and the YouTube viewer replying doesn't even appear to be competent enough to work through the signup process.
I believe that we need a startup board, so that the mods can evaluate new members. Without that it will not be possible to control the flood of several thousand hopeful spammers every day.
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