Topic: What happened to BitcoinTalk in the last years? - page 2. (Read 472 times)
The issue isn't that you can be paid on the forum, nor is it that some people don't speak English that well. The real issue is that there are too many out there who only write posts to get their post count up. If most of us spoke bad English but were interested in Bitcoin and crypto in general, it wouldn't be an issue since there wouldn't be spam. I've been there myself - when it gets easy to earn, your efforts diminish and so you don't care much about what you're writing anymore. Unless you truly care about the forum, you wouldn't care.
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I feel like BitcoinTalk became some sort of "earning opportunity" over the years
On Reddit it is paid shills. On Twitter, Facebook it is paid bounty participants. You can see the similarity now?Quote
and now it's now just a bunch of people who are new to bitcoin and can barely form sentences in english.
Language barriers might be present for such incidents to be present. I specially found certain country users English to be barely understandable or sometimes even give a wrong meaning. Not that you can help that, but guide them to post in their "Local" sections. Otherwise, just report the post as "Offtopic" and most of the times it gets acted upon by mods.Quote
I think that the more Bitcoin gets covered by news posts, social-media, etc..
News sites are niche and they run mostly on the news already being posted on mainstream news or paid articles from crypto related businesses. I dont think comparing the forum to news sites is same. There is a marketplace area in this forum too where some people running businesses and a technical and mining related section.Social media is the worst place to be associated with crypto. In case you are a long time user, you would already know this.
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The more people join the forum and spam bounty campaigns and seem to be spamming posts to earn merit which is something that you wouldn't see in the last years.
Spam posts will not earn merits. Because merit sources are handpicked by the admin, you can be sure of this.More people joining the forum is a good thing - it shows bitcoin is being adopted globally - do you not want that?
Lastly, if you dont like the content in this forum, why are you still here? You are free to leave if you wish to.
I feel like BitcoinTalk became some sort of "earning opportunity" over the years and now it's now just a bunch of people who are new to bitcoin and can barely form sentences in english. What happened?
I think that the more Bitcoin gets covered by news posts, social-media, etc.. The more people join the forum and spam bounty campaigns and seem to be spamming posts to earn merit which is something that you wouldn't see in the last years.
You have a point, but I disagree with your opinion.I think that the more Bitcoin gets covered by news posts, social-media, etc.. The more people join the forum and spam bounty campaigns and seem to be spamming posts to earn merit which is something that you wouldn't see in the last years.
1. You wouldn't earn merit if you only create spam posts.
2. Rank up system before merit system was implemented is sucks because you can rank up based on your activity only, you can create one liner spam posts and 2 years old account, you'll rank up to legendary easily. So, merit is far better than previous.
Since on bounties you'll be accepted even if you're a spammer and no strict rules about it, there no solution except the manager more strict to accept participants and report spam post to moderators.
Move this thread to Meta section.
I think more than just the bounty earners or Sig campaigners (myself included), this forum has a lot of people deeply involved in the functioning of sub-boards and economies there. There are the campaign managers, spam hunters, scam catchers, plagiarism catchers, Alt-coin evangelists, hardware sellers, collectible enthusiasts, gamblers. A huge group of users deeply invested in the platform. As @mk4 said, it is still better than having to go on facebook and go through an AI suggested newsfeed.
The forum still hosts the likes of G. Maxwell and Achow who appear once in a while with the core updates as well as to provide information in the Technical discussion section. Even a decentralized cryptocurrency which cannot be taken down by anyone needs a roundtable once in a while. In a scenario when all else will break down, i think the forum will still remain a congregation spot.
The forum still hosts the likes of G. Maxwell and Achow who appear once in a while with the core updates as well as to provide information in the Technical discussion section. Even a decentralized cryptocurrency which cannot be taken down by anyone needs a roundtable once in a while. In a scenario when all else will break down, i think the forum will still remain a congregation spot.
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We're all of the same opinion but just because some group of people are more invested in abusing the privilege given to them, that doesn't mean other have to be punished for it, I guess that's the reason behind theymos not banning all the avenues to profit monetary from the forum like signature and bounties.
Users that does adhere to the rule and regulations of the forum and spend most of their time on the forum do deserve same like social media feelings (earning opportunity). This days 90% of the social platform can be used as a host platform for personal side hustles or earn directly from the sites. I believe the forum does have the interest of giving her users such feeling as they stays engage with the forum.
The forum would had been a more friendly environment if everyone understand what the privilege are and not considered them to be some milking avenue for their financial difficulties but that's too much to ask from the spammers.
It has been this way since like 2016-2017. While it sucks that a HUGE majority are only here solely for the money, you can still have some great conversations if you just filter out all the noise. It's the simple fact that every communications platforms will have their downsides— Bitcointalk has bounty spammers, while Reddit and Twitter has some coin shillers.
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I feel like BitcoinTalk became some sort of "earning opportunity" over the years and now it's now just a bunch of people who are new to bitcoin and can barely form sentences in english. What happened?
I think that the more Bitcoin gets covered by news posts, social-media, etc.. The more people join the forum and spam bounty campaigns and seem to be spamming posts to earn merit which is something that you wouldn't see in the last years.
Let me know what you guys think.
I think that the more Bitcoin gets covered by news posts, social-media, etc.. The more people join the forum and spam bounty campaigns and seem to be spamming posts to earn merit which is something that you wouldn't see in the last years.
Let me know what you guys think.
What Board in the forum you usually reading post? I regularly visiting many threads daily and I only read few newbie post that describes your concern. I usually post on Altcoin, Gambling and Meta. Maybe you are always visiting spam Megathread on Discussion board or Beginners and Help board. There's a lot of newbie post out there that don't have much quality for learning. I'm in the forum for many years and this is not the first time this issue occur so don't be sad. It's part of a newbie phase which will develop in the future once they are actively engaging on discussion here. Forum is still standing despite of bunch spam post during 2017 ICO season tho. This is not the worst if you've been during that time. Maybe check those blacklist spammer user of different trusted user here like Actmyname, Lauda and many more...
Spammer List Thread:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/spammer-blacklist-the-shitlist-4440941
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/new-sig-spammerblacklist-clean-start-for-all-5183601
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/new-sig-spammerblacklist-clean-start-for-all-5183601
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/smas-signature-managers-against-spam-light-version-1545652
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/public-list-of-yobit-spammersthis-ones-gonna-be-long-boys-1241968
I think the forum should have diversified content. If it is limited to the topic of bitcoin, the number of active people will be less and less.
Have You Explored This Forum? Lots of Sub-Boards You Can See Based on Your Interests.
If you want to discuss Bitcoin, you can go here: Bitcoin Discussion (We Already Here Now) | Altcoins?, You Can See Here: Altcoins Discussion, and much more. I know you just joined this forum last month, but you should have explored before making a statement.
When novices find bounty, they will be more inclined to participate in the bounty program than to study the spirit of Bitcoin.
I also feel sad if someone joins a forum without the intention of learning, but what else? Everyone Has Their Own Purpose In This Forum. and we have no right to force people.
As more and more people know Bitcoin, this phenomenon is almost inevitable. For more ordinary people, whether they can make money through cryptocurrency is the most important reason they care about this field. When novices find bounty, they will be more inclined to participate in the bounty program than to study the spirit of Bitcoin.
I think the forum should have diversified content. If it is limited to the topic of bitcoin, the number of active people will be less and less. Bitcoin is the king of the cryptocurrency kingdom. I want to compare altcoins to his people (which is inappropriate). We also need to care for his people. There are swindlers, unscrupulous bastards, and good people who really want to promote the progress of the cryptocurrency industry.
I feel like BitcoinTalk became some sort of "earning opportunity" over the years and now it's now just a bunch of people who are new to bitcoin and can barely form sentences in english. What happened?
I think that the more Bitcoin gets covered by news posts, social-media, etc.. The more people join the forum and spam bounty campaigns and seem to be spamming posts to earn merit which is something that you wouldn't see in the last years.
Let me know what you guys think.
I think that the more Bitcoin gets covered by news posts, social-media, etc.. The more people join the forum and spam bounty campaigns and seem to be spamming posts to earn merit which is something that you wouldn't see in the last years.
Let me know what you guys think.
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