Topic: Why are mod not locking long threads on the gambling board discussion anymore - page 2. (Read 522 times)
June 12, 2024, 04:51:16 AM
Perhaps you can start yourself. If you write a report to the moderators with a request to close the topic because it has long exhausted its subject, I think that the moderators will not refuse you this. But really, it’s worth talking about topics that have crossed the boundaries of discussion; there are a lot of them, and they are very long; the answers are neither unique nor useful. Moreover, it is safe to say that no one reads them.
June 12, 2024, 04:35:02 AM
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At this moment, I could report over 30 topics that have at least 15+ pages and are not in the Gambling board, and in which members are literally beating a dead horse without the OP getting at least 1 merit or writing something in that topic for several months. However, when I see how some members react to their topic being locked, and when I see that most of them don't mind spam megathreads, I no longer have the will to engage in such things.
It would be logical for each member to take care to close his own topic when it becomes completely meaningless and irrelevant. Those who do it are less than 1%.
June 11, 2024, 10:21:31 PM
If signature spam and shitposting is something that will keep this forum alive, then we should refrain from reports as often as possible - although realistically, compared to a few years ago, the number of reports is very low. It's not that there is no reason for reports, but it is obvious that many who actively did it got tired of the obvious fight with windmills.
Here I disagree with you. If there is someone who constantly spams in the section, or who shitposts or who breaks the rules we should act against him by reporting and tagging. A recent example would be “unlimitedmoneygenerator” aka “GluttonyY”.
And I don't think it's wrong to report threads that are too long to be locked or some if they are low value. But being aware that that section is what it is, that it has been very important in the history of Bitcoin and Bitcointalk, and that the discussions are not going to be of great quality usually. Besides that it is what keeps the forum traffic alive today.
June 11, 2024, 05:53:49 PM
What I knew about gambling discussion board before was that if a thread is going more than 5 pages already, moderator will lock the thread. It was kind of fun at the time.
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Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
Simply put, no one reports it that goes in their moderate dashboard/panel/log. I'm not so sure if mods will go by gambling board, put his time in the line to keep checking every threads and do the mod functions. ...
Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
Well, that's what i always thought unless not otherwise.
June 11, 2024, 04:49:23 PM
Some people will just enter the forum and read what someone on page 1 posted and quote it and what he will post at page 6 or 7 or more. What would have been posted repeatedly on page 1, 2, or 3. Some people will even be posting what they have posted before on another way.
Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
Incessant spamming will never end in this forum.... I'd rather bet my account on this one; There's absolutely no perfect way to totally eradicate repetitive postings... Absolutely not! You wanna pronounce it as a punishable offense? They'll somehow get past that as well.Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
Shit has been happening in the gambling section; including the repetition of self-acclaimed, already discussed topics... Instances are like -- someone pops out of nowhere with this same old, exegerratedly repeated bizarre post - WTF is wrong with people creating threads about gambling addition?? C'mon!! One person dare comes up with their own grammatical beautification, another follows suit... Sometimes, i don't even know what gambling discussions to post in..
June 11, 2024, 11:59:19 AM
Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
Maybe people like us have not yet joined the forum when all these were in place, nut i will say that locking a thread should only be on the reason if it had not been given any reply after crossing a particular numbers of pages, some discussions could be as better as having it continues even if its over 10 pages if you're following up the discussion thread, which make me to feel from my own opinion that a page may be allowed to get to 10 as it may be before locking up if there were no more discussions on it.
June 11, 2024, 11:57:20 AM
Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
I don't think it's a good idea because this is not the right solution to this problem. And why only talk about gambling discussion when many other discussions have such an issue (I don't think it is an issue). If you think someone is spamming and you see some posts then simply report it to the moderator. I think the right solution would be to spread awareness among members to not to spam the forum just to increase the post count or activity or to fulfill a signature quota. Proper guidance is the right option, it should be the manager's job (I think) to make sure their participants are not spamming to complete their quota, and many did too.So, I think members should read the discussion ongoing on the last 3 pages and should try to take part in it, Although I don't post on long threads I mostly post on new threads and try to give my unique POV there as soon as possible as many members can have the same POV like me so I try to share first haha.
June 11, 2024, 11:18:23 AM
I agree on both points. On the one hand I have sometimes reported threads in that section to be locked, as they were over 50 pages. The moderators acted but in the end I got tired of it.
And on the other hand, let's leave the gambling section as it is. As much as it may bother some people, it is the one that keeps this forum alive. If you want this to be a forum with no traffic and something more like a cemetery where someone goes to see Satoshi's grave, attack the section a lot.
And on the other hand, let's leave the gambling section as it is. As much as it may bother some people, it is the one that keeps this forum alive. If you want this to be a forum with no traffic and something more like a cemetery where someone goes to see Satoshi's grave, attack the section a lot.
If signature spam and shitposting is something that will keep this forum alive, then we should refrain from reports as often as possible - although realistically, compared to a few years ago, the number of reports is very low. It's not that there is no reason for reports, but it is obvious that many who actively did it got tired of the obvious fight with windmills.
June 11, 2024, 10:58:48 AM
Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
Now that the most active signature campaign we have on the forum right now is gambling, which requires campaigners to post on the gambling board, locking up an old thread won’t change anything, in my opinion; rather, it will still create room for more spamming.Members will just keep on creating new threads all the time because they need to fill up their post quota. That's just a fact. If there is no place for them to post again, they will just create a new topic, and when that one is due for locking up, more topics will arise.
June 11, 2024, 10:20:59 AM
There should be no benchmark for the number of pages that will be locked. There are some discussion which has exceeded ten pages but are still relevant. Discussion in such threads might still be educative or informative. I suggest that the moderator use there discretion and handle the situation in a case by case pattern. Let a thread be locked anytime the moderator deems suitable.
The boxing discussion is one of these because it is a progressive event and if the thread is created 2 or 3 months before the fight expect boxing fans here to do their own research and contribute to the discussion to keep the discussion before and after the fight, sometimes there's still so many things to discuss after the fight is over especially if the fight is a controversial one.
I support other discussion locks based on the discretion of the moderators or creators, but in sporting events, it should be after the post-game analysis, which could happen two weeks after the fight.
June 11, 2024, 10:18:53 AM
Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
I think a little "Revision" to some suggestions and rules of the gambling discussion section, i think it's ok against mod policy, the gambling discussion board is becoming a time bomb attack these days, considering the mods control periodically with reports, maybe putting an active mod on there wouldn't be a hindrance if complaints about gambling discussions weren't so abundant.To enable a mod or two in there, I think it's a good idea, maybe there's at least a rule that mentions.
"Whoever creates a topic on the gambling discussion board, if there has been enough discussion about gambling, please lock the topic, if it exceeds 3-5 pages, the topic will be locked".
For example: this topic.
Topic: The madness of gambling addicts.
I've already swallowed 116 pages about addiction and now that the topic is being brought up again, that's one thing.
Only wants the best.
June 11, 2024, 10:11:12 AM
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Why are mod not locking long threads on the gambling board discussion anymore
How many topics have you personally reported without them being locked afterwards?
In most cases, mods work in relation to reports and not independently - if there are no reports, there is no action. In addition, let's imagine that someone locks only 30% of topics in Gambling, wouldn't there be a flood of complaints considering that 90% of sig campaigns are related to gambling?
I agree on both points. On the one hand I have sometimes reported threads in that section to be locked, as they were over 50 pages. The moderators acted but in the end I got tired of it.
And on the other hand, let's leave the gambling section as it is. As much as it may bother some people, it is the one that keeps this forum alive. If you want this to be a forum with no traffic and something more like a cemetery where someone goes to see Satoshi's grave, attack the section a lot.
June 11, 2024, 09:18:45 AM
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Why are mod not locking long threads on the gambling board discussion anymore
How many topics have you personally reported without them being locked afterwards?
In most cases, mods work in relation to reports and not independently - if there are no reports, there is no action. In addition, let's imagine that someone locks only 30% of topics in Gambling, wouldn't there be a flood of complaints considering that 90% of sig campaigns are related to gambling?
June 11, 2024, 09:18:22 AM
And why it's only on gambling board? 
this should be done on every board without exception.
I agree and beyond boards mentioned by you, let look at Serious discussion board. this should be done on every board without exception.Read this board to find serious topics. I am serious that you will find many no value topics there and I really can not figure out why they created those topics in Serious Discussion board while they can do it in Bitcoin Discussion, Economics and other boards.
Beginners & Help (mostly newbie ask for guide)
Repeating threads, questions from newbies and repetitive answers from other newbies. I am bored with those threads and don't want to join with replies because I guess they will not read my replies at all. 
June 11, 2024, 09:13:11 AM
And why it's only on gambling board? this should be done on every board without exception.
Spam is spam, other boards are also full of repetitive posts, see Economics (mostly talk about getting rich, money management and self motivation), Bitcoin Discussion (mostly talk about praising Bitcoin), Beginners & Help (mostly newbie ask for guide), Speculation (most people throwing their random number without any reason).
this should be done on every board without exception.Spam is spam, other boards are also full of repetitive posts, see Economics (mostly talk about getting rich, money management and self motivation), Bitcoin Discussion (mostly talk about praising Bitcoin), Beginners & Help (mostly newbie ask for guide), Speculation (most people throwing their random number without any reason).
June 11, 2024, 09:09:45 AM
What I knew about gambling discussion board before was that if a thread is going more than 5 pages already, moderator will lock the thread. It was kind of fun at the time.
I never knew any moderator does it in Gambling board because of threads go more than 5 pages. They can lock threads, move threads to Off-topic boards but not because 5 page threshold.What I knew is some campaign managers don't count posts after page #5 like Best Change campaign. Some other campaign managers have their own definitions on Mega spam threads and their thresholds can be page 5, page 10, whatever they decide.
Recently I observed that the moderators were moving some gambling threads to off-topic discussions in their bid to clean the board.
I support this react from moderators when some posters create non sense topics, to make sure their posts for campaigns are always in first pages and will always be counted by managers. It's creative adaption from spammers but moderators see this style and they reacted properly with their moderation. 
June 11, 2024, 08:44:21 AM
Please after page 3, why not locking the thread again on gambling board? It may no be done for all threads, but moderators can easily see some threads to lock instead of repetitive posts.
Recently I observed that the moderators were moving some gambling threads to off-topic discussions in their bid to clean the board. It brought some concerns to most gambling posters who were not comfortable with this move because it had some effect. Locking the thread immediately or after some pages might be a better alternative to moving threads to off-topic. Moderators could just lock threads they think are inappropriate so that people will stop commenting on them. It is better because posts that are moved to off-topic are not usually counted by campaign managers.
To me I don't see it as spamming in fact if you must know locking such thread increase more spamming because anyone who wants to reply in that particular thread will likely go create another topic to continue that discussion in another way but without knowing it's same discussion that already been discussed out there. What I can plead with is to lock a thread after 10 pages, I think they won't be classified as mega thread.
There should be no benchmark for the number of pages that will be locked. There are some discussion which has exceeded ten pages but are still relevant. Discussion in such threads might still be educative or informative. I suggest that the moderator use there discretion and handle the situation in a case by case pattern. Let a thread be locked anytime the moderator deems suitable.
June 11, 2024, 08:43:30 AM
To me I don't see it as spamming in fact if you must know locking such thread increase more spamming because anyone who wants to reply in that particular thread will likely go create another topic to continue that discussion in another way but without knowing it's same discussion that already been discussed out there. What I can plead with is to lock a thread after 10 pages, I think they won't be classified as mega thread.
Some threads deserve to be locked but Predictions/Discussion threads are very much active, updates like newer matches that are easier to be seen by the users who participated in these threads. We already have subscribed to these threads as its an ongoing discussion. If they are locked, the participants are just going to keep creating new threads for new matches.
But I agree it's easy to spam on those long threads which users who regularly participate should be encouraged to report.
June 11, 2024, 08:42:14 AM
It depends on the topic being discussed. Most of the long threads in the gambling board are for the major leagues that run for a full season. I think the English Premiership have the longest thread, two threads running concurrently yet the discussion is active and engaging. Indeed, events in these leagues are discussed daily until the season ends and there was never any case of post bursting. Therefore, I see the need of locking a thread with active discussion.
June 11, 2024, 08:35:01 AM
To me I don't see it as spamming in fact if you must know locking such thread increase more spamming because anyone who wants to reply in that particular thread will likely go create another topic to continue that discussion in another way but without knowing it's same discussion that already been discussed out there. What I can plead with is to lock a thread after 10 pages, I think they won't be classified as mega thread.
Some threads deserve to be locked but Predictions/Discussion threads are very much active, updates like newer matches that are easier to be seen by the users who participated in these threads. We already have subscribed to these threads as its an ongoing discussion. If they are locked, the participants are just going to keep creating new threads for new matches.
But I agree it's easy to spam on those long threads which users who regularly participate should be encouraged to report.
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