Re: Is BCT dead and most of the traffic just mindless AI zombies now?
by on 07/12/2025, 02:27:11 UTC
⭐ Merited by LoyceV (12) ,Foxpup (6) ,suchmoon (5) ,gmaxwell (5) ,Satofan44 (2) ,TypoTonic (1) ,Cricktor (1) ,JayJuanGee (1) ,vapourminer (1)
I don't think the forum is in a unique situation here. Dead internet theory seems to be proving true in real time. I'm often frustrated by a lot of sites that have users posting / commenting. However, it's particularly bad here because users are actively paid to post.
I think its time to crack down on signature campaigns. They've added a lot to the forum through its own economy, but the quality of the forum has taken a significant hit in terms of quality. I'm not sure the benefit of signature campaigns is outweighing the negatives any more. Whether that's significant restrictions or just outright removal.
Of course, before signature campaigns were a thing, the forum had a less 'professional' feel, but more tightly knitted. I think we should try to sit in the middle of that, maybe leaning towards more personable going forward.
However, absolutely the more reports the better. I personally can't act upon a lot of the posts within Altcoin Discussion, and I do believe that needs a lot of cleanup. I'll have to dedicate some time to reporting there myself.
I think its time to crack down on signature campaigns. They've added a lot to the forum through its own economy, but the quality of the forum has taken a significant hit in terms of quality. I'm not sure the benefit of signature campaigns is outweighing the negatives any more. Whether that's significant restrictions or just outright removal.
Of course, before signature campaigns were a thing, the forum had a less 'professional' feel, but more tightly knitted. I think we should try to sit in the middle of that, maybe leaning towards more personable going forward.
I don't think the mods ever delete anything on their own accord, they are acting on reports 99% of the time, so the solution is to just report every piece of garbage post. Maybe if enough of us start doing this and reporting the same posts, we can kind of raise the bar a little bit.
I can't speak for all mods. However, I tend to go through my sections periodically (ideally daily but depends on real life commitments) that I'm a dedicated moderator in. If I had to estimate, my workload is probably 30% acting on reports and the remaining I've stumbled upon myself. However, absolutely the more reports the better. I personally can't act upon a lot of the posts within Altcoin Discussion, and I do believe that needs a lot of cleanup. I'll have to dedicate some time to reporting there myself.