I think you are right. The mods will say "we need to keep things organised, otherwise those interested in BTC will be over run with altcoin threads." Which is true.

But then why not create a "Crypto - General" sub forum at the top of the page? Then anyone from anywhere can discuss anything. Things stay as organised as they are today and there is the benefit of some mixing between altcoiners and the "All sh!tcoins are sh!t, we can do that with sidechains" cru. (N.B. when I read this I see "I'm unhappy, hopefully we can do what they are doing today in 1-3 years when sidechains are implemented, assuming we are still relevant then"


The reason they don't add a mixed forum so all ideas can slosh around together is because the current separation is protectionism. It intended to keep a majority of bitcoiners and their investors ignorant. There is a lot of good stuff going on in altcoins, it is a hydra and they are afraid they won't be able to keep up.


Here is the best example I have seen for what I am talking about, the ignorance and arrogance competing at higher and higher levels: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=827725.0

You might think this is 18-24 months old but it is from October 2014 It is also one of my most favourite threads