Cross threading
What if I create an Off-Topic -> Chat section which doesn't contribute to post count, is ignored from unreadposts by default, hides signatures, and has some additional unpaid mods pulled from the Wall Observers regulars? It'd be exempt from some of the rules in order to allow for the chatroom-like style.
If we build an Off Topic -> Chat Section would it be able to have a Chartbuddy posting a price every hour without contributing to the total post count that seems like a viable solution to the spam issue.
Moderation wise, more than one mod would probably need to be recruited to moderate in that thread presuming the traffic it gets.
Other points
Value wise the Backlink data to the Wall Street Observer Thread is significant and reaches outside the forum as a distinct starting point or reference
http://smallseotools.com/backlink-checker/WSO acts as a Barometer of sentiment and acts as an echoing chamber of Sober Second thought (Senate), and a social thread not all forum threads need to be on the point with technical numbers and data, mindless garbage works for the media we call it celebrity news.
If the question was do people see value in the thread, then we already answered that from the discussion we see here defending it.
On Anarchy
Bitcoin is a Wild West we do need to remember the roots of it, the moderators might be challenged dealing with it but the viewers and readership is organic and stretches beyond the forum as part of the identity of Bitcoin and acts as a place to vent it out so it is productive in the end, we have to factor in Bitcoin culture not just moderation when looking at these type of threads so maintaining its existence in my opinion is valuable for multiple reasons.