Quote from: The Pharmacist on August 26, 2017, 12:49:04 AM

Quote from: jk_14 on August 26, 2017, 12:40:21 AM

there's a lot of people who are unaware of these making terrible posts anyways.

Yeah, that's because people don't read, because they're not paid to read--they're paid to post. And it's exactly that that makes this forum so shitty to be around. Garbage posts, over and over. Someone starts a topic asking "How I make money with bitcoin?" and the next 100 posts in the thread all say the same thing: sig campaigns, trading, gambling, bounties, offer a skill. The shitposters learn how to answer that question specifically, and it gets asked over and over. It's tiring. It's tiring to read threads where everyone says the same thing.

Edit: I'm glad this thread exists. The shitposting problem is like the 900 pound gorilla in the room that no one acknowledges. And no one acknowledges that campaign managers aren't doing much to keep these posters out of campaigns anymore.

You misinterpreted my quote. I'm saying that people who are not aware of signature campaigns often post garbage as well. People not reading or paying attention is a very common problem all across society, not just this forum. Places where serious discussions take place are quite rare and few in between.

Of course, this place is special in the sense that signature campaigns amplify this effect quite strongly and I agree with the notion that it's tedious to sift through all the shitposting.
But again, if you pay close attention this shitposting can help you identify successful investment opportunities in a way that a normal forum couldn't, so I'm personally ok with it. There are many other outlets for me to socialize on anyways, so I don't particularly need this place to be one of those as well.