I think he's more than aware of the issue with spam here and you'd have to be blind or have your head in the sand not to see that. I think he takes it seriously otherwise he wouldn't have created it, but that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun in naming it, which may or may not be an attempt to also acknowledge the ridiculousness of the situation, but I don't think there's anything wrong with a little humour especially on this forum.
I assume there are just too many potential consequences with modifying existing boards? I mean if you're going to be serious about it, why push the serious people into an "Other" subforum so the shitposters can continue to overrun the main boards this forum is known for? Maybe I'm being too critical, I believe it is a positive addition, and maybe the Tower will become what I would hope it to become... but without visibility, it may not get much attention and most will continue to go to the main boards. Is this just accepting defeat on the main boards and providing a place for people to flee?
I'm sure it can be moved and hopefully will, but maybe there just wasn't a more appropriate place for it at the time or he didn't think too much into its placement. If it doesn't belong as a sub board of Bitcoin Discussion maybe a separate subsection entirely can be created for it. I think it should be placed as a sub of the main board personally but theymos may envision it to include broader topics on economics and politics etc (though we could certainly add those sub boards to there over time).
So why aren't people using the new boards?
Surely it can't be because they can't show their signatures,or increase their post counts.
Surely it can't be because they can't show their signatures,or increase their post counts.
Well, probably at least 95% of people users are only here to either farm accounts or get paid to post so those will obviously leave it alone, but either way it still serves its purpose. I would much rather there not be much activity in these boards than loads of half-assed topics just for the sake of it. I'm sure it will grow over time but maybe if it's better placed it will get more traffic and many users still wont even be aware of it or might just be confused about what it's actually about.