I don't know why I didn't bookmark that thread, but I didn't.
Is
this the one you were talking about or something older than this? Then there came an
idea for a guy and most probably he may be the first Campaign Manager from 2011.
Here are some of the old signature campaigns and how about this one
RitzGrandCasino
Payment period: Monthly, 1st of each month.
Minimum posts: 50 posts per month, Member level.
Payments: M: 0.0005 BTC per post, F: 0.0007 BTC per post, S: 0.0011 BTC per post, H: 0.0013 BTC per post. Maximum payable posts per month: 3000.
Miscellaneous: Constructive posts only.
which made people to spam 2000 posts per month to receive around 2 Btc/month.
Many people left because the forum is overrun by spammers.
This was one of sole reason for old members leaving the forum.
Some reputed members who left the forum:
siriusSmokeTooMuchGavin AndresenMike HearngmaxwellVitalik Buterinand a lot more....