I guess what you meant is topic, not thread, isn't it?
100 merit+ to start a thread on the main alt or btc board
This is the way shit projects operate its campaigns to pump their ANN topics with help from shit-posters, spammers.
the boards simply moves too fast with many many duplicate threads and most are just pump my ico threads anyway by armies of sockpuppet accounts with zero merit
I think the best way and most effective way that Theymos can do (it might be the final solution for BTT forum to clean up shitty members) is "Prohibiting Junior members and below to join any bounty, campaign in the forum".
Only Member rank and higher ones can wear signature codes and join campaigns.
mods need demerit powers really for obvious spammers who have purchased high level accounts but never post anything of worth and just use them to spam for different icos