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Re: The newbie 'broken record' threads, and an idea.
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actmyname
on 27/06/2018, 22:04:10 UTC
I'm sure i'm not the only person who sees the same things being asked MULTIPLE times everyday by people on here, in particular in the beginners section and in the Bitcoin discussion sections. I just find it staggering that some of the most basic questions are asked repeatedly and the answers are even on the same page as they've posted on!  Roll Eyes
Here's the deal.

People will create shitty threads with shitty questions to create a subspace for shitty discussion. Clear?

Vague, general, common-sense thread titles will pop up.

Bitcoin price at end of month?
Will Bitcoin reach 10K in 2019?
Why is Bitcoin good?

Look at these titles and tell me that you can't create a short two-sentence reply. This is what people do and this is why there are a rampant number of 30+ page nonsensical threads, with people responding to either the topic line or to those in the thread, perpetuating meaningless discussion. Most of the replies will be "agree" posts where a user will rephrase the post they are quoting, perhaps adding one or two "insights" that are general knowledge. This is what I call a cesspool.

An introductory section or a newbie jail will not fix this.
There needs to be more action taken by staff. More thread-locking. Despite their efforts, I still see many sections filled with a cacophony of bullshit, spewing dozens of pages of lusterless incoherence.

Hopefully the prose wasn't too bad.
I just have a strong opinion on this.