Even though I am the one who created this thread, I don't believe btt allows me to do much about the spam or signature campaigns etc. Just wanted to let you guys know, I'd do something about it if I could. It's mostly bots or scripts that are automated, not sure what the purpose is for though.
It's fine. It's like any other thread. Just report shitposts as they come in.
Why do they do it? To sell the account later, or join signature campaigns and earn money. Whatever you do, don't make a self-moderated thread. A lot of people on Bitcointalk won't even bother posting if it's possible that they'll be censored. I know I wouldn't. Any project that went with a self-moderated thread did so because they're sketchy (or just look sketchy now because of it).
Yeah I should be more proactive on that. For those who don't know, there is a 'report to moderator' icon in the bottom right of every post.
I'd only report when it is obvious its a copy-paste bot/person spamming away - low quality posts where the person is trying (or appears to actually be a person) are fine in my opinion.