I full heartedly agree with this decision. I think it will likely boost the average quality of content in posting. The Copper Membership is a good idea for anyone wishing to post pictures or keep their current posts alive as some of these posts may be important to businesses etc. However with the decision to implement stricter signature guidelines etc. I do think that we will see a lot less two or three word posts that have nothing to do with the project. Im excited to see how this affects the forums, I'm looking forward to more actual conversation!
I'm not sure if this change will increase real conversations since people can still make posts without merit but i think there will be an increased incentive for users to create that one "good" post. I'm guessing there will be a lot less spam though because this will be huge demotivator for airdrop/bounty hunters since they won't be able to promote projects in their personal text or signatures without earning merits or buying a copper membership. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out and perhaps one day even i can earn back my Jr. Member ranking. 🤞