Quote from: S_Therapist on October 12, 2018, 01:53:06 PM

I think we should have Games and rounds for altcoins marketplace too like as Games and rounds in BTC marketplace.

As far as I know, on-forum altcoin giveaways were banned because of the massive spam it caused.

Quote from: Jet Cash on October 12, 2018, 01:56:35 PM

The other alternative would be to use a line in your signature to provide that link.

That would work, but as a campaign manager that's not where I want to advertise the campaign.

Quote from: Quickseller on October 12, 2018, 03:58:22 PM

Bounties altcoins is the correct board.
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I think it would be a good idea to somehow index threads on that board and make it so you cannot get your thread to the top by someone posting.

I've suggested before to stop bumping the thread after a low-ranking account made a post, but it didn't get implemented.

Quote from: k0er on October 12, 2018, 05:03:13 PM

I suggested..https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5037161.msg46170868#msg46170868

That won't help, as long as the spam from other campaigns continues.

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It would be nice to establish rules for bounty managers regarding: joining, proof of participation, proof of authentication..

Enforcing this would solve most spam on the altcoin boards, but unfortunately it's not enforced.

Quote from: zenrol28 on October 13, 2018, 04:11:04 PM

Could this be the answer?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5049737

Same as above: as long as it's not enforced, it doesn't solve the spam problem.

Quote from: DdmrDdmr on October 15, 2018, 11:06:48 AM

I was thinking it over and was wondering if a hybrid criteria could be used as a default sort order. Without going into all the details now, a default sort order could be accommodated to make compatible the co-existence of two types of criteria:
- last post (current criteria)
- Total number of merits earned within a specific time period by campaign signatories (i.e. 48 hours).

I don't think it's going to work. At the moment those boards are filled with accounts that never earned any Merit at all, so paying just one person (who earned Merit in the past 2 days) to post there would be enough to cheat the system.

Quote from: iasenko on October 15, 2018, 12:43:24 PM

It's better to have a list with all the spam-free bounties running ATM, I've seen a few before.

If that list would be a sticky thread, that could be a great solution!

Quote from: mexxer-2 on October 15, 2018, 01:04:43 PM

Not sure where you get the idea that such a thing wouldn't be allowed in Games and Rounds.

There's this:

Quote from: mprep on July 21, 2014, 05:27:51 PM

Forum rules
15. No on-forum altcoin giveaways. [6][e]

And this:

Quote from: theymos on January 27, 2014, 06:11:50 AM

Most giveaway threads are no longer allowed in the Alternate cryptocurrencies sections. From now on, posting or replying to such threads could result in being banned. Existing threads will be locked.

Specifically, you are not allowed to give people any incentive to post insubstantial posts in your threads. You can't offer to pay people who post their addresses, usernames, etc. You can do giveaways off-site and link to the giveaway page in a thread, but you can't give people any bonus for replying to your thread.

Similar threads are already restricted to Games and Rounds in the non-altcoin sections, but the giveaway-related post volume is so high in the altcoin sections that I've decided to just ban them entirely here.

Quote from: mexxer-2 on October 15, 2018, 01:04:43 PM

Just have a look at the board, you'll see that the threads are divided into Bitcoin based(obviously) , Dogecoin/altcoin based that mods haven't bothered moving to the correct section

Although some threads have existed for a very long time, I've also seen people get banned for running an on-forum altcoin giveaway.

Quote from: mexxer-2 on October 15, 2018, 01:04:43 PM

As long as you specify that the game will in the end be paying in BTC it should be fine anyways. And as for the part about creating a separate board, there hasn't been a need for it.

This might be the "loophole" I was looking for: if I post in Games and Rounds, but collect entries through Google Forms (so that nobody is required to post in the thread), it might not count as an "on-forum" giveaway. I'd like to hear a Mod's opinion before creating such a thread.

Earlier, I sent this PM to hilariousandco:

Quote from: LoyceV on October 15, 2018, 12:12:35 PM

I'm about to create a (small?) campaign thread, but I'm not sure where to do it. Where to run a spam free bounty campaign? [new board?] only confirmed what I knew already: I can't compete with a spam-free campaign on the bounty board.

You're Mod at Games and rounds, and I know altcoins giveaways aren't allowed there (even though some are running for years). As an alternative, would it be allowed to create a "hybrid" campaign? Say:
-receive a small amount of Bitcoin (10 Bits), to justify posting on that board
-receive a larger amount of Tokens, which can be used to play on the site and earn Bitcoin

I know it's kinda a "loophole" I'm looking for, and that's why I'm asking you whether or not that would be okay.

Quote from: Thekool1s on October 15, 2018, 01:32:37 PM

I dunno about a separate board Loyce but I will suggest you run an ad on bitcointalk.

Unfortunately, that doesn't fit the current budget.

Thanks for all suggestions!