I've always called these sorts of users 'hit and runners'. They write a generic reply in a sentence or two usually having only read the title of the thread then move on to the next thread to rinse and repeat. It really kills the idea of a discussion board because they're not really engaging at all and they will rarely stay around long enough to see if someone has replied directly to them because it's irrelevant and that's why the board is full of spam. The amount of times I've engaged with people here and I never get a response is staggering. Basically the only people that tend to have discussions here are the 'big' or noticeable names.

Stake campaign has a really silly rule in that worsens this issue:


I think it was made with good intentions but it only exacerbates the problem. One thing I've noticed is that Stake spam is everywhere and I think this rule is partly why. Rather than sticking to threads they can have a conversation in they aren't going to get paid for any more than three posts in there so they naturally are unlikely to make any more than that. Imagine you're an expert in something or are very knowledgeable about a particular topic, well, once you've made your three posts in that thread there's no financial benefit for you to continue so off to another thread you might no little or nothing about. I'd much rather a person stick to talking about football in a football thread if he's very knowledgeable about that rather than leave and go find another thread to posts some generic nonsense in because he needs to get paid. Things like this just cause more harm than good whilst complicating the issue for everyone. If someone is spamming or making poor quality posts then they shouldn't be on the campaign or getting paid in the first place.