Guess the title says it, can we have a true talk without it for the sake of it about Bitcoin? Not like you're paid to say something.
Just about bitcoin? Are you referring to any sections in particular? You've been here longer me and it was so much worse prior to the merit system, and you're just now complaining about sig campaigns?
Signatures do not affect the discussions about BTC and other things on the forum, as far as i have personally noticed, most of the best posters are on signature campaigns<snip>
The latter point is absolutely true, but I very much disagree with the former one. I think if campaigns and bounties were banned, and if there wasn't a monetary incentive to post here, sections like Bitcoin Discussion and a few others would have a lot higher signal:noise. The shitposters wearing adverts in their signature space greatly outnumber those excellent contributors you referenced, I'm afraid.