Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on March 09, 2023, 07:59:04 PM

LOL. I have to admit it's pretty bad. Obviously OnZen got referred to the forum from a friend or some other associate, and he probably doesn't have much interest in bitcoin or crypto in general--so his posts are probably going to be as bad or worse than what he wrote above if he does manage (somehow) to get into a campaign.

You are not far from the truth, because it seems that in some parts of the world the BTT forum is still perceived as a company where you can earn magic money - and in some of these countries Bitcoin is even advertised as magic money. I wondered how he managed to get 5 merits (for now), but it's not complicated at all, you bake a pie, upload a picture and participate in the competition Cool

Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on March 09, 2023, 07:59:04 PM

Christ, he can't even spell the word campaign correctly. That doesn't bode well for anyone who wants to earn money by writing.

He may have invented a new term when it comes to campaigns - "camping" to make money.

Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on March 09, 2023, 07:59:04 PM

Is bitcointalk headed back downhill again after years of being relatively clean as far as posting goes? I'm starting to wonder.

It is possible that you are right, because there are more and more plagiarists, those who use AI Chat and who use various contests to easily reach higher ranks. If you add to that that BTT accounts are still being sold, and that sellers are no longer in the focus of DT members, there are more and more people who abuse it.