Quote from: BlackHatCoiner on Today at 09:45:07 AM

Quote from: JollyGood on January 26, 2024, 06:05:25 PM

They knew they could get paid by posting in the other forum and knew mixers would be paying the highest rates therefore they followed where another revenue stream went. I have not read any reason from members stating they went there (or want to go there) in order to improve the other forum with their contributions.

Well, that's the sad truth. I refuse to believe someone makes an account there for other reason than money. However, I don't believe the overwhelming majority in bitcointalk would voluntarily contribute to their fellow forum users either. Perhaps occasionally, but certainly not with the same eagerness and frequency.

Quote from: dkbit98 on January 26, 2024, 08:26:51 PM

I can understand criticism about payments and weird rules there, but let's not forget about evil IP that is not available in any other forum, asking people to pay Bitcoin to complete registration is only available on Bitcointalk forum.

Isn't there a list of users who can whitelist you for free?

Quote from: dkbit98 on January 26, 2024, 08:26:51 PM

Another thing about funds for servers and money for maintaining website, it's easy to criticize others when bitcointalk collected enough money from donations and ads to last a lifetime

That is precisely why no other forum can compete. When you have enough money to operate for years ahead, without ads, with paid moderation (even if not enough), even with a YouTube series, you can at least be the one with the aim to be as free as possible.

BlackHatCoiner it is sad to see you leave altcoinstalks, but you can teleport back whenever you want, we will always welcome you with open arms.

Allow me, if you may, give my 2 cents about this discussion.
1- What are forums ? Do forums have a fighting chance against the many centralized platforms ? In the past forums were the way to discuss a topic, now you have facebook groups, subreddit, discord and so on ...

2- What is the purpose of bitcointalk or other crypto forums ? Educating ? Ok, but there are now so many resources out there that are more user friendly and search engine friendly ... And better researched, concise ...

3- Making money is the reason 99% of people got in crypto, some invested, other joined bounty campaigns and some launched some crypto coins, yes a lot want to discuss crypto, but as stated in point 1, they now have a lot of alternatives.

4- Bitcointalk have enough money to last a lifetime, but Altcoinstalks will evolve with time, we will do everything required and needed to stay relevant in a highly changing world. We do not have the money but we have the will and determination to be of service to the crypto community.

5- We do not see Bitcointalk as the enemy, anyone seeing Altcoinstalks as such, is narrowminded.