Fortunately for me, if I recall correctly all but one of the threads I reported over the past few months for being a waste were locked. There are many patterns but the most prominent one is when a pointless or unnecessary thread is created by possible alt-accounts and farmed accounts with the hope/expectation of receiving merits and whether that happens or not, the OP moves on to create other threads recycling the same process.
If a picture or photo ever spoke a thousand words, this really has to be it. The situation will only continue to decline unless drastic action is taken.
Today, the economics section has acquired this appearance, and all this is because of one spammer.

The situation is getting even worse.