Quote from: KingsDen on December 31, 2024, 08:38:49 PM

I clicked the link you quoted in op and I saw that everyone was just copying and pasting one nonsense long writeup. Was it as bad as that? No wonder I have read many times that some good users of the forum left the forum in those periods when spamming became so unbearable.

If merits were not in place then, how about banning users for plagerism. Because what I saw was not only spam but also plagerism. It's cool we are enjoying good forum now even if we are not at an ideal stage yet. We should all be proactive because this advent of Ai could be worse.

Plagiarism was really one of the the main issues back then, as many posters couldn’t write in English well or only understood it a little but had to post outside their local boards to meet the requirements of the campaigns they were part of. On top of that, some posters resorted to writing one-liner posts just to meet the quota, which was obviously spam. But that’s all in the past now, and thanks to the forum and the community’s efforts, those issues have been addressed.

I remember seeing DT members tagging users for spamming, which served as a wake-up call for many. Over time, I’ve noticed significant improvements in post quality, some of those users have really change and put and effort of their posting style. I’m not sure if there’s data comparing spam levels from the past to now, but it’s clear there’s been a big improvement. One factor is that bounty campaigns have fewer participants in signature campaigns these days, which is definitely a positive change.