Quote from: drwhobox on May 26, 2025, 10:02:10 PM

OP I don't think you are a very important user of this forum but it looks like you are trying to promote yourself as a very important user. Campaign managers are very important group for the forum economic which brings the traffic. Users like you and me, we do a little for this place compering to the managers.

That being said, what is your purpose of this topic and the poll?

Quote from: JollyGood on May 22, 2025, 04:13:57 PM

I will not mention names of the highly respected campaign managers that I am certain do not cheat via this nefarious activity because the attention would fall on the managers I did not name (when attention should fall on them without me mentioning names anyway)

As far as I understood, you want to praise some managers you personally like and using an insulting tone to the managers you don't like.

How would you even know and certain that those managers you like do not do what you are imagining for the managers you don't like? A completely BS topic to read and reply.

That is the ideology of the forum: freedom.

You don't have to know why OP starts the thread; he is exercising their right to express themselves. We shouldn’t politicize everything.

From a realistic perspective, people do stupid things out of greed, so it’s not far-fetched to think that what he is saying might be happening.

I also notice inconsistencies, like users who are always accepted and move between campaigns, even when their contributions are questionable.

As you can see, I’m also not afraid to express myself, even if it might land me on blacklists. But as the saying goes, "You can't please everyone".

Imagine if the forum simply assumed that everyone was honest, what would happen?

The result would be a space filled with scams, spam, and people doing whatever they pleased. As a consequence, no one would want to promote themselves here.

But speaking in terms of metrics, do you really think advertising is a pillar of the forum?

Let’s not be hypocritical, just because advertising exists in the forum due to admin approval doesn’t mean the forum itself couldn’t exist without it. There are real forum members, people who genuinely enjoy being here, individuals offering other kinds of services.

Signature campaigns can be a great incentive for the forum, especially if you come from a third-world country like me, but everything must have its order.

In summary, I believe it’s good to question things from time to time and not take everything at face value.