It's not about closing the thread or leaving it open, it's about boycotting a platform that is counter-productive to crypto growth. I've sent multiple high net worth investors to bitcointalk and all of them came to the same conclusion: this place is a joke. It's no wonder ALTcrypto is having issues finding new money.. This is the first place they come and the first impression is an immature community not ready for high dollar investment or commercial applications.

A general boycott of Bitcointalk's altcoin section by the leading altcoins would make a huge statement: Altcoin is ready for mainstream adoption. The only people that would lose are the FUDtrolls. If the altcoin section of bitcointalk dies, the FUDtrolls lose their platform. If Bitcointalk's mods cared about the altcoin space we wouldn't be having this discussion. All they care about is Bitcoin and Ad revenue. There is a stark difference between the BTC side of Bitcointalk and the ALTcoin side of it.

Bitcointalk's altcoin section should remain the joke that it is: a platform for clones and searchandreplace developers. Imagine if the Bitcoin section of BTCtalk had the same community.. Bitcoin would be worth $10 because no serious investor or company would consider adopting it.

All you have to do is look at www.9gag.com and www.4chan.org, then take a look at the typical ALTcoin thread. Tell me if you see a difference in the content.