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Quote from: Scarlett@good luck on Today at 12:25:41 PM

You can't put all newbies on one level.

I'm not. There are some who are great, and I love giving them merits. But I'm speaking in generalities, and as an example of how bad newbies are in general to the forum, Theymos had to create the merit system in order to curb the rampant account farming and shitposting that was being done primarily by low-ranked accounts. The problem persists even today, with newcomers rushing to the forum to join bounties or sig campaigns, and they don't care about the quality of their posts, just the number of them. You weren't here for the darkest days of bitcointalk back in 2018, so hopefully that enlightens you a bit.

Quote from: Scarlett@good luck on Today at 12:25:41 PM

Your tone is full of nobility and superiority. All faults are attributed to the novice, and it is your superior attitude that prevents the newcomer from entering the forum.

No it isn't. I have no power to stop anyone from joining or staying on the forum. If you assign that much power to me, that says more about you than it does me.

Quote from: Scarlett@good luck on Today at 12:25:41 PM

If all old users treat novices in this way, then new users will not be able to enter, and the forum is doomed to perish.

That isn't true, either, nor do all "old users" treat members in whatever way you're thinking. Perhaps you're also lumping groups of members together? And believe me, it doesn't matter how rudely newbies get treated. They'll keep coming and doing the same shit they've been doing for years: polluting the forum with one-line nonsensical posts with zero value. Again, not all of them, but I'd say the majority of them do that.

Quote from: Scarlett@good luck on Today at 12:25:41 PM

The current networks are fast-paced networks. How many users will have the patience to lie in for a few months before communicating? You can't ask all novices to be like you, just like there are things you can't do, but others can do.

What networks are you talking about? And why is it too much of an expectation that people do some reading on a forum before they jump in and start posting? That's perfectly acceptable as long as someone has something worthwhile to say, or if they have legitimate questions that need to be asked--and I say need, because most questions can be answered by utilizing that nice little search button that a lot of newbies ignore.

Also: most new members don't even have the patience or the willingness to read the rules, as evidenced by the number of ban appeal threads in Meta. That's a problem.

Quote from: Scarlett@good luck on Today at 12:25:41 PM

You can't age discrimination.

Sure I can; you just don't like it. But the fact is that if someone is mature, they won't Leeroy Jenkins themself onto a forum and just start complaining about how rudely they're being treated. They'd know the internet can be a cold, cruel place and any attempt to change other people's attitudes, behaviors, or anything else is an unrealistic goal. A mature person would see that the forum isn't the right fit for him/her and go elsewhere--and believe me, that isn't going to kill bitcointalk. You're giving yourself way too much credit.

Quote from: Scarlett@good luck on Today at 12:25:41 PM

Why do you say that I have no spine? When this happens, most people choose to leave the forum and never come back.

I don't say that to everyone. I say that to people who show no evidence of having a spine. You might think you're fighting back, but what you're doing is pointless.

Quote from: Scarlett@good luck on Today at 12:25:41 PM

You only represent yourself, not other old users.

I never said I represented anyone other than myself. Argument: FAIL.

Just now I browsed some posts again. Of course, I agree with what you said that there will be some new people (including old members) who will publish some posts of no quality for the purpose of doing bounty programs or signing activities. In this case, you must be there. But not all newcomers are in this situation, and should be handled according to the actual situation, not one size fits all.
I am not for the bounty program and signature. Believe it or not, I cannot judge how valuable my historical posts are and whether they are helpful to others, but I also don’t think my posts are spam and polluting forum posts. Because I believe in one thing, that is that a dark heart cannot have a brilliant face. I really study in the community and strive to output my value. Although as a newcomer I am not particularly smart, but I love this place of.

Scarlett@good luck

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