A discussion On Too Much Gambling Addiction Topic

[serjent05]

I very much agree with the op, in as much as creating several new threads that simply based on same type of discussion should be highly discouraged, fact remains that there are still some types of discussion that need to be stay on and refreshed from time to time, and topics on gambling addiction and one of those, it's something that the gambling community should always have in their sub conscious mind always so they don't allow themselves to be carried away when they engage in their gambling activity each time.

So yeah, a reduction is OK though. But not total scrapping, would be Ok to always have atleast one or two discussions centered on gambling addiction ongoing always on the forum.
Just my opinion and suggestion.

I think moderators are able to moderate the gambling addiction topic by locking the thread once it gets a decent reply.  I also agree that topics like gambling addiction should be recurring due to the fact that gambling addiction never ceases to exist and having a gambling addiction topic every now and then is ok.  

There is actually nothing much we can do about this repetitive gambling discussion threads. It seems that it is seasonal, so when it's time is past they will all fade away or be buried. However, it is a very food campaign and we should be proud of it, addicts can begin to ask themselves why the addiction topics are rampant and as such they will choose to repent.
As you noted in Op, people who wants to cure their gambling addiction may end up joint this forum and I wonder what will happen afterwards

True that, we cannot control the member to not create another gambling addiction topic because there is already an existing one.  Aside from that, the topic may have variation which is possibly different from the other thread although it fall under gambling addiction.

[aioc]

True that, we cannot control the member to not create another gambling addiction topic because there is already an existing one.  Aside from that, the topic may have variation which is possibly different from the other thread although it fall under gambling addiction.

That's true because some members are not aware of those existing threads, so they without knowing it may create a thread similar to what's already existing but with different variations, and those old topics sometimes are a year or more older or even locked so we can remind the Original poster of its existence and its for him to lock the thread or edit it and do a variation.

Some of our members do not have a good memory and there are topics that are over a year or two that members cannot recall, it may not be intentional but there's a similarity, when there is a section about gambling discussion expect a lot of topics about gambling addiction.

[Cantsay]

TL;DR if an already existing topic is created click "report to moderators" and report it, as simple as that.

I used to do this back when the gambling section had more redundant threads, but I got discouraged when most of my reports got marked as bad. At that time, they would usually delete these threads, but nowadays, most threads would only get locked or moved to a different board.

Not just only in gambling board alone, I have reported some threads in the past that turned out to be some bad report despite the face that the post was a spam or in the wrong board.

The other alternative is to discourage others from posting in these threads because they will be pushed back to the next pages very fast since we have a lot of active threads in the gambling discussion board.

That would have been a pleasant idea only that forum members will never abide by it. If a new gambling addiction thread is created I bet that those that are currently supporting the motion that gambling addiction thread are becoming too muc will be the first to make a reply there reather than to click on the report button or direct the Op to the already existing thread ( if both cases are similar) take a look at this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5456913.0  it was creatd yesterday admist of all the complaints of such type of thread and it already has more than one page yet we're complaining of too much addiction threads. If we are not going to do anything about it then we can as well stop complaining.

[robelneo]

....take a look at this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5456913.0  it was creatd yesterday admist of all the complaints of such type of thread and it already has more than one page yet we're complaining of too much addiction threads. If we are not going to do anything about it then we can as well stop complaining.

Checking the OP of that post he did not post on topics that concern flooding of topic about gambling addiction, he may not be aware of the existence of these threads or he just ignored it so we cannot tell if he agreed about too much discussion about gambling addiction.
Or does he abide by my opinion that

I voted that the topic of gambling should be minimized but if there are unique topics about gambling addiction it's okay to create one.

The topic that he created may not be unique but it has different variations from what I've read here in gambling discussion so my take is the thread is good.

[Webetcoins]

I don't really think there is a need for anything to be done, we don't have that many topics or threads discussing gambling addiction, and even if there are, they all have different contexts and stories and people discuss different things in each one of those threads. As far as I know, all the topics are unique in themselves, and if we have any repetitive ones, mods should remove or lock those so that there aren't repetitive threads.

As far as new visitors are concerned, the forum has got great ranking when it comes to searches, if someone searches a keyword on Google that matches with any of the posts from any thread in any section, the person searching will surely have a visit, now it's up to them if they stay around and like the forum or simply leave after reading a couple of posts.

[Aikidoka]

I believe that gambling addiction is a hot topic on gambling discussion board. Many gamblers fall into the trap of addiction and it's important for them to share their experiences and seek help imo.

Personally, I'm grateful that I haven't faced any serious gambling addiction but I've seen other players who have been suffering for a long time. OP, you're correct that there are too many topics on gambling addiction here in the forum but I think It would be better to have a single topic dedicated to gambling addiction where people can share their experiences instead of opening a new topic every time this concern arises. That's actually what I'm thinking about 

[Findingnemo]

First of all if Google is giving bitcointalk threads as results in their first page for such a vague keywords about Gambling is actually good for the bitcointalk traffic.

But in someway these kind of threads are against the forum rules under spamming and no duplication of threads cause more or less all the topics portrays the same thing but the moderation can't be that much strict either or else there will be no topics to discuss at all so it's in the hands of mods and what we can do is report to mods if we feel the thread should be locked or not supposed to be here with appropriate reason.

[Gozie51]

We cannot do anything about them as they are not violating any rules but we could stop replying on them.

I think this is one way that such repeated content will be relegated to the background. It is the people who bump them up that cause those threads pumping up often times and stay on the first thread page. So if the repliers see them as content that have been exhausted and they don't dump their post on them , it will go to obscurity natural.

However, there is nothing we can do about some of those topics because they keep coming even though with little colouration. It depends on mod to decide the thread to lock or not. To add to it, gambling board are considered to have much of mega thread because of bunch of repetition as campaign participants usually dump post here to complete post count for the week and by this some signature campaign try to limit participants on posting on mega thread by restricting them to some numbers of pages allowed to post.

[coin-investor]

We are all creating content for a platform that runs on content, as long as there is variation and it's not plagiarism or copy-pasting from other sites I'm ok with gambling addiction topics, it will always be associated with gambling as long as there is a topic about gambling.

If I notice one topic that is very similar to a recent topic then I will call out OP for that. he may have done it without knowing there is a topic that is very similar to his but if the old topic is two or three years old then I will just let the new one because a platform that runs on content need fresh content, fresh content means traffic.

[passwordnow]

It is inevitable as it relates to gambling and this board itself. I think a good comparison of this is the content creators that I'm seeing that they're reuploading their content to gain more views from what they did. But in this case on this board and OPs that are posting it is that they want to make a new thread that they don't know there's already a related one that exists. If they decide to make one and if it's likely the same as the others, they'll add some from that thread or stories because they want to be the one to publish it as it could be there's a slight difference from the others.

[Yatsan]

....take a look at this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5456913.0  it was creatd yesterday admist of all the complaints of such type of thread and it already has more than one page yet we're complaining of too much addiction threads. If we are not going to do anything about it then we can as well stop complaining.

Checking the OP of that post he did not post on topics that concern flooding of topic about gambling addiction, he may not be aware of the existence of these threads or he just ignored it so we cannot tell if he agreed about too much discussion about gambling addiction.
Or does he abide by my opinion that

I voted that the topic of gambling should be minimized but if there are unique topics about gambling addiction it's okay to create one.

The topic that he created may not be unique but it has different variations from what I've read here in gambling discussion so my take is the thread is good.

There are just threads with the same topic, but still have different thoughts yet both are making sense. I guess it is because the accounts which would reply, are different,creating different discussion idea. Indeed sometimes it is quite weird but I got used to it since I've been here in this forum for years. To compare, nothing's different with speculation section having the topic of "what do you think of BTC price this year" which is for sure a more cliché topic but still do work out and exist. You may not reply to the topic itself but there'll be some points from other users on the same topic, that you might learn or go in contrast with. As long as things are still making sense, I don't have any problem with it after all.

[smyslov]

....take a look at this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5456913.0  it was creatd  As long as things are still making sense, I don't have any problem with it after all.

The thread is unique and worth a discussion I will vote for that thread to remain because it invites good discussion even though there is a call for many topics about gambling addiction, we can learn so many things about gambling addiction, like strategies employed by players how they overcome addiction and what should be your mindset.
We all want to be responsible gamblers and we don't want one player going astray because of too much gambling and gambling addiction discussion is where you learn how to gamble responsibly and casinos will agree on these topics.

[Buddyspa]

I will lock this thread once it reaches 40 responses or the discussion reaches its high point.


I understand there is a call to minimize gambling addiction topics

I think topics/discussion on gambling addictions is too much

I understand the concern raised, but we need to understand that this forum is an internet platform since it has a good rank every topic that we discuss and started is indexed immediately by Google for those visitors who are looking for their concerns.

I have here two samples of topics about gambling addiction and both topics landed on the first page
so my point is we are helping this forum to gain more traffic and visitors if we have a unique and fresh topic and this is why what we advertise in our signature gets more leads.

I voted that the topic of gambling should be minimized but if there are unique topics about gambling addiction it's okay to create one.

So it's like this
A good discussion gets indexed for new visitors and new leads for what we advertise.

This is my take what's your take?

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As gambling addict, addict is something hard to control.
Gambling addict will never stop untill there's nothing they can sell again, but maybe spiritual can solve their problem and a good therapist.