On Cleaning Up the Gambling Discussion Section

[tokeweed]

Hey mods, I was wondering if it was possible to move those useless, 1000 page threads entitled 'Is Gambling a Sin?' (LOL), 'I Can't Quit Gambling' and all that to be archived?

I mean they're clearly not gambling discussion threads.  They're just off topic threads imho.

What do you guys think?

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[Wendigo]

I think it's better to keep these already established threads for spammers to write in instead of getting new ones popping up after closing the old ones.

[hilariousandco]

I'd rather that entire section be trashcanned to be honest, but that whole board is just a symptom of signature campaigns forcing users to make posts in the Gambling section so they just create every possible topic they can possibly think of. At the very least non-bitcoin related threads such as that one you mentioned shouldn't be permitted.

[pereira4]

I'd rather that entire section be trashcanned to be honest, but that whole board is just a symptom of signature campaigns forcing users to make posts in the Gambling section so they just create every possible topic they can possibly think of. At the very least non-bitcoin related threads such as that one you mentioned shouldn't be permitted.

There are some good threads there, believe it or not. Some people are really good at picking up winners/losers in bets. Also it's a good place to talk about sports with people that are into bitcoin and bet on sports with bitcoin, so ultimately it is related to bitcoin in a way.

Granted, there's tons of spam with people that speak broken english there, but there are some good posts to talk with with people that genuinely like sports and sometimes bet on them with bitcoin, so I think it would be unfair to entirely wipe the subforum.

[hilariousandco]

I'd rather that entire section be trashcanned to be honest, but that whole board is just a symptom of signature campaigns forcing users to make posts in the Gambling section so they just create every possible topic they can possibly think of. At the very least non-bitcoin related threads such as that one you mentioned shouldn't be permitted.

There are some good threads there, believe it or not. Some people are really good at picking up winners/losers in bets. Also it's a good place to talk about sports with people that are into bitcoin and bet on sports with bitcoin, so ultimately it is related to bitcoin in a way.

Granted, there's tons of spam with people that speak broken english there, but there are some good posts to talk with with people that genuinely like sports and sometimes bet on them with bitcoin, so I think it would be unfair to entirely wipe the subforum.

You mean there's some good threads for sig spammers to easily rack up posts and for people who have absolutely no interest in bitcoin and just want to easily earn money by chatting shit about sports? And just because you can gamble on sports with bitcoins doesn't make it relevant. You can buy buttplugs with bitcoin but that doesn't mean we should have a board for people to discuss sextoys and everything vaguely related. Talking about sports has absolutely nothing to do with bitcoin and shouldn't require its own board. It should only be for things directly bitcoin gambling related.

[tokeweed]

I'd rather that entire section be trashcanned to be honest, but that whole board is just a symptom of signature campaigns forcing users to make posts in the Gambling section so they just create every possible topic they can possibly think of. At the very least non-bitcoin related threads such as that one you mentioned shouldn't be permitted.

Hmmm...  Not the reaction I was looking for.  Lol.  But for now, can we at least segregate the 'Is gambling a sin' threads from the sports betting threads?

And maybe it's better to lock sports threads at the end of each season, and start new ones at the start of the new season?

[pixie85]

I'd rather that entire section be trashcanned to be honest, but that whole board is just a symptom of signature campaigns forcing users to make posts in the Gambling section so they just create every possible topic they can possibly think of. At the very least non-bitcoin related threads such as that one you mentioned shouldn't be permitted.

This is the real problem IMO. Campaigns with a required number of posts in the gambling section. IMO it's impossible to make something like 15 posts a week in gambling without spamming and adding your own pile of steaming crap to megathreads that are already full of it. If you delete the spam threads people will start making new ones, because otherwise they won't be able to reach their campaign limit.

[hilariousetc]

I'd rather that entire section be trashcanned to be honest, but that whole board is just a symptom of signature campaigns forcing users to make posts in the Gambling section so they just create every possible topic they can possibly think of. At the very least non-bitcoin related threads such as that one you mentioned shouldn't be permitted.

Hmmm...  Not the reaction I was looking for.  Lol.  But for now, can we at least segregate the 'Is gambling a sin' threads from the sports betting threads?

And maybe it's better to lock sports threads at the end of each season, and start new ones at the start of the new season?

It seems you just want threads you personally don't like to go but are perfectly fine with the spammy sports threads being there even though talking about sports clearly falls under this:

I mean they're clearly not gambling discussion threads.  They're just off topic threads imho.

The irony here is those threads are more related to gambling than discussing about the Premier League etc.

I'd rather that entire section be trashcanned to be honest, but that whole board is just a symptom of signature campaigns forcing users to make posts in the Gambling section so they just create every possible topic they can possibly think of. At the very least non-bitcoin related threads such as that one you mentioned shouldn't be permitted.

This is the real problem IMO. Campaigns with a required number of posts in the gambling section. IMO it's impossible to make something like 15 posts a week in gambling without spamming and adding your own pile of steaming crap to megathreads that are already full of it. If you delete the spam threads people will start making new ones, because otherwise they won't be able to reach their campaign limit.

If it doesn't involve bitcoin it shouldn't be there in my opinion. We don't talk about ebay and Amazon in service discussion so sports shouldn't belong in Gambling either. They should be in off topic if anything and they originally were but guess what? Most campaigns don't usually pay anything for off topic posts so people started spamming the gambling board when campaigns started making it a requirement to have x amount of posts in there. 

[marlboroza]

What do you guys think?

Is Gambling a Sin? (LOL) - I would personally trash all religion related threads from not only this forum but from all forums. It is something you can discuss for years and you won't change a single opinion, but it is somehow related to gambling everything.
I Can't Quit Gambling - it is related to gambling however there are bunch of identical topics.

But for now, can we at least segregate the 'Is gambling a sin' threads from the sports betting prediction threads?

FTFY.
You can't be serious:

chelsea is back, after last week lost from crystal palace
today win meet watford, but verfi dificult match, only win 4-2, and special performance Michy Batshuay created 2 goal

Chelsea!!!! What a game, they comeback from 1-2 to 4-2 in the second half. I thought this match will ended draw, that 2 late goals before the match finished though. Well played for Watford too, I think they are playing well too in this match. Congrats for Chelsea, 3points locked!

iam not believe westham united performance
play in home only meet promotion team Brighton & Hove Albion lost 3-0

At least he has been very consistent when it comes to always finishing in the top three clubs when the season is over, He deserves it and he ha made a very good name for himself as well, he is playing the biggest managers in the world and he is beating them most of the time.

These are not predictions. Prediction threads are full of off topic posts and posts like ^^^ shouldn't be there.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I think it's better to keep these already established threads for spammers to write in instead of getting new ones popping up after closing the old ones.

Why are mods limited to nuking a topic only once?  Can't they delete the next thread that asks the same stupid question again?  Eventually there would form a list of banned topics that would be deleted on site, and I'm all for that.  I have the gambling section on ignore, but I'm very familiar with how bad it is.  I'm really not even sure why it exists in the first place, but it's probably better that it does, since users like me can block it.

[detector]

It's like a deadlock or flow of circle so it's difficult to find the way to combat this problem.

Ending signature campaign or global moderator announce whoever post in gambling section will lead into permanent ban. If it's happen, forum's revenue will start decreasing which I think any people who operated this forum will not happy to see this ,right..

[dothebeats]

Why are mods limited to nuking a topic only once?  Can't they delete the next thread that asks the same stupid question again?  Eventually there would form a list of banned topics that would be deleted on site, and I'm all for that.

That would pose another drama about censorship from sensitive people that wants every possible topic to be talked about even though it doesn't mean a single thing. Mods can do it, but apparently they aren't sitting in front of the forum all day to read these topics and delete it, so users like us would need to report these spam topics before they handle the issue and throw the topics in the trash can.

I think it's better to keep these already established threads for spammers to write in instead of getting new ones popping up after closing the old ones.

So we are adjusting for the spammers to have their nice, comfy places eh?

[Wendigo]

Why are mods limited to nuking a topic only once?  Can't they delete the next thread that asks the same stupid question again?  Eventually there would form a list of banned topics that would be deleted on site, and I'm all for that.

That would pose another drama about censorship from sensitive people that wants every possible topic to be talked about even though it doesn't mean a single thing. Mods can do it, but apparently they aren't sitting in front of the forum all day to read these topics and delete it, so users like us would need to report these spam topics before they handle the issue and throw the topics in the trash can.

I think it's better to keep these already established threads for spammers to write in instead of getting new ones popping up after closing the old ones.

So we are adjusting for the spammers to have their nice, comfy places eh?

Actually dude I just don't care anymore. I have reduced my time here to the bare minimum anyways because I can't stand reading the filthy shit for pennies that all the bottom feeders are posting here on a daily basis.