Policy on users like this guy?

[Thekool1s]

User cheezcarls: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=254229

All this guy does is shitpost articles from beincrypto. Comes up with a few sentences and boom He is done for the day... This behaviour of his started from November 06, 2019. This guy has hardly engaged in any other threads ever since...

This guy's posting history: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=254229;sa=showPosts

Shouldn't these threads be getting nuked? What about a Temp ban? From what I believe this guy is getting paid to create backlinks for beincrypto. I can understand if the guy was sharing articles from multiple sources to pad his sig posts but he hasn't used another source from the past few months... Also, most of his threads belong in the Press section instead of bitcoin discussion and he has got away with them so far... Thoughts?

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[Bttzed03]

You are not the first one to call out this user. Here are some topics/comments where he has been mentioned:

• https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5202806.0
• https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5215072.msg53533905#msg53533905

I believe some members here reported his posts but mods probably sees them as usable and don't lock/delete or move to press section.

~ From what I believe this guy is getting paid to create backlinks for beincrypto.

This is most likely the case. Beincrypto has an ambassador program where they pay users up to €200 in fiat per month according to this archived post

[Blitzboy]

Personally, I think he is not really wrong or violates the forum rules. If it makes us uncomfortable, we can ignore this user. If he gets paid to advertise something, he's doing a good job for them, or at least his article has relevant content there. So I think we just need to ignore this user, there shouldn't be any accusations, because it's not worrying, even the mod doesn't delete his post.

[UserU]

So his MO is to post an excerpt, followed by the link and then some comment.

If the mods aren't doing anything, I guess he managed to skirt the rules.

[Thekool1s]

This is most likely the case. Beincrypto has an ambassador program where they pay users up to €200 in fiat per month according to this archived post (https://archive.li/qeYxm)

Ah well, that makes sense!

I believe some members here reported his posts but mods probably sees them as usable and don't lock/delete or move to press section.

It's not about individual posts but his method of operating basically, just like @UserU mentioned...

or at least his article has relevant content there.

Lol! You can't be serious! How is one guy's tweet about his sex life relevant to bitcoin's discussion...

[The Sceptical Chymist]

This is most likely the case. Beincrypto has an ambassador program where they pay users up to €200 in fiat per month according to this archived post

That could be the case, though I never found cheezcarls's threads to be spam.  Hydrogen does much the same thing in the Economics section--he'll post some text from an article and then comment on it.  Since I don't visit crypto news sites, I find this sort of thing to be useful.  Just my opinion, though.  

I did have a problem when cheezcarls was posting those huge images, but thankfully he's since stopped doing that.  Don't know if there's a specific rule that covers what he's doing, but I don't think there is as long as he's not including reference links or obvious advertising spam.  Maybe a moderator could weigh in.  

Lol! You can't be serious! How is one guy's tweet about his sex life relevant to bitcoin's discussion...

Heh heh, well that one got blown all out of proportion in general and not just in the thread that cheezcarls created, to be fair.

[Thekool1s]

I did have a problem when cheezcarls was posting those huge images, but thankfully he's since stopped doing that.  Don't know if there's a specific rule that covers what he's doing, but I don't think there is as long as he's not including reference links or obvious advertising spam.  Maybe a moderator could weigh in.  

Personally, I feel like if the user has real intent of discussing a topic which they are sharing, those should be allowed, I don't have any sort of problem with it... but if it's merely being done for padding signature posts and indirect advertisement, I feel like those should be nuked... As for @Hydrogen... @Hydrogen doesn't share his links from a single source, Plus he engages in his threads unlike cheezcarls in question... Would like to hear what mods think as well...

[archie35]

The forum intention is to discuss share information for everyone, besides i think there is no problem in his/her post, if what he is posting is related to the forums being discuss, i see him/her sharing a lot of information, and its all related i don't see any problem with the , besides he's contributing and sharing what him/her have find out, is it not great?

[Jawhead999]

To being ambassador or promoting website in this forum is okay. I think it's allowed for him to promote it, but don't do it at all times for the post. The forum related cryptocurrency is so many, not only bitcointalk. Also social media can be alternative choices. This users is violating the forum rules. He do many times to link spam of his post. I think he should get temporary banned.

Imagine if someone did the same thing like this? We would not have any creativity and inovation for making post to help each other. Just put the link for our post --> waiting --> easy money.

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[hosseinimr93]

I have seen some other users in the forum that copies a paragraph from an article and say " read the full article at...". Most of these posts deserve to be deleted. Because even if they don't break rule number 24, they break rule number 1 which says " No zero or low value, pointless or uninteresting posts or threads."
These users have at least one of following purposes.
1. increasing the post count without being accused of plagiarism.
2. advertising a website and getting paid from them.

A few days ago I reported some of posts made by diorthotis after Coolcryptovator posted about him. The user was advertising an exchange in every post. All of the reported posts were deleted. (Visit the link below.)
Re: Advertising exchange link on the post area.

There is a big difference between that user and the user mentioned in the OP. The difference is in quality of posts. cheezcarls adds his own comment about the news or article. Posts made by this user aren't really that annoying. But I think they are still against the rules.

Rule number 24 says:
24. Advertisements (including signatures within the post area) in posts aren't allowed unless the post is in a thread you started and is really substantial and useful.

According to this rule, if a post is quality enough, there is no problem.
In my opinion, that's true only when a post is checked individually. When all posts made by a user contain a certain link, that's against the rules.

theymos:

Ads are typically not allowed in posts (outside of the signature area) because they are annoying and off-topic. It is especially disallowed to put ads or signatures at the bottom of all of your posts. Except for traditional valedictions, which are tolerated but discouraged, signatures are for the signature area only.

[figmentofmyass]

This is most likely the case. Beincrypto has an ambassador program where they pay users up to €200 in fiat per month according to this archived post

That could be the case, though I never found cheezcarls's threads to be spam.  Hydrogen does much the same thing in the Economics section--he'll post some text from an article and then comment on it.  Since I don't visit crypto news sites, I find this sort of thing to be useful.  Just my opinion, though.

same feelings here. linking bitcoin-related press and providing commentary to jump start a discussion is not bad behavior. i don't mind the practice itself, particularly if the OP has something interesting to add.

the fact that all his articles are from beincrypto.com though, is transparent enough to be annoying. especially since a lot of them are just clickbait trash. i've got mixed feelings about this.

[Thekool1s]

This is most likely the case. Beincrypto has an ambassador program where they pay users up to €200 in fiat per month according to this archived post

That could be the case, though I never found cheezcarls's threads to be spam.  Hydrogen does much the same thing in the Economics section--he'll post some text from an article and then comment on it.  Since I don't visit crypto news sites, I find this sort of thing to be useful.  Just my opinion, though.

same feelings here. linking bitcoin-related press and providing commentary to jump start a discussion is not bad behavior. i don't mind the practice itself, particularly if the OP has something interesting to add.

the fact that all his articles are from beincrypto.com though, is transparent enough to be annoying. especially since a lot of them are just clickbait trash. i've got mixed feelings about this.

I have in the past shared articles from different sources but I have engaged in my threads with users... So does @Hydrogen. You will always find @Hydrogen to engage in his threads afterwards but with cheezcarls that is not the case as I mentioned above. This dude just sees a random clickbait article > Copy paste > Write a few sentences and forgets about the thread's existence. I haven't found him engaging in his threads after they have been created... His behaviour is in question here... I have nothing against sharing external links in general.

[Halab]

User cheezcarls: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=254229

Shouldn't these threads be getting nuked? What about a Temp ban?

Another Global Moderator agrees with you because I see on the cheezcarls' profile that he's banned, but nothing in the modlog, so it's just a temporary ban.
I hope he gets the message.

[hilariousandco]

User cheezcarls: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=254229

Shouldn't these threads be getting nuked? What about a Temp ban?

Another Global Moderator agrees with you because, I see on the cheezcarls' profile that he's banned, but nothing in the modlog, so it's just a temporary ban.
I hope he gets the message.

It seems he was banned for participating in the Tael bounty. Users who spam like this should be warned first to knock it off then banned if they continue.

[o_e_l_e_o]

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This pretty much sums up my feelings on users like this. Firstly, the posts are low value, and could be deleted from that point of view. Secondly, they are insubstantial advertising, and could be deleted for that too. Thirdly, it is spamming. I frequently report posts like this, saying something similar to what I've just said in the comment box, and they are usually trashed. My only gripe is that these users just continue this behavior indefinitely and we never seem to ban them. After a user has had 20+ threads like this deleted, and still hasn't fixed their behavior and is continuing to spam, then we should be handing out escalating temporary bans.

Also, most of his threads belong in the Press section instead of bitcoin discussion and he has got away with them so far.

His threads don't belong in the Press section either. It is supposed to be for "notable press hits". A site which is exclusively for crypto news is not a "notable" source, and most of his threads are barely even newsworthy at all. His threads belong in the trash.

[Lucius]

All this guy does is shitpost articles from beincrypto. Comes up with a few sentences and boom He is done for the day... This behaviour of his started from November 06, 2019. This guy has hardly engaged in any other threads ever since... 

Unfortunately, he very often makes use of rather vague forum rules that state that posting is not allowed in posting area, "unless the post is in a thread you started and is really substantial and useful." (Forum rule 24). Personally, I have expressed my opinion about him and others like him, and I believe that this is a classic advertising that should be sanctioned.

Hydrogen does much the same thing in the Economics section--he'll post some text from an article and then comment on it.  Since I don't visit crypto news sites, I find this sort of thing to be useful.  Just my opinion, though. 

If you look Hydrogen post history and compare it with cheezcarls posting history difference between the two users is clearly visible, not just in the fact that Hydrogen is posting news from different sources, but to participate in the discussion.

that he's banned, but nothing in the modlog, so it's just a temporary ban.
I hope he gets the message.

If it's true he's banned for some bounty, I have no doubt that after the temporary ban expires he will just continue to promoting his employer, yet he is paid to do just that, same as others which have been mentioned several times in this board.

[Thekool1s]

It seems he was banned for participating in the Tael bounty. Users who spam like this should be warned first to knock it off then banned if they continue.

Looks like his ban period has expired, The dude is back and is on his spamming spree... Will he be getting warned for this or banned? Cuz all he does is, post in bounty threads and create these threads...

[UmerIdrees]

It seems he was banned for participating in the Tael bounty. Users who spam like this should be warned first to knock it off then banned if they continue.

Looks like his ban period has expired, The dude is back and is on his spamming spree... Will he be getting warned for this or banned? Cuz all he does is, post in bounty threads and create these threads...

He is now the highlight here so most probably he will be banned if he continues his posting style. I think if there is any special news then we can post few posts like he did, but if his only purpose is to create many new threads and forget about it, its looks like an opening for a spam.

[Lucius]

Looks like his ban period has expired, The dude is back and is on his spamming spree... Will he be getting warned for this or banned? Cuz all he does is, post in bounty threads and create these threads...

Try to report his posts and see what will happen. I can tell you that all my reports for this user stay unhandled (for reports in Bitcoin Discussion), so his post is not considered spam, or violation of forum rules by advertising in the post area.

In addition to being irritating, the articles he posts are mostly on the trail of some false sensationalism (read clickbait), with the addition of his personal comment, which is if we're going to be honest, just a way to avoid ban or threads deletion.

[Thekool1s]

In addition to being irritating, the articles he posts are mostly on the trail of some false sensationalism (read clickbait), with the addition of his personal comment, which is if we're going to be honest, just a way to avoid ban or threads deletion.

@Lucius Exactly!, @hilariousandco agrees with us... I dunno if the guy has been warned yet or not cuz He hasn't changed his posting behaviour... Not even once he has bothered to engage in his threads, the guy is just gaming the system as you said...