If there's a board what OP is asking for, there would be a lot of people confessing their gambling addiction and it harmed their personal life along with the solution how they can/could recover from the addiction. If I'm not wrong, there is such a forum I have visited. People used to share strategy to minimizing the addiction and quiting. I don't think it's a bad idea. Bitcointalk is allowing casinos to be there, a major part of paid sigs are wearing casino signature. So, awareness should also be there.
I would recommend a board where no signature will be displayed so that it doesn't get filled with garbages.
An addict will not admit if he's an addict, even he's aware about it, he doesn't want to stop gambling.Aside from "stay away from gambling", "do what you like", "keep busy and productive", and "seek for professional" is there any other way to minimizing the addiction and quitting gambling? playing mobile games, painting, watch movie etc is fall to "do what you like" category.
The new section wouldn't get filled with garbages,
but no one will post due to not visible signature.I agree with that, but I question whether any of those people who write about gambling addiction as if they were in the throes of it are telling the truth. If they are, they should definitely avoid not only the gambling section here but any other discussion board that's related to gambling (except if it's about problem gambling, of course).
Of course not, most of them doesn't have any idea anymore to spam, so they will create thread about gambling addiction since it's easy to create fake experience. I'm not an addict, but I've seen a lot people who smoking can't quit. Their wife, parents and kids always encourage their father to quit from smoking, but in the end it's not.
My point is, to quit from addiction are start from themselves, not from the other people/stranger advice.Joke aside: should we create Bitcoin awareness board? some people use it for money laundering, sell drugs, avoid paying tax and other illegal stuff.Your first comment in bold is contradicted by the hundreds of posts of people reflecting on their gambling experience in all of the threads I have posted...and I just like a lot of other comments you have made, you are in no position (nor is anyone) to make this conclusion about a topic that is extremely complex and varies from individual to individual.
The second comment in bold is a comment that you can not make. Who are you to say that no one will post just because there is no signature visible? Do you hold a crystal ball?
Your third comment in bold is again a comment you can not make. Who are you to conclude that everyone works the same psychologically?
Your fourth comment is not even "jokes aside". It is an idiotic and sarcastic comment made to try and validate your points. People can openly discuss the negative effects of bitcoin in the bitcoin discussion forum, as people already do. In the gambling discussion board, all related topics are locked and discussion can not continue after a thread is locked. These types of discussions that you mention can be made in the bitcoin discussion board and the topics will not be locked because the discussion is valid.
You really need to stop talking as if you know everything. It's extremely irritating.
How will it possible to disable signature from the board?
Signatures are disables in the Ivory Tower and Serious Discussion sections, so Theymos could make it happen were he so inclined (which I have 0% doubt he won't be). Those sections were made to be free of anyone who's incentivized to post for money, though last I checked they weren't exactly thriving like the rest of the forum.
Maybe one pinned topic about gambling awareness in gambling board is needed with important information and warnings.
That's not a bad idea at all, actually. I wonder if Theymos would go for some kind of PSA thread stickied to one or both of the gambling sections. I've participated in some discussions about problem gambling before--not because I'm a gambler but because of my interest and work in the field of addiction--and I'm confident there are a
lot of people here who've got serious problems with it.
A sticky thread might be the bare minimum, but it would be good enough I suppose. The point of an entire board is because there are many topics surrounding gambling
awareness. It's not just about addicts talking about stopping gambling as everyone seems to be thinking here. It's about everything surrounding the negatives that come with gambling, how it impacts lives on an individual scale, and as said earlier, individual experience, which is unlimited and why a whole board would be appropriate.
With all the awareness and topics regarding the Lightning Network, and no sub-board was created, creation a gambling sub-board is considered unfair.
People know about the lightning network and you can talk about it freely in the Bitcoin discussion board. There's no need for a separate board. However in saying that, it is a feature of Bitcoin and it probably does/will deserve its own sub-board one day. That is another topic though and I don't think that "fairness" has anything to do with either topics having their own sub-board because both of the topics are in two different realms and have nothing to do with each other. If I was suggesting that we have a board to discuss taproot then yes it would be fair to say that it is "unfair" that a board of lightning network isn't added as well. That's not the case though.
I rarely visit that board, so I don't know how the situation is, but with the increase in signature campaigns related to gambling (more than 60% of paid ads in the gambling forum), I expect that the percentage of spam will be high in that board, so creating a sub-board will only increase the problem.
The funny thing is almost of all thread about addictions are created by user wear gambling signature, if they have a problem about gambling they must avoid gambling including joining a gambling campaign.
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I would support OP's suggestion if I thought such a section wouldn't be a haven for sig/bounty spammers, but I have a feeling that's precisely what it'd turn into. Maybe if posters weren't allowed to display their signature or avatar....
This is already addressed in the OP.
Signatures in this board will be disabled to prevent signature spam as this is the reason why these kinds of topics are (seemingly) locked in the gambling discussion board to-date.
The funny thing is almost of all thread about addictions are created by user wear gambling signature, if they have a problem about gambling they must avoid gambling including joining a gambling campaign.
...it would work but even then I think problem gamblers should seek out other places to talk about recovering from their affliction. Bitcointalk just isn't the right place to have a devoted section for that.
Problem gamblers are not going to seek out a place to talk to other gamblers with a problem. No gambler wants to even admit they have a problem or are in denial. The point of the board is to raise that initial awareness and start the reflection process. Even if this board was created just with the topics that were locked, a gambler can go there and see other people reflecting and maybe relate to someones experience or a person who has admitted they have a problem and think "oh, hey wait a minute, this sounds like me and this person admits they have a problem, maybe I do to?" (for example). It's food for thought and it would be a
responsible move for bitcointalk to not just promote gambling but also house a board that raises awareness via other peoples' experiences. BitcoinTalk doesn't seem like the right place to have a section devoted to that only because it is so heavily sponsored by gambling. That's definitely not the way to look at it though. This suggestion is about making a change for the better in a place where the balance is clearly tipped so heavily in the wrong direction - being promoting and endorsing gambling 100% and suppressing discussion about its proven negative effects, and the impact it can have on people both inside and outside of this community.
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