Too Many Forum Boards - Outdated Threads - Let's Delete Boards

[DVlog]

There are too many forum boards, which in fact not needed. Like Bitcoin Dissussion - all child boards - Press, Meetups, Important Announcements. In Important Announcements - all threads are outdated. Or in Meta - New forum software and Bitcoin Wiki - threads are also outdated. And much more forum boards need deleted.
Good example - In Important Announcements first page newest thread is from 2018, majority from 2013.
Much less forum boards can give a lot more info for members, which is not so complicated and not outdated.
Hope forum admin give me higher rank for good suggestion. 

That board contains lots of valuable content. Sometimes they can be used as references. It is true we already have too many boards and some of them have low activity and some of them are full of spam content but that doesn't make all of them useless. Maybe we can archive them but new members will never know where to find them.



Can you see these minus buttons? Just click them if you think there is too many boards and you do not want to see some of them. It will remove your stress.

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[_BlackStar]

There are too many forum boards, which in fact not needed. Like Bitcoin Dissussion - all child boards - Press, Meetups, Important Announcements. In Important Announcements - all threads are outdated. Or in Meta - New forum software and Bitcoin Wiki - threads are also outdated. And much more forum boards need deleted.
Good example - In Important Announcements first page newest thread is from 2018, majority from 2013.
Much less forum boards can give a lot more info for members, which is not so complicated and not outdated.

I don't agree that some boards need to be removed simply because they are rarely used - but I tend to agree that some adjustments should be made such as moving some unimportant threads to the archive. Most of the threads there are old threads - but I think there's a lot of historical value that's worth preserving.

Maybe all moderators can discuss it in a special moderator section and make some changes if necessary. But the best option for anyone who thinks it's not important is - ignore the board.

[PX-Z]

There will be no "many forum boards" they are there for their purpose.

Also, even having the best suggestion had ever been won't rank you up lmao.

[yhiaali3]

You cannot say that there are boards that are no longer needed. It is true that there are many sub-boards that are inactive, but some topics are written from time to time, and the order and coordination of the forum must be maintained, which emerged as a result of the need to sort and index topics over the years and not as a result of a sudden decision.

Basically, these sub-boards were created for the purpose of indexing topics and arranging the forum into sections so that it is easy for the member to find the section in which he wants to write or search for a specific topic. Deleting subboards or merging them with the main board will result in loss of format and arrangement in the forum.

[o_e_l_e_o]

I don't know if it's the sun or the drink but I've read this as we can't regulate it so we should ban it! 

There have been multiple previous topics about the Press board. The whole board is low value trash which just serves to let people pad their post count for their campaign by simply copy and pasting an article from elsewhere, or for trash "news" sites like CoinIdol to spam with their shit articles. It's legalized plagiarism. I've reported the same bot accounts in that board literally hundreds of times each, and they are were never banned.

It would be trivially easy to clean that board up, but given there has been absolutely zero desire from admins or mods to do so over the many years this has been complained about, then we should simply close it. It serves no purpose.

While I agree that subboards that serve no purpose anymore should be archived I don't think one should delete boards just because of the inability to clean spam, rather than delete it why not simply disable signatures there and create some Barad-dûr version of the Ivory Tower?

This was suggested for the Press board already, but it would not stop the bot accounts owned by these "news" sites from spamming their links. Just moderate it properly. It's that simple. And if we aren't going to moderate it, then lock it.

Either way, the cards that exist must continue to exist and not be blocked.

Why? Why should we continue to have a board which hasn't been posted in in over 3 years for software which nobody uses, yet not have a board for a topic which is discussed around the forum multiple times each day?

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Funny how some forum members are asking admin to add more sub-board like Cybersecurity and NFTs to the forum and yet we have some that wants to remove some.

Topics about security belong to offtopic board.
NFT topics belong to Alternate cryptocurrency board.

There will be no new board for Cybersecurity and NFTs.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Topics about security belong to offtopic board.

Ideally, yes. In practice, no. I've said this before about security/privacy threads:

The logical place for topics like these would be Off Topic, if Off Topic was actually moderated as advertised ("Other topics that might be of interest to bitcoiners"), rather than just being "Literally any old shit".

If Off Topic was actually as advertised, then yes, it would be a great place for such topics. As it stands, no serious members who would have meaningful contributions to such threads would ever see them since Off Topic is 100% low quality trash and no serious members even open that board. Put threads like this in Off Topic and they would just be filled with the usual word spun, low value, meaningless spam.

[Crypto Library]

Dude , the things of deleting board  kindly put side away. We want more improvement, by improvement we want more boards, new new boards, updates, I don't think there will be lack of people to discuss there.
Anyway I am not that the person to say anything I just said my personal things. And on the above already many user mention what types of board we need so I don't wanna repeat that again. Moderator are here the experienced member are here the admin are here let them thing this.

[letteredhub]

Funny how some forum members are asking admin to add more sub-board like Cybersecurity and NFTs to the forum and yet we have some that wants to remove some.

Topics about security belong to offtopic board.

Security is a subject discussed in all crypto space  so can anyone explain to my uncultured mind why security topics are subjected to offtopic board. Am aware a sub board for security is yet to be created but of all boards why should security topics belong to offtopic boards (is it that security is irrelevant).

 I thought topics that belongs to offtopic boards are topics that are out of context to bitcoin or cryptocurrency.

There will be no new board for Cybersecurity and NFTs.

I don't give a heck about NFT's but security doesn't sit well belonging to offtopic board.

[hilariousandco]

Some boards could definitely be retired, but at the same time it's not really a huge issue. I've long said we should probably lock/archive the Press board as it's not really necessary and is mostly just spammed by sig campaigners looking for an easy post and most of the threads in there are just from crappy crypto sites and not notable press. You could probably get rid of the Important Announcements as well, but maybe it might be needed in the future. With that being said, most important updates just get announced in the News section at the top under people's avatars/usernames.

[joker_josue]

Either way, the cards that exist must continue to exist and not be blocked.

Why? Why should we continue to have a board which hasn't been posted in in over 3 years for software which nobody uses, yet not have a board for a topic which is discussed around the forum multiple times each day?

I totally agree that new boards should be created for content that is debated every day.
But to create these new boars, it is not necessary to delete the old ones or block them.

They may not even have movement for over 3 years, but that doesn't mean they won't be used tomorrow. It could even be from a program that no one (today) uses. But that doesn't mean that someone will want to try it tomorrow.

Now, new boards make sense, I totally agree with that, friend. 

[KingsDen]

Op rather made a good suggestion but I am surprised at the level of criticism on Op. His suggestion must have come without flaws, which means it needs to be refined and not to be wholly criticised.
According to o_e_l_e_o, instead of deleting such barely used boards, it could be locked permanently. But on a second thought, why lock when no one uses them. If adding more boards will be heavy and lag the forum, the older and outaded ones should be deleted but if allowing old boards will not prevent the birth of new boards, they should be allowed.
The new forum software is a topic for another day.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Funny how some forum members are asking admin to add more sub-board like Cybersecurity and NFTs to the forum and yet we have some that wants to remove some.

Yep--but the old rule is that you can't please everyone all of the time.  That said, this is the first time I'm seeing a request to delete any child boards.  What we usually see is just what you said, people requesting subsections for crap like NFTs.

I don't visit most of the sections OP mentioned, so I'm not sure how active they are (I'm curious about the new forum software section in particular).  What I'm fairly sure of is that if Theymos lifted his finger to create a board or a child board, it's not likely he's going to delete it anytime soon.  But he's surprised me in the past, so don't take my post as speaking for him.

If a board is obviously a dead one with little chance of being resuscitated, then I would agree with OP that Theymos ought to nuke it.  That only makes sense, right?

[FatFork]

Funny how some forum members are asking admin to add more sub-board like Cybersecurity and NFTs to the forum and yet we have some that wants to remove some.

Yep--but the old rule is that you can't please everyone all of the time.  That said, this is the first time I'm seeing a request to delete any child boards.  What we usually see is just what you said, people requesting subsections for crap like NFTs.

Oh, what a surprise! OP is doing the same thing: Altcoin Wallet Board In Alternate Cryptocurrencies Needed - Why Admin Sleep ?

Looks like someone took a wrong turn somewhere. You know, when you want to visit shitcoinstalk.org, but autocorrect redirects you to the wrong forum. 

[SmartGold01]

Some board may not be active or may look outdated as you think but contains some meaningful information which people could get reference at, deleting of board won't help to make here a better place rather it will remove some vital information that is kept on a record.
Yeah it's true that I have came across some topics request admin to add additional sub-board were some specific discussion would take place instead of posting them at the sections where it does not belong, however such topic can be revived if you think you want to make some of them active.
Basically I have found a topic that was created around 2013 after many years inactive some members found it useful and started posting back there again.

[Mpamaegbu]

Hope forum admin give me higher rank for good suggestion.  

Funny dude. But of course, you shouldn't stop at asking for just a rank upgrade. Ask to be made an admin too 🙄

It's rather unique suggestion. But rather than delete, IMO it'd be better if certain inactive board under Archival board instead.

This should be the way to go, archive the inactive boards instead of deleting them so that the forum doesn't lose any important topic in those boards.

However I don't see any reason why you should use red color to post.

I guess it was OP's way of drawing emphasis to the comments they made.

[lovesmayfamilis]

The whole inconvenience for the OP is that he is a newbie. Perhaps he previously visited other forums with bright banners and a lot of advertising, and now, having come here, he really likes to use colored fonts. OP, finding something on the forum is not that difficult. Try to learn about search methods; thereby, you will save time, as you put it, and maybe get up-to-date information today, as well as what it was like when the forum was founded. Sometimes such proposals cause irritation; you can notice this. People have been here for years, and everyone likes everything, and waiting for a reward from the admin for such advice is tantamount to waiting for weather from the sea. Have you heard the saying, "You can’t enter someone else’s monastery with your own rules"?

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[Jet Cash]

I think we need to add a dedicated domain name trading board. Domain names are perfect for Bitcoin payments, but the virtual sales boards are full of (to me ) useless stuff that keeps getting bumped ( does this still happen? ).

[Sexylizzy2813]

OP are you just coming or what?
Is it me or you complaining over something you know won't workout. Members are trying to get more boards and you want the ones that have been here even before you joined the Forum to be deleted? Hell no bro.
Come on and save yourself the stress and have a rethink, instead of deleting boards is best you say dead or old post that are not relevant to be deleted insteed

[Liliana1304]

You may have raised a valid point on your suggestion to deleting some boards but if you look at it, I feel each board was created to serve a purpose and while you feel they may be outdated, some newbies can come on and find something useful from it. It's unfair to just wake up and suddenly brush their irrelevance when you're still practically a newbie. Hey, you might argue that change doesn't have to do with ranks, but then again, some things can't just be changed just because you feel an update is needed or you've got a brilliant idea how the forum should be run. So what, if this is implemented, what new upgrade will you be itching to implement? This leads me to believe you will completely revamp this forum were you in charge, huh? Maybe your role model is Elon Musk.

Dude, there's so many ways to rise in ranks, not this pitiable excuse.