Don't PM for merit, no magic tricks for earning merits: advice for forum newbies

[NaTroBst]

@OP I was able to learn and learn a great thing today. I am also a new member of the forum, I have only been reading and understanding the rules for the past few days and am even instilling them in my head so that I never make mistakes. April 04, 2026 I joined this forum, since then I have also made a few posts and I have never felt that I am requesting merit from anyone. I know that those who try always succeed. My intention is not to get merit, I will learn and understand from here, take advice, and give my own opinion.
Yes, I know that investing in Bitcoin does not require much knowledge, but along with saving Bitcoin, you have to gain knowledge and increase the amount of investment slowly. So I am sticking to the forum like glue. I am gaining knowledge, accepting everyone's opinions, understanding the good and bad myself.
Finally, I thank @OP for explaining the issues better. If I am wrong in what I said, please correct me, I am new here to learn, to know.

[Daniel91]

there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?

Removing all the sections in Bitcoin talk you say? I think I'm a bit lost there, maybe you can through more light there for me to get you right.

Ok, I thought I was clear enough in my answer, and I think the meaning of my previous answer would have been pretty obvious if you had quoted my entire sentence, from beginning to end, and not just half a sentence taken out of context.
So, my entire sentence in the previous post reads like this: ''If the admins don't want spam in other sections of the forum like gambling, political discussions, offtopic, etc. there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?''.
So, it seems pretty clear to me which sections of the forum I was referring to, right?
If further clarification is needed, please let me know.

[Yablee0]

there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?

Removing all the sections in Bitcoin talk you say? I think I'm a bit lost there, maybe you can through more light there for me to get you right.

Ok, I thought I was clear enough in my answer, and I think the meaning of my previous answer would have been pretty obvious if you had quoted my entire sentence, from beginning to end, and not just half a sentence taken out of context.
So, my entire sentence in the previous post reads like this: ''If the admins don't want spam in other sections of the forum like gambling, political discussions, offtopic, etc. there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?''.
So, it seems pretty clear to me which sections of the forum I was referring to, right?
If further clarification is needed, please let me know.

Ok, now I get you clear on it. But don't you think it will be a bit harsh since their are still some genuine and good posters that are also benefiting from signature campaign monetization.  Because I think removing those sections away from the forum especially gambling section is good as taking away signature campaign from the forum completely.  What do you think about that? I am curious to know if the forum wouldn't be as lively  as it is or otherwise. What do you think?

[Daniel91]

there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?

Removing all the sections in Bitcoin talk you say? I think I'm a bit lost there, maybe you can through more light there for me to get you right.

Ok, I thought I was clear enough in my answer, and I think the meaning of my previous answer would have been pretty obvious if you had quoted my entire sentence, from beginning to end, and not just half a sentence taken out of context.
So, my entire sentence in the previous post reads like this: ''If the admins don't want spam in other sections of the forum like gambling, political discussions, offtopic, etc. there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?''.
So, it seems pretty clear to me which sections of the forum I was referring to, right?
If further clarification is needed, please let me know.

Ok, now I get you clear on it. But don't you think it will be a bit harsh since their are still some genuine and good posters that are also benefiting from signature campaign monetization.  Because I think removing those sections away from the forum especially gambling section is good as taking away signature campaign from the forum completely.  What do you think about that? I am curious to know if the forum wouldn't be as lively  as it is or otherwise. What do you think?

Okay, now I've made it clear to you. But don't you think it's going to be a bit harsh considering that there are still some honest and good users who also benefit from the monetization of the signature campaign. Because I think removing those sections from the forum, especially the gambling section, is as good as removing the signature campaign from the forum completely. What do you think about that? I'm curious whether the forum will be less lively than it is or not. What do you think?

Honestly, online forums have long been unimportant and irrelevant and the young generation Z no longer uses them, they are on social networks. They use AI tools to search for information.
This forum has had a continuous decline in activity for years and that's not new anymore. I think that's the main reason why the admins of this forum have tolerated spam on this forum for so long, especially in the gambling section.
Whether this sigban campaign will help prevent spam on this forum remains an open question, I have my reservations about that.
I didn't say anywhere that I'm in favor of a complete ban on signature campaigns, but that it might not be a bad idea to consider limiting or completely removing some sections on this forum that are the main source of spam, such as the gambling section, politics, offtopic etc.
Many signature campaigns actually don't require writing in the gambling section at all, and other campaigns would adapt.
In the end, as I already said, signature campaigns only slowed down what was inevitable anyway, the decline in activity of this forum, but they also increased spam, and as a result of these campaigns, new members, newbies, spam us with private messages and ask us for merits.

[Rhow]

there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?

Removing all the sections in Bitcoin talk you say? I think I'm a bit lost there, maybe you can through more light there for me to get you right.

Ok, I thought I was clear enough in my answer, and I think the meaning of my previous answer would have been pretty obvious if you had quoted my entire sentence, from beginning to end, and not just half a sentence taken out of context.
So, my entire sentence in the previous post reads like this: ''If the admins don't want spam in other sections of the forum like gambling, political discussions, offtopic, etc. there's a much easier way to solve it without this unnecessary drama today and that's to simply remove all these sections from the forum, right?''.
So, it seems pretty clear to me which sections of the forum I was referring to, right?
If further clarification is needed, please let me know.

Ok, now I get you clear on it. But don't you think it will be a bit harsh since their are still some genuine and good posters that are also benefiting from signature campaign monetization.  Because I think removing those sections away from the forum especially gambling section is good as taking away signature campaign from the forum completely.  What do you think about that? I am curious to know if the forum wouldn't be as lively  as it is or otherwise. What do you think?

I know that most of the current campaigns want to be involved in gambling discussions. And all of these campaigns prioritize the gambling board for the majority of their campaigns. But that doesn't mean that the entire signature campaign system will end if the gambling board is removed. You may not have noticed that there are still many campaigns that accept posts on other boards. You have a point that the signature campaign has a big relationship with the gambling board, but the two are not the same. Because of this, even if the moderator/admin closes the gambling board, the campaign will continue without hesitation. Actually, I don't think the presence of the gambling board is a problem because there are many users who only use this forum to participate in gambling-related discussions and pools. The problem is that users create low-quality or repetitive posts to meet the conditions for receiving payments from the campaigns. So I personally would focus on targeting the spammers, not the board.

[GeorgeJohn]

Okay, now I've made it clear to you. But don't you think it's going to be a bit harsh considering that there are still some honest and good users who also benefit from the monetization of the signature campaign. Because I think removing those sections from the forum, especially the gambling section, is as good as removing the signature campaign from the forum completely. What do you think about that? I'm curious whether the forum will be less lively than it is or not. What do you think?

if the sections you mentioned is been removed from forum including signature campaign, forum will look matured, but the consequences forum will face, is that, they will be no much interaction traffic in the forum...The reason you see traffic and alt accounts of users in forum is because of signature subscribers...but to filter forum properly is when signature campaign is run without subscription...

but that it might not be a bad idea to consider limiting or completely removing some sections on this forum that are the main source of spam, such as the gambling section, politics, offtopic etc.

Despite that theirs a lot of spam in gambling sections, gambling sections is not really good to be removed, only thing i will suggest about gambling sections, is that, let restrictions of what to discuss should be implemented.. especially a fiction or fabrics story should be restricted in gambling, and let more concentration and attention should give to gambling sections in order to reduce levels of spam over there...basically, politics and society sections, also attracts a lot of spam, i concur for it to be abolish if the needful arises...

[Yablee0]

Many signature campaigns actually don't require writing in the gambling section at all, and other campaigns would adapt.

I didn't know I was totally wrong in my assumption by thinking that every signature campaign must have their participants always posting on the gambling section , like i thought it was mandatory for them to always engage in gambling discussion not on till now. lol I was really over thinking this day's, anyway thanks for clearing me on that. Meaning signature campaign can still go about their daily activities with or without the gambling section. That's good to know.