Trolls, shitposters and sockpuppets: why post on Bitcointalk?

[Majestic-milf]

 These people you mentioned are doing what they do because they can do it, simple! You mentioned other leisure activities one can do instead of posting garbage but let me ask you:( not like I'm in support of them, though) if these shit posters, trolls and sockpuppets don't do what they do, how can we differentiate between a good poster and one who's not? It's like a balance that must be had. In a public space such as this, there must be those people who decide to not confirm to the normal patterns and they'd do it so confidently that before you know, others are following in that way.
 This forum is so rich in talent and characters that you'd never ever get bored of it, trust me, so just let them have their fun. If you let these trolls bother you too much, you can use the ignore button or continue to talk.

[IjawMan]

I post here for the chaos, criticism and the cryptocurrency knowledge discovery this forum discuss on.

The Bitcointalk, like the organic human society which comprises of all sorts of people making up the society can not be any differently from having the different types of posters in the forum.  It is left for each forum user to filter the forum for their self based on what they are here for.

But op, you did not throw much light into what really led to the setback of your project, was it promotional challenge or it was a problem of the project standard. Is it not with this same audience the Bitcoin project rose with and became a standard to date, what went wrong with the audience regarding your own project?

But we all do lots of things that are wastes of time, don't we? Is posting here more productive than playing an FPS? From doomscrolling on Facebook? Then watching the EPL? I think so. As far as "leisure activities" go, at least this one allows you to learn something... occasionally.

I will not count it for myself a waste of time wasting the EPL matches and football generally is a sport that brightens my countenance. Something that has that effect on me can not be a time waster.  

[MarryWithBTC]

I honestly didn't know people got paid to post here. Wow.

Should I believe you?

You registered since 2023 and have made about 2300+ posts and yet you didn't know people get paid here? What do you think the casino and exchange signatures displayed everywhere in the forum is for?

Or you have used some kind of ad blocker all through your stay here? Even at that, you haven't visited the service board?

I know I certainly wouldn't pay anybody to post here.  

It all depends on the kind of project you want to promote. Some casinos have been paying for signature spaces for over a decade here.

[cryptoaddictchie]

I honestly didn't know people got paid to post here. Wow. I know I certainly wouldn't pay anybody to post here. 

But maybe it's because I've never visited the more "commercial" parts of the forum, I only frequent the opinion sections?

Anyhow, my entire point was that this forum is useful despite the shitposters.

I compared bitcointalk.org to a Five Star Restaurant. I don't know what else I can do.

Now you know bro! Thats the essence of signature campaign being offered to users here who has enough requirement to join one. Typically those with good merits accumulation or quality posters which depend on the campaign manager. You can actually get paid with the way you posted here, nevertheless much more sense than most of those shitposter you mentioning.

I agree with your point that this forum is useful and sometimes its become a place for your personal clown and funny guys with their post.

[Z-tight]

We've had our fair share of 'arguments' in the Bitcoin discussion board. And while i do not agree with nearly all of the things you say in that section of the forum, and many users may even consider it trolling, i've never considered your posts to be low-value or shit posts.

'I disapprove of what you say, but i will defend to the death, your right to say it', this quote by Voltaire comes to mind, and i think that's how an internet forum should be. We all do not have to agree with one another all of the time, but i can appreciate people who clearly speak their mind, amidst all the ass-licking that goes on here.

[legiteum]

These people you mentioned are doing what they do because they can do it, simple! [...]

Yes of course. And as I implied in the OP, the "roaches" are always there no matter what you do. I praise the mods here on bitcointalk for keeping them from taking over and making a big mess (as they are trying very hard to do by abusing the Trust system).

But yes, if you open up forums on the Internet... roaches gonna roach...

If you let these trolls bother you too much, you can use the ignore button or continue to talk.

I do, and I would encourage others to do so and not waste forum space on posts that just want to change the conversation and make it about the poster instead of the subject.

The key to understanding the roaches is that they know that merely disagreeing with your assertions won't "get" at you enough, so they need to find other ways such as doxxing you, going after your business, or trying to get you banned from the forum (viz. by playing with the Trust system).

(What is fascinating to me, by the way, is that the subject that seems to have triggered the most roaches in the most extreme way is talking about my theory of Satoshi and the US government--makes ya wonder ).

I honestly didn't know people got paid to post here. Wow.

Should I believe you?

You registered since 2023 and have made about 2300+ posts and yet you didn't know people get paid here? What do you think the casino and exchange signatures displayed everywhere in the forum is for?

I didn't know those were paid ads. I thought they were just people's sigs. I truly don't pay attention to details like this.

Also, I am not a gambler (like not even so much as a quarter put in a slot machine when I go to Vegas), so I guess I tune out ads for it.