Just an observation from long term member

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If conspicuous consumption is your sole reason for interest in this hobby then sure, content marketing and astroturfing are great ways to help find fashionable sinkholes to pour your money into. Brands will certainly appreciate it.

Correct. The Facebookification process makes everything into a viral marketing opportunity. The only surprise is hearing people defend that as a good thing.

That alongside the forum as free-market evangelists who want us to believe nothing can be done about protecting a valued forum cultire and the lowest-demoninators are the market's will and must be allowed to do as they wish.

Possible changes to protect higher value posts? Posts have a minimum word count. Quoted posts only quote text and don't carry images across.

Just some thoughts.