Let's Define 'Community Guidelines' for Identifying Shill Accounts

Hey folks,

I've noticed a few threads lately touching on identifying shills and verifying information. While we have some general guidelines, I think we could benefit from a more concrete set of 'Community Guidelines' specifically for recognizing and reporting potential shill accounts. It feels like this is becoming increasingly important as the crypto space grows and attracts more bad actors.

Right now, it's a bit subjective. We see accounts that are clearly pumping a low-cap altcoin with exaggerated claims, but sometimes it's hard to draw the line between genuine enthusiasm and malicious shilling.

I propose we discuss and potentially draft some clearer, actionable guidelines. For example, what are the red flags we should all be looking out for?

• Sudden influx of posts about a specific, obscure token.
• Overly positive sentiment with no mention of risks or potential downsides.
• Aggressive promotion, often telling people they'll 'miss out' if they don't buy now.
• Accounts with very little history or posting only about one or two coins.
• Use of generic, copy-pasted promotional material.
• Directly attacking anyone who questions the coin or project.

Maybe we could even introduce a 'Shill Report' flair or a dedicated section for flagging suspicious activity that the mods can review. Keeping the forum clean and trustworthy is in all our best interests. What are your thoughts on creating more specific guidelines around this?

From my experience, this is a fantastic idea. The subjectivity is what makes it tough to deal with consistently. I've seen accounts that spam the same generic, overly positive messages across multiple coins, and others that seem to have a sudden, inexplicable surge in activity right before a coin pumps.

Perhaps we could start by listing some common behaviors to look out for? Things like:

Posting the same message repeatedly across different threads/coins. Having very little history outside of promoting a specific coin or two. Using overly aggressive or dismissive language when questioned. Lacking any genuine technical or fundamental analysis.

Just throwing some initial thoughts out there to get the ball rolling. What do you all think?