Yes! This is why I think it'll stay niche.

But niche is awesome imho: I've spent my best time on the interwebs in niche places.

perhaps this is the point: a pay-to-post forum selects for people who take their time seriously.

Scoresby

Does the source matter though? I'm not going to give people medals for writing their own slop.

The benefit of pay-to-post is that it attracts people that don't just post slop, but actually put in some thought and/or work. I'd say it causes selection more than it causes encouragement.

Pay to post fixes AI slop

Does the source matter though? I'm not going to give people medals for writing their own slop.

The benefit of pay-to-post is that it attracts people that don't just post slop, but actually put in some thought and/or work. I'd say it causes selection more than it causes encouragement.