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Title: People who advertise in /p
Post by: [NP]Monte Montague on October 01, 2010, 12:14:41 am

Mmm ya.

Discuss regarding this.

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Should more be done to stop people from doing this?
It causes as much spam as when  /ad was $50.

Should it be considered abuse? Is it?
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: EminemRulez on October 01, 2010, 12:21:19 am
As far as I'm concerned using /p to advertise is one way to avoid paying $500 which is therefore disallowed...

But yes, when there are no admins online it causes the same spam as we used to have /ad with $50.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Paide on October 01, 2010, 12:24:02 am
I think it should be lowered to like 100$per line or so.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: [NP]Monte Montague on October 01, 2010, 12:27:05 am
As far as I'm concerned using /p to advertise is one way to avoid paying $500 which is therefore disallowed...

But yes, when there are no admins online it causes the same spam as we used to have /ad with $50.

There are leaders of some "Official Government" groups doing this... even :/.

Although I won't name names, they are like " Why should I?" when I say "Use /ad" in there pm.

Why should they?

Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Sweeper on October 01, 2010, 12:32:52 am
I think it should be lowered to like 100$per line or so.

I think that's the best option. Or keep it 500$ and if someone advertise in /p he get directly a kick.
I see people doing /p Train Stop Los Santos Station etc. etc. and that every minute and no one is taking action.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: EminemRulez on October 01, 2010, 12:45:21 am
I think that's the best option. Or keep it 500$ and if someone advertise in /p he get directly a kick.
I see people doing /p Train Stop Los Santos Station etc. etc. and that every minute and no one is taking action.

Because their imagination is expensive...
All creative roleplays job has been ruined by the price rising and it did not reduced the spam... It just moved it to /p.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Jamal on October 01, 2010, 02:08:29 am
You know, sometimes people are just too poor to advertise something and want to create some roleplay or possible call a 'meeting' or something... I think maybe if someone did not have enough cash, ask someone else to advertise it for them.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: TheRock on October 01, 2010, 03:31:21 am
Using /p to advertise is abuse of commands it self.

Why?

There's a certain reason why /ad exists. And not randomly! It's for people to create advertisements through, and not on the /p(ublic) chat.

However, I personally believe that if the cost was decreased by 50% = /ad price to 250$, It would be much better.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Deam on October 01, 2010, 05:17:36 am
Lower it from 1k to 50-150$ and that's it.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Nexxt on October 01, 2010, 07:04:06 am
Didn't we had this discussion 3 times already?
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: battle on October 01, 2010, 08:17:37 am
It was answered by gandalf awile ago, read my signature beneath this :)
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Jcstodds on October 01, 2010, 10:06:41 am
  /ad is the least skillful, acceptable form of RP advertisement. If they cannot afford the /ad, then surely they can think of a cheaper more imaginative ways to advertise.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: [NP]Monte Montague on October 01, 2010, 01:24:28 pm
  /ad is the least skillful, acceptable form of RP advertisement. If they cannot afford the /ad, then surely they can think of a cheaper more imaginative ways to advertise.

Advertising in /p isn't the way.


But yes, they should do ____________________ they'll have to figure it out there own way - the hard way / watch other people do it and copy from in-game.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Enzo Adinolfi on October 01, 2010, 04:35:09 pm
I think it should be lowered to like 100$per line or so.

Nah, its gonna be a lot of ads then..
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Ayden on October 01, 2010, 05:04:36 pm
So make it limited for each player to use /ad with a low price. Should be fair.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Julio. on October 01, 2010, 06:35:01 pm
I think raising the price of /ad was actually against the 'Argonath Vision'

Just my opinion, don't beat me for it or anything
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Gregersen on October 01, 2010, 06:36:19 pm
So make it limited for each player to use /ad with a low price. Should be fair.
WIN.
Maybe, make people APPLY to get THEIR ad fees lowered, simply. Only requires a logcheck to see if they use /ad as its supposed to be used
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: lavamike on October 01, 2010, 10:19:30 pm
This is really a mountain out of a mole hill.  I see no difference from when /ad was $50 a while ago.  I've said it plenty before and i'll say it again, I believe /ad should be brought back to $50.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: [NP]Monte Montague on October 01, 2010, 10:25:42 pm
This is really a mountain out of a mole hill.  I see no difference from when /ad was $50 a while ago.  I've said it plenty before and i'll say it again, I believe /ad should be brought back to $50.

Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: JDC on October 03, 2010, 10:34:39 am
It is my personal view that /ad be brought back to $50 but a time limit be introduced for each player. That way, it can still benefit low-income RP businesses without reversing their earnings tenfold, and spam will be avoided.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Jcstodds on October 11, 2010, 12:07:39 am
It is my personal view that /ad be brought back to $50 but a time limit be introduced for each player. That way, it can still benefit low-income RP businesses without reversing their earnings tenfold, and spam will be avoided.
  There are many RP ways to advertise. /ad is one of the more effective ways with least effort, but it costs. So if players don't want to spend money they can always do some advertising using /l /s /me
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Wash on October 11, 2010, 12:16:23 am
no flaming
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Violet on October 11, 2010, 01:51:57 am
I'd support the price being brought back to $50 as the increased price has had minimal effect on how much /ad is abused.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Patton on October 11, 2010, 07:37:24 am
The advertising in public chat is a result of the increased advertisement price. In many cases, the new and/or poor people are not in the ability to cover the expenses of the advertising for their services or products, as simply offering their services and products means multiple sales in order to collect enough income to compensate for one advert (e.g. a taxi driver should drive at least 5 people without refueling and with maximum fee to collect $500 for a one-line advert). An ideal solution, as many people have pointed out, would be to return the $50 price for an advert and introduce a per-player limit, so that the price stays as it is.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: [NP]Monte Montague on October 11, 2010, 11:57:17 am
  There are many RP ways to advertise. /ad is one of the more effective ways with least effort, but it costs. So if players don't want to spend money they can always do some advertising using /l /s /me

Never as affective -.-
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Pazienza on October 11, 2010, 01:13:42 pm
It should be brought back to 50$, but make the punishment more harsh than it is, in case of abuse/spam
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: Chris_Knight on October 11, 2010, 01:24:17 pm
Each /ad is like knife in my hearth special if people abuse it when other people need that money . It should be lower.
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: [NP]Monte Montague on October 11, 2010, 03:11:39 pm
Each /ad is like knife in my hearth special if people abuse it when other people need that money . It should be lower.

Some people make money for adverts  :D
Title: Re: People who advertise in /p
Post by: SG_Baker on October 11, 2010, 06:13:16 pm
Some people dont even have 500$ to advertise..which leads to advertising in /p, but that's 75% true : P
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