Disallow unrelated URL from Crypto Selling Threads...

Okay hello sythe, so I have a suggestion/complaint.

When viewing the section Digital Currency and Non-Game Sales

I noticed that a few users add the URL of their gold selling sites to their BTC/Crypto buying/selling threads.

Proof:


My complaint is that why should users be allowed to post unrelated URL in a BTC thread?

I doubt that if I went to ANY of the URLs listed in the image above, that I would be able to sell me BTC to them, and would probably get a response from a worker like "Sorry, this is a runescape gold selling site".

So why on earth should these people be able to use the Digital Currency threads for free advertising for their sites? I mean think about how many users aren't even buying BTC or any other crypto at the moment and are just Bumping their threads to get the name of their gold shop out their. And even if they were buying BTC, what does www.insertgoldsitehere.com have anything to do with BTC or Ripple? Nothing

I suggest that a new rule be added to the crypto section, as well as ALL other game related sections that says "You are NOT ALLOWED to post unrelated URLs in the title of your threads", as the BTC thread can easily be used to just bump a title, which is wrong and unfair to people who 1. Do not have websites for their gold selling and 2. People like @Dieze who doesn't advertise his gold selling site (not sure if he even has one) in a unrelated thread.


Please review and consider this suggestion because I view it as unfair to other users and other gold sellers. Thank you

 

I've personally sold Bitcoin to Ariba and have always done it via his Livechat so I don't see what you're saying as entirely plausible. Unless what you're stating is the actual case I don't see the issue with it. If anything it should be on a case-by-case basis for the ones if any that are abusing it.

As far as I can see from a quick glance @Divine is the only one abusing it.

 

If they buy/sell BTC and there website is the best way to get in touch with them (livechat) then I don't see anything wrong with this.

 

I think their site is an extension of them, so even if its focused on RSGP, it doesn't mean that they aren't interested in other markets.

This is a pretty unfair representation, if you had talked to each of these users and got that message back I would probably support it. But it seems like you're drawing conclusions based on assumptions.

 

well I contacted one user and I was given their Skype

 

I see where you are coming from, but I have contacted a user and was given Skype.

I'm not trying to throw anyone under the bus here, and I agree that it may be a case by cases basis and I'm not saying that these people are doing anything "wrong", I'm just saying that if one person does it, then everyone with a gold site can do it, AND I actually clicked on one users, and his gold site wasn't even up, but was obviously still accepting GP in another thread, so I see that as just advertising there gold selling in the title of something unrelated and not everyone who owns a gold site does business through it, and many have workers who aren't trained or have the capability to do it through the live chat, which is an assumption, but it's a pretty good one IMO.

 

Exactly... Now I can't vouch for anyone of them doing bad things like that, since I haven't tried, but i have contacted a user about actually selling my Bitcoin and I got his Skype in response, not his website, but I will still
Probably add him back later

It just goes to show that I think people are just putting it in the title because "they can" and it's free exposure.

Would this be okay to do in other forums like Xbox, or real life sell? Because that also has nothing to do with gold selling

 

Well I think it's they know that their gold sites don't buy or sell directly, which makes me think, why would you need to put a name of a gold site. If that's the case, I'll rent out the title of my threads with your gold site and that would be okay? Or if you put your gold site on all of your threads, do you think it's okay? I'm not try to be sarcastic I'm asking how you, as a gold seller, feel about adding it to say, an account selling thread, when the website doesn't sell accounts.

 

Well the problem is that it is the case. If you visit some sites, their live chat is not handled like that and other even say in the threads "add me on skype". So obviously the gold site they are advertising has nothing to do with the current selling or buying of BTC. So can I add my gold selling site to my thread for Xbox sales, gift card sales?

Again, not saying these people are doing it on purpose, I just think that once 1-3 people start doing it
Everyone will feel like they can do it on any forum, and have there gold selling site advertised everywhere. That's what signatures, user images, and your profile is meant for

 

As per the false advertising rule

A stricter enforcement of the False Advertising rule

Their titles must be up to date.

So for example; if we had a "habbo hotel" section and they posted in that section with their website but were not actively trading habbo hotel items on their website; it would be considered false advertising.

Hope this clears it up.


-Tyler