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Rooh
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Rooh

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2_Tron said :
...FMods also have an extra advantage by having access to some more exclusive knowledge players certainly do not have...

We don't have access to any exclusive information about prices/trading etc.
Not sure what you mean.
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?

01-Jul-2021 13:45:41

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03-Jul-2021 01:27:25

Draco Burnz
Dec Member 2011

Draco Burnz

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Finance said :
No support.

Miu said :
Fmods lock duplicate price-check threads, as to prevent unnecessary item overlapping. This means that the OP of any particular item thread now has a monopoly on information flow. They can choose what price to put in their original post. Price check threads typically don't provide prices in the opening post. People look at the last post(s) on the thread, which can be written by anybody. From an organization perspective, it does not make sense for prices of similar items to be distributed across numerous threads.

Miu said :
All this goes against what I think the original purpose of the item discussions forum is: a place to discuss items. The price of an item is (arguably) the most important attribute for discussion--the uses of items can be found in the wiki. If you shut down price check threads, the item discussion forum will become a ghost town.

Miu said :
Do we truly need price checking threads when the grand exchange has existed for over a decade? Many items are not traded on the grand exchange, or are traded very thinly, such that the GE guide prices are not particularly helpful.

Miu said :
Trust trades aren't allowed on the forums, so why are price check threads where you have to "trust" the user has posted something truthful be allowed? You aren't required to trust that any particular user has posted correct prices, unlike a trust trade. The threads merely help people form reasonable expectations.

Have to agree with this^.

No support.
Draco Burnz
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Defender of the logical

03-Jul-2021 05:32:44

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03-Jul-2021 12:12:48

2_Tron

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If Jagex allows a forum '
to discuss
' than discussions should be present.

If a forum is '
full of advertisements
' it means something is wrong and The RuneScape Community is manipulated through and through. Jagex/JMods do know that purposely.

:D

03-Jul-2021 12:15:50

Draco Burnz
Dec Member 2011

Draco Burnz

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2_Tron said :
If Jagex allows a forum '
to discuss
' than discussions should be present.



Yet isnt discussing prices still discussing something?

Thus they are indeed following said "rule".

Also, it might be helpful if you read this part:

Finance said :
The price of an item is (arguably) the most important attribute for discussion--the uses of items can be found in the wiki. If you shut down price check threads, the item discussion forum will become a ghost town.
Draco Burnz
Anime Fanatic
Defender of the logical

03-Jul-2021 12:24:00 - Last edited on 03-Jul-2021 12:25:35 by Draco Burnz

2_Tron

2_Tron

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@Draco Burnz, have you ever read through many of such threads?
I don't think so as as soon as you will do that you will notice that many of such threads are full of '
single notifications/advertisements
' without any evidence of any discussion they should be involved in.
All these threads are '
signboards
' to check ones prices before or after selling/buying. '
It is just a BIG StockExchange
' and Jagex allows it to happen purposely.

03-Jul-2021 12:33:48

2_Tron

2_Tron

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Draco Burnz said :
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Finance said :
The price of an item is (arguably) the most important attribute for discussion--the uses of items can be found in the wiki. If you shut down price check threads, the item discussion forum will become a ghost town.
This is something I have seen a lot over the past decade, everything will become a ghost town. Absolute rubbish.
The people claiming this hardly talk themselves but wanna purposely dictate what they wanna say and leave themselves afterwards.

03-Jul-2021 12:38:28

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