Raised This Month: $ Target: $400
 0% 

Ethics discussion: advertising?


Post New Thread Reply   
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Author Message
lucius
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Netherlands
Old 01-14-2009 , 10:29   Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #1

In the rules for the plugins stands:
Quote:
Advertising for one's self or another party (i.e. "vote republican!" or "come to my site at www.myclansucks.com")
However, in CSDM bailopan advertises his website in chat on player join. It seems to me that the rules don't allow this.

What do you guys think?

Btw, have been using CSDM for a few days and I am very happy with Bailopans work. No disrespect ;)
__________________
"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Marcus Brigstock
lucius is offline
Send a message via MSN to lucius
Voltron
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Above the battlefield.
Old 01-14-2009 , 20:03   Re: Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #2

Quote:
Originally Posted by lucius View Post
in CSDM bailopan advertises his website in chat on player join. It seems to me that the rules don't allow this.
You can actually disable that message.

HINT: Look in csdm.inc
__________________
Voltron is offline
lucius
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Netherlands
Old 01-15-2009 , 03:16   Re: Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #3

But still, people shouldn't have to do that.
__________________
"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Marcus Brigstock
lucius is offline
Send a message via MSN to lucius
YamiKaitou
Has a lovely bunch of coconuts
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Texas
Old 01-15-2009 , 19:41   Re: Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #4

BAILOPAN is the creator of CSDM and the owner of this site. I think he is allowed to break whatever rules he wishes in his plugins. I haven't used CSDM or played on a server with it in some time, but can you perhaps post the advertisment for those of us who are to lazy to go find it ourselves?
__________________
ProjectYami Laboratories

I do not browse the forums regularly anymore. If you need me for anything (asking questions or anything else), then PM me (be descriptive in your PM, message containing only a link to a thread will be ignored).
YamiKaitou is offline
KWo
AMX Mod X Beta Tester
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Poland
Old 01-19-2009 , 05:54   Re: Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #5

You completly misunderstood the point of the rule saying about advertising. In many cases the people are advertising something to get some benefit for them-selves (for example for money if more people are visting any particular page). That is not allowed. Since Bailopan is paying his-own money to keep this forum working on some server, he is allowed to advertise his (CSDM/AMXX) web page related. The link to csdm main page is also to help the people how to install it and where to download it from.
In other words - if You want to advertise in Your plugin this (forum) and the main amxmodx web page - that is allowed (since Your plugin is amxx based). If You want the people to come to Your server - to get more money for that or to get more players - this is not allowed. I hope that's clear now for You.
__________________
The Fullpack of podbot mm V3B22 - 24 apr 2012!!! is available here.
The All-In-One 3.2a package - 02 jun 2013 (AMX X 1.8.2 [with ATAC 3.0.1b , CSDM2.1.3c beta, CM OE 0.6.5, podbot mm V3B22c and mm 1.20) is available here.
The newest Beta V3B23a (rel. 28 august 2018!!!) is available here.
KWo is offline
Hawk552
AMX Mod X Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2005
Old 01-25-2009 , 12:28   Re: Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #6

In the rule, it refers to things that have nothing to do with a potential plugin. For instance, http://bailopan.net has information regarding CSDM, whereas http://myg0t.com has nothing to do with AMX Super. Even putting your website isn't really that big a deal, just asking for money is. It's also okay to post a PayPal link in the plugin thread, but not in a print message for the plugin.
__________________
Hawk552 is offline
Send a message via AIM to Hawk552
lucius
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Netherlands
Old 01-26-2009 , 10:07   Re: Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #7

Thanks for your responses.

I personally feel that plugins should not advertise in chat at all. Even if it points to the website of the plugin, if all plugins did that then it would become a great mess to enter a server, as most servers run up to 15 plugins. That's why I felt that the way I interpreted the rule, made the rule a good one.

I understand however, that others may not share my views. And I respect that the rules allow this kind of advertising.
__________________
"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Marcus Brigstock
lucius is offline
Send a message via MSN to lucius
Hawk552
AMX Mod X Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2005
Old 01-26-2009 , 10:32   Re: Ethics discussion: advertising?
Reply With Quote #8

Well, CSDM is pretty massive and I agree to an extent that you shouldn't be able to spam the chat too much. There are other plugins which are relatively big which do this as well, and I think that's acceptable.
__________________
Hawk552 is offline
Send a message via AIM to Hawk552
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 22:19.


Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Theme made by Freecode