It's interesting how many people in this thread seem to completely miss the point of this thread being about obnoxious ads. The thread creator had'nt discovered their kid lap dancing in an 18+ venue or anything... They even said they're not against ERP per se, just that it should be in line with the ToS and shouting ERP ads with obvious phrasing in starting cities is far from it. (Another thing some people seem to forget: Limsa is not just a convenient hangout, it's still a hub new people have to run around in the very beginning if they have the respective starting jobs. Not to mention all the MSQ going on there, especially during ARR. Great first impressions.)

I'd be all for an extra tab in party finder for all sorts of venue ads, no matter which ones. Not just to keep the shout chat free for hunts etc. but also because it makes it easier to find an event if you're up for it. Not sure why some people in here seem to be so against it or consider it inefficient tbh. To see a shout ad you have to be at a specific area at the specific time someone happens to shout their ad - on Party Finder, you can check it whenever. Putting ads into Party Finder into an extra tab (so it doesn't clutter the "Other" tab) seems like a win-win situation to me. People who aren't interested in these events don't get bothered by it, kids don't see a ton of +18 club ads while doing MSQ in the hubs and people who'd like to have a nice evening, are looking for a music or art stream or adult entertainment have an easier time to check out their options.

A special RP chat channel would be cool but you still have to be at the specific time and place to see ads. And not every ad is about RP. DJ Whoever would still spam shout chat or the new RP chat because "that's for ads, right?" and we'd have the same discussion all over again.

Regarding telling random people they'd be an awesome courtesan: Yes, you only can have the other's person word for it if they're 18 or not, misjudgements happen and some people straight up lie. But if you are about to talk to sb. about a topic where age matters, double check if that's the time and place for this. (And from what I understood that person didn't even bother to ask?) Here's a hint, general public in some hub is not it, not in a game where everyone can be a minor (and not by sneaking past some age protection and lying but simply because the game was made for them as well). And the whole minor topic aside, I'm a 35 year old woman, if someone stranger would randomly tell me "you'd be a great courtesan for my club" out of the blue, I'd still consider it rude. Only difference to a kid is I'm old enough to expect this to some extent and bold enough to say "No, leave me alone". Do all the ERP you want, and recruit to your hearts content, but please do it in the appropriate places. (Upside of asking visitors of your venue if they want to join: You already know they are into this kind of thing, and don't risk a report. Again, win-win situation.)