Allow blacklist to hide spammers abusing Party Finder

[Bourne_Endeavor]

No reason to blacklist, nor will that ever happen.

Just give people an additional tool to advertise stuff ingame. But even that will probably not happen.

One already exists. It's labelled "Other." Notice how often it's used? They don't care because they're trying to make their adverts appear first on the list.

[SerLuke]

One already exists. It's labelled "Other." Notice how often it's used? They don't care because they're trying to make their adverts appear first on the list.

Yeah if this stuff was being listed under other no one would care(I know I wouldn’t) the fact that they are mislisting to get to the top of the list and some days flooding the top of the list (as demonstrated by the OP’s screenshot) shows this warrants GM action or at least some sort of UI change since it’s becoming disruptive to PF

[zeth07]

I made a thread about this very thing back on 01-04-2015 09:37 PM and like 99% of the people in the thread absolutely disagreed with me when I was suggesting making a separate section for buying/selling stuff whether it'd be content or for crafters.


My how the times have changed.


Proof:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Addressed-This

[SigmaOZ]

Ability to "Right click > Report RTM/Illicit activity" please!...

If selling plots of land was considered illegal then selling "content" should also be considered illegal and yet they've been on the PF for the longest time without being punished, SE must change this abuse!...

[Rita1989]

I made a thread about this very thing back on 01-04-2015 09:37 PM and like 99% of the people in the thread absolutely disagreed with me when I was suggesting making a separate section for buying/selling stuff whether it'd be content or for crafters.


My how the times have changed.


Proof:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Addressed-This

I don't think you have actually read this thread

[SerLuke]

I made a thread about this very thing back on 01-04-2015 09:37 PM and like 99% of the people in the thread absolutely disagreed with me when I was suggesting making a separate section for buying/selling stuff whether it'd be content or for crafters.


My how the times have changed.


Proof:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Addressed-This

There was a thread only a couple months ago too and most people were supporting/defending it, I pointed out that I’d nothing is done it will end up flooding the PF when people find out they can get away with it and behold.

[Kurando]

I made a thread about this very thing back on 01-04-2015 09:37 PM and like 99% of the people in the thread absolutely disagreed with me when I was suggesting making a separate section for buying/selling stuff whether it'd be content or for crafters.


My how the times have changed.


Proof:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Addressed-This

The difference is there was no Cross World Party Finder when you created this. This is effecting players all on a data centre and not just single worlds.

[zeth07]

I don't think you have actually read this thread

I'm not really sure what you mean? I definitely read this thread. People seem to mostly agree that something should be done about the PF with all those people selling content and how it disrupts the purpose of the party finder.


When I mentioned it, nearly every single person hated the idea of even adding an OPTION to separate the two types of things, not even saying that it shouldn't exist (it shouldn't) and people still gave me hell for even suggesting it.

Now here we are and other people seem to be in agreement that those types of party finders shouldn't exist. Just take two seconds to read the posts in the thread I made/linked and see the difference when I'm talking about quite literally the same types of things.


I'll even give a pass for crafters advertising / and static recruiting but even back then people were advertising selling content and it cluttered the party finder even before we got cross server and all those category tabs.


The excuse back then was that it was "Party Finder" and it didn't matter what they put since you could put anything in your comment and as along as the people who joined followed it it was a non-issue, which is what someone tried to reference a GM saying.


Maybe you didn't read the thread I linked? And just seeing what those people were saying in reference to basically the exact same scenario here.

[asmkitty]

I agree to this as well. At the very least, put the ones who are blacklisted on at the very end of the list in the same manner locked duties are.

This is a pretty good idea too

[asmkitty]

Spammers abusing Party Finder aren't even content with a single listing at time.
Please give us the tools to blacklist and hide these RMT spammers that junk up PF for the whole datacenter.