Are 15 liners FC recruitment spams generally accepted in FF?

[Iscah]

that's 30 seconds every hour.
I don't think it would be considered spam

It sounds like spam to me.

I can't read Japanese so I don't know what they're saying, but the average FC recruitment ad only takes up one line of a macro, maybe two or three at most. What do they need to say that is so un-succinct and yet necessary to send to everyone in the zone?

[hagare]

It sounds like spam to me.

I can't read Japanese so I don't know what they're saying, but the average FC recruitment ad only takes up one line of a macro, maybe two or three at most. What do they need to say that is so un-succinct and yet necessary to send to everyone in the zone?

that's an interesting take. I don't understand it so it's spam xD
although it's only 1/120th of an hour.
No wonder gaijins have a bad name xD

[Iscah]

that's an interesting take. I don't understand it so it's spam xD
although it's only 1/120th of an hour.
No wonder gaijins have a bad name xD

That is not what I said.

The basic premise of a 15-line macro sounds like spam, and I can't imagine what they would need to say in it, BUT my inability to read Japanese means I cannot make a definitive judgement on what they are writing as shown in the screenshot.

I would find it equally spammy regardless of what language it is written in. Possibly more annoying in English as I'd be seeing the same readable text over and over, instead of the visual "white noise" of unfamiliar symbols.

[hagare]

That is not what I said.

The basic premise of a 15-line macro sounds like spam, and I can't imagine what they would need to say in it, BUT my inability to read Japanese means I cannot make a definitive judgement on what they are writing as shown in the screenshot.

I would find it equally spammy regardless of what language it is written in. Possibly more annoying in English as I'd be seeing the same readable text over and over, instead of the visual "white noise" of unfamiliar symbols.

Is your chat tab so barren nothing happens in one hour after the shout that you only sees the shout over and over again?
change tabs?
it just seems kind of like an over reaction.
And if you wanna try to understand it, you can always google translate it. Granted, might not give the best translation. but eh

[Astarift]

that's an interesting take. I don't understand it so it's spam xD
although it's only 1/120th of an hour.
No wonder gaijins have a bad name xD

I dont think the focus here is not understanding so its a spam, its a 15 liner /shout macro spam that floods your chat so its a spam. Also having a 15 liner as a FC recruitment? You can actually post your FC recruitment in lodestone website by the way, thats the purpose of the community finder there
Stating that the spam only happens 1/120th of an hour is a weak argument in terms of it not being a spam, when the focus here is that it whenever he posts the macro, its floods my chat and disrupts the chatting experience of anyone in range of the shout
Noting gaijins having a bad name is pure irony here and totally derailing from the discussion

Is your chat tab so barren nothing happens in one hour after the shout that you only sees the shout over and over again?
change tabs?
it just seems kind of like an over reaction.
And if you wanna try to understand it, you can always google translate it. Granted, might not give the best translation. but eh

Likewise, putting xenophobia in an discussion when the focus was on spam is definitely overreacting

[hagare]

I dont think the focus here is not understanding so its a spam, its a 15 liner /shout macro spam that floods your chat so its a spam. Also having a 15 liner as a FC recruitment? You can actually post your FC recruitment in lodestone website by the way, thats the purpose of the community finder there
Stating that the spam only happens 1/120th of an hour is a weak argument in terms of it not being a spam, when the focus here is that it whenever he posts the macro, its floods my chat and disrupts the chatting experience of anyone in range of the shout
Noting gaijins having a bad name is pure irony here and totally derailing from the discussion

hey if you think it's a spam. Fine.

I think it's 30 seconds out of a whole hour.
if it was every 5 minutes, I'd block him

[LittleImp]

It sounds like spam to me.

I can't read Japanese so I don't know what they're saying, but the average FC recruitment ad only takes up one line of a macro, maybe two or three at most. What do they need to say that is so un-succinct and yet necessary to send to everyone in the zone?

Here's a rough and rather flavorless translation cleaned up from OCR xD. Just be warned I don't know Japanese well either so can't really vouch for its accuracy.

"Please excuse me, this is an FC recruitment message. Our FC "Nameless Restaurante" is recruiting, and currently has about 30 members. Sprouts, newbies and returners are welcome. Whether you're a triple legend, gposer, gatherer/crafter or PVP master, everyone is free to do as they wish. We want to create an FC where existing members value new members and new members value existing members. Our FC is characterized by our lack of scary or mean people, and we love to chat. Let's enjoy the story and content together! "What's an FC? What kind of FC is it?" Feel free to message me about it. An overview of our FC is available on the community finder. Why don't you experience the atmosphere of our FC for yourself? Please feel free to contact us with an application, in the party finder or via a tell. If you'd like to send a tell, simply click my name in the chat box. Excuse me again for the shout."

[Iscah]

Here's a rough and rather flavorless translation cleaned up from OCR xD. Just be warned I don't know Japanese well either so can't really vouch for its accuracy.

Thanks for the translation. And yeah, that seems like way more detail than needed, especially if you're going to direct people to the community finder for "an overview".

[Shibi]

As most of us said on your reddit thread with the same complaint. Just blacklist them.

Once an hour isn't going to be classed as spam. Blacklisting will mean you never have to see it again.

[LaylaTsarra]

Curious what some of you think about some of these Casino spammers in cities like Limsa. I've personally blacklisted some of the offending ones but that doesn't stop those rolling random numbers. There is one in particular on Sophia in Limsa and I find that spam to be personally unacceptable. It can go on for hours.