[Kyosaur]

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Originally Posted by [MM]IKKE Edit the way Ads are dealt with. The reputation isn't something wrong, it shows you if someone is respected or not. Take me for instance, few posts and some reputation. My posts (I'm so vain right now) would be more trustable than one of those with over 1000 posts but without any reputation point. They would be considered spammers. I suggest the team who manages the forum recruits some people to accept/deny ads. You should fill in a specific form, and if accepted, it gets posted. So Ad section would become a closed section, and there would be a topic with a form and an email address to mail to. If accepted, a mod posts the exact form into the closed board - people will still be able to see it. And ikr beta testers etc don't have time for this. That's why I ask to recruit one or two people who are busy with it. Still, this won't prevent people spamming advertisements in other sections.

Sorry that is bullshit. Reputation doesnt make your posts more "trustable" nor does it determine a user's server worth! Its absolutely ludicrous to deny someone from posting a server advertisement in the correct section simply because they do not have reputation. A brand new user has JUST as much right to post an advertisement for his server as someone with very high reputation like ****** has! Reputation, post count, and registration dates are completely irrelevant in my eyes. If a new user wants to create a server using the Godfather gamemode with no edits, and wants to advertise it, let them do so! As long as he follows the rules for the section, who honestly cares (if he isnt, he deserves to be punished of course.)? The advertising section has a rating system, so if your unhappy with the advertisement and server, simply vote on the advertisement.

Im honestly not sure what people's issues are with new users posting advertisements. If players are going to be persecuted for using common gamemodes, then there shouldnt even be a section to release gamemodes.