Addon Channel Spamming - it's against TOS

[Zemus-hyjal]

I don’t use an addon to share information about a rare. I use a macro, it’s much more lightweight. So even if addons created their own communication channel, those of us who use macros instead will still be posting to general chats.

If anyone would like, it was actually shared from someone else in another thread a while ago.

/script px, py = C_Map.GetPlayerMapPosition(C_Map.GetBestMapForUnit("player"), "player"):GetXY()
/run t="target" SendChatMessage(format ("%s: %.1f, %.1f; HP: %i%%",UnitName(t),px*100,py*100,(UnitHealth(t)/UnitHealthMax(t)*100)),  "CHANNEL", nil, 1);

Your macro does the exact same thing as addons, only it’s not automated. Snowflakes will still cry about it.

[Caelia-uldaman (Caelia)]

Thank you Captain Obvious? o.O

[Zemus-hyjal]

Thank you Captain Obvious? o.O

My point is if everybody used that macro, chat would still be flooded with spam. I’m on your side. I think it’s a non-issue.

[Caraz-trollbane]

It actually would improve things because the person behind it would use common sense and not announce a rare was up when someone just did a second prior to them.

[Zemus-hyjal]

Mechagon Rare Share already does this.

[Ädrastia-moon-guard (Ädrastia)]

I actually like the rare spamming cause I find it helpful. As for the other stuff like selling runs and the like, I honestly find it amusing and will sometimes just kick back with a bowl of popcorn and a drink, just laughing at all the stuff in the chat. To me, it’s a great way to cheer somebody up

[Caraz-trollbane]

People aren’t using just that addon. Just did rumblerocks - some addon announced twice he was up and was not engaged - then another one announced he was at 67% and three addons said he was died at xx time or slain.

[Rankin-shandris (Rankin)]

The addon needs to be updated so it won’t do that. But if people don’t update their addon, then that’s on them.

[Sakurä-suramar (Sakurä)]

However, people like you seem to want it all your own way

Pot, meet kettle.

The only reason you see it 3 times is because 3 people are using it. That’s not spam. Spam is one person posting it multiple times in a short span. You want to silence the people using this for peace and quiet - that’s having it your own way.

[Murder-wyrmrest-accord (Murder)]

But it’s not abuse of anything. And it’s not “spam” just because you don’t want to see it.

Obviously Blizzard, the company who defines what is and isn’t spam in their game, disagrees with you to the fullest. Your opinion means nothing in this matter.

[Amtrack-mugthol (Amtrack)]

Rustfeather up 66.92, 78.68 60%. Yah seeing this knowing there is no way I am going to make it anyways. The spam rate is pretty bad tbh. Some have been helpful, but it does it beyond annoying at a certain time. I have no idea of the ToS aspect, but I would be just fine with this being removed.

[Hyuna-area-52]

you fail to clearly understand what “spam” is. And because of that, there’s no talking sense into your replies from hereon…

[Thunderçatz-zuljin (Thunderçatz)]

there’s a difference between helping and spam (useful and nonuseful information)

You only see one side. There for explaining anything beyond this will be a difficult task for anyone wanting to help you see the other side of the discussion. That’s where we tend to tune out.

I find it useful knowing the % the mob is at so I know if I should keep wasting my time flying towards the rare and being disappointed.

Here you go - just went to Mechagon - first thing in chat is this I see.

https://imgur.com/a/FE41hcS

that is three times - no one needs to know rustfeather died 3 times.

I really do not see how this of all things is a major eye sore for people.

I guess that would be your opinion, however, having a different channel was a compromise that doesn’t harm anyone. However, people like you seem to want it all your own way and since blizzard has been silencing people for this, enjoy.

I don’t mean to bring PL/ML argument in here, but PL being in PUG or non-guild groups was a compromise and was fine in Legion. Come BFA its all forced PL and ML is gone forever.

Point being, WoW has some bad instances of “compromise”.

No, I seem to be defining it the same way Blizzard defines it. lol

People aren’t using just that addon. Just did rumblerocks - some addon announced twice he was up and was not engaged - then another one announced he was at 67% and three addons said he was died at xx time or slain.

So if 5 people say the following:
Person 1 “Rustfeather down”
Person 2 “Rustfeather dead”
Person 3 “Rust died”
Person 4 “Rustfeather gone”
Person 5 “Rust finished”

Is that spam? 5 people giving essentially the same message about the same thing fight after Rustfeather dies.

Would you consider that spam and report all 5 people for giving you the same message after a rare dies?

[Caraz-trollbane]

No, it is blizzard deciding it is excessive. I don’t have any power to stop people from doing that.

[Sakurä-suramar (Sakurä)]

Got proof? Because apparently a couple of people already tried and found none. You don’t want people getting their own way because it bothers you, but guess what? They don’t want you getting your own way because it bothers them and the community. You have a very simple solution, yet you refuse to make use of it. Why is that, exactly?

[Sakurä-suramar (Sakurä)]

you fail to clearly understand what “spam” is

I would argue the same for you. 1 person posting 3 times in, say, 5 seconds is different than 3 people posting within 5 seconds. One of those is spam, the other is not.

[Caraz-trollbane]

Got proof people aren’t getting silenced ?

[Sakurä-suramar (Sakurä)]

Doesn’t work that way. You made a claim, it is your obligation to back it up.

[Caraz-trollbane]

Sure it does, you are claiming it isn’t happening - proof it or don’t make the claim.

[Sakurä-suramar (Sakurä)]

Okay, it’s clear now that you’re trolling. Flagged.