I absolutely do not want to create drama. That never once came out of my mouth and was never my intention. My intention was to discuss on this forum about the the issues pertaining to the LFG issue that the OP discussed (after realizing I was talking about the wrong forum with the trade chat issue which is a whole different ball of wax) and plenty of people have already stated in the forum that the addon doesn’t solve anything.
IF I choose what addons I want to install, that’s on me and at any point blizz could flat out say x y and z thing isn’t allowed and I would have zero say in the matter. That is in that forum thread that you had mentioned. I should be able to use a core functionality of the game, LFG, without seeing RMT advertisements or seeing very few (the ones that haven’t gotten banned yet).
Wow addons run off the in game API and should only run off the in game API only via the addon’s folder. They also cannot be paid for addons. They have to at their core be free in order to usable. Console port bypassed that with what you had stated earlier and fed into the game via steam. However, they reversed this decision at their discretion for anyone that was caught up in the false wave. Console port in game ran off the API but it piggy backed into something external. I’m not getting into semantics here on what addons are or aren’t allowed. That’s up to blizzard and blizzard only.
That’s not the point I’m trying to make here. The point is if you just right click report em in the LFG then the addon wouldn’t be necessary. If you left trade (like you had said earlier) that means you are only using the addon for LFG.
Then if you don’t care why are you going off about people advertising in trade when I tried to real it back onto the topic of LFG? We messed up earlier, thought it was a different post, it went to trade not LFG like the OP originally mentioned. The OP originally mentioned about wow council + and it being for the banning of LFG advertisements on the spot.
I found this is this what you’re refering to? I have read over that!
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Add-ons must be free of charge.
All add-ons must be distributed free of charge. Developers may not create “premium” versions of add-ons with additional for-pay features, charge money to download an add-on, charge for services related to the add-on, or otherwise require some form of monetary compensation to download or access an add-on. -
Add-on code must be completely visible.
The programming code of an add-on must in no way be hidden or obfuscated, and must be freely accessible to and viewable by the general public. -
Add-ons must not negatively impact World of Warcraft realms or other players.
Add-ons will perform no function which, in Blizzard Entertainment’s sole discretion, negatively impacts the performance of the World of Warcraft realms or otherwise negatively affects the game for other players. For example, this includes but is not limited to excessive use of the chat system, unnecessary loading from the hard disk, and slow frame rates. -
Add-ons may not include advertisements.
Add-ons may not be used to advertise any goods or services. -
Add-ons may not solicit donations.
Add-ons may not include requests for donations. We recognize the immense amount of effort and resources that go into developing an add-on; however, such requests should be limited to the add-on website or distribution site and should not appear in the game. -
Add-ons must not contain offensive or objectionable material.
World of Warcraft has been given a “T” by the ESRB, and similar ratings from other ratings boards around the world. Blizzard Entertainment requires that add-ons not include any material that would not be allowed under these ratings. -
Add-ons must abide by World of Warcraft ToU and EULA.
All add-ons must follow the World of Warcraft Terms of Use and the World of Warcraft End User License Agreement. -
Blizzard Entertainment has the right to disable add-on functionality as it sees fit.
To maintain the integrity World of Warcraft and ensure the best possible gaming experience for our players, Blizzard Entertainment reserves the right to disable any add-on functionality within World of Warcraft at its sole discretion. For more information…
If you are an add-on developer and have any questions about and this User Interface Add-On Development Policy and how it pertains to the add-on that you’ve developed, please don’t hesitate to email us at WoWUI@blizzard.com.
You’re completely missing the entire point of what I’m trying to say and what I stated earlier is in that forum post. They can shut an addon off, at anytime, for any reason with or without your say. I’m not going to rely on an addon that one day may break or not work anymore or potentially have something weird go on with it and cause myself headaches with their appeal system.
Long story short:
Addon = bandage fix. Reporting = adds in LFG ad gets removed, rmt gets removed in some capacity (website is found for blizz to shutdown etc), the buyers and sellers get punished (because the report system is the system that blizzard made to help combat RMT) and the addon isn’t needed anymore or to filter out maybe the 1 or two adds that pop up that haven’t gotten banned yet.