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May I know, what is difference between Impalong and other charity events?

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Impalong topics have undisputable right of being placed in Town Square and individual Freedom servers directories.
But my topic about charity event of the same character was bahished into oblivion of Classified Ads in first day of its existence?

 

Why Classified Ads? I'm not looking for job and I'm not looking for worker.

 

- My only profit is skill gain, the same skill gain as any crafter on Implaong has.
- I politely asked for some donations of improving material, the same as Impalongs do.
- On Impalongs it is common to improve to 70 or 80 quality, I'm offering even higher improvements. Is this the problem?
- On impalong it is not uncommon, that higher than recommended improvements is paid. It that wrong, I'm doing it absolutelly for free?

 

I'm upset, because I do not know, why my charity event must be forgotten quickly, while Impalong topics may stay on eyes of all for infinity. It is already second time, when exactly the same happened:
It was probably year ago, when I first time offered free improvements of ships. That topic was quickly hidden into directory, which nobody read and later deleted. Other topics, which goes really wrong and against forum rules are locked, but stay there.
Free improving of ships was probably much more dangerous, so it was deleted, leaving none traces. Well not absolutelly, in some other topics are still quotes and references, leading nowhere now.

 

Or is there some forum administrator, which hates me and has secret mission to kill every my attempt to be useful?

 

First I was thinking, I should place my offer only on Independence. But with ability to easy cross server borders to any freedom server, it fits better to Town Square. And my first client was from Exodus ...
And now my charity event is convicted to be in Classified Ads, which nobody reads. So my second client is most probably last one.
Paradox is, that from donations I already have material for maybe 20-30 more ships improved to ql 90+.

 

What you think, is problem in forum administrators or I'm doing something wrongly?

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Usually the distinction is Impalongs are community based events, aimed around bringing an entire server or cluster together to all work on various tasks, share in events, and have fun.

 

Your offer is a great offer, but is aimed around one person offering free work, thus why the moderators may have moved it to the classifieds (work offered or wanted) section.

 

A tip may be to add it to your signature, so wherever you post on the forum will tell people about it.

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So, as I understand it, until it is mass event with a lot of crafters, it is rather unwelcome. Not prohibited, but not worth of little bit of promotion. Why not hide it, for example into Classified Ads? Not much players read it and later it could be deleted again.

 

Tip with signature works only partially. When reader is not logged into forum, signature is invisible.

 

Perhaps get attention by doing something bad, grief some bigger part of community and then use it to promote my charity is way to go.

Ehm, no, thanks. It is not my way. I vote to let it burn out from none attention ... and next time I will think twice before trying to help unknown players.

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Seems a bit arbitrary to me, bit silly in fact.  You'd think a 100% non-toxic post in Town Square would be a welcome change.

 

Score another one for WU. =P

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So everyone can advertise their services in town square? thats what the classifieds are for, offering paid or free services.

 

I know the OP is trying to do a good thing, and i commend it, but do we want every man and their dog posting their services in the town square, or in the section it;s meant to go in.

 

even WU forums have their sections you're meant to post in, dont be silly

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don't understand it either... maybe you should call it "giving away free imps" instead of imping ships for free... i know, basically the same, but with the "giving away free mps" it is not really a classified add, rather than a gift... ;) Honestly i thought it was a great and wonderfull thing you were trying to do, but this is WOGIC... sorry pal.

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1 hour ago, Zakerak said:

Why not hide it, for example into Classified Ads? Not much players read it and later it could be deleted again.

That's not hiding it, it's just moving it into a place where it belongs. The thread is very welcome, but it's just like Retrograde says - if it's a one person providing a service for free, it's better suited for Classified Ads really.

I don't think that your thread would get less attention just because of the forum section it's in - lots of people get on the forums just to check out the market offers ;)

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Slightly OT, is there any evidence this ship diversification is coming?

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4 minutes ago, Cista said:

Slightly OT, is there any evidence this ship diversification is coming?

I believe it's in 

 

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3 hours ago, Samool said:

That's not hiding it, it's just moving it into a place where it belongs. The thread is very welcome, but it's just like Retrograde says - if it's a one person providing a service for free, it's better suited for Classified Ads really.

I don't think that your thread would get less attention just because of the forum section it's in - lots of people get on the forums just to check out the market offers ;)

I was actually trying to find it last night cause I remember it being in the Town Hall, but it disappeared and I had to go digging for it.

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Another my client had double luck.

Once he was lucky when he saw my yesterday's topic about free imps, before it was moved into place, where nobody will read it.

And second time when his Ql: 56.377785 knarr turned into Ql: 91.80617 rare knarr

 

Now I will try, what I can do with KyleBooze's sailboat. And it will be probably last ship. Nobody else will see, what I can do for them :/

 

Never mind, still I can equip ninja suit, sail around freedom isles and improve abandoned ships :ph34r:

 

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okay. It is a community event now. I'll come over to your place and imp ships to 70ql. Is it an impalong now.

Will be good to my skill as well, all imps are free of course.

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You're welcome to come to Deli and imp all my ships. They're in dire need of it. I can't sail to save my life, but I have a bunch all in one place on the coast. It feels like a lot to ask but if you really are traveling about fixing ships, where I am has a bunch!

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Thanks for the rare imp, my Knarr is nice and shiny now. :)

 

I would offer to swell the number imping, but doubt my lowly 50ish ship building would help much.

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Was so happy to also have a shiny surprise waiting for me when I logged in - amazing stuff, thanks Zakerak!

 

If it's a single person doing the imping or a whole bunch, this is bringing the community together, so please restore original post to the Town Square section :)

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On July 15, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Zakerak said:

.. and next time I will think twice before trying to help unknown players.

What did I ever do to you

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Hi Zak!

 

On 15.7.2016 at 2:16 PM, Zakerak said:

[...] Why Classified Ads? [...]

Wogic. Be happy anyway, we had moderators in the past that would have sent you to "Other Bugs and Issues" - because it's an issue concerning ships ...

 

Maybe you should have added some ranting about PvP? Or made a live stream showing you imping a ship (only l33t with a mouthful o' bubblegum while commenting!), to be allowed to stay here? Anyways.

 

Thx a lot for your great service, we're still rummaging our ports, there should be some hidden boats left for further imping ;-)

 

A happy customers testimonial:

Zak_Ad.jpg

This Corbita is so shiny, you wouldn't believe it! Just marvellous!
Everybody should have such a beauty!

 

Have fun!

 

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11 hours ago, Xandra said:

Hi Zak!

 

Wogic. Be happy anyway, we had moderators in the past that would have sent you to "Other Bugs and Issues" - because it's an issue concerning ships ...

 

Maybe you should have added some ranting about PvP? Or made a live stream showing you imping a ship (only l33t with a mouthful o' bubblegum while commenting!), to be allowed to stay here? Anyways.

 

Thx a lot for your great service, we're still rummaging our ports, there should be some hidden boats left for further imping ;-)

 

A happy customers testimonial:

Zak_Ad.jpg

This Corbita is so shiny, you wouldn't believe it! Just marvellous!
Everybody should have such a beauty!

 

Have fun!

 

so, it was corbita, and I really, really thought it was cog :/

 

well it could happen from times when fine and easy to distinguish ships were changed into this fat and ugly whales ...

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another knarr turned to rare yesterday, that are 3 rare knarrs and 1 rare corbita together on this event :)

amount of improved ships i'm not even counting

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