Craftathon Partnership and General Improvements

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  1. Jayson

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    We've made some changes to our system and platform in order to enhance your experience and have partnered with Craftathon to support Child's Play Charity.

    Craftathon Charity Partnership
    We've once again partnered with Craftathon this year to help raise funds for Child's Play Charity, a charitable organization which donates toys and games to children's hospitals worldwide. Craftathon is a yearly, weekend-long event where popular members of the Minecraft community can play in real time with their fans in Minecraft.

    Learn more about Craftathon by visiting their website at craftathon.org.

    We also plan on hosting a charity event to further support Craftathon's efforts. More information will be released closer to event.

    System Improvements and Adjustments

    • We will be discontinuing the sale of coupon codes on September 5, 2018 at 00:00 EST and disabling all coupon codes on October 5, 2018 at 00:00 EST.
      • Please utilize coupon codes prior to September 5, 2018 or you may be unable to claim your upgrade(s) associated with them.
      • While we understand that there is a use to coupon codes for account upgrades, we find that the system behind it is ineffective at properly completing its duties and provides some interference with other systems.
    • Updated some embed codes such as Amazon and MSNBC.
    • Removed the drafts link node from public (guest) view.
    • Fixed an issue causing the inability to purchase resources.
      • This issue resulted in an error prior to being directed to the payment gateway.
    • Modified Thread Prefixes
      • Deleted Prefix `Free` (8)
        • Replaced With Prefix `Offering` (6)
        • We find that the `Free` prefix is often times used by people requesting free products and services. These threads can become a target for trashing and overall, the community doesn't like giving things for nothing in return. For those giving away items, it can become a distraction from actual sellers which can be of better quality.
      • Deleted Prefix `Shop` (5)
        • Replaced With Prefix `Offering` (6)
        • The shop prefix is typically used to mean that a vast amount of items are being offered, however the same products are sold with the `Offering` prefix.
      • Deleted Prefix `Depleted` (69)
        • Replaced With Prefix `Complete` (97)
        • In the end for a majority of the community, if a seller is depleted of stock to sell, it is the same as if it were complete or closed.
      • Deleted Prefix `Fulfilled` (96)
        • Replaced With Prefix `Complete` (97)
        • For sellers, if someone doesn't need products anymore, their simply not going to buy more. Threads with this prefix can also cause their posters to be targeted.
      • Deleted Prefix `Cancelled` (86)
        • Replaced With Prefix `Complete` (97)
        • Has virtually the same meaning to most as `Complete.`
      • Deleted Prefix `Closed` (68)
        • Replaced With Prefix `Complete` (97)
          For most, `Complete` means the same as `Closed.`
    • Deleted some community created tags which are no longer used or violate our rules.
    • Name color preferences will no longer be updated when purchasing the Diamond or Emerald upgrade, however you will still have your name color preference set to purchased name color upgrades.
    • Switched from providing the color's name in the name color selector to instead your username with the color. A poll will be opened on August 2, 2018 at 20:00 EST which will decide if this change stays or not.
    • We've drastically reduced our private banned email domains list in favor of reputable, public APIs which are updated more frequently.
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    • MCTrades currently wields a ban rate of 10.51% with at least 74.21% being due to ban evading, being an alternative account, or being a spam account.
    • Only 1.18% of members have attacked a lonely checkbox...and made it go back into the bushes.
    • Only 0.07% of members have modified their third party integration preferences.
     
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  3. 0n_

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    Deleting the free prefix made it really hard to find free alts (if you want to raid a small server, for example), as almost all the threads with offering should be shop threads
     
  4. Jayson

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    Scraping the forum for free items really doesn't tie into the idea of a marketplace. Next, if they were incredibly easy to find, they'd be of lower quality since everyone would use them. We also don't want people reselling free items which I've seen multiple people do.
     
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    Also free stuff can be posted in the giveaway section