suggestion to deal disputes

[light]

would recommend deal disputes being closed for other people besides the maker of that deal dispute and the person that the dd would be made for. (reason for me making this is due to the fact i didn't know i could comment in/on deal disputes, i thought it was a regular thread being posted on someone i know, so i checked his profile on it (it didn't say dispute before i clicked it, and it said i could post a comment on it, which imo is weird and odd.)

thanks for your time, please do consider it and i'm quite sorry for commenting in a deal dispute (quote me if i'm wrong on anything please, thanks).

~suce​

 

[GENR]

Banned - scam - https://www.epicnpc.com/threads/genr-is-a-scammer.2661834/

Disputes need to be made public because everyone in the community deserves to know the outcome so as to either avoid dealing with the specific user due to a potential "scam quit" scenario or what may have you, regardless, you seem genuine and from good intentions

If you need any help or have any questions, feel free to DM me anytime and I would be happy to assist you in the best way possible

All the best and take care!

P.S.- Everything also needs to be public for documentation purposes as well.

 

[The Integrity]

Also, what you're suggesting is actually very hard to implement and would require a lot of custom code.

Permissions are assigned to usergroups and apply to categories and forums. They are not designed to apply to individual users and/or threads.

 

[light]

Also, what you're suggesting is actually very hard to implement and would require a lot of custom code.

Permissions are assigned to usergroups and apply to categories and forums. They are not designed to apply to individual users and/or threads.

well, i see it on quite a few other sites so was just wondering about it honestly, since i thought i did something quite wrong. 2 Quick questions, was wondering if you guys would ever plan on adding custom name colors by chance (not glow)? or am i just blind and can't find it in the shop? 2nd question, is it possible to buy usernames on this site, (as in "rare" names on inactive accounts etc), if so, how much would it be? (price varies on the username if it's possible to buy usernames i assume right?) and sorry to ask other ooc questions (as this is a post for a suggestion not other questions), but i am quite new to the site and want to make my profile somewhat appealing before i actually start to sell anything, yk?

 

[The Integrity]

1. I'm personally against username color changes, primarily because this would allow impersonation of moderators and trusted users. What if you set the exact same color as one used by an existing usergroup? The glow allows people to change their color while also being recognizable that it's a glow and not the base color.

2. If it's an abandoned account with no trading history, the username can be freed up for you most of the time. But if it's an active user or an inactive one with good amount of posts/feedback, you would need tell them to willingly change their username.
Which username are you interested in?

 

[light]

1. I'm personally against username color changes, primarily because this would allow impersonation of moderators and trusted users. What if you set the exact same color as one used by an existing usergroup? The glow allows people to change their color while also being recognizable that it's a glow and not the base color.

2. If it's an abandoned account with no trading history, the username can be freed up for you most of the time. But if it's an active user or an inactive one with good amount of posts/feedback, you would need tell them to willingly change their username.
Which username are you interested in?

1. understandable, just wanted to ask about it thanks.

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[The Integrity]

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[EpicNPC]

would recommend deal disputes being closed for other people besides the maker of that deal dispute and the person that the dd would be made for.

1. For non-Trade Guardian disputes, they are posted here, then moved to one of the following sections once processed.
https://www.epicnpc.com/forums/active-disputes.142/

• Non-Trade Guardian disputes - We review the accused member's account to check if they're a known scammer or previously banned member. Since we do not investigate non-TG disputes, they are moved to this section.
• Resolved - Dispute was successfully resolved. (semi-private section, only viewable to registered members)
• Banned Scammers - user was banned for scamming or failing to resolve the dispute.

2. For Trade Guardian disputes, those can be opened by clicking the 'report' button in the transaction and are private. If successfully resolved, the dispute is closed and remains private. If a ban is issued, we post a summary thread of the dispute here.
https://www.epicnpc.com/forums/banned-scammers.13/

is it possible to buy usernames on this site, (as in "rare" names on inactive accounts etc), if so, how much would it be?

For usernames, if someone wants a username that's taken, they can make a request and if the account is old and unused, we'll consider freeing up the username. The member can then purchase a 'username change' item from the Shop to obtain it. Username changes are 625 credits.

Light and Artist are now available.

 

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sad please and thanks, also have a username change in my inventory as i thought i'd need one for this.

 

[EpicNPC]

'sad' is not available. was an inactive account that is banned. We only free usernames if the account was never used or had very little activity. That account was active, so it's not available, sorry.

 

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'sad' is not available. was an inactive account that is banned. We only free usernames if the account was never used or had very little activity. That account was active, so it's not available, sorry.

light will work then, thanks!

 

[Adoxia]

About the original suggestion of this thread :

If permissions are assigned to usergroups and apply to categories and forums, then a usergroup "Involved in a deal dispute" (or something) could be assigned to the users involved in a deal dispute upon thread creation, giving them the permission to comment on threads in the forum "https://www.epicnpc.com/forums/active-disputes.142/"
Would something like this work ?

No, this would not work. The issue is the mods would also have to be able to have special permissions to bypass this permission. This seems like a lot of work for something that isn't that much of an issue. If people post in disputes that we do not feel are involved or need to post we will simply remove the replies from that user if needed and they will be told not to reply.

 

[Adoxia]

This could be a hidden usergroup that mods have, or a permission that overrides this special usergroup ?
Not sure. What stack is the forum using ?
Sometimes things are a lot simpler than they seem

Even if it is easy to implement there is no real need to add something like this.

Also the other issue would be if we had to ping a third person into the dispute. We would then need to be able to add this usergroup to that user.

I do not know the websites stack. An admin would be able to share that if they wish.

 

[Adoxia]

Adding a usergroup to a user sounds very tedious, nevermind then. Also I guess it's quite common to ping a 3rd party there.

Creating a usergroup like that would be simple. However, it would overlap with other systems that are in place and those systems would also need to be changed.

Mods can't apply any upgrades(Usergroups) as it is. So we would need that permission to add this new usergroup to users.
If we gain that permission they then have to change the code around all usergroups as mods can't handle upgrades as we do not access sensitive data/payment information. This is just an example of one of the things that would also require change.

 

[EpicNPC]

would recommend deal disputes being closed for other people besides the maker of that deal dispute and the person that the dd would be made for. (reason for me making this is due to the fact i didn't know i could comment in/on deal disputes, i thought it was a regular thread being posted on someone i know, so i checked his profile on it (it didn't say dispute before i clicked it, and it said i could post a comment on it, which imo is weird and odd.)

The original suggestion is this.

This is not a large problem and very easy to resolve if it occurs. If someone posts in a dispute they're not involved in because they didn't realize it's a dispute, the mod/admin handling the dispute can simply remove the post and lets the user know they're not allowed to post in the dispute.

It would not be worth the effort to make coding changes when we could be spending that time making improvements else where on the site that need it more. Sorry, we do not plan to make this change.

 

[light]

The original suggestion is this.

This is not a large problem and very easy to resolve if it occurs. If someone posts in a dispute they're not involved in because they didn't realize it's a dispute, the mod/admin handling the dispute can simply remove the post and lets the user know they're not allowed to post in the dispute.

It would not be worth the effort to make coding changes when we could be spending that time making improvements else where on the site that need it more. Sorry, we do not plan to make this change.

understandable, it was just something new to me and wasn't sure if it was a "issue" with the site or not but nws, i know now, thanks!