Talk:Predatory microtransactions - Revision history

Drakeula: /* Overbroad page */ microtransactions redirect restored

2025-09-21T08:11:12Z

Overbroad page: microtransactions redirect restored

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	::I think this page can be combined with the regular Microtransactions article. The overview of that article already sets the disclaimer that it's not inherently anti-consumer. So putting the info of this article there could help refine that one to focus on consumer rights. [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)		::I think this page can be combined with the regular Microtransactions article. The overview of that article already sets the disclaimer that it's not inherently anti-consumer. So putting the info of this article there could help refine that one to focus on consumer rights. [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
	:::I would like to point out that this article's former name was 'Microtransactions'. Also, [[Microtransaction]] is far too criminally underdeveloped to consider merging this into that article. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 02:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)		:::I would like to point out that this article's former name was 'Microtransactions'. Also, [[Microtransaction]] is far too criminally underdeveloped to consider merging this into that article. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 02:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
			::::It was really confusing to have this article, but not have on on microtransactions. (Including redlinks in other articles.)
			::::I recreated microtransactions as a redirect to here (plus a note there saying to look here before making it not a redirect).
			::::I think this article would make more sense as microtransactions, noting the problematic cases in the contents. (I don't think every concept has to be anti-consumer, there is even a pro-consumer concepts section.) However, I see that others see things differently. As long as it is in one article that can be found from the microtransactions redirect, I don't much care what it is called. [[User:Drakeula\|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula\|talk]]) 08:11, 21 September 2025 (UTC)

	==Source dump==		==Source dump==

JamesTDG: /* Overbroad page */ Reply

2025-09-04T02:59:59Z

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	:As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)		:As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
	::I think this page can be combined with the regular Microtransactions article. The overview of that article already sets the disclaimer that it's not inherently anti-consumer. So putting the info of this article there could help refine that one to focus on consumer rights. [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)		::I think this page can be combined with the regular Microtransactions article. The overview of that article already sets the disclaimer that it's not inherently anti-consumer. So putting the info of this article there could help refine that one to focus on consumer rights. [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
			:::I would like to point out that this article's former name was 'Microtransactions'. Also, [[Microtransaction]] is far too criminally underdeveloped to consider merging this into that article. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 02:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

	==Source dump==		==Source dump==

Beanie Bo: /* Overbroad page */ Reply

2025-09-04T02:39:13Z

Overbroad page: Reply

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	I might also suggest changing the page title to 'predatory microtransactions' as this would help to avoid the implication that all microtransactions are automatically anti-consumer. [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]]) 18:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)		I might also suggest changing the page title to 'predatory microtransactions' as this would help to avoid the implication that all microtransactions are automatically anti-consumer. [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]]) 18:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

	:I do have to admit, I was struggling to get some proper ideas for the proper section names to write up, so I am more than welcome to see a better name implemented for this purpose.		:I do have to admit, I was struggling to get some proper ideas for the proper section names to write up, so I am more than welcome to see a better name implemented for this purpose.
	:As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)		:As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
			::I think this page can be combined with the regular Microtransactions article. The overview of that article already sets the disclaimer that it's not inherently anti-consumer. So putting the info of this article there could help refine that one to focus on consumer rights. [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

	== Source dump ==		==Source dump==

	https://www.familygamerreview.com/2016/07/25/micro-transactions-know-what-is-going-on-before-it-breaks-your-wallet/		https://www.familygamerreview.com/2016/07/25/micro-transactions-know-what-is-going-on-before-it-breaks-your-wallet/

Keith: Keith moved page Talk:Microtransactions to Talk:Predatory microtransactions: Changed name for preciseness - not all mtx are automatically bad/predatory

2025-06-08T12:25:07Z

Keith moved page Talk:Microtransactions to Talk:Predatory microtransactions: Changed name for preciseness - not all mtx are automatically bad/predatory

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JamesTDG: /* Source dump */ new section

2025-06-02T11:30:29Z

Source dump: new section

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	:I do have to admit, I was struggling to get some proper ideas for the proper section names to write up, so I am more than welcome to see a better name implemented for this purpose.		:I do have to admit, I was struggling to get some proper ideas for the proper section names to write up, so I am more than welcome to see a better name implemented for this purpose.
	:As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)		:As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

			== Source dump ==

			https://www.familygamerreview.com/2016/07/25/micro-transactions-know-what-is-going-on-before-it-breaks-your-wallet/


			https://ethicsandvideogames.com/?p=858


			https://shoppress-prod.azurewebsites.net/ota-microtransactions/

			https://www.dexerto.com/gta/gta-6-fans-fear-horrific-microtransactions-coming-as-gta-online-makes-millions-2234893/

			https://the-artifice.com/microtransactions-games-apps/

			[[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 11:30, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

JamesTDG: /* Overbroad page */ Reply

2025-05-20T19:36:01Z

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	== Overbroad page ==		==Overbroad page==

	I think this page steps a bit over the anti-consumer threshold. More precise and descriptive subsection titles ('Bias' is particularly weird) would be useful as well as a more narrow focus which avoids overlapping too much with dark patterns, etc.		I think this page steps a bit over the anti-consumer threshold. More precise and descriptive subsection titles ('Bias' is particularly weird) would be useful as well as a more narrow focus which avoids overlapping too much with dark patterns, etc.
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	I might also suggest changing the page title to 'predatory microtransactions' as this would help to avoid the implication that all microtransactions are automatically anti-consumer. [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]]) 18:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)		I might also suggest changing the page title to 'predatory microtransactions' as this would help to avoid the implication that all microtransactions are automatically anti-consumer. [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]]) 18:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

			:I do have to admit, I was struggling to get some proper ideas for the proper section names to write up, so I am more than welcome to see a better name implemented for this purpose.
			:As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Keith: /* Overbroad page */ new section

2025-05-20T18:10:15Z

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	We're working on a fix, but for now please save any proposed edits for this page in a text editor, and feel free to discuss them here while we work on a fix [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]]) 07:44, 20 May 2025 (UTC)		We're working on a fix, but for now please save any proposed edits for this page in a text editor, and feel free to discuss them here while we work on a fix [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]]) 07:44, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

			== Overbroad page ==

			I think this page steps a bit over the anti-consumer threshold. More precise and descriptive subsection titles ('Bias' is particularly weird) would be useful as well as a more narrow focus which avoids overlapping too much with dark patterns, etc.


			I might also suggest changing the page title to 'predatory microtransactions' as this would help to avoid the implication that all microtransactions are automatically anti-consumer. [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]]) 18:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

Keith: /* Broken Filters */ new section

2025-05-20T07:44:02Z

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