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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 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)

::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)

::::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==

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)

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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 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)
+::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)
+::::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==
+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)