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Latest comment: Thursday at 02:59 by JamesTDG in topic Overbroad page
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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==

Latest revision as of 02:59, 4 September 2025

Broken Filters[edit source]

There's an issue with the spam filter at the moment which means that, due to the presence of a restricted word, no-one without advanced persms is able to edit the page.

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 Keith (talk) 07:44, 20 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Overbroad page[edit source]

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. Keith (talk) 18:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

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) JamesTDG (talk) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)Reply
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. Beanie Bo (talk) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
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. JamesTDG (talk) 02:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Source dump[edit source]

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/

JamesTDG (talk) 11:30, 2 June 2025 (UTC)Reply