Global Economics and Trade Help Desk and Q&A

[The Recon Empire]

Looks great! Except for a smaller computer like mine (11-inch Macbook), I can't see the entire logo, but that's up to you.

Anyway, I would be interested in depositing something soon, through Legion!

[Atomic Utopia]

So, I was thinking of creating a hard FT storefront that would sell nuclear materials (HEU, etc.), reactors, spacecraft, and other such nuclear things. How do you think such a storefront would go over?

[Crookfur]

So, I was thinking of creating a hard FT storefront that would sell nuclear materials (HEU, etc.), reactors, spacecraft, and other such nuclear things. How do you think such a storefront would go over?

well received, applauded (if well done) but gets no orders
FT is mostly filled with people wanting to create thier own stuff and operating on very different tech bases to each other so its a very very hard sell to persaude others to use your stuff.

Maybe if you were part of a closed universe group there might be more scope for selling such stuff but the general FT commonity is generally not in the habit of buying stuff.

[Atomic Utopia]

So, I was thinking of creating a hard FT storefront that would sell nuclear materials (HEU, etc.), reactors, spacecraft, and other such nuclear things. How do you think such a storefront would go over?

well received, applauded (if well done) but gets no orders
FT is mostly filled with people wanting to create thier own stuff and operating on very different tech bases to each other so its a very very hard sell to persaude others to use your stuff.

Maybe if you were part of a closed universe group there might be more scope for selling such stuff but the general FT commonity is generally not in the habit of buying stuff.

Pmt then? Just drop the warp drives and larger spaceships and what I would have there would be late PMT at most.

[Mizialand]

Is there anyhow I can know based on the number of replies which is the largest airline in the GE&T?

[The Recon Empire]

Is there anyhow I can know based on the number of replies which is the largest airline in the GE&T?

I guess if you use advanced search and search "Airline" or "Airways" and restrict it to Topics only, you can get some results, but a tool to find the definite answer is not possible, at least to me.

[Valkiyr]

I guess if you use advanced search and search "Airline" or "Airways" and restrict it to Topics only, you can get some results, but a tool to find the definite answer is not possible, at least to me.

Doubt he'll want to do that though, there is over 11 thousand results almost 12 thousand. I think that Air Liberte is the airline with the most on a storefront, however, Destiny Airlines of Zitru I think has had the most overall and perhaps me with Dynasty, Corumbian and Air Gerelia. They have all had over 100 posts and when put together is around 500 posts I believe. However, I would have to say overall the airline with the most posts is probably Destiny but the airline with the most posts on one Storefront is probably Air Liberte. So, Congratulations Mizialand!

[Costa Aluria]

I guess if you use advanced search and search "Airline" or "Airways" and restrict it to Topics only, you can get some results, but a tool to find the definite answer is not possible, at least to me.

Doubt he'll want to do that though, there is over 11 thousand results almost 12 thousand. I think that Air Liberte is the airline with the most on a storefront, however, Destiny Airlines of Zitru I think has had the most overall and perhaps me with Dynasty, Corumbian and Air Gerelia. They have all had over 100 posts and when put together is around 500 posts I believe. However, I would have to say overall the airline with the most posts is probably Destiny but the airline with the most posts on one Storefront is probably Air Liberte. So, Congratulations Mizialand!

This could be refined pretty easily, though the results will still be pretty cumbersome. In the advanced search feature, it would be easy enough to search "airline" while also restricting it to only the GE&T thread and first post only. From there, you can view how many replies the topic has. When I searched two minutes ago it showed 1057 (+/-) results, and since I really have no interest who has the most replies to their airline topic, I didn't go past the first page of results.

[Valkiyr]

It would be really good and helpful if Nation States could add a feature like YouTube where you can search for the newest oldest, most viewed, most posts etc. I know I would use that and many others possibly would as well

[The Recon Empire]

Oh my gosh, what is up with everyone auctioning stuff?

[Valkiyr]

I honestly don't know, the one that is seriously annoying me is the artifact one, everyone is bidding like 30 quadrillion which is so unrealistic. Who on this planet would spend that much on an artifact. I go on to GE&T to see storefronts not auctions haha.

[Liberty and Alderney]

Oh my gosh, what is up with everyone auctioning stuff?

The only thing that is disappointing me about these auctions is that there is no one who RPs as the auctioneer. Seeing their blured speech in text form would be pretty interesting...

[Common Territories]

I believe we should get a representative to report such threads, honestly. There was a thread very very similar that got shut down as spam, and quite frankly, these auctioning threads are crap spam. They take a RL thing, say shoot me a price, and people spam numbers at them. The OP often knows nothing about said product and just goes off the base price they found and/or basic tech they know. It makes people like me who researched and worked hard on their products look like total asses. People who honestly work hard here should feel the same annoyance I and people above feel with these 'auction' threads. One theory I heard a while back, the person who said originally so would recognize it, is that these are Gameplay people (or other) coming here to make bad RP as a form of mockery to this sub-forum. Half the time I honestly agree with this viewpoint as at least less grand storefront owners actually try enough to where you see their work being done. Anyone reading this can throw up a stat page product or one liner product, or dare I say an auction thread..., but it takes actual work to make a real storefront. Not 5 minutes of actual typing.

I suggest an RP Mentor bring up this issue as they represent this sub-forum here (there are a few at least who are stationed here), or whoever wants to bring it up to Moderation in their forum go right ahead and do it. I tried once and the said discussion got ignored... Im sure if we really report it that it will be seriously looked at.

[Lamoni]

I am honestly not sure if the mods/admins will be able to do anything about it. They don't appear to be breaking any rules.

So as annoyed as we all are about them (including myself), we might just be stuck with them.

[Common Territories]

I am honestly not sure if the mods/admins will be able to do anything about it. They don't appear to be breaking any rules.

So as annoyed as we all are about them (including myself), we might just be stuck with them.

The case I mentioned before was an auction thread similar to most, Lamoni. The reasoning behind locking it, if memory serves right, was that it was poorly constructed and the replies were mostly numbers being shouted out the ass rather then actual RP. That included numbers going to ridiculous levels. I think it's worth at least reporting to get an answer about the ones present now to see what we can do about it.

[Helltank]

I do think that if someone bids 36 quadrillion with a 500 trillion economy something should be done. In the artifact thread the prices are in the sextillions and right now its just numberspam and wanking.

[Lamoni]

I am honestly not sure if the mods/admins will be able to do anything about it. They don't appear to be breaking any rules.

So as annoyed as we all are about them (including myself), we might just be stuck with them.

The case I mentioned before was an auction thread similar to most, Lamoni. The reasoning behind locking it, if memory serves right, was that it was poorly constructed and the replies were mostly numbers being shouted out the ass rather then actual RP. That included numbers going to ridiculous levels. I think it's worth at least reporting to get an answer about the ones present now to see what we can do about it.

Alright. I've sent Trans a TG about it. We will probably get a response back at some point in the next 24-36 hours or so. Best I can do.

[Common Territories]

I do think that if someone bids 36 quadrillion with a 500 trillion economy something should be done. In the artifact thread the prices are in the sextillions and right now its just numberspam and wanking.

Then report that thread as such in the Spam megathread. I have not read it myself, but if it's as bad as you are saying im sure it's worth a report there.

[Common Territories]

The case I mentioned before was an auction thread similar to most, Lamoni. The reasoning behind locking it, if memory serves right, was that it was poorly constructed and the replies were mostly numbers being shouted out the ass rather then actual RP. That included numbers going to ridiculous levels. I think it's worth at least reporting to get an answer about the ones present now to see what we can do about it.

Alright. I've sent Transnapastain a TG about it. We will probably get a response back at some point in the next 24-36 hours or so. Best I can do.

I could have done that too Lamoni, but my point is to do it on the forum as Mod policy forbids them from doing these kinds of things through TG.

[Lamoni]

All I did was ask him to say a few things. No big deal, and Trans is typically very good at responding to the needs of RPers. He'll be chill about it.

EDIT: And Mentors typically talk to mods about such things anyway.

[Lamoni]

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[Valkiyr]

All I did was ask him to say a few things. No big deal, and Trans is typically very good at responding to the needs of RPers. He'll be chill about it.

EDIT: And Mentors typically talk to mods about such things anyway.

Hopefully they can do something about these auctions. To be honest, they are just a load of spam. The Artifact one is way out of hand, nations have bidded 30 guad, who has the money for that.

[Helltank]

There's a guy claiming his GDP is in the hundreds of septillions. This has swung beyond badness and is starting to become mildly funny.

[Doperland]

I'm tempted to go in and bid ludicrous amounts.

[Lamoni]

I'm tempted to go in and bid ludicrous amounts.

I wouldn't do that, if I were you. If the mods do hand out punishments for this, then you could be hit with them, as well. Assuming that you bid, of course.