Im sure valve would look into such claims if you reported them. They usually respond.
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 5:02 PM, 1nsane <[email protected]> wrote: > You can't say whether a statement is false or not based on random > assumptions by someone who isn't even part of that community or has access > to any real stats. Everyone's situation/setup is different. > > Servers that go through lots of players will make more from ads then servers > that keep players playing longer. Can you really say that a server will get > 750+ views a day? No, you can't. > > However this topic is not about communities that never got delisted (like > Lotus) using ads. But rather about those that are being delisted and keep > coming back with new ips doing the same thing again (and successfully). > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Cameron Munroe <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Your statement is false as already proved early by someone talking about >> lotusclan. You can make enough money via ads to at least pay for the bills >> if you are setup correctly. >> >> >> On 8/10/2012 4:19 PM, DontWannaName! wrote: >> >> The ads unless ran abusively will not provide enough money to keep a >> server online. It may supplement the bill but won't pay it all. Something >> should be done to stop abusive ads. >> >> I also think delisted servers should lose their steam group since it would >> ruin their ability to leverage past users to mitigate the after effect of >> their ban. >> >> Sent from my iPhone 4 >> >> On Aug 10, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Cameron Munroe <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Though half or more of the legitimate servers also run Ads. So the fact >> still remains that some servers are breaking the rules. If valve killed ads >> then good bye community after community. Frankly the world is in a recession >> and people are more and more into keeping there money in their pockets. So >> server owners have gone to a new idea called ads to support themselves. >> >> On 8/10/2012 4:11 PM, DontWannaName! wrote: >> >> Ads are pretty relevant to what these servers are doing. Most delisted >> servers so far have also ran these motds in a modified fashion. >> Sent from my iPhone 4 >> On Aug 10, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Sampson Rogers <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> The point is that at the moment advertisements aren't really breaking any >> Valve policy. This thread is about more effective ways to handle abusive >> communities through delisting. Can we stop shifting the focus to >> advertisements? >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
