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KaVir · 08-31-2007, 06:48 AM

[ ] Payment required to play?
[ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game.
[X] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game.
[ ] No Payment / Donations accepted, period.

TEXT BOX: Donations only accepted during the Oktoberfest. Rewarded with a beer glass avatar on your website forum account.

Assuming that collecting the donations is a one-off thing, then it'd be handled like any other listing update. If you previously had a stock world but then replaced it with an original one, you'd change the listing. If you were previously running a RP encouraged mud, but then made roleplaying mandatory, you'd change the listing. If you were previously running an unrestricted PK mud but then added restrictions, you'd change the listing. And if you were previously accepting donations, but then stopped, you'd change the listing.

Thus the listing would initially state:

[ ] Payment required to play?
[ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game.
[X] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game.
[ ] No Payment / Donations accepted, period.

TEXT BOX: Only accepting donations until we've enough for a new server.

And once you'd stopped collecting donations (assuming you really WERE stopping):

[ ] Payment required to play?
[ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game.
[ ] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game.
[X] No Payment / Donations accepted, period.

If you were planning to collect more donations in the future, you'd instead update the listing to:

[ ] Payment required to play?
[ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game.
[X] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game.
[ ] No Payment / Donations accepted, period.

TEXT BOX: Donations occasionally accepted, when server updates are required

As I mentioned earlier though, this isn't a problem specific to the payment model. Imagine the following:

[ ] Unrestricted playerkilling.
[X] Restricted playerkilling.
[ ] No playerkilling.

TEXT BOX: Normally non-PK, but every Sunday is a free-for-all unrestricted deathmatch.

08-31-2007, 06:48 AM	#292
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	Re: What does "Free" Mean? [ ] Payment required to play? [ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game. [X] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game. [ ] No Payment / Donations accepted, period. TEXT BOX: Donations only accepted during the Oktoberfest. Rewarded with a beer glass avatar on your website forum account. Assuming that collecting the donations is a one-off thing, then it'd be handled like any other listing update. If you previously had a stock world but then replaced it with an original one, you'd change the listing. If you were previously running a RP encouraged mud, but then made roleplaying mandatory, you'd change the listing. If you were previously running an unrestricted PK mud but then added restrictions, you'd change the listing. And if you were previously accepting donations, but then stopped, you'd change the listing. Thus the listing would initially state: [ ] Payment required to play? [ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game. [X] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game. [ ] No Payment / Donations accepted, period. TEXT BOX: Only accepting donations until we've enough for a new server. And once you'd stopped collecting donations (assuming you really WERE stopping): [ ] Payment required to play? [ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game. [ ] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game. [X] No Payment / Donations accepted, period. If you were planning to collect more donations in the future, you'd instead update the listing to: [ ] Payment required to play? [ ] Payment / Donations accepted, rewarded in-game. [X] Payment / Donations accepted, not rewarded in-game. [ ] No Payment / Donations accepted, period. TEXT BOX: Donations occasionally accepted, when server updates are required As I mentioned earlier though, this isn't a problem specific to the payment model. Imagine the following: [ ] Unrestricted playerkilling. [X] Restricted playerkilling. [ ] No playerkilling. TEXT BOX: Normally non-PK, but every Sunday is a free-for-all unrestricted deathmatch.