On the topic of advertising in the shoutbox, we are making this update in an attempt to clarify this rule.

12. Advertisements of any type are limited to once per 30 minutes in the chatroom.

When posting an advertisement, we ask that you do keep them to once every 30 minutes. Mentioning offhand that you have something when it's relating to the subject at hand is not an issue. However, it is NOT allowed when it is being used as a way to find a 'loophole' to advertise things more than once per 30 minutes. Do not think you're being 'slick' and sneaking around the 30 minute rule, by mentioning your items you are selling, or mentioning your pets won't sell, or constantly stating that your shop till is still at 0 tu. This is still an attempt to draw attention to what you have for sale. We are not trying to punish you for chatting about things you have, however we do know if you are just trying to get around the rule. This rule is up to staff discretion, and it will be up to the one giving the warning if you are breaking the rules or not. If you feel any warning is unfair, do not discuss it or complain on the SB, please send a support ticket and it will be reviewed by a different staff member.

Additionally, advertisements should be contained to one post whenever possible, as it is only 'once' per 30 minutes. Please do not make multiple posts for advertisements unless what you're advertising exceeds the SB character limit. If it does, please consider making it smaller if possible. If it's not possible because you have quite a few things to advertise, then that's fine, however do not post 2-3 posts for the same advertisement, only using one to two short sentences per post. Please also refrain from having multiple advertisements in your same ad, for the same thing. Example: Advertising you have the lowest priced merchant shop items with a link, but also linking to a forum post which lists all of your merchant shop items, is just cluttering the SB, and is considered spammy.

If you would like any further clarification on this, please post in the comments and a staff member will assist you as best as possible.