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New "advanced" mode leads to major inflation

Hiro Pendragon
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Join date: 22 Jan 2004
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06-01-2006 09:08
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I have sold L$ many times, and I went to sell today and was totally confused.

After asking, I found out about the new "advanced" settings.

EDIT: Clarification - apparently the advanced settings had always been there, but what's "new" is that the ability to set the price of L$ has been removed from "basic" (default)

I have some feedback for this - because in the current state, it's confusing, doesn't explain to new users that they can set the price, and it is increasing the inflation problem with the L$.

Issues that can be improved:

1. Nowhere in the main currency exchange page is there any mention that a user can set the price. For veteran users such as myself, I know that it's part of the system, but for all the new users, they may have no clue about this.

This should be made clear, because if people just use the default "sell at best rate" it's basically a juggernaut to inflation --- it means that anyone can low-ball a price and then unsuspecting people will be led to sell at that price.

For example, say the going rate is 330L/USD. Unsuspecting newer folks then just use the default, which is more like 350L/USD, where had they had the advanced options handy, they'd realize they could just set it for sale at 331L/USD

2. Please remove the advanced / default settings from the actual buy/sell interface.

3. If not 2, then at the very least, add a button / link called "Set the price you buy / sell" that is directly underneath the box where you set how many L$ you want to buy sell. Clicking that button should then automatically change you to advanced mode, and bring up the box where you can set the price.

4. Remove Limit Buy. It's clearly not working to stifle inflation as Philip Linden alleged.
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06-01-2006 15:29
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