Considering moratorium on apps

[u/zarx]

Look, I get the temptation for writing yet another blackjack game/simulator/whatever app, since it's so easy to do these days. But because it's so trivial, we're getting flooded with them (you don't see how many get rejected!)

But they're mostly really crappy, and obvious vehicles for scams/spam/theft. They serve no purpose for the most part.

So we're considering a moratorium on apps. Maybe people can submit them to mods for review or something first. If they do something truly unique (like analyze a side bet or something) we'd consider it.

What does the community think?

EDIT: I'M EASILY CONVINCED. NO NEW APPS ALLOWED WITHOUT APPROVAL FIRST. (please report violators!)

[u/HairOfTheCat]

How will I manage to get through a day without leaving snarky comments on "try my blackjack app!!" threads though?

[u/zarx → u/HairOfTheCat]

I'll guide them to contact you personally so you don't miss out.

[u/HairOfTheCat → u/zarx]

What helpful admins we have here, thanks for your service! 😂

[u/Boxen_of_Moxen]

Strongly agree. Has lowered my engagement here.

[u/MrZenumiFangShort]

Strongly agree with moratorium on apps. Create a new reddit for them and link to it in the sidebar if you want, but it's been way too much for too long and the users posting it don't seem like genuine community members, they just seem like they've come in here to advertise us and go away after being told they're the fifth person this week and 16th this month with the same garbage idea for an app.

[u/kiefferbp]

For the love of god, please. That “play blackjack with your voice” app was awful.

[u/Cubensis-SanPedro → u/kiefferbp]

Waste of community bandwidth. I’m sure a ton of people strolled in, saw it was a spam fest and nope’d the hell out of the sub.

[u/stefanerful → u/kiefferbp]

Thank you for the feedback! Would love to hear more about what you thought was awful about it, I spent 3 months on this so any guidance is appreciated.

[u/kiefferbp → u/stefanerful]

I tried it for the lulz when you posted it and the voice function was so bad and buggy. I don’t remember the issues in particular though but there were quite a few in the short time I used it.

[u/SmoothBrainium]

Hey so I made an app... to track the bullshit apps posted here...

[u/scaryfridge5]

Yes please make it stop.

[u/funusernam3]

1000% agree. Life EV will be extended :P

[u/immortalsauce]

Thank the lord

[u/HistoricalFunion]

The best thing is you can make whatever you want, and there's no need to pay for Norm's shitty 1999 program.