huh. i’ve never used te besides from when people ask me to join the queue on here to enter their islands for whatever reason and i don’t believe i’ve ever been charged an entry fee but i have heard some bad experiences people had with the site ;w;
Turnip exchange
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Wow. I had no idea! I have a friend who uses TE frequently (I found the users with high prices shady, so I never used it), so I'll have to get the word out to them. I have only joined a queue whit TE here once, but I am kind of worried what that might do to me. As @Lady Sugarsaurus said, it's better to be safe than sorry!
Oh god I would've never been on that site if i knew
mayortiffany
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I think Turnip Exchange's (alleged) violation of Nintendo's TOS is good enough reason for it to be banned on here, if not heavily discouraged. However, there is a reason that Turnip Exchange got so popular in the first place: it makes hosting so much easier on the part of the host. Especially if you have an extremely high turnip price and will field hundreds of requests on other sites, it can be useful to have a site to aid you in managing your visitors and sending out DODO codes on your behalf.
I don't think the turnip threads here get nearly as much volume, but I can see why people would find it useful. In the case that Turnip Exchange did get banned, I would be in favour of also teaching hosts/visitors about other, reputable sites that do not violate TOS but offer similar utility, or the propagation of some kind of guide to make hosting easy on the forums.
I've had great success with Animal Crossing Exchange (the website and app) as it has a similar queuing process as Turnip Exchange, but I do not believe that it has the same TOS problems because you must manually input the DODO code and allow visitors to come in.
I don't think the turnip threads here get nearly as much volume, but I can see why people would find it useful. In the case that Turnip Exchange did get banned, I would be in favour of also teaching hosts/visitors about other, reputable sites that do not violate TOS but offer similar utility, or the propagation of some kind of guide to make hosting easy on the forums.
I've had great success with Animal Crossing Exchange (the website and app) as it has a similar queuing process as Turnip Exchange, but I do not believe that it has the same TOS problems because you must manually input the DODO code and allow visitors to come in.
I don't think I'd host again if turnip exchange gets banned. It makes hosting so much easier, it'd be hard to go back to the PM route. I really don't care if they're violating Nintendo's TOS. That's on them. I can't see Nintendo banning users for this. Anyone can put someone's dodo code into it, even if they're not the island owner. How would Nintendo know if you actually used it or not? I also think they would go after the website more than the users, if they ever even care.
Where do you draw the line for banning things that violate TOS, by the way? Weren't people on here discussing how to create your own an amiibos? How do you know the villager selling threads aren't selling "illegal" villagers?
Also, I honestly don't understand how people get scammed on TE. You can close your game or just don't visit obviously sketchy islands. This goes for all AC related websites - Nookazon, BellTree, etc. It's kinda hard to get scammed on this game.
And with regards of the donations... who cares? I don't donate. I don't understand people who do donate. I feel like your money would be better off in a million other places.
Where do you draw the line for banning things that violate TOS, by the way? Weren't people on here discussing how to create your own an amiibos? How do you know the villager selling threads aren't selling "illegal" villagers?
Also, I honestly don't understand how people get scammed on TE. You can close your game or just don't visit obviously sketchy islands. This goes for all AC related websites - Nookazon, BellTree, etc. It's kinda hard to get scammed on this game.
And with regards of the donations... who cares? I don't donate. I don't understand people who do donate. I feel like your money would be better off in a million other places.
I’ve never used TE and I don’t plan on ever using it to be honest, even if it wasn’t violating Nintendo’s TOS. Just don’t care for it. I have plenty of other friends and ways to sell my turnips if I need to.
This is good to know. I’ve used it a lot and love it, so I’m sad to hear it may be violating Nintendo’s TOS. I use it to host things like cataloging parties, but I guess it’s better to refrain? I wouldn’t want anyone to get in trouble of any kind.
I thought one of us had already responded to this, sorry.
We will not be banning use of Turnip Exchange.
