Access to Upload Services

[pkt-zer0]

So, due to recent link stealing activities made it neccessary to deny the access of the Upload Services from the public. Currently, there is a 50 post limit before one can access any of the Upload forums.

An alternative option would be one sort of in-between the public and private methods. Access to the Upload Services would be made free again, however, a similar area would be created, which is only accessible to select members. Admittance into this special usergroup would NOT depend on post count, but rather that the person in question should upload something, in the public area. After he has done so, he only needs to request membership to this group, and the group leader will grant it, if he (or the usergroup in its entirety) sees fit.

In short:
Public uploads

• Accessible to anyone, links are not protected from stealing.
• Free, you don't have to upload anything to download from here. In exchange, no requests.
• Downloads are not as recent as those in the private area, subject to timeout (if applicable) in a few days.

Private uploads

• Accessible to the usergroup only, links are protected from outsiders
• You have to upload to gain access here. Feel free to make request for new stuff or re-uploads.
• Fresh downloads that'll time out later, or possibly even downloads exclusive to this usergroup.

The links from the closed section could be posted in the free section after some time, but this would prevent bandwidth abuse initially. (i. e. stealing the links and putting them on other sites, thereby shortening its life span)

Leechers are happy, because they get stuff for free.
Uploaders are happy because their links don't get stolen.
Other members are happy because people aren't spamming to get into Upload forums.

Administrative requirements:

• Make a new, free upload area.
• Remove the automatic promotion to the Uploader usergroup at 50 posts.
• Instead, make it a public usergroup, so anyone can join.
• Appoint a leader to said usergroup (might even be a moderator of the Upload forums)
• Have the forum leader process the join requests.

Also, vote on the poll, please, and provide opinions. What I'd like to see is what members who aren't regulars on the forum (in this case, most likely below 50 posts) think.

[woodman]

I am for this, totally...

some people might not like it. I guess my opinion is biased, since I've been
here awhile, and I've had links stolen, but there it is..

[Hijuda]

I dunno, I like the way it is now.

[Paul2005]

well im a bit peeved off since i uploaded koudelka (4cd) for someone and since im not at my pc that much i dont have a high post count, but i accept that link stealing is fookin rediculous (sp?) and somthing should be done

anyway i think it should stay the way it is but, tbh all thats gunna happen is your gunna get a lot more spam and useless threads ppl post just to get there post count up! anyway enough of my babbling im off to spam some more teehee jk

[ncxtreme]

anyway enough of my babbling im off to spam some more teehee jk

I would really rethink doing that.

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Make a new, free upload area.
Remove the automatic promotion to the Uploader usergroup at 50 posts.
Instead, make it a public usergroup, so anyone can join.
Appoint a leader to said usergroup (might even be a moderator of the Upload forums)
Have the forum leader process the join requests.

About the Private thing, are their going to be 2 UL areas, one for the usergroup & one free?

[polokitty]

im with woodman and pkt, since now im in the mood for extensive uploading and im doing some as i type and we should have it that way for shure

[pkt-zer0]

About the Private thing, are their going to be 2 UL areas, one for the usergroup & one free?

Most likely. The free one would be for those who can't/won't upload, or those that have yet to gain access to the private one. And also to keep leechers happy, since it's still free stuff.

[woodman]

I would really rethink doing that.

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About the Private thing, are their going to be 2 UL areas, one for the usergroup & one free?

Yup.

One that is private
And One for teh n00bz..

[ncxtreme]

OK then, I vote private

[Evans]

I don't download or upload much, but I sure as hell will do anything to protect my fellow forumer's efforts from being led to waste by leechers and stealers.

[Paul2005]

[QUOTE=ncxtreme]I would really rethink doing that./QUOTE]

ummm notice the "jk" that means joke, jeez mate calm down

[demonkill]

Considering I only joined last week, I think this is a great idea.I'm prepared to up some games, if that gives me access to more downloads, that would just sweeten the deal

[Hijuda]

On second thought, sure, what the hell. Sounds good.

[ren8]

hello buddies

I voted for the private thing because I think it's fare and wise decision.
better safe then sorry.I also read that post about the leecher. I feel bad for all your users hard work they put in uploading stuff. like my dad said. "it takes a real man to admit he's wrong."
I hope emuparadise lives forever so I can continue building my knowledge in the gaming world.

so let this cabin boy n00bie get this straight
in order to gain access to the private servers you need to be an uploader and have pernission granted by mods and admins?

where can we n00bies upload because I don't know nothing how to upload to torrents. is their an alternative way to upload?
because I want to pay back to the community and give thanks to the member who uploaded Intelligent Qube upload on YSI. I would send him a PM but I'm blocked from YSI forum and I don't know his name. if your reading this? thank you!!!

[Husky]

I voted for te 50 post option, as You can see I'm new here, but I prefere to wait till I can upload then the other option as You know my interent provider meeses up with ports and I simply cannot upload anything for Yousend it or any other upload service but I would like to (maybe soon it will change and I will be able to uplod, but I'm not sure)