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Beergut:
Now that we have a winge forum....

I'd like to know what others think about this, I admit, very minor issue. Should we say thanks for what we download?

Just personal observations from someone who usually, but not always, thanks the poster for something I download; and also usually, but not always, throws a karma point their way.

Reason I ask is that I'm not as prolific at uploading stuff as some, and I rarely repost links here from other sites. Partly that's because I'm on a very slow U/L link (11kps), but also because a lot of what I have is already available.

But occasionally there is something in your collection that you just have to share.

You rip it, clean it up, extend the dynamic range as best you can, convert to MP3 at high bitrate from the wav files, RAR it; and then spend about 2-3 hours uploading it to Rapidshare or similar.

You post the link, usually with some specially prepared artwork to tizzy it up, and sit back and wait.

And wait, and wait, as no one seems interested in your upload. You finally think no one wants Artist "A" or album "B" and decide not to upload any more.

But when you go back to your Rapidshare account you find that there have been a healthy number of downloads. What do you do now?

For me, if you don't get many replies to a post, I assume no one is interested. But the Rapidshare (or equivalent) figures show plenty of interest.

I don't think it's really a problem as such, but I'd like to hear any thoughts on this from those who upload and post a lot, and those who download a lot. What do you think?

Jaylee:
I can see what you are meaning here, i don't upload either as it takes me forever, but on odd occassions that you do it, i can understand one becoming discouraged thinking it wasn't appreciated.

Thankfully the rapidshare figures show you it actually was appreciated ... :) ... to answer your question,i do think a comment is in order if u find somebodys download usefull, although i must admit, i have found a download, and in my eagerness to get it before it dies, just put it on download while i have gone to do the washing or something, and when u get back to it, you are mostly faced with a rapidshare page and forget about the original poster, so i am probably guilty of this at times too, while i am not excusing it i can see how easy it happens.

stranded:

--- Quote from: Beergut on Fri 26 Oct 2007 05:24:36 ---Now that we have a winge forum....

I'd like to know what others think about this, I admit, very minor issue. Should we say thanks for what we download?


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I just thought that's the normal thing to do.

Bushwhacked:
I try to thank people when I download something they have put up.  Sometimes I will go and check the link to make sure it's working first, then forget to come back, but I always try to be good.

On the other side of the fence, you definitely like to see some thanks.  My uploads speeds are about half of yours I think, and it is a really painful task.  I don't care if I up something and only one person is grateful, at least I have helped one person out, but you hate to see all of that work for nothing.

NiteOwl:
I have to agree with you Beergut - thankyou takes a second ... uploading and getting ready to upload takes hours.  I say thanks not only when I grab something from a post (which isn't as often as I'd like with a 5gb dl limit) but when I see something I know others would be interested in.

One of my Midnight Oil posts had something like 500 downloads - with not one thankyou before some ar$ehole had it deleted!

Speaking of deleted ... my pet peeve is spending hours uploading only to find that almost as soon as you post your links they're gone!

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