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Bushwhacked:

--- Quote from: MzOwl on Sun 28 Oct 2007 20:52:23 ---
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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That used to happen to me a lot.  I find a password and being creative with the rar file name, not using a full band and album name and that kind of thing - has helped stop that. 

Not sure if you do that or if it is helpful advice, but it might help someone.

NiteOwl:
Oh yeah - I use creative titles and passwords - even put jpg's in ... at one stage everything I upped was being deleted as soon as I upped it ... I think RS had it in for me that week LOL

Beergut:
I've tried a few alternatives to Rapidshare to try to slow down the delete problem, but find I still come back after a while. It's just much easier there to keep track of your uploads.

Also am very careful where I post now; usually just Ausrock. Although had a 4 part double CD that found its way onto the blog and had part 1 deleted very soon after. Ironic thing was the person I think reported it actually did say thanks, and probably downloaded all 4 parts before reporting it.

Problem with not saying thanks is, if you're using something like massmirror, it's hard to keep track of the uploads. You then think no one is interested, so don't bother posting anything by the same or similar artists.

One good thing about thanking posters is it gets your own post count up very quickly, and you get to be known and accepted by others on the board. Heck I've even been known to give karma to people who make a point of thanking others.

NiteOwl:
I *could* name 3 forums you should never post into if you want your uploads to stay up ... but we dont need a war LOL

I wish I could find another 24 hours a day to go through here properly (no monthly bandwidth limit would be just as good LOL) ... but when you own your own board (just a month ago I left my old partner and went out on my own), and admin on another (and you are a working mum etc etc etc), time just gets away from you.

You do get to know people when they interact on the board. Thanks are good, but so is getting involved with discussions. I have people on my board who have never posted a share, but they interact in other ways, and that makes your board time enjoyable ;)  You find some people will follow you from board to board too and kinda keep you company LOL

Oops - guess who strayed off topic LOLOLOL

Beergut:
Thanks Zedy, but this ain't really just about me or my uploads. I think it affects everyone who takes the time to put something rare up. Sometimes I wonder how Kel & Screamin feel when they post so much and quite often get no reply at all. I've seen Hector put some good stuff up, and not get a response.

So sorry if my wording made it sound a bit like a personal issue: it isn't. I just get the feeling that most people would post a lot more if they got a few simple words of encouragement in a thank-you post. And of course if they post more, then everyone is better off.

(I'm really grateful you're thankful for what I've put up though... flattery will get you everywhere!)

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