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LMan
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 79 |
Release id #144000 : Wowzer
Dear moderators,
I've seen my mp3 link for this release has been removed. We had this discussion earlier and it was decided that links to external mp3s are okay.
Was there a policy change?
Thanks
Markus / LMan |
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hedning
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 4723 |
Not me this time. Restore the link, and I'll start an internal discussion to see where we land. |
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hedning
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 4723 |
I can't find that discussion, and I don't recall the outcome. It seems all links to your mp3-files are gone (which makes me happy - csdb is a C64 database, and we don't need mp3-files - I guess the only real reason you want mp3-files linked here is that more people outside the scene will be able to listen?).
Can you give me a link to that discussion? |
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iAN CooG
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 3187 |
people here are supposed to know how to play a sid or to run a prg/d64. |
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LMan
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 79 |
Well obviously there are people who are annoyed or even offended (merry Christmas Fungus) by a simple external link to an mp3, so until this is totally and officially sorted, I'll do nothing.
However I wish to add my 2 cents to your internal discussion:
1. It is a huge convenience for CSDb users, and it's used a lot
2. It requires no space on your harddrives
3. Regarding all the different methods of playing a SID tune, it is a huge feat to have a recording, directly from the artist, that replays the tune as it is supposed to sound. For reminders, there are CDs for sale like "Project: Galway" for exactly that purpose. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11356 |
"The link you add must point directly to the binary. (perhaps it should say c64 binary instead)"
i even find .sid files questionable for that matter (and unnecessary most of the times).
LMan: by playing it on C64 it will sound as it should sound. no mp3 required :) |
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iAN CooG
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 3187 |
I'm not telling that you should not provide a mp3 recording, that's a big plus. just it's not for the DOWNLOAD LINKS, which as said should point only to the c64 executables (for c64 rels, of course "other platform tools" are other platform executables like windows exes preferably zipped)
As told in the comment, you already provide a website link for them and that's enough. |
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LMan
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 79 |
It's your website and you guys make the rules.
However do you realise that you openly object against making stuff more accessible / convenient for your users?
You could say heck it's our database we make the rules, but then again you're asking for donations from your users. Your users turned your database into the de-facto one stop place for c64 releases. You could at least consider making some concessions to that.
I respect your rules, and my latest info was links to mp3s were okay, so I kept adding them. |
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iAN CooG
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 3187 |
Ok. If the moderators say that external links to mp3 are acceptable I won't delete them anymore. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11356 |
Quote:However do you realise that you openly object against making stuff more accessible / convenient for your users?
users of csdb (-> c64 sceners) have a c64 to play your tunes right there. no mp3 required :) |
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LMan
Registered: Jun 2010
Posts: 79 |
Hehe Groepaz I get your drift, you're a purist.
However, in this case we're talking about music, and here I'm a bit of a purist, I love to hear a track how the artist wanted it to sound.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to fight for that mp3 link, just giving you a different perspective. |
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