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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
Entries without files...
Taking the time to add demos with credits & screenshots without uploading the files seems strange to me...
Perhaps someone who's doing it could explain it to me? |
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maestro
Registered: Mar 2004
Posts: 727 |
as far as im concerned both are required if at all possible |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11360 |
i have also added a few releases which i dont have, but which are known to exist (mentioned in mags etc).
however, adding a full entry with screenshot and info, but without the file, looks ridiculous to me. the file should have top priority (IF someone has it) since everything else can be done by someone else once the file is upped. |
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cba
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 935 |
Quote: i have also added a few releases which i dont have, but which are known to exist (mentioned in mags etc).
however, adding a full entry with screenshot and info, but without the file, looks ridiculous to me. the file should have top priority (IF someone has it) since everything else can be done by someone else once the file is upped.
If you add an entry and you don't have the file
just leave a comment to it that your searching for it.
That way it's clear to all of us.
Niels |
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Perff
Administrator
Posts: 1679 |
I have now added a little field on the edit page for releases, where one can write a reason for not adding a download link. Please use this! :) |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
Great Perff! |
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Perff
Administrator
Posts: 1679 |
And let me finally point out, that it is NOT an excuse for deleting an entry, just that there is no download link, or screenshot or whatever.
CSDb is a place for information about the C64 scene - ANY information. If we had a rule that said "you must only add info if you got 100% of it" we would never have gotten anywhere. |
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Zyron
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2381 |
There have been cases though where an entry consisted of only a name. No group, no credits, no screenshot, no release year & no file. IMO that's nothing to keep since it's more or less impossible to connect it to an (eventual) existing release. |
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Tch
Account closed
Registered: Sep 2004
Posts: 512 |
@Perff: Good notification!
I first thought something was wrong.. ;)
Yeah,hate it when there´s a screenshot and credits,but no file.. |
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Freddie
Registered: Jan 2004
Posts: 71 |
Quote: The Hall Of Shame:
xforp
TWR
Freddie
In my opinion; no file = no release
Be careful with deleting unlocked entries; you might trigger the some automatic CSDb banning mechanism.
A trusted user and great supporter of CSDb triggered this just yet :-/
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8Bit Mayhem - The C64 Scenemusic Podcast
http://8bitmayhem.untergrund.net
Hall of shame, hmm... I don't really know what to say about this.
First of all, I didn't know that you had to upload the file (I did taht with all the stuff where I had the original file). I just thought that it would make it easier for others to add the file if that found it.
Secondly, I got this message from Scout while I was adding releases that releases without files would be deleted within 24 hours. I wrote him back immediately that I would erase all of my "empty" releases right away. I started to do so, got my account deactivated, then activated again and deleted the rest of the releases.
And then I'm in the hall of shame?!?! I don't really get it.
Well, I'll still be searching my old .d64 images to find more stuff that isn't in the csdb database. By now I've only added 91 releases (all with files!) and maybe I'll qualify to work my way out of the hall of shame...
Let's focus on what counts: Finding more releases for the database!
Regards from Freddie (ex X-Factor)
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1879 |
Deleting entries just because there is no file? BULLSHIT! I will not add any more information to this database as long as the file-gestapo will keep acting this way. |
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