Downloads policy change

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February 10, 2010 at 10:05 pm #1222838
joshd96320
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@p0ly 371976 wrote:

i thought the certain amount of posts idea was the best.

difficult to implement if you cant be arsed to code it

edit: mind you i suppose the current way its done is by a subscriber field with a boolean value in it in the database.. i suppose it wouldnt be so hard to modify it as to take the posts value from the forum database… that would only apply if the system works in that way though
February 10, 2010 at 10:07 pm #1222813
General Lighting
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some forums do grant different access levels depending on the post count. However doing it here poses the risk people will post rubbish simply to get the downloads and then fuck off again once they’ve got what they wanted…
February 12, 2010 at 1:05 pm #1222808
Techno Viking
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I’ve come to the conclusion the old system was best so I’ve reverted to it effective immediately. Registered members can download again with the only restriction being a daily allowance to prevent abuse…

Enjoy!
February 12, 2010 at 4:55 pm #1222823
starlaugh
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@Dr Bunsen 372225 wrote:

I’ve come to the conclusion the old system was best so I’ve reverted to it effective immediately. Registered members can download again with the only restriction being a daily allowance to prevent abuse…

Enjoy!

What is the download limit for non subscribers?
February 12, 2010 at 8:08 pm #1222809
Techno Viking
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500MB or 10 files…
February 12, 2010 at 8:47 pm #1222832
DaftFader
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I would say neither of the poll options … my mate just sugested hosting the downloads on a third party website … say mega upload or simila … then you would only have to pay your subscription to them .. and link from here to a direct download link form them … and it would slice your costs … alltho it would have slower download speeds .. it would still enable free downloads
February 12, 2010 at 9:04 pm #1222827
GiantMidget
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@Dr Bunsen 372291 wrote:

500MB or 10 files…

After ten files have been downloaded is that it then, they can’t download any more ever?
February 12, 2010 at 9:10 pm #1222810
Techno Viking
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Just for the day…
February 12, 2010 at 9:21 pm #1222828
GiantMidget
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Maybe you should limit non subscribers so they can have 10-15 free downloads and if they want any more they can subscribe.

Seems fair to me.
February 12, 2010 at 9:26 pm #1222824
starlaugh
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@Dr Bunsen 372291 wrote:

500MB or 10 files…

Thats quite generous, I would only allow 2/3 files or something.. I think that is more than a fair amount, 2/3 files are all you would need to have music to keep you entertained for an evening.

I can imagine that a lot of your bandwidth usage is coming from music downloads, can you see how much is from people who are not regular posters?
February 13, 2010 at 9:34 pm #1222816
leveret
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That’s really generous Dr. B. Will quite understand if you can’t sustain it longer term. For me PV is more than just the chat though, and although we no longer have the party news here which PV was formed around way-back, good non-commercial music is still something that we all have in common. Hurrah for Bunsen !
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