WhitehornIf 3.6 gig, including Darky's campaigns' were powered by Wc3c, how the hell do you use so much bandwidth here?
I only outsourced the old stuff on wc3campaigns. All new stuff and often accessed stuff stayed on wc3sear.ch. So only the real old stuff got downloaded from wc3campaigns.
So having ALL files here will boost the Bandwith usuage to around 1,3 terrabyte a month so not much worse than its now... but the Webspace is the prob.
I just checked and the regular webspace for another 3.6 gig wold cost me 2000$ more a year...
I simply cannot afford that as a student with no income
Ad huge banner adds at the top of the site (should change), make map moderation more strict, delete old unneeded post in unneeded forums like off topic.
Yes alot of banners might just be the answer to some of the money problems but still, more and more gets uploaded aswell so alot of purging and new space needs to be found anyways.
Hopefully a generous soul with alot of money will show up and donate
Capcy
#19
Yes if only rageing but unfortuanatly i dont thnik it will happen. Lots of things need to be taken into account i.e. 1. As Blade said banners 2. MAJOR purging through all sections because even though the mods there are doing a great job i find some stuff useless 3. Yes bit torrent is a good idea BUT not everyone knows how to use it (like me). I agree with banners on maybe a few things (or pop-ups).
just do this, add some report map command for users so if they think the map is low quality it can be deleted because you should have so many low quality maps and need some sort of quality control. Oh and i would help but i only have 1gig of webspace.
Too bad i dont get an income(work), or i would donate the site. And also about the map reporting mentioned here: its a good idea, but also a risk, cause there can be lots of abusers on that, like reporting a good map. But also i wouldnt be sure if the one who reported had good arguments.
Horn
#22
DD_DracoYes bit torrent is a good idea BUT not everyone knows how to use it (like me).
The FACT is, even with BIG FLASHING TEXT stating how to import a texture, there will always be IDIOTS who are do not follow. Nothing is foolproof.
If someone is too stupid to read, understand and follow simple instructions, they should go back to playing with plastic toys. Simply put, if they are that damn stupid, what the hell are they going to make with the resources here?
I seriously thik that the maps archive must be deleted (with the exception of director's choice maps and campaigns) And then make it moderated (require moderator approval) Seriously.
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Adding a lot of banners would be effective: with the drop of users that will leave the site because of that, there will hardly be new resources and downloads.
I have about 5 GB of space I can donate for at least 2 months while you get this sorted out. If you still can't find something after 2 months and need to keep the files on my server then we can discuss something to cover my costs, which would be very reasonable. My bandwidth plan is an unmetered 20mbps plan, so I don't think bandwidth will be an issue. I am starting another website on a new server and it is going to take me about two months to get it ready and that is why I am offering this. I can keep the files hosted there indefinitely, but would just need a small amount to upgrade the server to cover the space requirements. So anyways, if you are interested please get back to me, I would like to help.
I go to the models section every day on this site if there is new ones. I could tell you if I find one that breaks a rule. I could do the same with maps but I don't check the maps area alot though.
King_RyanI go to the models section every day on this site if there is new ones. I could tell you if I find one that breaks a rule. I could do the same with maps but I don't check the maps area alot though.
That's nice, but I think we mods should be able to manage that
You could split the file into more manageable sizes (like .rar splitting, does anyone know what I'm talking about?). That would certainly make it easier to host on multiple low-storage, low bandwidth servers.
