WC3search busts its britches- again

i agree with vex.

now give me the power to delete everything.

Ive complained about this before.
Its far too hard for a mod to delete alot of items.
i mean the site is to slow to open each item to delete them.

we need a faster method.

Actually... removing everything is not a solution. There are a lot of crappy maps there, but just removing old maps because they didn't receive DA would mean erasing some good maps too... I don't find it a good solution.

After checking the alternative, I come with this solution. It is pretty clear that earning more money is pretty difficult. Money have always been a problem in this world. It is true, that we could rely on PayPal and other stuff but it's just a short term solution. Donations do not guarantee that in one year we won't run out of money, when the problem will return.

The second alternative with searching for someone to help us with space is not that bad. However, wc3anvil has already done what it could. I have lately been close to another good community, and that is TheHelper. Not only did they recently move to a new server (private as far as I heard, entirely dedicated to the site) but also the administrator is serious and trustworthy. I do not know if they would accept to host some of our files on their server but it's worth a shot. That is the best community I can think of.

The third alternative is also good, but if it is not lead to extreme. wc3sear.ch is known for diversity, and not for super quality resources. It is true that we have quality stuff as well, but usually a lot of people go on quantity when they need something specific. Someone who wants to make a Dragon Ball map for example will search for quality stuff, but if they don't exist, they will take the masses alternative.

So yes, my solution would be combining the last two. Contact TheHelper and start doing a medium purge. Maps section is indeed a big problem, but any other resources in large quantities can waste quite a lot of space.

~Daelin

daelin geting people to host our files does not solve the problem in the long run.

running a constant purge status would deleting old useless files and keeping the old great ones while accepting new files however does work.
i know this site has always been a haven for lower quality producers, but its about time wc3ear.ch steps up and decides to limit the "JUNK"

the best and most long term solutiopn would be the constant purge of low quality files and old files.
and to be honest even doing this will not limit the variety that much.
i think a purge is needed for all of the resources not just maps.
but as i said before right now its too hard to purge you can only really poke the sections.


sory for the bad grammar and spelling,
Im really sleepy.

There is no solution that would remove the problem once and for all. I recommend purging bad maps.

I agree with Daelin

Remember also that maps take up a huge space compared to other ressources (models for example takes up between 50 and 500 Kb) except for insanely huge models. Skins alone don't take up much space, and spells even less. Icons also don't take much.

But most maps take up between 500 and 1500 Kb. I don't know how you guys would consider setting up a "No-Junk" system, but for that you'll need people to test. A computer rarely can detect if a map is good or bad

Considering the number of maps uploaded daily... I think it would be impossible to have enough testers.

I'm from TheHelper and yea I have to agree that the administrator is trustworthy. I don't know if they could host your files though They have a really good server, maybe it would be possible.

Regarding Purging... Well I must agree. It is needed IMHO. If purge isn't the solution, another solution is needed, and fast Considering that it is urging, I suggest purging.

PURGE! You could easily remove over half of the resources without someone ever noticing. Maybe this would speed up the site as well? As in less crap to search through..

Voting does not work this site used to use a voting system.

people like to make multiple accounts and upvote their own maps and down vote others.

its pretty sad but people are stupid.

best solution equals a constant purge.
and making maps submitted to mods before they are placed on the site.

Ok guys dont be scared but we have already 5002 maps in this moment PURGE NOW, PURGE NOW, everyone wants purge so do it

I would be happy to spend some of my free time each day to check every map's and spell's quality and to decide weather it should stay or be deleted.

And im sure many other people will be happy to as well.

For purging map and spell sections more moderators are called for.

With 2 moderators on each they could be purged of rubish very quickly.

With more people a constant purge of rubish is quite possiable.

I'd be happy to purge maps. I already test maps.

Sansuipeople like to make multiple accounts and upvote their own maps and down vote others.

Well, let's take Newgrounds as an example again (since I like their blam/protect system a lot ). Isn't it possible to make the voting possible only once per computer, instead of per account? If everyone votes, this system may well work, no?

Or maybe I'm just being stupid

Feh.

Retro Vertigo

Sansuipeople like to make multiple accounts and upvote their own maps and down vote others.

Well, let's take Newgrounds as an example again (since I like their blam/protect system a lot ). Isn't it possible to make the voting possible only once per computer, instead of per account? If everyone votes, this system may well work, no?

Or maybe I'm just being stupid

Feh.

That wouldn't work, people are stupid, even if they can only vote once, then they'll still downvote and give insanely hight ratings for no reason at all.

There was reason why voting system was here..

"Remova all files with score less than 2.5"

Well. IMO purging at least icons section from icons that just dont fit WC3 theme (Wc3 icons look like drawn and at same time detailed) And from icons that look crappy anyway. Then doing same to skins/models.

Map section is harder because rating maps is much more about opinion, you cant remove map that doesnt "fit wc3 theme" because they perhaps arent all meant to fit.

Perhaps remove all maps with no prewief picture. That will help browsing it and maps without pictures arent been put that much effort anyway. (With few exceptions, that is. But every war has it's martyr(s))

Another possibility is increasing the bandwith size but it is also only temporary. IMO purging stuff out would be best option.