Dealing with reposts

[Alex]

Since so much material has been posted already, it's not uncommon for the same videos to be reposted here. The problem is, nobody wants to waste their time downloading a clip they have already seen. Also, having two copies of the same files takes up extra storage space on the forums.

A "repost" may be new to a lot of people who haven't viewed every single video that has been posted here. That's why we hate to simply delete reposts. We don't want to delete reposts without being able to tell people where the original was posted. This way if the file is new to some people, they won't feel like they are missing something.

If you know a file is a repost:

1. Please look for the original thread where you first saw the video.
2. Reply to the thread with the repost and post the link to the original thread.
3. We will then be able to delete the repost to save space & nobody will be missing a chance to see the video that has been posted.

DO NOT simply reply to a thread saying that the video is a repost! All this does is prove that you have seen the video before. It doesn't allow us to delete the reposted file or send people to the original thread.

As we have all learned, a detailed description and a vidcap can really help. Descriptions will also help a thread show up when people use the forums "Search" feature. Vidcaps let people see if they recognize a video and decide if they are interested in downloading it.

[___2003]

Alex...
Just a stupid idea....

Why not to implement a file hash search engine to avoid repost?

Just my 2 cents...