Can we please ditch the 'Rapidshare' section...

[jdub]

I am definitely in favor of Megaupload being allowed here... Easy to upload and download from for free users... Why not?

[Slick]

Originally Posted by jdub

I am definitely in favor of Megaupload being allowed here... Easy to upload and download from for free users... Why not?

Links to file sharing sites where individuals are posting for profit are not allowed. If sites like Megaupload were allowed you would see a high volume of spam. We see it now as it is with people trying to bypass the ban set on Megaupload and other sites, it would be even worse if the sites were not banned.

Slick

[Pedro the Fisherman]

Thanks guys for including 'Multiupload' on the forum!

[jul4cpl]

I don't get it?
For whatever reason, i have no captchas or download limits. And i have not accidentally bought their paid account. Downloads for me are instantaneous on RS. I am happy but now i am perplexed

[eaze187]

Originally Posted by jul4cpl

I don't get it?
For whatever reason, i have no captchas or download limits. And i have not accidentally bought their paid account. Downloads for me are instantaneous on RS. I am happy but now i am perplexed

Probably just happy hour (no download wait time for free users) RS used to run them all the time, if not you are one lucky dude because people have been trying to get around the wait time forever, even going as far as changing changing IP addresses to get around it w/ no luck.

[Pseudo66]

I agree that the RS section should just be a Fileshare Host section, but I am stuck with RS now as I have lots of stuff hosted on it.
What I really don't like about RS now is that once you pay for it, you no longer get the Free Download option when the Rapids expire. You have to renew your payment to download!
This has all started in the past year or so since they changed their terms.
I think it is because they have to keep up the facade that RS is mainly to be used for respectable purposes, but they know it is mostly used for hosting pirate stuff and porn but they still have to keep up the pretence.
I think Megaupload is a really good hoster.
If you change the section, you should make sure that some of the other filehosts that can track users or will only work in certain countries if you pay (e.g. Oron!) are not allowed.

[Fango]

Originally Posted by Pseudo66

I agree that the RS section should just be a Fileshare Host section, but I am stuck with RS now as I have lots of stuff hosted on it.
What I really don't like about RS now is that once you pay for it, you no longer get the Free Download option when the Rapids expire. You have to renew your payment to download!
This has all started in the past year or so since they changed their terms.
I think it is because they have to keep up the facade that RS is mainly to be used for respectable purposes, but they know it is mostly used for hosting pirate stuff and porn but they still have to keep up the pretence.
I think Megaupload is a really good hoster.
If you change the section, you should make sure that some of the other filehosts that can track users or will only work in certain countries if you pay (e.g. Oron!) are not allowed.

We already don't allow Oron.

As for Rapidshare, as far as I can tell, for the past few weeks, free users (myself included) have had instantaneous downloads at normal speeds. No waiting. It doesn't appear to be a "happy hour" thing, which in the past have only lasted a day or less. This could change at any time, of course, but seeing as Megaupload still has a 45 second wait, Rapidshare is currently better than Megaupload, IMO (until they switch back to 5 minute waits ).

Fango

[eaze187]

Wow, I did not know that about RS. The last time I went in it had like a 5min wait for free downloads, unreal that they have gone in so many directions in the last year. Liking the new Multi/RS section, specially since RS is on permanent happy hour

[spanker]

Originally Posted by Slick

Links to file sharing sites where individuals are posting for profit are not allowed. If sites like Megaupload were allowed you would see a high volume of spam. We see it now as it is with people trying to bypass the ban set on Megaupload and other sites, it would be even worse if the sites were not banned.

Slick

I'd love to know where there is a high volume of spam for Megaupload being posted because it's becoming as rare as hen's teeth to find a megaupload link on any of the forums I know .

Your statement probably was true a few years back but posters have switched to Filesonic as the posting for profit site now and forums are being flooded with that .

[Slick]

Originally Posted by spanker

I'd love to know where there is a high volume of spam for Megaupload being posted because it's becoming as rare as hen's teeth to find a megaupload link on any of the forums I know .

Your statement probably was true a few years back but posters have switched to Filesonic as the posting for profit site now and forums are being flooded with that .

It still falls under the "posting for profit" category, so you'll see some people posting for that reason and that reason alone. I would say until that changes you won't see it on here anytime soon.

Slick