Sharingmatrix and Hotfile

To all those wanting uploaders to keep using RS:

Most uploaders will stop using RS because they will need to PAY MONEY to maintain their accounts. Would you pay money so others could download your porn collection?

That is why everyone is leaving RS.

 

MassEffect's idea is a good one. I also agree with cosmicfilter in that many amateur and candid videos are well under the 50MB range and limits on file sizes may not be fair.

Here are my suggestions:
- MegaThread section for threads with 10 videos or more
- New members to be allowed to post in a "New Posters" section until they reach a post limit (this could be the wild west that MassEffect was suggesting)
- SexyVideos section for non New Members
- Copious and judicious use of banning members for spamming

 

This would be perfect, in my humble oppinion

 

Thanks for the input folks. I really have enjoyed the phun and hope to continue. Some of my favorite posters have been using MegaUpload for the past several months. I could see the writing on the wall (and I love French Pornstars!)

With a Rapid Share account paid up until the next coming of Christ, I will just mark it down as extra cost and move on. I will however wait until the dust settles before choosing another upload source.

The board is off the hook with new threads, and it is a total drag trying to sift through them all. I have been using "find more post's by" as a way of at least sticking to rapidshare. I understand the disdain towards RS, they seem to be hell bent on going out of business.

There are some great posters on the phun. I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude for it really is the best message board on planet Earth!

rock on my brothers and sisters

pumpfien

 

I think the Swiss owners have just bought themselves a ticket to oblivion. Once our accounts run out, we can't wait (or may already have done now) to take our files elsewhere, and the RS owners will be left with huge storage capacity but no files in there anymore.

 

You'll also likely have to look out for users creating new accounts every once in a while to repost the same threads they've posted previously. This is a pretty big problem on the board I mod.
In fact, it's probably already happening.

I'd agree with PbloggerKing's ideas for restrictions.

 

This is going to be a personal post of suggestions that likely will border on being civil... cuz I'm just effing tired of all of this mess.

I think we can all agree on the following points:

- With Rapidshare new policy changes, there will be a need to add at least one new filehost option
- The additions of Hotfile and Sharingmatrix have increased the number of new joined members
- Past inactive members are suddenly "active" again after several months (sometimes a whole year), of not posting
- In general, the quality of posts in the Sexy Videos has decreased with the additions of HF and SM

If there are any disagreements with the above statements, I would be very much interested to read anything contrary.

All that said, here are my suggestions - starting with easy relatively conservative changes to the some more extreme and probably more difficult policies to add/edit to Phun:

1. Add only Hotfile as an approved filehost
Reason
Brianbell25 made some very good points about the fear and suspicion of people using filehosts that "make money" for uploaders - that is, every filehost service has some type of incentive to uploaders, so trying to find a filehost service without incentives (i.e. "without bias" so to speak) is pretty much a moot point.

That said, Sharingmatrix at this point is not reliable enough of filehost to be added. SM certainly has potential to be as good as Hotfile, but at this point right now, SM is going through the growing pains that Hotfile went through a number of months ago. Not too long, Hotfile was going through the same thing - tons of uploaders trying to make a quick buck on uploading to Hotfile when it was just starting up and the uploading/downloading service on Hotifle was pretty half-hazard. Now, Hotfile has cleaned-up and streamlined its service to be quite reliable and until Sharingmatrix (or FileSonic, whatever it's going to be called in the future) becomes as reliable as Hotfile or Megaupload, I think Phun needs just one new filehost to be added. Hotfile will suffice.

2. Require a posting format to list technical details of video from all uploaders
Reason
Most of the uploaders here do this already, so just make it a requirement - all posters who upload videos MUST include the following pertinent information
on the video uploaded. This means file size, video format, resolution, time duration of video, filehosting service, and so on.

3. Add a SEARCH reminder
Reason
Whether it's just a simple text reminder somewhere in the posting edit box or a search function button that can be used to search for subject titles while making a post, it just seems we need to hit people over the head nowadays to make sure they search so we can avoid with the increased number of reposts.

4. "Holding Pen" section for brand new members to post their new threads for full member consideration
Reason
New contributing members should always be welcome, but I would like to think we should only welcome new members that can contribute quality posts. New members can still - and should be encouraged - reply to threads, but can only post their new threads in a particularly section. Once the mods are "satisfied" that they can be a contributing member, give them full access.

5. Periodic membership additions/deletions
Reason
This is a rather broad point but basically strives to have better activity with all members of Phun. Firstly, cap new memberships every month - whether it's 20 per month, or 20 every 3 months, once that limit is reached, no new memberships are accepted. Then, membership deletions should occur if members have had no profound activity for 2 or 3 months. How activity should be defined should not be a measured thing (e.g. 3 replies a month, etc.) but be subjective judgment call by the mods... so long as the mods believe a good effort has been made by a member, they should definitely stay and keep contributing.

6. Change Phun.org from public to private board
Reason
This is probably the most extreme measure (well, outright closing the board would be the most extreme I guess). Basically, Phun.org would close itself from public registrations and the only way to join the board would be through private invitations. Phun has a nice big community already and this measure would most definitely cutdown on the riff-raff joining Phun as of late.

That's it for now...

 

I couldn't agree more. It's just a case of wait and see.

 

Calling the file hosting situation a cluster fuck is an understatement. As a long time loyal user of rapidshare I feel very fucked over by them. Understanding RS's new system has me more confused than a monkey fucking a football. Downloading anything from hotfile or sharingmatrix makes me have flash backs to dialup days. I guess a premium account with MU will be the way to go in the long run.

 

I'm on a 10mb connection, as of lately.

MU, MF, Netload all get 100% download speeds on free account.

Hotfile I get 100kbs and Sharingmatrix I have to wait 10 minutes and then after 10 minutes it says I have to wait another 10 minutes etc etc.

I ask again, why is Netload banned?

 

hi,

regardless hosts, when you accept cash links, narrower limits should be fixed.

In my opinion 15 threads/day is too much when you have only one porn section, but there is a staff in place & it was for them to define the rules without taking into account the views of each other.

Hope you find the best solution.

dibleur

 

Just remember, Sharingmatrix, hotfile, megaporn, megaupload, etc.. are MEGA Crap unles one host is selected to be the main one. When my premium account expires at RapidShare, I guess I'm screwed like everyone else.........

 

I've switched to SM and it's been as nice and simple as the old RS format. I have no idea what the new system is at RS and I won't be returning there!

 

SM is as slow as fuck.
Prefer RS.
Right now im downloading with SM 40 kB/sec
with RS 3.2mB./sec

 

I've enjoyed this forum for some time as a leecher and big congratulations to those running it. I appreciate that RS has just attempted suicide from an uploaders point of view and fully expect either a swift about face or the rest to follow suit but the current uncertain situation is very damaging for the forum. From a recommendation on this thread I've just tried http://www.downloadnow.net and it works reasonably well and as a leecher looks where I'll be heading. Could I urge the forum to settle on one or two hosts or possibly make sub forums for different hosts to see which one gets more visitors before deciding. I appreciate that multiple host threads would be hard to categorise and could lead to several threads for the same file. From the downloaders point of view it would be welcome though.

 

My issue with this is since some of us are military and can't necessarily access sites like Phun when we're vacationing on the beach. Cancelling our membership just cause we're unable to access for 6 months to 1 year, seems pretty shitty. Just my :2cent:

 

I have a Rapidshare account, so I can trash it now? What is changes at RS??? Did I miss something?

SM and HF sucks, my speed is horrible....

 

Indeed, would be a stupid idea.

 

I hear that Rapidshare is reading and contemplating all the 'Goings On' on forums with an eye to modifying their 'New' plan/policy. Many folk would be happy with just allowing each days unused block to accumulate. IE: if you're on the 5Gb a day plan because 1Gb isn't enough and the higher is way too much- the days you only use 2.8Gb, leave that to stack on top the next day. The 'Wait a day' when you downgrade a package is awkward and hard to use. Maybe they'll see the light when several thousand users go 'PHFFFTTT'-BYE!

 

Well exceptions can (and should) always be made to military members on leave. Most of us jack-offs (myself included) aren't usually gone serving our country.