A question on hosting

[Squark ⚧❤️]

When I upload a game update (and provide at least five links) an notify the mods why is it they reupload it - sometimes even to the same host? Why not just use the ones I post?

As this is not a feature request nor an actual problem, I though it should go here.

 

[anne O'nymous]

When I upload a game update (and provide at least five links) an notify the mods why is it they reupload it - sometimes even to the same host? Why not just use the ones I post?

Because we trust them more than you. Not that we don't trust you, but when a link come from an uploader, we know for sure that the files have been tested against most threats. When it come from someone else, we can just assume that they've been. And this make a big difference.

By the way, the need to provide mirror links is for the uploaders. No one effectively expect the game author, or the guy who answered to a request, to provide more than one valid link.

 

[Squark ⚧❤️]

Because we trust them more than you. Not that we don't trust you, but when a link come from an uploader, we know for sure that the files have been tested against most threats. When it come from someone else, we can just assume that they've been. And this make a big difference.

By the way, the need to provide mirror links is for the uploaders. No one effectively expect the game author, or the guy who answered to a request, to provide more than one valid link.

You missed or disregarded the main key point of the question I posed:
What about when they're reuploaded to the same host? That seems like nonsense.
In this case I earlier shared a game update and one of the links I used was GoFile.
I find out that who whomever edits the main post of the game subsequently reuploaded it to GoFile.

"We trust them more" Pfft. The (paid for) file I shared came from his personal file server and was shared in an unopened, unedited form in the original archive it was supplied in.

I'm not saying that my links are any better than the next guy. But if you're not going to use the links provided, why even have a requirement for them?

Not once did I mention the game author. Why even bring that point up?

 

[Jaike]

When I upload a game update (and provide at least five links) an notify the mods why is it they reupload it - sometimes even to the same host? Why not just use the ones I post?

As this is not a feature request nor an actual problem, I though it should go here.

I think it's policy to some degree to do that unless there's been an explicit say-so that it's okay to use the old links. It's to avoid overloads on some hosting sites.

 

[Squark ⚧❤️]

I think it's policy to some degree do that unless there's been an explicit say-so that it's okay to use the old links. It's to avoid overloads on some hosting sites.

That makes some degree of sense, at least.

 

[anne O'nymous]

You missed or disregarded the main key point of the question I posed:

And you clearly understood nothing I said ; this said, perhaps my poor English skills' fault.

What about when they're reuploaded to the same host? That seems like nonsense.

And how would it make more sense that he upload them somewhere else ?
He upload the games using the host he have the habit to use, period. It's the same than yours, well, how is this really surprising ? After all, there isn't this much reliable hosts out there.

"We trust them more" Pfft. The (paid for) file I shared came from his personal file server and was shared in an unopened, unedited form in the original archive it was supplied in.

As if you would be able to tell if an archive have been opened...
It's not because he shared the original archive, that he haven't firstly extracted, and tested, its content.

I'm not saying that my links are any better than the next guy. But if you're not going to use the links provided, why even have a requirement for them?

I answered that in the message you quote...

Not once did I mention the game author. Why even bring that point up?

 

[lemonfreak]

You missed or disregarded the main key point of the question I posed:
What about when they're reuploaded to the same host? That seems like nonsense.
In this case I earlier shared a game update and one of the links I used was GoFile.
I find out that who whomever edits the main post of the game subsequently reuploaded it to GoFile.

"We trust them more" Pfft. The (paid for) file I shared came from his personal file server and was shared in an unopened, unedited form in the original archive it was supplied in.

I'm not saying that my links are any better than the next guy. But if you're not going to use the links provided, why even have a requirement for them?

Not once did I mention the game author. Why even bring that point up?

What happens when the developer. seeing that you've shared their game using their own link, deletes it and re-uploads?

 

[Squark ⚧❤️]

What happens when the developer. seeing that you've shared their game using their own link, deletes it and re-uploads?

Never once have I shared a game using the developer's own links.

 

[Waaifu]

When I upload a game update (and provide at least five links) an notify the mods why is it they reupload it - sometimes even to the same host? Why not just use the ones I post?

As this is not a feature request nor an actual problem, I though it should go here.

We had issues of users deleting their links when they leave the site, which is why the links are reuploaded most of the time. Some uploaders do use the links from others though they keep a copy as backup just in case it needs to be reuploaded again.