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May 11, 2005 Link to this post
Getting Content To Us
I went into our uploads folder recently to try and clear out the content that needs to be added to the various subsections of the site. I was pretty scared by what I found. Half the submissions came with no identification at all. (We have to toss these.) Many came with random identification; the submission might be 'mycoolpicture.jpg', but the file explaining who submitted it might be called 'for hbo.wpd' (I can't even READ wpd files - and if I could, it would mean that I'd have to go through every single one to figure out what goes with what). Even though we have an entire subsection devoted to movies, and another to fanfic, we're still getting submissions directly uploaded for these sections. There were TONS of scripts uploaded in the hopes of hacking our systems. And on, and on. I'm gonna make it easy for everyone. From now on, there's only a single 'Uploads' link in our navbar. It goes to a page which explains, pretty clearly, what we accept. Read it - or your content will be tossed. You'll be asked for basic info. Supply it - or your content will be tossed. You'll then be given the opportunity to upload your file. If you run into trouble, and you've followed the directions, go ahead and email us about it... but if you can't be bothered to read the instructions, don't expect us to answer you. (Louis Wu 19:28:37 UTC)
