Xthar 136 Posted July 23, 2006 Hey guys we are haveing a really BIG problem with leechers.. If your unsure about what a leecher is, here is a small def: Leecher can be applied practially to peer to peer file sharing protocols, or communitys such as: Ghoztcraft.net's download section, in which the leecher consumes bandwidth by downloading, yet has no will to upload or give back to a community. We have to do something about this guys. Post more, donate and we wont have to worry about the leechers. Share this post Link to post
Senior Airman Vudoo. 40 Posted July 23, 2006 We should make it after 5 post they need to get approved to dl hacks.. Share this post Link to post
striker 35 Posted July 23, 2006 We should make it like after they post 5 times and they download more than 5 files they get instantly banned. Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted July 24, 2006 I have said it before, I am working on a way to make it cost ghozt points to download. Share this post Link to post
i-8-my-goldfish 113 Posted July 24, 2006 Also kind of another idea that might work in the mean time is to set it that all new members that get approved get mod previewed. This might be unrealistic but i don't think we get that many new members a day now? I certanly could be wrong tho. Share this post Link to post
Chobo 0 Posted July 24, 2006 hmm dl costs ghozt points prety cool. ghozt y dont u delete the accounts that have only 5 posts and like started downloading like all the shits Share this post Link to post
striker 35 Posted July 24, 2006 That works the ghoztpoints thing, =p I dont download anyways lol. Make them work hard =). Share this post Link to post
DJ Hell Kloud 0 Posted July 24, 2006 I suggested approval for downloads and gp's for downloads. Raising the post limit for downloads has been discussed before. besides leechers don't tend to care what we think of them as long as they get their hacks. Share this post Link to post
jordysge 0 Posted July 24, 2006 I totally agree with making the downloads harder to get! It annoys the piss out of me when they get 5 posts and that is it and every post is some stupid spam BS! But I wouldn't go with more posts because than they would just spam more until they reach whatever they have to in order to access the download section. I say make it by approval only! It may piss off the newer members but by the time they get approved they will have become loyal to Ghoztcraft. Have a great day! -Jordan Share this post Link to post
Jordanv78 20 Posted July 24, 2006 As far as Im concerned if we changed it to where a person has to be a member for 30 days or some other pre-determined time frame. That way people would have to be dencent members right? Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted July 24, 2006 Guys, your not looking at it from all angles. First of all we cant just delete members becuase then we have all these guest posting all over the place and its ugly. There is no way that I can put download approval, jsut drop that idea. Many members who only have 5-10 posts come back to the site DAILY, they just dont post very often. Delete members and/or banning members will only make them register again and thus, making the problem worse. All I can do is make it so that the more you post the more downlaods you get. So the idea is that it cost's GhoztPoints to download, but I have never cusomly edited a custom mod on this site before, so its going to be a while before this becomes real. The only other options we have is to allow guests to download, thus making the only people spamming/posting in the forums is the people who accually care to post. Or just remove the 5 post count limit. Do you guys understand now? Share this post Link to post
Flamez 0 Posted July 24, 2006 I would think that being approved for dls is uber... make it when you pay for the ticket to dl stuff, u get put into another group, same as normal but with the downloading priviledge Share this post Link to post
XGhozt 410 Posted July 24, 2006 Why cant I just add a tag to the downlaod button that makes it make sure you have at least 100 points before you can download it, and if you dont have 100 then it just refreashes the page or show's and error. Simple, what you want is like an entirely new mod to the site, you make it for me and ill isntall it. Share this post Link to post
striker 35 Posted July 24, 2006 http://www.bwhacks.com/forums/showthread.p...5412#post285412 DId someone tell uentil about our leecher problem? Obviously not, check out the link, theres a hack beggar in BW and Uentil tells him to come to GC...Bad Uentil inviting leechers over here! Share this post Link to post
Senior Airman Vudoo. 40 Posted July 24, 2006 Only time i dl stuff here is when i lost it. :P but i submit more than i dl. Share this post Link to post
Azqato 503 Posted July 24, 2006 Make it cost 1000 posts to access the downloads, 100 is too low :P Share this post Link to post
Sgt. Snoo Snoo 60 Posted July 24, 2006 Guys, your not looking at it from all angles. First of all we cant just delete members becuase then we have all these guest posting all over the place and its ugly. There is no way that I can put download approval, jsut drop that idea. Many members who only have 5-10 posts come back to the site DAILY, they just dont post very often. Delete members and/or banning members will only make them register again and thus, making the problem worse. All I can do is make it so that the more you post the more downlaods you get. So the idea is that it cost's GhoztPoints to download, but I have never cusomly edited a custom mod on this site before, so its going to be a while before this becomes real. The only other options we have is to allow guests to download, thus making the only people spamming/posting in the forums is the people who accually care to post. Or just remove the 5 post count limit. Do you guys understand now? That makes sense. A guest download section, private section, and a members section. Making it cost points to download would ruin your forum. I moderate a hacking forum, and we made that mistake. We got allsorts of leechers and spammers spamming just to get points. Share this post Link to post
jordysge 0 Posted July 24, 2006 Yea that makes sense Ghozt. Maybe it is good the way it is. Making the post limit higher would also cause much more spamming... Have a good one! -Jordan Share this post Link to post
Flamez 0 Posted July 24, 2006 Why cant I just add a tag to the downlaod button that makes it make sure you have at least 100 points before you can download it, and if you dont have 100 then it just refreashes the page or show's and error. Simple, what you want is like an entirely new mod to the site, you make it for me and ill isntall it. That sounds OK. Share this post Link to post
ryan 0 Posted August 1, 2006 Well either way we gonna have a problem i think. My story (i have changed since then, dont take it hard on me): when i first joined i had no intention of ever using this site again. I just wanted panic. I HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN. now i use this site so much. the point is: many leachers stop being leachers If u make it hard for the leachers to come ghozt craft will become less active OHH SHIT FORGET WHAT I JUST SAID!! :tease: I wasnt reallhy thinking just typing what canme to mind. NOw that i thought about it. it is way better to have a little less activity than to have a whole bunch of ****en noobs and leachers posting spam all over the place. The ghoztpoints thing is a good idea. but i dont like the idea of giving guest download priviledges. Just make it so that they have to give 1000 gp to start downloading and 5 or 10 posts. after all gp arnt hard to get. U should ban anny spammers though. Cant u IP ban them so they can never come back. or at least not for like 3 months or something?? Share this post Link to post
kinggkoopa 1 Posted August 1, 2006 oh no i gave all my pts away lol well over 200 Share this post Link to post