Penalty for doubleposting?

My usual posting routine is this:

1) search for the exact thing I'm about to post.
2) if there's no results, I go ahead and post it.
3) if there ARE results in the relevant corresponding section (stems, acapellas or instrus), I open each thread to see what's in there and I pay attention to the comments to see if anyone is mentioning a dead link or other comments as to the legitimacy or nature of the posted content.

If it's different to what I'm about to post (such as higher quality or superior format - MP3>WAV), then I go ahead and post. If it's the same, then I don't post it. The whole process takes me under 30 seconds. It's not exactly a Herculean labour.

The reason I'm talking about this is because there's far too much clutter on Lite, with people reposting far too much existing stuff that has been up for a long time and is still up today, or even stuff that was shared more recently - as a cheap attempt to get more download credits.

This is not something that just new members do, but members who have been on Lite for at least a year and should know better, but clearly don't care as long as they get their free credits. The problem is compounded when they don't even bother specifying what they're posting in the form of format/bitrate/contents, which leads to people wasting their own credits just so they see what it is.

My suggestion is this:

Since El Capitan and co have made several changes to the site in recent times, changes that serve to improve function & the running of the community, I propose another change. One that will hopefully serve as a clutter-deterrent.

A penalty of -20 credits for every confirmed double post - including "mega packs" of material that already exists on Lite in the same or superior format + quality.

With the surge of leaks in recent times, the clutter issue is just getting worse. People post whatever comes to mind just to increase their credit score, so they can download more. And based on the comments in said doubleposts, I'm not the first person to be irritated by this.

i second the frustration, i always do my researches before posting but i have to say it happened to me twice that after the research gave me zero results and i was later notified by another member that it was already been posted... does the "search" ALWAYS work ?

it can be a problem sometimes..the search is good
but it's not perfect..I found that out years ago when
I searched for "The Who" or just "Who"

I too always search but sometimes it doesn't throw up results again to be told later its a double post. I know it's frustrating but as the board gets bigger it gets harder and harder to police.

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Originally Posted by sonyman123

I too always search but sometimes it doesn't throw up results again to be told later its a double post. I know it's frustrating but as the board gets bigger it gets harder and harder to police.

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I would happily police it.

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Originally Posted by sonyman123

I too always search but sometimes it doesn't throw up results again to be told later its a double post.

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Sure, but how many people actually bother searching before doubleposting? Yeah the search function sucks, but people doubleposting without bothering to search is far more common than the search simply having a brain fart. cough MusicMad cough

I typically search the artist and track title.

There should also be a penalty for labeling stuff as Pro Tools when its quite clearly NOT if there is no PTF file its not a Pro Tools session, It might be FROM the Pro Tools session, Labeling it as such is wrong.

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Originally Posted by sonyman123

There should also be a penalty for labeling stuff as Pro Tools when its quite clearly NOT if there is no PTF file its not a Pro Tools session, It might be FROM the Pro Tools session, Labeling it as such is wrong.

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Works for me :p

Have you seen how he reacts when people point out his mistakes? It's like dealing with a triggered feminist on the rag.

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Originally Posted by patrik

Works for me :p

Have you seen how he reacts when people point out his mistakes? It's like dealing with a triggered feminist on the rag.

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;*;DD

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Originally Posted by sonyman123

;*;DD

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And he did it again after being told multiple times why not. At this stage I'm inclined to believe he's just here to troll. How else do you explain a grown man incapable of processing basic information?

Sorry fellas I did actually read this and was meant to comment but must have forgotten.

I hear you about the penalty for double posting. We actually have a penalty system already active which your well behaved lot wouldn't know about. When a member breaks the rules the staff make a decision if to give them an infraction. It's a little more strict that the credit penalty. Refer to the attached image.

https://pasteboard.co/JaBLqkQF.png

im curious to know what "requesting hidden content " mean

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Originally Posted by avalon

im curious to know what "requesting hidden content " mean

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probably messaging admins for the links that are hidden if you click on them.

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Originally Posted by Thr33

Sorry fellas I did actually read this and was meant to comment but must have forgotten.

I hear you about the penalty for double posting. We actually have a penalty system already active which your well behaved lot wouldn't know about. When a member breaks the rules the staff make a decision if to give them an infraction. It's a little more strict that the credit penalty. Refer to the attached image.

https://pasteboard.co/JaBLqkQF.png

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I know I got one once, I have no idea what I did to get it.

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Originally Posted by sonyman123

probably messaging admins for the links that are hidden if you click on them.

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Messaging ANY member for links that are hidden (require THANKS to unlock them).

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Originally Posted by sonyman123

I know I got one once, I have no idea what I did to get it.

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Tut tut. Well I'm glad that's a thing of the past now :)

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Originally Posted by Thr33

Messaging ANY member for links that are hidden (require THANKS to unlock them).



Tut tut. Well I'm glad that's a thing of the past now :)

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it 100% is I can promise you that, I cant even blame alcohol

You can ALWAYS blame alcohol! That's how I get out of most things... "oh that wasn't me, that was Jack Daniels"

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You can ALWAYS blame alcohol! That's how I get out of most things... "oh that wasn't me, that was Jack Daniels"

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That's the point I don't drink alcohol,I Think I am possibly the only tea total dj in the world :-0

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Originally Posted by Thr33

Sorry fellas I did actually read this and was meant to comment but must have forgotten.

I hear you about the penalty for double posting. We actually have a penalty system already active which your well behaved lot wouldn't know about. When a member breaks the rules the staff make a decision if to give them an infraction. It's a little more strict that the credit penalty. Refer to the attached image.

https://pasteboard.co/JaBLqkQF.png

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Hmm, so mislabelling IS an offense. Anyone wanna break the news to MusicMad?

Stems bounced in Pro Tools doesn't automatically make them "Protools pack". Like I've explained in one of his far-too-many mislabeled posts, packs labelled as Pro Tools have a high number of dry/unmixed layers AND a Pro Tools session file in PTF or PTX format.

Any time someone points out to him his mistakes, he flips his lid. It's like dealing with a toddler. It's not like he's starved for download credits, so I don't understand his motivation for continuing to do this. Unless he gets off on trolling people.

I know there has been some confusion with some of the labelling recently. MusicMad has reached out to us privately and is being fully cooperative.