Just a short reminder, naming no names for now, but there are a few users who are treating the upload service as if it is their own personal webspace.
The Upload Service is a service for TV Forum and Metropol users to upload screenshots, theme tunes, video clips and what not to augment their posts.
It is not to be used to upload pictures of Elliot Tittensor in underwear, saved game data split into RAR files, Christmas Card designs, personal photographs or CVs (all of which have been uploaded recently).
It is part of the terms and conditions of using the uploader that you do not use it for this purpose and it is part of the terms and conditions of our hosting account that we do not try and emulate rapidshare.
If you have things to upload, use commercial services such as yousendit, or photobucket, or get your own website (we recommend Dreamhost*)
Please do not abuse the service.
And don't try getting around it by uploading tons and deleting it shortly afterwards because we can tell if you have done that too. Suffice to say it's actually *very* clever and the back end administrative functions are considerably more powerful that you probably expect.
Thanks
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Abuse of Metropol Upload Service
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Lorns
- Posts: 3149
- Joined: Thu 24 Mar, 2005 22.48
- Location: A room with a view. 15 Hookey street, the Edge.
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Oh i tried to upload a couple of local scenic photos today. Not sure if they uploaded. Not my fault is it?
Mental anxiety, Mental breakdowns, Menstrual cramps, Menopause... Did you ever notice how all our problems begin with Men?
CVs? Why on earth would you upload your CV to Metropol.
Well obv to send it to someone else rather than post it. This is the point though, you're meant to only use it for things you're posting on Metro / TV ForumPhilip wrote:CVs? Why on earth would you upload your CV to Metropol.
"He has to be larger than bacon"
Yeah but the first thing I would think of when wanting to send a CV to someone would be to upload it to a shared Dropbox file or even an email attachment.Pete wrote:Well obv to send it to someone else rather than post it. This is the point though, you're meant to only use it for things you're posting on Metro / TV ForumPhilip wrote:CVs? Why on earth would you upload your CV to Metropol.
Not everyone is as gifted in the mental dept as yourself.Philip wrote:Yeah but the first thing I would think of when wanting to send a CV to someone would be to upload it to a shared Dropbox file or even an email attachment.
"He has to be larger than bacon"
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Gavin Scott
- Admin
- Posts: 6442
- Joined: Fri 15 Aug, 2003 13.16
- Location: Edinburgh
- Contact:
Lightoftruth - please don't aggravate my beloved members by posting nonsense here (like random pictures of the Channel Four logo).
That kind of thing is better on TV Forum, where moderators take a more relaxed view about inane posts.
That kind of thing is better on TV Forum, where moderators take a more relaxed view about inane posts.
Quick note, we now have the ability to send direct messages through the upload service to those who are caught being naughty. This will hopefully help stamp out the issue with those members who do not use the forum but have an account for the uploader.
"He has to be larger than bacon"