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Originally Posted by typobox  My worthless two cents:
I don't know if this is such a good idea. It does have its obvious benefits, but there's a bit of a problem. If for any reason the files that the links point to get deleted - sites go down, owners remove them, etc. - we suddenly get the simfile database cluttered with a whole bunch of links to simfiles that no longer exist. That's just frustrating to a user who's trying to find something. I like the thought, but I just think this is too serious of a drawback to go ignored. |
I'm sure that this has something to do with your suggestion about adding the ability to view a zip before downloading it.
The truth is that something like this will probably not be used a whole hell of a lot in the first place. And it should be made the owner of the simfile's responsibility to remove a dead link or deal with consequences like warnings/infractions/token loss/etc. for dead links.
As for people like me, my site is pretty much where it is and it's gonna be there a LONG TIME. I'm not saying that this should be for everyone, it's just an incredibly good idea for a few, and it shouldn't be that incredibly hard to do.