Poll:Rules for password protected files.

[GEZA]

for more and more complaints received about password protected files, I think it's time to setup some rules for password protected files.

2010-08-17：

Since we have closed this poll, and more than 56% choice agree to put password in signature, and many compliants about request thanks/rep before giving password.
so here is the new rules about passwords protected materials:

1. put password in your signature or in this thread: http://www.finetopix.com/showthread.php?t=7611
no request pm, no request add reputation/thanks.

2.put clear descriptions for your docs/softwares/attachments.
at least let others understand what's your attachments contains.

3.search same/similar materials before post it
repeated posts will be deleted without warning and the poster will lost 50 credits.

4. threads/posts do not obey the above rules will be deleted without warning and please do not reply on those threads.

new suggestions are welcome.

[justdream]

I suggest the password to be something like that:
The attached file name_member name

Example:
I attached rar file called: GSMKPI
My member name is: justdream

So the rar password is: GSMKPI_justdream

and users can add reputation after downloading the file, if they find it useful

[freakturd06]

for more and more complaints received about password protected files, I think it's time to setup some rules for password protected files.

---overlooked the choices above---

[samcooldude1430]

I think the password must be shared in the signature, and there must be a provision that when a person download something, he should be redirected to the reputation page stating that "please add to reputation, if you find the post useful." This will encourage more and more forum members to add to the reputation for a post he downloads. I think "Man" loves convenience. When a person download something, he feels "lazy" again to add to the reputation, but due to this automatic redirection, may be he will add to the reputation for the downloaded post.........Think over it......

[samcooldude1430]

I think the password must be shared in the signature, and there must be a provision that when a person download something, he should be redirected to the reputation page stating that "please add to reputation, if you find the post useful." This will encourage more and more forum members to add to the reputation for a post he downloads. I think "Man" loves convenience. When a person download something, he feels "lazy" again to add to the reputation, but due to this automatic redirection, may be he will add to the reputation for the downloaded post.........Think over it......

I would like to give a practical example,

For the last post I posted, I shared the password there itself, there were 19 views for the post, but only two added to my reputation,, but if there was a automatic redirection to the reputation page might be this figure would have increase to 12 or more....Please let me know what my other friends have to say......


//regards

[s52d]

Do we really need passwords?

I managed to download few files I can not open. Inacom HSUPA.exe for example.
Beside thanks - I am not giving reputation if poster takes 5 credits from me to download,
and then I am stuck with useless encripted file.

Even worse: on few occasions I found out some old irrelevant articles.
Like 2002 scientific paper on UTRAN - after 8 years, it is quite obsolete....
And results are not usable in HSPA world.

I could do it: just google around, pull down some academic stuff from 10 years ago,
post it and collect points. But it is unfair to WFA collegues to spend credits,
spend time on clicking, and just to erase files.

As I newcommer here, I guess you already tried it all.

BR
s52d

[proy1_10]

I've downloaded a lot of stuff and password haven't been shared (And of course I lost a lot of credits!), so, if password protected, links must be publics.

BR

[samcooldude1430]

I've downloaded a lot of stuff and password haven't been shared (And of course I lost a lot of credits!), so, if password protected, links must be publics.

BR

But what's the use of such public link too, if password is not shared......

[ayman.absi]

I think it is better to give files without passwords but as you know sometimes you spent a lot of time to post any think without at least a thank!!

So, I prefer to provide password after "Thanks" then if member saw the material is nice he then can provide the reputation.

Thanks.

[jitendra1020]

Hi All,
When i was new comer I load some doc & some guys download it but they didn't give any reputation & thanks.From that on-wards i hav protected by password.so i amn't favour 4 default password.