I have a serious suggestion that Limewire should adopt...
They should make it VERY clear on their homepage how Limewire works with regards to searches. I mean, I am not a complete internet newbie, but I had no idea that if I search for a general porn term, lots of relevant results will come up that I would be interested in downloading, but equally in amongst them is illegal content which I most certainly would not be interested in! I mean, what is up with that? If that is the way it works then users should be made VERY aware of this in order to stop accidentily downloading something they shouldn't because they assume (as any sane person would) that Limewire would not make illegal files as equally available as legal ones! Especially when it could possibly land a person in trouble through no fault of their own! I am sure I am not the only one who when using Limewire just assumed it would be ok to queue up all the search results for a general search term! That is what it SHOULD be like!
I feel this is Limewire's RESPONSIBILITY to their new users who are not completely savvy with how it all works when they first start to use it. I mean, on the homepage there is a tiny link to "how to use p2p safely", but even on that page the section on adult content fails to mention anything of the dangers to innocent people downloading "wrong" things by mistake. SHOCKING! This has to change! There should be a very clear "before you start" section. Not to mention info regarding mis-named files, etc too! I for one have been put off using Limewire now because of these issues, as I am sure many others have too. I would only return back if these things change. |