What's up with upload preferencing?
 

Let's say I set my upload preferences to allow freeloaders rarely (slider is all the way to the left) only if they are sharing at least 100 files. I'm wondering why, once my upload slots are at max use, I browse the people uploading and they are only sharing like 10 worthless gay porn images (that's an example, it has happned many times to me) Some people who are using some version of Limewire, manage to get in even if they are not sharing any files (I assume that's how it is because the 'Browse' option is greyed out.) What's up with this? Does upload preferencing not work, or am I just not seeing all their files when I browse users?

Yes it does work. Why are you worried about this? Are you shareing something that you dont want everyone to have access to.

deepblue

No Deepblue this feature doesn't work. It worked last time 2 years ago I think, but now it is there to give an illusion of control to the user... (Plus there is no way to tell without error how many files a user is sharing... look at WinMX they have implemented something similar but users are complaining it isn't fair since the system makes several errors by cutting people from dling while they share lots of files.

apparently you are wrong...maybe you should speak only when you know what you are talking about. Half the people whose files I browse who are uploading from my computer are sharing pornography, and yes, much of it is gay. That's a little annoyance but should'nt be a problem with any straight person.

The reason why I am asking is because I have a LOT of good music...movies...anime...tons of crap and, though I'm perfectly okay sharing with everybody (even if they are freeloaders) it would be nice to block them because they don't help the network.

guess it's not a very good illusion, since I can clearly see that these people are not sharing at all. perhaps the option should have been left out altogether. at least leave it out until it's fixed.

other than this, I think Limewire is really good. I may not be able to get some video files that I would like, but music downloads are really great (in the pro version at least)

so keep up the exellence(to all the people that work around here)

definitely worth it!

Yes apparently I am wrong, this is because the last I knew was that this feature was working. Since it is much simpler to leave it in than take it out it will probably stay. And who knows, mabey the wonderful folks down at LW will try to start it up again. Actually most of those files are probably no gay. Those files, as with many others have false names so they appear more when you search. Than again, how does blocking them help the network? Mabey you should speak only when you know what you are talking about.

deepblue

true that.

uhh, yeah sorry i called you gay. i just get annoyed when people make silly assumptions that are untrue based on their own prejudice and/or ignorance.

Blocking freeloaders would allow more people who share access to my limited bandwidth, and if the upload preferencing option worked, a large number of sharing users could also block freeloaders, thus helping make this network the way it should be. That is, that caring people can download and freeloaders will have a hard time. Soooooo, yeah i know what i'm talking about. The question is, does it make sense to you?

Are you worried about you upstream bandwidth? Or are you looking to get your files out to the public. If so, throwing them in your shared folder is probably not the best way. If the upload pref. option worked how many files would that person have to share to not be an freeloader? If begenniners have too much trouble downloading they say 'screw this' and go to kazaa, which is bad for Gnet health. You made the 'silly assumption' that I was gay.

What we need is a credit system similar to eMule and partial filesharing... that would solve the freeloader problem!

Morgwen