Incomplete or low quality content

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What should we do about incomplete or low quality content?

  1. Allow it but change the thread title accordingly

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  2. Remove it

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  1. h1ghm1nd

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    Please vote on what we should do with content that is incomplete(missing presets from a pack for example) or low quality(such as low resolution videos).
    You are also welcome to reply and share your opinion.
     
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  2. curiousdude

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    Personally, I have always felt that the prohibition against incomplete and low-quality items rule has made a lot of sense. We don't want this group to be yet another dumping ground on the internet for random crap as these things have a tendency to become.

    I have also found myself wishing many, many times that this rule was enforced more proactively - the incomplete one, in particular (I think we have a pretty good handle on the 720p or greater video resolution). It can be incredibly frustrating to download something, only to find out it was snatched from another file sharing site that was missing half the content rather than purchased and the OP never even bothered to check the contents. I can understand how things can get missed with so many posts, and wouldn't want mods to get overstretched, but we could at least act on the member reports, yeah?

    That said, over my time here, I have also found that there were a handful of times when I'd rather have the incomplete version of something than nothing at all. I'm thinking rare items, or products that the creator no longer sells but still have a ton of value. Things that are next to impossible to find. I've found these to be the exceptions, though - few and far between.

    My gut says that we should
    1) keep the rule
    2) enforce it better
    3) but... give moderators some discretion
    4) and if mods decide to allow an incomplete post - perhaps require them to justify why they choose to leave something incomplete up with a short, public edit of the original post with a comment that they've chosen to leave it up for such and such reason - it would take us no longer than fixing all those posts with gold links sandwiched in hidden tags lol - I think it could allow us to keep out a bunch of the dead wood while still letting members know that something is worth downloading if we leave it there

    Edit to add: In truth, I could be swayed by the other arguments that will inevitably arise for keeping with some kind of required indicator, though. My actual core thought is that whatever you decide the rules are, we should stick to them as uniformly as possible to make things consistent and not seem arbitrary.
     
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    Effective Way to Transmit Course Info When Posting on aForum

    Core logic: Fixed post template + standardized tags + structured content + unified terminology + formatted layout

    Let users instantly know video resolution, completeness, update status, incomplete lessons and abandoned series without opening the post.

    1. Standard Prefix Tags (Most Effective for Quick Info)

    Add tags directly in the title for instant identification on the forum list page.

    Video Quality & Resolution Tags

    • [1080P HD] [720P Standard]
    • [480P Low Quality] [Average Quality] [Blurry Screen Recording]

    Completeness Tags

    • [Full Complete] [No Missing Lessons]
    • [Partial Missing] [Incomplete Episodes]
    • [Sample Only]

    Update Status Tags

    • [Completed]
    • [Ongoing Update] [Weekly Update]
    • [Stopped Updating] [Abandoned Series]

    Title Examples

    [1080P HD][Full Complete] Complete Programming Beginner Course

    [720P Standard][Ongoing Update] Advanced New Media Operation Course

    [480P Low Quality][Incomplete Episodes] Rare Old Course — Download with Caution

    2. Fixed Structured Post Template

    Copy and paste directly; standardize all key management information.

    plaintext
    Course Name:
    Video Resolution: 1080P / 720P / 480P / Blurry Screen Recording
    Course Completeness: Full with no missing lessons / Partial chapters missing / Only partial episodes available
    Update Status: Completed / Ongoing Update (Updated every X days) / Stopped & Abandoned
    Update Progress: Updated XX / XX Episodes
    Audio & Video Condition: No watermark / With watermark / Audio-video sync normal / Minor sync issue
    Target Audience:
    Course Introduction:
    Download & Access Instructions:



    3. Unified Standard Terminology

    Ban vague casual descriptions; only allow fixed standard phrases.

    Quality Description

    Standard: 1080P HD, 720P Standard, 480P Low Quality, Blurry screen recording

    Forbidden: Decent quality, so-so clarity, watchable roughly

    Completeness Description

    Standard: Full complete, No missing lessons, Partial missing, Incomplete chapters, Sample sharing

    Forbidden: Almost full, a few lessons missing doesn’t matter

    Update Status Description

    Standard: Completed, Ongoing weekly update, Monthly update, Stopped updating, Abandoned series

    Forbidden: Will update later, update randomly by author, unknown completion time

    4. Layout Skills for Better Info Delivery

    1. Bold / Highlight key info

      Bold resolution, completeness and update status for quick mobile browsing.
    2. Section separation

      Put quality, completeness and update status at the top; put introduction and resource links below.
    3. Fixed progress note for ongoing courses

      Mandatory format: Updated 12/30 episodes, updated every Wednesday, not finished yet — Save later if you mind incomplete content

    5. Forum Rules & Enforcement

    1. Mandatory prefix tags; delete or lock posts without standard tags.
    2. Penalty for concealment: Delete post + restrict posting permission if hiding low quality, missing episodes or stopped updates.
    3. Pin a posting rule & template as mandatory reading for new users.

    6. Standard Description for 3 Types of Problem Courses

    Low-resolution / Low-quality Courses

    Title: [480P Low Quality][Average Quality]

    Content note: Non-HD, screen-recorded compressed version; only for learning, not for collection.

    Incomplete / Missing-lesson Courses

    Title: [Incomplete Episodes][Partial Missing]

    Content note: Missing Chapter X–X; do not download if you mind incomplete content.

    Ongoing / Serial Updated Courses

    Title: [Ongoing Update][Weekly Serial]

    Content note: Fixed update cycle, current progress, expected completion time. Remind users to bookmark first instead of bulk downloading prematurely.
     
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    I have to disagree, BC many times the "videos" are usually HUGE uploads and many people either do not have the accounts for massive uploads or do not want to take the time to upload them.. I was just about to comment on a post @curiousdude was telling the poster to upload the whole package with video tutorials that come with a share. Most likely that share was gotten somewhere else where the person also did not want to upload or share the huge files of videos, which are usually crappy and not worth it anyways. Just my honest opinion.
    Most people just want to get the LUT, Preset, or whatever and not have to download huge, usually useless, tutorials files just to get the preset or whatever.
    That's my 2 cents. But trying to make someone share the whole package with video makes no sense. You will lose a ,to of people sharing things we all might want and could care o less about the huge tutorial files. :cool:
     
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    Which also breaks the rules ;) - though I can understand why this rule can be challenging, and even undesirable at times to enforce to your other point. There are definitely some cascading/intertwining issues here, for sure.

    Also, just because you don't find value in the videos that are included with official purchases, doesn't mean others don't. Peoples are CONSTANTLY asking for the missing videos/tutorials and instruction manuals that come with packages like preset packages, if for no other reason than to understand how the creator intended them to be used. The bottom line is that the product isn't complete without the whole product being included.
     
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    I think ideally intelligently descriptive posts should reflect the contents appropriately. I've seen partial / incomplete posts weed themselves out over time and then get pulled; and others where (as stated) the contents are beneficial; albeit incomplete - and /or pending [yet-to-be-released] . . . because it's an active work-in-progress. I think this is a pretty solid forum and don't really observe any glut of "incomplete" posts . . . per se; therefore I voted for the first option presented.
     
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    Are you talking about incorporating this as hard-coded elements / descriptors as part of the posting process? I've seen similar process used on other forums and specifically utilized as part of [Request] structure as a standard. This would assure proper (assuming good faith effort on the posters' end) title-ment of contents. Not sure how hard it'd be to code it accordingly . . . but have seen similarly-used processes . . . would certainly make a Mod's job simpler and let the peeps downloading know the contents of the post. {this is assuming I'm understanding you correctly}.
     
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    I want to post in this community; I can subscribe to a subscription website, but my problem is how to grab every single file on that website. I don't have any knowledge about scripts. Another is the cloud storage where to upload the huge files that satisfy the community.
     
  9. curiousdude

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    Bumping for visibility to other members. It's interesting to see the vote tightening up.
     
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    Since the votes were at a tie, we will have the best of both worlds.
    So:
    - incomplete or lower quality content can be posted but only if the content is valuable or rare(not available to be purchased anymore) and it will be removed once a complete or higher quality version will be posted.
    And one more change related to content:
    - content from other websites can be posted but only if the content is not watermarked(extra files in the archive, video watermarks, etc.), only if the download links will not be copy/pasted(so the OP must post it using his own links) and only if the source website is specified.

    Rules will be updated, accordingly.
     
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    Thanks for the update @h1ghm1nd

    I can see the portion I've highlighted here being interpreted different ways by folks. Do you mean the original, creator source? Or do you mean the source from which the content was obtained by the OP?
     
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    The source from which the content was obtained by the OP.
     
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