March 21, 201411 yr This is what I do. So you're risking potentially having other people's computer get infested with viruses instead of downloading the song yourself, checking if it's even the right version or quality and whatnot? So much laziness in ppl I swear~ It doesn't take THAT long to find an outside download link for hosts either. Not much on the time saving front there. You're supposed to provide a SAFE and LEGIT link, not some shady rip you haven't even downloaded yourself. Come awn people!
March 21, 201411 yr Like, I have my own proven and SAFE ways of finding mp3s and I'd rather people didn't PM me links they haven't even checked. And the host is kind of OBLIGED to use the link provided because entrant's mp3 trumps any 320 you can find yourself really.
March 21, 201411 yr Of course I download the song myself first, but why would I re-upload them? Why do people care so much for tags anyway? Edited March 21, 201411 yr by *Tim
March 21, 201411 yr A file named 'mp3hotmp3donkeymonkeycock.com_artist_-_song_rip320ijustbathedmyvagina3910934_21032014' with tags containing some irrelevant mp3 site's information and unreadable names isn't a very nice thing to see inside your folder. Every time it happens you just want to smash your computer and burn it to the ground. Well, at least I do. :(
March 21, 201411 yr I get that, but wouldn't everyone tag their mp3's differently anyway? I'll try to make sure I check the next time I send a mp3 tho, just to avoid annoying people :P
March 21, 201411 yr Erm how else would you tag an mp3 file other than place the name of the artist into the artist field and song title into the song title field (with the minor exception of all the feat.'s and radio edits and shit like that). And it's GOOD MANNERS to have a filename be [artist] - [song].mp3 or something~
March 21, 201411 yr I wouldn't even know how to do anything of this stuff, like tagging and all that, as dumb as that probably sounds eeeek. I don't really download mp3s, I just use Spotify and Youtube unless I've downloaded like... a whole album.
March 21, 201411 yr Tags are really important for at least all of the last.fm users! All me. I just retag everything so it fits with my last.fm ocds anyway (not to take any hard work away from the host xo)
March 21, 201411 yr Tbh, I don't think hosting BJSC is that time consuming unless you're making pretty graphics. It's just a bit intense to spend 3 hours hosting the final results without being able to do ANYTHING else.
March 21, 201411 yr Author What if the mp3 link you send isn't one that you have personally uploaded yourself? Because I normally find a download link and send that to the host. zippyshare takes literally 30 seconds? this is hardly the same as trying to DRAW THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE?! once more i feel like i am saying one thing in my posts and people are responding as if i said something totally different? (this last bit isn't aimed at you thermo, my main point is that a fraction of time taken by each poster, will save a LOT of time for the host and then maybe more would be willing to host as the time effort will be reduced)
March 21, 201411 yr A file named 'mp3hotmp3donkeymonkeycock.com_artist_-_song_rip320ijustbathedmyvagina3910934_21032014' with tags containing some irrelevant mp3 site's information and unreadable names isn't a very nice thing to see inside your folder. Every time it happens you just want to smash your computer and burn it to the ground. Well, at least I do. :( It's like 2006 all over again. Seriously like Pav says it is not that difficult to re-upload an MP3 and to tag the damn thing correctly, some people are incredibly lazy/selfish and thoughtless. When sending songs to Unknown Pleasures I always change the format ('cause most likely I downloaded it in M4A format off of iTunes or something) to MP3, then re-tag it and add the artwork then upload it and it all that doesn't take much effort or more than around 5 minutes of my time.
March 21, 201411 yr doctor bitch becomes doctor PREACH http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdlu17QjJY1r2fv62.gif
March 21, 201411 yr I think when Tim hosts it (lets face it, that ain't gonna happen soon) we should all send him links to dodgy MP3 sites and give no effort whatsoever. Edited March 21, 201411 yr by Doctor Blind
March 21, 201411 yr Author All me. I just retag everything so it fits with my last.fm ocds anyway (not to take any hard work away from the host xo) it's a good job i went with the second version of the three million versions of the song you sent isn't it :o
March 21, 201411 yr I think when Tim hosts it (lets face it, that ain't gonna happen soon) we should all send him links to dodgy MP3 sites and give no effort whatsoever. i agree and ANYONE ELSE guilty of it (having hosted this 3 times i know the struggle, came out the other side on prescription pills) my MP3 is somewhere on here ::: http://www.lingscars.com
March 21, 201411 yr I hope there hasn't been a problem with my entries concerning tags but I agree with all that has been said. preach.
March 21, 201411 yr Another contest I used to participate in (along with Ghosty who is probably still there~) was run by an absolute MANIAC, everything-wise. Ultimately I was banned from participating because I provided a song with a wrong tag. ME. ME. I was like hey f*** you I did NOT do such a thing. And he banned me. Maybe we need someone like him to run this bitch~
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