D A T A W A R P P R E M I U M B B S Upload Policy 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Data Warp's policy on uploading files is a strict policy - but there is � � good reason. Even with the hard disk space we have here, we must often � � delete old files to make room for new files. It just doesn't make much� � sense to delete a file, only to have it uploaded again! Other rules are � � practical, as well - feel free to ask your sysop if it isn't clear.� 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Files that fail Data Warp's minimum upload criteria are immediately� � deleted, and the upload credit is reduced accordingly for each file. In � � some cases, additional infractions will result in 2 upload credits� � removed per file, or the ability to upload at all removed.� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Please do not upload any of the following: � HACKED commercial software or any copyrighted material not released into the shareware or public domain.  � OLD programs - if a file is older than 12 months and is not here, it is likely that it has been posted here in the past, but has since been removed. � DUPLICATES of files already here (under a similar filename). Use the [L]ocate or [Z]ippy scan prior to uploading to determine if the file is already here under a different filename. There are additional directories in the Sysop conference that contain files that are not available from the main board. Make sure you [J]oin the Sysop conference before uploading a bulletin board utility; this allows the BBS software to check for conference-specific duplicates. � INCOMPLETE files -- make sure the documentation is included, and that all the components are present so that the program works. � CRIPPLEWARE -- demos or other programs so severely disabled that they are not usable as is; the program must be FULLY functional, and not limited in ANY way.  � BETA versions of programs that have not been released by the author. � Unprotects or game solutions of ANY type. � Master file lists from other BBSs or old local BBS lists (although national BBS lists are welcome). � ZIPped files containing programs that are already here individually. � Utilities for BBS programs other than PCBoard. PCBoard utilities are welcome only in the sysops' conference. � All uploads must be compatible with libraries created by current PKWare compression utilities. � Text files that are not inherently utilitarian: most text files, message threads from other BBS's, and newsletters and magazines. � Anything else that can be considered generally useless.  旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Entering File Descriptions� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� How often have you scanned a file directory, finding descriptions like these? Line1: FILE1.ZIP 12-31-99 Super set of utilities Line2: FILE2.ZIP 12-31-99 Just released!! Newest version Line3: FILE3.ZIP 12-31-99 All files from PC Mag 1/15/89 edt These descriptions would be marginally helpful for even the seasoned BBS'er! From my standpoint, this is how I might interpret them: Line1: Boring. Probably a collection of files already posted here individually, not worth looking into. Line2: Newest version of what? If I happen to know what this file is, I would still have to check it to make sure that it really is the newest version! Line3: What's a PC Mag? Fancy wheels for a computer? Skip it. (Remember: Not everyone reads this magazine.)  It would be helpful to everyone, seasoned veteran and novice alike, if the file description contained the minimum: <Program_Name> <Version> <brief desc of it's function> e.g. "FBK403_2.ZIP: FastBucks v4.03 home finance/budget mgr [2/2]" 旼컴컴컴�旼�旼켸旼� Program_Name Versionbrief description � � Aha! The program has 2 files! 켸 Feel free to take up to 5 lines to describe the file. Please remember that the next caller that scans the directories will make their decision to download a specific file based upon YOUR description, so be as complete as you can! 컴컴[ End of UPLOAD bulletin ]컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�