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Jaybeee: Added new Uploading Etiquette line

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Added new Uploading Etiquette line

2025-01-10T20:12:41Z

2021-10-24T14:04:16Z

Text replacement - "http://themixingbowl.org" to "https://themixingbowl.org"

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‎General Uploading Etiquette

2019-09-03T09:39:24Z

‎How to attract more downloaders to your torrents

2019-09-03T09:34:37Z

‎Torrent Tagging Guidelines: Folder and file names

2017-11-18T08:32:45Z

‎How to attract more downloaders to your torrents

2017-11-18T08:26:24Z

‎Codec

2017-11-18T08:23:39Z

‎Other Tags

2017-11-18T08:18:26Z

‎A State of Trance

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 * Please keep the scene crap to a minimum. By all means include the nfo with the upload, but don't copy and paste a screen full of indecipherable symbols and "shout-outs" into the torrent description.
 * CDs given away free with magazines are allowed to be upped, but only if the audio is mixed and then '''only once the next months magazine edition is out''', ie once you can no longer purchase the magazine with the CD.
 '''The following action can be taken if an admin feels someone is uploading against the spirit of these guidelines :'''

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 ==General Uploading Etiquette==
-* There are over 3,000 members here with uploading privileges. '''You are not more important than anyone else'''.
+* There are over 4,000 members here with uploading privileges. '''You are not more important than anyone else'''.
-* There are over 80,000 torrents in the database. '''Your upload is not more important than any other'''.
+* There are over 100,000 torrents in the database. '''Your upload is not more important than any other'''.
 * Try to follow the guidelines we've compiled so that your upload is of good quality with regards to the presentation of it on our site, the information about it and it's audio quality where this can be controlled.
 * Don't immediately upload lots of torrents after becoming an uploader; you will probably cock things right up and create a mess. Take it easy and ask in the forums if you get stuck and if your answer isn't covered here.

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 ====Tag Ordering====
-The order in which you specify tags effects the images which are displayed in the [http://themixingbowl.org/torrent/ torrent list]. The rules for this are as follows.
+The order in which you specify tags effects the images which are displayed in the [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/ torrent list]. The rules for this are as follows.
 * Main tags take priority, the first main tag will set the first image and the second main tag the second image.

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 * Please keep the scene crap to a minimum. By all means include the nfo with the upload, but don't copy and paste a screen full of indecipherable symbols and "shout-outs" into the torrent description.
 * CDs given away free with magazines are allowed to be upped, but only if the audio is mixed and then '''only once the next months magazine edition is out''', ie once you can no longer purchase the magazine with the CD.
 '''The following action can be taken if an admin feels someone is uploading against the spirit of these guidelines :'''

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 * If you are uploading a CD learn how to rip with [[EAC]] and encode it correctly with [[LAME]].
 * Include a tracklist if at all possible (you can often find them by searching google).
-* Use sensible names for the folder and files to be uploaded.
+* Use sensible names for the folder and files to be uploaded - see [[#Folder_and_file_names|Folder and file names]]
 * If possible include a [[Cue_sheet|.cue sheet]].
 * Seed it until there are a few other seeders.

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	It is highly recommended that the tracklist for mixes are added to the description if known.		It is highly recommended that the tracklist for mixes are added to the description if known.
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		+	===Folder and file names===
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		+	Use sensible folder and file names including enough details to be unique without going over the top. For example, the artist responsible for the mix, the title and date are all sensible values to use. There is a hard limit of 200 characters for the combined folder and file names. If you are hitting this limit, consider removing any duplication between the folder and filenames.

	==How to attract more downloaders to your torrents==		==How to attract more downloaders to your torrents==

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 ===Codec===
-Select the encoding of the recording, for videos you can specify "Other".
+Select the encoding used for the recording, common values are MP3, AAC and Lossless. For videos please use specify Other.
 ===Bitrate===

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 ====Other Tags====
-Attributes of an upload can be specified by the inclusion of extra tags. Most commonly this will be the genre or style of a mix however tags can be extended to include any attribute. For example '''Ableton''' or '''Acid''' could be specified if either piece of software was used. An event name could also be used as a tag to allow users to find all torrents uploaded from that event, eg. '''Sonar''', '''Glastonbury''' or '''Warehouse Project'''.
+Attributes of an upload can be specified by the inclusion of extra tags. Most commonly this will be the genre or style of a mix however tags can be extended to include any attribute. For example an event name could be used as a tag to allow users to find all torrents uploaded from that event, eg. '''Sonar''', '''Glastonbury''' or '''Warehouse Project'''.
 ====Tag Ordering====

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	* Ban the member.		* Ban the member.

−	~~==A State of Trance==~~

−	* The only duplicate [[MP3]] upload allowed is the [http://themixingbowl.org/browse.php?search=%22tmb+hq%22&anor=or TMB HQ] version.
−	** So, if a rip from another source is uploaded first, a 'TMB HQ' version can still be uploaded. If the 'TMB HQ' version is uploaded first, then that is the only version allowed.
−	* Strictly no discussions/comments about the merits of the rip quality in the torrent thread.
−	* Any derogatory comments towards the upload/uploader will be deleted without warning/notification and the poster will be punished.
−	* The only place we encourage discussion about the relative quality of ripping methods is in [http://themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=56792&page=1 THIS one thread].

	==Torrent Tagging Guidelines==		==Torrent Tagging Guidelines==