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Hey Warden, welcome to the hub

Thanks to everyone who has so far contributed their ideas to this thread, we'll try and get that meeting sorted today/the following week. If any one has any other points then by all means keep going

For example, if you uploaded an image that belongs to someone else, JKHub would not know of this and wouldn't take action. We can't verify every file that is submitted to us and would only act if the file had obvious illegally ported content or if the original owner of that content contacted us and made a case that some/all of the files in the mod are his. We do check files to see if they contain anything against our rules, but there's always a chance that something will slip through, especially content that isn't the authors.

A simple program to convert audio files into a format that makes them useable in JKA would be really handy, although I have no idea who could make something like that.

We're trying to organize a little staff meeting before we go any further, this should hopefully be done by tomorrow afternoon I realize you have made a lot of points over the past 8 pages Eez, is it possible you could sum up your proposed changes that you've been referring to in bullet point form so we can discuss it easier. If any one else wishes to do the same then by all means go for it

Merged your introduction threads I'm sure they would, it'd be good having a "universal NPC support pack" so that when they download a popular model/skin, it'll be automatically supported by your pack

Anything greater than 50mb should be hosted elsewhere (You could make a dropbox perhaps) and linked to your file, we'll do the rest.

Welcome to the hub might I suggest you make files that only include NPC support files? That way you are not reuploading another authors work with or without permission. E.g. you could make a pk3 that contains a ton of npc files in the ext_data folder, it could be called the Segway NPC Pack

We'd much prefer authors to submit their work on their own so that we're not ripping from JKFiles. We've contacted hundreds of authors and told them about our website, and the majority of those people have submitted their work already. We might not have more files than JKFiles right now, but I'd say we have a better selection quality wise. We also have a lot of files exclusive to JKHub, especially player models feel free to check them out. If you'd like another authors files on this website then I suggest emailing them and encouraging them to do so. You could even upload their work for them BUT we have strict guidelines on doing this so it's fair for authors. You can find them here: http://jkhub.org/page/rules.html

I watched all of the endless mountain one for some reason, I found it oddly relaxing >_> IS THAT WEIRD?

Nope, that's why I kept trying to say "illegal ported content" rather than "ported models" if we receive a complaint against a file, and it has evidence backing it then it should be taken down. We can't be expected to examine every inch of a file to see if it contains illegal content, but we always try our best.

If the owner of the images makes a dispute and provides evidence of something being their property, then JKHub will take action to remove it. Otherwise you are free to submit files according to our file submission rules.

Absolutely, if you dislike it then nobody is stopping any one from leaving it's a long standing rule of the site and will be upheld.

Even if that were true, JKHub can still disallow files that are proven to have content not authorized from the original author based on our current rules.

Using ports doesn't make you evil I was basically saying that if you do something taboo and/or nasty (That affects other people negatively) and you do it only because you know you won't get caught, that makes you a bad person in my opinion.

Apologies for not weighing in sooner, was away. I think we can all agree (At least, the majority perhaps) that using ported models can be fun and that it does allow players to get their favourite characters into other games they enjoy. Where I think the disagreement lies is whether or not JKHub supports/should support this. I'm still trying to catch up on the guidelines for being a staff members, a few things have changed since my last run here, but the simple ruling is and was: Porting content is not allowed. Now, I'll guarantee that there are ported sounds, textures, models and all other sorts of things in JKHub's files database, THAT is unavoidable and staff should not be expected to go through every single asset to check whether or not that is the case. What I will say though is that if a staff member is aware that a file has illegally ported content and knowingly puts it through, then that is wrong. By the way, when I say that staff members should not be expected to check all the assets of a file, I mean all of it, otherwise staff members should be checking around a file (Like skimming through a book) to ensure everything is in order. If a file is found to have ported content which was done illegally, then it should be taken down if proof of consent can't be provided by the author. I think we need a simple system that if a file is reported/flagged (Yes, like YouTube Eez ) then it should be reviewed carefully and the case should be shown to the author. If the author of the file cannot provide a defense against legitimate evidence then their file should be removed. To avoid users simply spamming the flag button, I think it should be made clear that actual evidence should be provided to flag a file legitimately. Also, comments like "Other sites do it, why can't we?" are absolutely nonsensical. If you can get away with doing something evil, and you do it, then you are evil. If you can get away with doing something evil and don't do it, then that shows true merits to your character. Some of you need to calm down, these "I'M LEAVING JKHUB" comments are cringe worthy and make you sound like a child, we're here to progress, not to bicker and make threats when you don't get your own way.

Unsure why it does that XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OgqF90Jonw Just a small video I threw together in under an hour! Big thanks to McFish, Giffy, Zantos, Zu and Wolfy!

Welcome to the hub!

Glad to be back will do my best. Thank you for the opportunity to come back to my duties, my studies (Which my previous status was about) have finished

Hey there welcome to the hub.

Good lord that's some good modelling I just saw your other current projects as well and I'm really impressed.

Who cares what other sites have or have not done? This is about doing the right thing regardless if you can get away with it or not. Also, if this is for your own personal use then why go to the trouble of making a public website where other people can download files? Surely a folder on your desktop is better fit for this purpose?