I made this criticism once before and it was summarily deleted - not sure why, considering it is sound, constructive criticism.
I get that there is a long-term partnership with FileJoker, and that's all fine and dandy. I can understand the requirement for it's use in the Direct Download threads - not a problem.
It's a hosting site, and I'm not going to trash it whatsoever. As a matter of fact, I'll sing it's praises on one thing: It has got to be the fastest site around for removing DMCA violations.
That being the case, can we make some sort of rule barring the REPEATED use of it for posting sets that are known DMCA violations, even within those direct download threads? This has NOTHING to do with FileJoker, it has to do with posters.
If Akiba has no problem with people posting sets that are DMCA violations, then it is senseless to repeatedly post sets that are going knowingly expire within an hour on FileJoker, when there are several other well known sites that will leave them up for weeks on end. (Again, if it is a requirement for Direct Download threads, then have at it; I'm referring to all the other threads.)
Many non-direct download threads are nothing more than empty threads with thousands of repeated dead links, and even more repeated "Please reup" requests.
This is how it goes for most people who do not surf this site 24/7.
Oh, cool! I need/like that set, let me get it.
Cr-p, it's a dead link.
"Please reup"
Browse
Sign out.
Sign in the next day, and see the set posted again.
Great! Now I can get it.
Holy @#$)(*)(*@#!!!! It's dead again and it hasn't even been 24 hours? (most often it's dead within hours)
"Please reup" (More often than not, you also see 3 or 4 other such requests.)
.... and repeat....
And now there are at least 4 unnecessary posts, littering yet another thread.