Sharing links from other forums

[jjjjeczalik]

Twice in the past week, I found dead links for DVD rips here on AO, posted re-up requests in the request section, and then (later on) found working links on a different host at another site (J-Addicted). I hate to then have something which other AO members don't have due to the dead links. My question is whether it is okay to post in the thread with the dead links a link to the J-Addicted page where I found the working links? Otherwise, I would have to download someone else's archive and re-upload it as my own, and post new links, which seems sort of like ripping off the original uploader, if you know what I mean. So I'd rather just post the link to the other forum, but I am not clear on whether that's within the rules here or not.

 

[mister_playboy]

Otherwise, I would have to download someone else's archive and re-upload it as my own, and post new links, which seems sort of like ripping off the original uploader, if you know what I mean.

Posting the other person's links is more of the ripoff, IMO. What if the links go dead because you posted them here? Admittedly, people who get download rewards probably don't care about their links being spread around... :scared:

You should reupload because it's your post and the work therein should be your own. You don't want the person in question to show up here and cuss you out.

Having more links increases the chance people can get the file. Sometimes I search for something in Google, and all I can find are the same links a bunch of people copied from place to place that are now dead. Not one person could be bothered to upload independently, and now the file is gone (at least to public searches).

 

[Rollyco]

it is okay to post in the thread with the dead links a link to the J-Addicted page where I found the working links?

It's better if you post the DDL links directly, with an optional backlink to the J-Addicted page, if you feel like it. The staff here tends to delete DDL posts that only contain links to blogs because it's spammy behaviour.

By the way, there's nothing "ripoff" about posting someone else's DDL links. You're doing them a favor by sending them more traffic and increasing their payout.