- Deadguy
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- Exalted Legendary Member
I'm probably answering my own question here, BUT...
Shouldn't there be a way to post a link (say on myspace) that would take people directly to a single item in your fileshare?
I mean, if we can't actually take the file and host it elsewhere for someone to download to their 360, then shouldn't we have some way to share it when we discuss it on a website or something (I do tutorials that reference customized maps, in-game movies, etc.)
In order to do that, I've been "puiblishing" files to the forum, and using THOSE links, but that seems wasteful, considering that a lot of those films are just partial steps of a tutorial, and the maps are soley for things like going after the Troop Carrier Warthog, not an actual "game" map that anyone else would be interested in. I feel like I'm adding junk to a pile, making it harder for folks with interesting movies to get their stuff seen by others. It just seems like I'm making an unecessary mess in there. Also, when I do that.. how long do they stay in those forums? will those links go bad in a week or two, if noone comments on them in that thread (ie- they aren't bumped"?
Sometimes there's just no reason to comment, and most times it seems like folks dont WANT to comment until after they've downloaded and "used" it. After that, there's usually no real reason to go look it up and say anything about it, and rarely a reason to revisit the thread to answer comments that you don't know are there..
In any event, I THINK I understand why they don't allow direct links to your fileshare, because after awhile, most people change what's in there, which means a dead link. (which COULD driop you to that person's main fileshare, with a message stating it's no longer hosted). The thing is.. I paid for Bungie Pro, and have plenty of fileshare room.. It will probably be a LONG time before I fill all of that up with Maps.. I can transfer videos to MPG's and upload to myspace, (or store them on my system, or whatever), and any images I can rehost on myspace. So the only thing left are the maps.
Like I said.. it just seems wasteful to dump them in there when they really aren't worth bothering with unless you're already specifically looking for them, and I'm concerned about whether they stay there for a limited time or permanently (so the links don't die).
Perhaps the threads are deleted when you remove the linked file from your fileshare..? Does anyone know though? I'd hate to guess and then suddenly have dead links all over the place that I need to remake.