Question on private forums and free downloaders

**Kian** · 02-18-2008, 03:09 AM

Question to the "powers that be" (that would be you, Mecho

) and to the other great mods I love ...

Out of experimenting, I've tried to browse the forum as unregistered user (both with Firefox and Safari) and I've noticed that some forums (like e-books or windows software) are like private forums while other forums (like Macintosh applications, for example) are browsable and downloadable...

Should not we extend the block to any guest coming here time and time again for some quick "software fix" in those forums too?

Yes - I know only first posts can be seen but - usually - except for further updates and tricks - that is where all of us post our applications links, and pass (when the thing is password protected) or serials...

So - I just wonder - would not this be better AND, in any case, would compel people at least to register to get the goodies?

What do you guys think?

**Mecho & Sifeet** · 02-18-2008, 01:52 PM

yes , u r right . it s much better to close all sections to make the forum bigger and bigger and get more users . no Doubt .

but let me explain the reasons to make it clear Why ByMechoDownload and a few other sections r open :

1 - We promised to our uploaders to help them to earn points so easily so we are sharing the those section's links to other websites and those sites has their own rules and one of them is that forums have to open for quests ! so we just follow .

2 - 90% of those links has mechodownload Tag , Password and our special html files r included . so we are advertise mechodownload too NOT just share the links .

again i have to tell u that i'm agree with u , if we close those sections r much better to get more users but that is our next goal . Now is not really a perfect time to do that . if u remember all sections were open before . we start to close them step by step . so close those sections r our next Step but as i said now is not a Perfect Time

.

our previous step was to make "Guest See Just First Posts" , ppl like to see the comments before download anything . they want to make sure that file and everything in the post is working , so they need to register & we get many users cuz of that Step .

Next Step : close whole sections of mechodownload for guests in the perfect time .

Anyway , thanks for ur suggestion . suggestions means Care from users and it s perfect

Rep added .

**arash_jooje** · 02-18-2008, 01:59 PM

Hi , and thanks for your suggestion.
as mecho told you , Step by step

i am 90% agree with you , but when we talk about By_mechodownload sections , i am not agree..
personally , i think we must open ALL by mechodownload sections.. bcoz of uploaders. we have many uploaders that have low internet connection , but they spend time to upload.. and what we can do for them?
i think, by mechodownload MUST be open.. but when we talk about other sections , like mac, soft , movies ETC... they must be closed.. tnx again
regards

**Kian** · 02-18-2008, 06:44 PM

Guys, thank you for your answers.

I want to let you know that actually we all agree 100% (not 90%) because I was not putting a "do it now" on this suggestion, but some time frame to do that and, Mecho said, will be the next step.

As for the mechodownload forums I ABSOLUTELY agree!

Those are the only ones which should always stay open because they are a sort of "business card" for this great forum.

And, as Arash Jooje said, in those forums all the files are password protected by "mechodownload" so no problem.

Thank you for understanding that my intentions were good and aimed to BETTER this forum that is ALREADY ONE AMONG THE BEST on the web.

**kn0tty** · 02-19-2008, 04:25 PM

I agree that this is a Great site..we do need to leave some open for the quests so they know that we do have good software here..but we only grow if they join and help us grow..
We have a Great leader here also the Mods ,Uploaders and Donators.
Your all doing a Great job..

I Salute you..

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