| Author | Comment |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 20 Aug 2005
12:17 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | This is getting a little outta hand... while wandering through the archives here I keep coming across programs, games, or other stuff that has NO README!!! I dunno how it happens at all... any insight...
btw the program that sparked this rant is
http://www.calcgames.org/cgi-bin/files/files.cgi?ID=916
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
allynfolksjr
Administrator
Posted: 20 Aug 2005
12:21 GMT
Total Posts: 1892 | Probably lazy archivers, I approve like one file a month, and that's only if I have a good reason to. :-) |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 20 Aug 2005
15:08 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | I thought all files without readmes were to be summarily rejected? |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 20 Aug 2005
19:03 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | So did I... but I guess not... (alot of files are older though... and I woulden't even THINK about purging those...)
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 20 Aug 2005
20:39 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | I try to make sure all my programs have a readme... Otherwise, people start askin stupid questions about it... Oh wait, that happens anyways... lol |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 21 Aug 2005
03:39 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | I have one game w/o a readme, Super Pong, but the game has all the necessary instructions included... of course, now I see why I'd need one. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 21 Aug 2005
15:17 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Should have been, might be something I've done on one of my late-night file approvals. Item should be removed or author requested a resubmission of the file with readme included. And yes, readme file is require for any file to be added into our archive.
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Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 16 Sep 2005
14:43 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | what?!?!? again with the no readmes!!!
Slots and Life???
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 16 Sep 2005
20:15 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Hmm...another slip. I'll contact the author and let him know that he needs to resubmit the file. Thanks for the heads up XX.
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Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 3 Oct 2005
16:14 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Riiight... this is sad...
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
sad really...
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 3 Oct 2005
18:44 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | Wow, yeah, some of those could use some deleting... Wtf, why do we accept a cleanup program?! If you wanted to clean up the calc you could do it yourself! |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 3 Oct 2005
21:47 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Good programs, like good people, clean up after themselves ;) ... |
lord_bakotl
Dragoon
Posted: 4 Oct 2005
12:44 GMT
Total Posts: 70 | is it just a coincidence that all those listed by XX 3 posts above all have the same author? |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 4 Oct 2005
13:34 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | wow... zkostik, arn't you sending this giy e-mails about this?
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
jessef
Goliath
Posted: 6 Oct 2005
00:00 GMT
Total Posts: 192 | this file says in the discription that it is for 84+ but it is clasified as 68k |
Andy
Administrator
Posted: 6 Oct 2005
04:18 GMT
Total Posts: 939 | Fixed. They simply didn't change the category when they added it.
On that note, we should make that dropdown default to a "Choose one..." value and refuse to accept the file unless they pick one.
This ALSO means whoever approved the file didn't do their job completely... |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 3 Dec 2005
12:14 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | #5
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
