People, if you want this forum to have at least some air of credibility, don't post obvious bullshit...

BearShare does have some serious shortcomings, and I don't like the idea of moderation either (Which is why I'm here), but come on...

In response to user feedback, I've come up with a scheme where posts (hopefully) wont have to be deleted, only moved to the proper forum.

This will be unveiled at the new bearshare.net, coming soon

Wonko summed it up best, people are postng obvious bullshit and it is for this reason that I am reacting.

That's the problem, YOU DON'T GET IT!

People are posting their actual concerns, you don't address the problem, try to blow it off, and thus you get more rant than you can handle.

1. You can fix the cookie problem, it only shows up in bearshare return packets, nothing comes from limewhere or gnuc, so GET THIS THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL - THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BEARSHARE!!!

2. I repeat so you might get it, its a BEARSHARE PROBLEM.

3. Again, ITS A PROBLEM IN BEARSHARE!

How can you fix it?

Only share from the folder bearshare is in unless the user specifically asks for another folder, then WARN THEM! After that it's not your problem.

Now come on Vinnie, you are suposedly a brilliant guy, didn't you think of that, or were you just lazy?

Stop acting like you can't solve this problem and go fix it!

YOU ARE PISSING ME OFF NO END!

On one hand you seem like a smart guy, then you do really stupid things. PICK ONE!

DAMN!

(no wonder no one likes you)

I just like to take a moment and remember the stupid people..

It's funny that the person that made this post along time ago didn't realize that they showed a cookie for someone who went to some britney spears porn website. Hah, they probably don't even know what cookies are.

I like cookies

Whinging tossers!

First post here for me.
Throughout the forums in Bearshare and Limewire there are numerous posts slagging off Bearshare and singing the praises of Limewire. I have to say that I've read nearly all of the posts in Bearshare and I haven't yet come across any references to "newbie slime". The stupidity of anyone who is not able to remember when they were a "newbie" is beyond comprehension... How does this person actually manage to type text? Delightful.

Notices to "protect" users so that they don't enable sharing of every file on their computer? Great idea! But, I think that should follow the much higher priority of installing air-bags on their keyboards in case they have a crash. Gimme a break!

The mentality that allows the attacks on "newbie slime" is a fundamental cause of many of the problems that new users encounter... Simply because they are fearful of asking their questions if it is probably going to result in flaming. None of this is a new thought or revelation!

Re: the cookies

Unless I've got this totally wrong, AnalogX's CookieWall is doing a very nice job for me, as is AnalogX's POW!
Maybe there are cookies getting through... Some say yes to that, but I haven't seen one intelligent word to prove it.

Anyway, cool it with the attacks on newbies, hmmm?
By now, I'm sure we'd all love to see some videos of unregistered falling on his *** while trying to learn how to ride a bike. Could make a number one video to share!!!

Cheers to Morgwen if he's lurking...

xoric

Cheers!

Morgwen

You don't have to be a newbie to realize that p2p file sharing involves you seeing someone elses files. LOGIC dictates that if you can see their stuff, they MAY be able to see yours.

With all the concerns about privacy, viruses, copyright infringement, lawsuits, etc. anyone with common sense will learn more about what they are installing on their PC, either from websites or from friends who have tried it.

All you need to do is take a look at the shared directories option in your particular p2p software and make sure that your shared directory (and its subdirectories) contain nothing confidential or illegal.

If the user is not bright enough to figure out that sharing C:\ is probably not a good idea, then I'm amazed that they managed to figure out how to run a computer in the first place.

Don't blame the programmer for a user's lack of judgment.