about other people downloading from me
 

can i see what they are downloading from me?

Yes--in the monitor pane (you can turn it on from the view menu)

Completed uploads are cleared by default, but you can change that in the Options

Files (or parts of files) that have uploaded are also recorded in the Library Uploads column.

keeping track of uploads
 

I've been trying unsuccessfully to find any record of my uploads.

As Stief noted, the monitor shows me the uploads from me as host, but they are erased when I close LimeWire. The greater problem is that my shared library also erases the uploads when the program closes.

The only column that retains any numbers is "Hits," and I don't know what these numbers mean.

I've been keeping my computer on for hours to allow uploads, for example, yesterday there were 15 completed. I believe in anonymous giving, so this wouldn't be a concern, but I don't want to be blocked by some hosts as a "freeloader."

Any suggestions? TIA

Hi popey as far as I know, there's no record of your uploads kept elsewhere. Still, you could ask your ISP's help desk to see if they keep track of your up and down bandwidth (That's how I try to get some idea if I give more than I take over longer sessions, like for the month)

btw--the "hits" column keeps track of every time one of the search terms others send matches part of your file's name.

e.g, if you had "great song.mp3" and I sent a request for "great pic .jpg" your song would show a hit on the "great"

cheers