Idiots naming files incorrectly
 

Why do there seem to be so many idiots on here who give files incorrect names.
It is frankly disturbing as on more than 1 occasion a downloaded file has turned out to be porn and i have accidently downloaded more episodes of desperate housewives than i can count on my fingers and i don't even watch it.:mad: :mad:
If i find i have downloaded an incorrectly named file then straight away i either delete it or rename it to suit-why can others not do so as on all occasions of incorrect files being downloaded these have come from multiple sources.

Re: Idiots naming files incorrectly
 

I, too have come across one of those stupid files and it turned out to be porn. :mad: Maybe the reason people don't rename them is because they either don't know how to rename them or they're just too stupid to rename them.

if you find a file not named correctly, then rename to what it should be

The file I mentioned above was a porn and needless to say I did not know, or care what the name of it was and I certainly wasn't going to finish the download just to rename it.

laziness!
 

i agree about "children"

unfortunately some people think "if i got stuck with this, someone else is going to get stuck with this"

rather than "i don't want anyone else to get stuck with this"

the difference being that - it takes a little effort to help someone.
:(

Bitzi web lookup is the best way to see if the particular file has been reported on their database or not. You don't need to downld a file to check it. Right-click the file from the search results, then choose Advanced->Bitzi Web lookup.

Sample image at bottom of page here: How to use Bitzi Web Lookup ...

Of course you can also preview the file whilst it's downlding if bitzi doesn't list it. That'll let you know one way or the other.

This has been an age long problem. I like these comments by Sir Leeware: Quality of Content on the Network (click on link)

more specific!
 

sorry ..hobo, i only D L music. i forget y'all do movies.

i wouldn't want to download a whole movie just to re-name, i certainly wouldn't want it in my library even for a short time.

i also have to re-name songs (wrong title, wrong artist etc.) i've wondered: when someone searches on that file after re-naming does it show the wrong name as well, or because of re-name it's a different file.

Lord: "user population problem", the price of Freedom?

id3
 

..hobo, i was just searching forum about id3 tags. i'm guessing - (mp3 192kbps) is part of id3? album art is somehow part also?

since i'm clueless about them, i'm also guessing some media players change? modify? the id3 tags? how could i figure out whether my player (burner) is doing that? or have i already answered my question elsewhere?

i rent too! i have T1 for music, sis-in-law has T3 for movies.
T3 with Pro, now that's something to be jealous of! lol:D

Re: Re: Idiots naming files incorrectly
 

Check Bitzy look up before download and if information doesn't com eup the dont download the file as it is likley a fake

I'm not sure about mp3 disks but data disks burnt with mp3's will retain their id3 tags & are playable as is in different devices. Certainly burning a dvd with mp3's via iTunes allows the songs to be grouped by artist & album & a menu to show such on the dvd player. There's a lot of mp3's you can fit onto a dvd! lol :D

Most decent burner programs such as nero & roxio will convert mp3's to CD when you choose CD audio output as compared to mp3 disk or whatever.

Lord ... help me please
 

i recently D L songs with acc ext. when you "hover" they have no info, just type & size. when i burn to cd & put back in my folders, if i hover over the same song all the info is there. (title, artist, album, etc) is that the id3 tag, or some part of it?:confused:

..hobo i was referring to the other thread w/blondie! i'm trying to figure whether question has been answered. :D

Incorrectly named files
 

Yeah, it drives me nuts too. I downloaded a track labelled "I hear you knocking" by Joe Walsh ? Thinking it was Joe doing a cover of the old Dave Edmonds song.
Doh!
It was and still is The old Dave Edmonds track, which some dork has incorrectly named. I can see how they made the error. Edmonds' voice sounds a bit like Joe and he is playing slide on the track.
It is pretty irritating though when you think you've discovered some rare version of an old song and it's just the same old song.
Renaming it won't change much, will it? Since there are probably millions of copies of the uncorrectly named tune all over the planet.

Huh? How did my reply end up here ? I was replying to something else.

The only time I rename songs is when I'm researching album names for the songs/artists on WMP 10. Then, if WMP 10 comes across the songs/artists (as well as the albums) THEN I update the titles, but only in WMP 10. I don't mess with the original names in LW itself (unless I absolutely have to). So if I have (song title here) by (group name here) in my LW library, it will be listed EXACTLY as I downloaded it from LW.

It's important to double check if the info WMP comes up with is actually correct. When I used it, I came across wrongly titled filesuggestions from it. I think users contribute those as well, so mistakes can happen.

I'd like to put in my two cents here if I can...

Until there is some sort of ID3 tag format that is accepted world wide I think we are simply going to have to put up with mislabled files. Some friends of mine were forever changing the same file name until they discovered their files name were being overwritten every time they logged onto a now defunct music site.

When it comes to discs some companies don't give a hoot. I have discs that were pressed in the Netherlands, and the sleeve is made in the USA. Only thing thats a pain is that some of the tracks listed on the sleeve aren't on the discs( it's a compilation disc set - 3 ).

Somes files are mislabled by mistake. One hundred percent human error. Some mislabled on purpose. Anyone who downloads anything today is taking a risk. You can accept the risk or simply not download anything at all. What a lot of people are forgeting is that some of the things that can be downloaded are real treasures - be they programs, video, or songs. They may not be around for long. Proper file labeling will help in the long run, but in the short term mislabled files are here. Better learn to tolerate them. The only alternative is to ban the person sharing mislabled media.

because of the nature of the gnutella network, banning is not an option..

just remember, its for free....mislabled media files are merely annoying, but virii infested files are another (hence the strong advice to never download .exe files and such...)

You mean I'm not the only one who has noticed this? lol

My beef is with people who misspell easy artist names or song titles, or don't even bother doing a simple google search to see who recorded a song and what the actual song title is. Some mistakes lead me to believe there is a five year old at the other end lol