Brian, Thanks for the offer. Hold off until the end of the week when I will co-ordinate a response with AmiBroker support. I will help further if support recommends any action. Perhaps we can work together. It looks like a move to the 3rd party site for some of the files might keep all parties happy.
BrianB2. --- In [email protected], "brpnw1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Somebody mentioned earlier there's no limitations on Yahoo archive > space. I might take advantage of that and use it as a reason to > throw all the old stuff together in one folder, and not spend time > organizing it. Kind of like when you visit the junk yard to find the > part you need. Half the fun is in going through the old junkers. > Wouldn't want to spoil the sense of ancient history for the > newcomers. The stuff you found makes for a good junker. > > ~Bman > > --- In [email protected], "brian.z123" <brian.z123@> > wrote: > > > > ~Bman, > > > > I can't criticise your motives which are based on concern for your > > fellow man/woman. > > Frequently it is necessary for leaders to make tough decisions > based > > on the greater good e.g do we keep every file for ever because one > > person might find it interesting some day or do we delete files > with > > little value to make it easier for, say, 100 new users to research > > the collection? > > > > I don't know about others, but my time is like gold to me and I > > don't think it is *cool* to rummage around amongst other peoples > > junk files. > > > > I have *quickly* read every file in the database and I am > confident > > in saying that a lot of them are a load of old rubbish. > > When I voted I erred on the side of caution and kept the doubtful > > files. > > I also allowed for a ? vote which indicates I don't know enough > > about it to make a firm decision. > > ?'s can stay as far as I am concerned. > > > > Here are three examples of the types of files we have: > > > > 1. years old zipped collection that contains an executable with no > > notes or instructions and no reference to a #message. > > > > I don't want to open executables when I don't know what they are > > going to do. > > The site that it is referenced to i.e. yahoo sometimes changes > it's > > format. > > The file probably doesn't even work anymore. > > > > 2. years old .CSV file with no instructions, no column headings, > and > > no reference to #message. > > It appears to be a ticker list. > > People are obsessed with stockpiling ticker lists. > > Sources of current ticker lists are readily available for download > > in various places; the exchanges are one good place to start. > > > > 3. sound wave files?????????? > > > > There are a gazillion and one sound wave files easily optainable > > from the net. > > > > How many of the owners of these files are still active forum > members > > or even paid up Ami subscribers? > > Not one single owner of a file has come forward to say 'My file is > > abc123 and this is what it is useful for and it is still current. > > Would the forum like me to add some txt instructions?'. > > Off course they don't have to do that but it makes me wonder. > > If the owners don't have any pride in their own work why would I > > place any value on it? > > > > That is just three examples but rest assured I considered every > file > > carefully and justified my vote to my own conscience. > > > > BrianB2. > > > > 2. --- In [email protected], "brpnw1" <tradermail@> wrote: > > > > > > Removing files does not get my vote. You could be removing > > something > > > that has value for somebody else. How can one individual > determine > > > the value a file might have for another individual? This is > > > impossible. > > > > > > I continue to stupidly delete my own old code that later on I > find > > I > > > need. If I simply archived all my code, this would not be an > > issue. > > > So now I archive EVERYTHING. Organization is the bigger issue > now. > > > > > > Removing files should never be necessary. Reorganizing them > might > > be > > > helpful, though. Creating an organization system that can be > > monkey- > > > tested on novice users is probably the best way to go. If a > newbie > > > can't navigate the file structure to find what they want quickly > > and > > > easily, then don't mess with it in the first place because you > > will > > > not have achieved the goal. > > > > > > ~Bman > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Steve Dugas" <sjdugas@> wrote: > > > > > > > > There is really no shortage of real estate - all the other > > groups > > > I listed here yesterday have plenty of free space for additional > > > files... > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Mark H > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:03 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Group File Deletions > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Brian: > > > > > > > > Instead of going though this selection voting process, how > > about > > > consult with TJ to see if we can move all those files to a > folder > > > under: > > > > http://www.amibroker.org/3rdparty/ > > > > > > > > They are merely 20MB in total. Very little space indeed in > > terms > > > of a modern hard drive. > > > > Then we can put a note and a link over amibroker group file > > > section so people can find the files. > > > > If this doesn't work, then we can vote, > > > > > > > > - Mark H. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: brian.z123 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 7:56 PM > > > > Subject: [amibroker] Group File Deletions > > > > > > > > > > > > VOTE,VOTE, VOTE. > > > > > > > > I am going to collect suggestions about the Group file > > section > > > to > > > > send to support. > > > > I am also inviting all forum users to vote for the files > > they > > > would > > > > like to keep in the file section. > > > > The format of the voting process is discussed in an > attached > > > post. > > > > At the end of the voting I will send the results to > support > > > and ask > > > > them to consider deleting files that no one or perhaps > very > > > few want > > > > to keep. > > > > > > > > DO NOT EMAIL SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE. > > > > > > > > It is entirely my own initiative. > > > > > > > > QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON VOTING ETC IS INVITED WITHIN > THIS > > > TOPIC. > > > > > > > > Voting will be confidential. > > > > Please do not make people feel uncomfortable by commenting > > on > > > the > > > > votes as recorded or file ownership by name. > > > > A vigorous discussion on the use of the file section will > be > > > invited > > > > in a separate topic. > > > > > > > > THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. > > > > THERE IS NO GUARANTEE AT THE END THAT ANY ACTION WILL BE > > TAKEN > > > BY > > > > SUPPORT. > > > > > > > > I am not sure what the outcome will be. > > > > It depends on the forum and whether or not we can reach a > > > reasonable > > > > consensus on any issue or issues. > > > > > > > > THE FINAL DECISION IN ANY CASE REMAINS WITH AMIBROKER > > SUPPORT. > > > > > > > > Don't shoot me I am only the messenger. > > > > This is a one-off initiative on my part. > > > > It does not imply that I would undertake any similar > action > > in > > > the > > > > future or that I have any defined role or authority within > > the > > > group. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your consideration of my proposals. > > > > > > > > BrianB2. > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. 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