Talk:File hosting service
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I've whipped this article into shape and made it part of the new Internet hosting service series. —Quarl (talk) 2006-01-12 23:42Z
Thank you.
Free online file storage/sending lists about 50 places with online file storage. Is that link "too commercial"? --DavidCary 00:24, 25 January 2006 (UTC) moved to: Free online file storage/sending
Does YouTube.com count as commercial? It's free to upload videos. Kernow 23:58, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
Policy says to avoid linking to "Sites that primarily exist to sell products or services." Kernow 00:07, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
A site like www.bitprophet.com offers it's service for free, but has the occasional ad.
Well then.
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[edit] comparison of free file hosting services
Any chance of adding such a page, using the above link?
Not including things like rapidshare, as that isn't really a free service. 83.250.32.185 16:41, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Online Media Centre should be part of file hosting
As file hosting includes content like media the document should be integrated into file hosting as a "sub topic".
Andrew Fraser 20:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Page Updates
-Removed and replaced dead link. (March 8, 2007) - Biars
[edit] Linkspam?
Upload4Free is not link spam as:
1.) Upload4Free is free to use, and contains no popups. 2.) Wikipedia links are nofollow 3.) The site is used for representational / demonstration purposes only. 4.) The site contains no adult content. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Biars (talk • contribs) 01:53, 12 March 2007 (UTC).
- Upload4Free was not removed as linkspam. That link was first hijacked by Upload66, which was being spammed across multiple articles. (A link added simply to promote a site, regardless of content, falls under the spam guidelines.) Since it is difficult to pick an example (and I don't think the article really needs an example) and one example opens the door to everyone else who wants to add an link (as has already happened), this is a perfect case for using an open directory such as dmoz and directing editors to add links there. I will replace all the links to example sites with a dmoz link and we won't have to continually fight the spammers. ✤ JonHarder talk 23:03, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Six Free Online Storage Services
That ExtremeTech link is a good review of some current offerings -- glad it survived this long. [1] -69.87.203.254 18:43, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Non-relevant content in article?
The last part of this article appears to discuss colocation - definition, benefits, etc. While that's a great topic, it appears to not be part of *this* article, which is about file hosting services. I think that discussion of colocation should be moved to a different page where it would be more topical. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.136.68.194 (talk) 20:44, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Irrelevant discussion on Collocation
I feel that collocation has to be discussed separately. If it is to be introduced here, it should be in connection with file hosting —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.125.199.174 (talk) 05:51, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Updating the file mirror secton
its been one and a half year since file mirroring started and yet there is no article or comparison of the service providers. i am writing in the discussion bcoz its going to be my first major edit to wikipedia and i hope i have support from the wiki pandits. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.94.250.139 (talk) 07:38, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
The 3 sites below are missing from the list
- 4shared.com
- filefactory.com
- depositfiles.com
