I can't publish a mod.

[Sergio1992]

I know that I shouldn't be so newbie, but the very thought of publishing something on tes nexus is starting to scare me.

So, I wanted to publish a mod. I fill everything, but it seems that I'm not able to fill the long description 'section'.

As soon as I copy the text inside, the section 'morphs' and the text inside disappears. What is going on?

An image can be insightful:

http://s27.postimg.org/lnwa2pl3n/tes_nexus.png

Edited November 22, 2014 by Sergio1992

[Oubliette]

Well I can't help with the disappearing description but I can tell you not to upload any mod you don't have permission for, even if the old upload site is now defunct.

[Sergio1992]

The mod itself has no permission section.

I've tried to get in touch with the author to no avail. I can't seem to find a mail, neither anything remotely relevant.

I won't take any credits, given the fact that in the long description I've already written that the mod isn't mine.

I've also added that in the case the author goes back and wish me to remove it, I would be glad to do it.

Is tes nexus policy 'strict' enough to make you unable to publish a mod that disappeared from the whole .net? Do authors prefere to have their mods go into oblivion instead of seeing it played? If that's the reasoning, I won't publish it.

In fact, I've already got in touch with an admin to remove everything.

Edit: removed everything. I'll just avoid getting remotely in touch with uploading stuff on tes nexus. It's too hard.
And extremely strict, for what I can read there.

Edited November 22, 2014 by Sergio1992

[Oubliette]

Is tes nexus policy 'strict' enough to make you unable to publish a mod that disappeared from the whole .net? Do authors prefere to have their mods go into oblivion instead of seeing it played? If that's the reasoning, I won't publish it.

 

 

For future reference the answer to your question is: yes and yes.

 

With older games that you'd find on PES it was not uncommon for modders to know very well that there was a chance that the site would become defunct or that they would not be reachable. Morrowind modders for instance were well aware of the probability of a mod site dying and their mods being lost at that time, so they hosted them in more than one place and/or made sure to put permission in their mod for reupload in the event that something happened to the sites and they were unavailable for contact. If they did not do so it was generally a deliberate choice that deserves to be respected - which is why Nexus' rules are so strict on the subject.

[Sergio1992]

 

Is tes nexus policy 'strict' enough to make you unable to publish a mod that disappeared from the whole .net? Do authors prefere to have their mods go into oblivion instead of seeing it played? If that's the reasoning, I won't publish it.

 

 

For future reference the answer to your question is: yes and yes.

 

With older games that you'd find on PES it was not uncommon for modders to know very well that there was a chance that the site would become defunct or that they would not be reachable. Morrowind modders for instance were well aware of the probability of a mod site dying and their mods being lost at that time, so they hosted them in more than one place and/or made sure to put permission in their mod for reupload in the event that something happened to the sites and they were unavailable for contact. If they did not do so it was generally a deliberate choice that deserves to be respected - which is why Nexus' rules are so strict on the subject.

 

In my case, you can find the mod, but only if you search for his name + the name of the author.

 

And this makes new people unable to enjoy his stuff because searching for just the mod's name nets no results.

 

And even by doing so, you would find versions that are really old.

 

Do you think that the mod author, in this chance, would still gladly accept your point of view? :tongue:

Edited November 22, 2014 by Sergio1992

[Rabbit1251]

If the mod author accepted that point of view he would have said so. If he did not say so then you may assume that he declined until he specifically says otherwise.

 

 

Rabbit

[Thandal]

As Rabbit indicated above, the Nexus Terms of Service are very clear about the circumstances under which you can upload another author's material:

 

All files uploaded must have been created by the uploader or used with permission from the original author of the content. Such permission must be indicated in the Readme text attached to the file and/or on the Description page (or in the Description field for images), and must be obtained in advance, before uploading the file. If you cannot provide proof of consent then your file will be removed and your account is likely to be banned.

 

And then there's this statement you must acknowledge when you upload something here. Every. Single. Time.

 

I testify that all the content in the files I am going to upload are my own or are used with the express permission of the original creators of the files I have used and I have properly credited the original creators in my ReadMe, and in the mod description or in the "Credits" text area of the "Distribution permission" section of this page. I understand and accept that I will be banned from this site if I am found to be lying about this.

 

(Emphasis in the original.)

 

So if you had been able to upload the mod as described in that screenshot you linked, Sergio, it would definitely have been removed, and you might have been banned. It doesn't matter how old a mod might be, how long it's been since the author was "active", or how available (or not) it is elsewhere.

 

Without prior, explicit, permission, DO NOT POST SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK HERE! :armscrossed:

[Sergio1992]

ok! Thank you for explaining it.

You can close this topic. I'm actually happy I've had that bug with the description. ;(

[Thandal]

Closed at the OP's request.