Updates today - misleading

[Deleted133263User]

Request - Could image uploads from users not bump the file into the Updates Today list.

 

Even where image uploads from users are not yet authorised by the author, the file still gets bumped onto the Updates Today list .. and it hasnt been updated.

 

As an example, take the current timestamp of this post and compare with http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=39756 action log, the images listed there are not currently authorised by the author. But whether authorised or not is not the issue, I just find images bumping a files update status annoying.

 

File updates and description / readme / changelog updates all good, but images, I can understand if the authors images are updated, but user uploaded images imho does not warrant a file update status.

 

Thanks for listening, no biggie, just annoyingly long list of updates to check out frequently which is mostly unnecessary.

 

No offense meant to any fans of mods, and the work that goes into producing those images with poses etc etc .. I just find the file update behaviour being bumped by user images as .. well spam. Imagine if all files "commented" on were also bumped in this manner - you would never find real updates.

 

Personally, even for the Wrye Bash Guide which is all about images, if author uploaded images cannot be separated from this behaviour, I would not mind at all if images were excluded from bumping the files update status - If I upload a new file warranting new images they get uploaded at the same time.

 

Images by the author which maybe explain installation problems are usually accompanied by the author making a comment to users saying check this image out.

 

Any other thoughts?

 

Edit: For anyone wondering what I'm talking about check this link Updates Today on a daily basis; obviously its going to be variable in size and actual updates but in my experience a huge amount of them are just user image uploads. Ammending this situation may also help the site be more efficient/less logging to manage?

IDK if Oblivion is the most active of the TESNexus collection of sites, I do not frequent any others, but if they are more active in this regard no doubt users of the various Updates Today links will be experiencing the same.

 

Final Edit: One further point, re-checking the same list on the same day - Users have already seen an update to their favourite mod because of images, later that day an actual update comes along ...missed by all because on a revisit you just think "skip, bogus update"

Edited August 4, 2011 by Guest

[KDStudios]

I never look at the update pages. Only ever look at Latest Files or just search for what I want.

But upon hearing about this, I can see this is a big problem.

 

I 100% agree with this, user submitted data should not do this. Only when the author uploads an image.

You have some mods that gets dozens of images uploaded by users all the time, this isn't exactly fair now if they're always being shown on the updates pages.

 

Is it possible to change this in the near future? :)

[Deleted133263User]

Erm, theres a filter box now, did I just not notice that (senile moment) before or has it been implemented since the OP?.

 

Anyway, it works well enough, de-select Images and Videos and click go :)

 

Thank you for implementing it ... or apologies if I just didn't notice it and it was there all the time :huh:

[KDStudios]

Oh?

Well that's fantastic to know.

Like I said I'm not a big user of it and it seemed like a great idea at the time.

Glad things all got sorted out in the end haha.