Request for the Community

[NocteVagus]

Greetings all. With console mods now being a reality, it opens up a host of both potentially good and bad opportunities. I know there are some who are completely against the idea of even porting your mods to consoles (or being console exclusive which honestly makes even less sense to me), and that's completely fine. If you choose to do so that's your prerogative. I personally support the new union between both platforms, but I digress. The reason I'm posting this thread is to address an issue that we're sadly already facing: Stolen content.

 

Things have been "borrowed" or stolen in the past, and the Nexus stays on top of things pretty decently. However with Bethesda.Net now hosting all the mods, it's hard to know if certain mods were shared by the authors themselves or stolen/uploaded by an eager fan. I've already come across several mods that appear to have been uploaded by the author, but I'm not entirely sure. We already know that some folks have been uploading mods without the author’s permission, or just stealing it to claim it as their own. So for the sake of the community if you're uploading content, please keep the same mod title and username you currently have on the Nexus. I understand that potentially having a better name for either yourself or your mod is enticing, but it'd make things much easier if they were both the same. It'll also make it a lot easier to report stolen content. If you're not able to or are unwilling to do so, at the very least please place a disclaimer (in your Bethesda profile and mod description) what your Nexus name/mod title is. I'm already weary of downloading mods that're potentially stolen and I certainly don't want to see a real mod author accidentally get reported/banned.

 

Now obviously this isn't just a one way street. For those of you (non-authors) who wish to see your favorite mods uploaded as soon as possible, please contact the mod author either via PM or on their mod page. Do not ever, ever take the mod file and upload it yourself. Some authors may have other mod or life priorities, and may eventually get around to getting the mod transferred. Unless you get approval (and can provide evidence to back it up) from the author to upload their mod, please do not take the matter into your own hands. Even if the mod has been abandoned by the author, still attempt to contact them. Unless its description states that anyone is able to use the mod freely, and even then you should still give proper credit.

 

I understand that what was said above is common practice for some of you, but I felt with the influx of new users it could potentially do some good. I also realize that this thread may not have any major impact, but hopefully it'll at least prevent a few mishaps in the future. Any feedback in regards to this is completely welcome. I highly look forward to see the community grow as both groups begin to merge and new mods are released. Cheers everyone.

 

-Nocte