***EVERYBODY READS AND SIGNS THIS****

[Gollevainen]

This thing is not working

In the last uploading session, I had to discard half of all submitted drawings, not becouse there were anything wrong in them drawing vice, but since you guys repeatedly fail at naming the files correctly.

Now, you all know how the mainsite works. Links...just links to the filenames of the ships.
so imagine yourself how it is to navigate trough something like:
UNAMED
HMS20%something20%in20%year20%something
Myssore
Irishprojectg9
giejeojeioi

and ect...
Makes lot of sense, eh? Thats, even from the days of the actual "buckect", the photobucket account, we learned the art of naming files. It since evolped, but the idea remains simple.

Abrrevation of the ship type, ship name, additional stuff like year in way like:
DDKempfelt1943
or DD Kempfelt in 1943, if you know how your uploading sites handle spacebar in the filenamings.
nothing more, and nothing less.
With warships, use the NATO/Janes/Soviet naming destignation, as you please, but allways have some abbrevation at the start of the file.
With civilian ships use SS for steam ships, and MS for motor ships, and if you don't know the difference, don't drawn them. Or ask help, there are plenty of those here who just love to shine in helping people in obvious things.
Or name them Y for yacth for all I care. But dont just give me file that Says "Bore"

HMS something migth sound regal and Nice, and if you insist using such, use it DD HMS Kempfelt....but having all folder full of HMS somethings is not going to ease anything, since the logic of the site works on the abrrevations for ships type. thats the key.

Also, the old bucket account needed Nation spesific TAGs for proper alphapethical order, and this seems to stick as habbit for some older geezers, but try to understand that in the new site its not needed any more and just adds on to the mess.


Now, since this has pissed me off so much and since its quite a hard to keep up the mainsite when I need to correct and fix myself these things that should be on your responsibility, Ive locked all the threads except this one. I urge anyone sign in here that they've read what I've said here and understood it as well.

Also, use this thread for ranting over these actions, don't fill my PM folder for it.
I will open the threads after the bulk of the community have read and signed this thread.
For the uploading, I will inform later

[Thiel]

Read and understood

[ALVAMA]

I have Read it, and I understand it

[Karle94]

Me too, but do I have to sign all of these threads?

[APDAF]

I have read it and I understand it

[Canopus]

I've read and understood the issue, but since I'm new let's see if I understood what I'm supposed to do. Name the files with the abreviation of the shipe type, then it's name and lastly it's year without spaces or underline, correct? Does this also applies to fictional ships?

[TimothyC]

I've read and understood the issue, but since I'm new let's see if I understood what I'm supposed to do. Name the files with the abreviation of the shipe type, then it's name and lastly it's year without spaces or underline, correct? Does this also applies to fictional ships?

Well, you can look at the USA folders for what the format should be, but this only applies for the upload cycle.

This 10 meg zip file of the USA and CSA folders should give you and idea for what the file names should look like

[Cascadia]

I have read the topic, and I swear to follow the naming rules in case I will participate in an upcoming uploading session.

[Raven]

Understood, fearless leader.

[Portsmouth Bill]

The Great Leader speaks, and we obey