Staredit Network

First I'll go with message to Administration:

I keep seeing this screenshot in the screenshot area. What des it actually mean? People submited a screenshot but it doesn't show up. I have to download the map and place a screenshot of my own and then it works.
Links cannot be used so the problem is the screenshot extension that they are using isn't valid on the browsers. Just remove so many screenshot extensions and keep the common ones like .jpg, .pcx, .bmp, .gif and the likes.

DLDB Keepers:

-There were like 5 maps approved that were without a screenshot. What happened? You have the tools to create a screenshot right in the DLDB and it bypasses protection.
-About the error I talked to the Administration. I saw like 10 maps with that error and none was fixed, I had to fix them. It's pretty easy to fix it, just create a new screenshot and put it in. Also don't check if a map has a screenshot by going to the Edit section. Click on the name and a window should open, this window is the file page that all the normal users see when a file is aproved. If you see a screenshot then keep it. THis way you can check if you get that error.

Also I see that we DLDB Keepers have a bad habbit of leaving those files sit for about a week until we have about 20 files to approve and it can take hours to do them all. I propose that we do this:

Every day you log in you have to do 2 files minimun.
If there are less than 2 files then you have to do them all.
If there are more than 10 files then you have to do 4 that day.
If there are more than 20, then we have a big problem and you should start working on all of them and try contacting the other DLDB Keepers to help you.

This way, one of us doesn't have to stay hours doing all those files that we haven't done over the past week or two. It's much easier that way and 2 files per day won't kill us.
Theres 3 active DLDB Keepers so thats 6 files per day. I don't think the DLDB recieves 5 files per day every day but I do know that some days we get as many as 10.

The error was me... I ran SCM2JPG on the map and it said error: map data can't be interperted.

Then do a minimap screenshot in game, don't be lazy.

Beer, I approve when I feel like it and when I have time. I'm not getting payed for this so I don't see why I'm obligated to do everymap right away when I can wait a couple days when I have more time and do a lump sum of them. I don't know how you live your life, but with my schedule it's much easier for me this way and I save time by doing a group of maps at once.

OK, I understand. Just wanted to see if a few a day wouldn't hurt.
I guess were sticking with the mass approve files then.

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Fine, I'll take ingame screenshots... It just takes... *racks number* thirt or forty times longer

I know, thats why I group maps im approving. Its much easier and faster to convert 10 screenshots to a minimap jpg then it is to do them 1 by 1.

You should see Mozilla when I'm approving ... I have like 30 tabs open at once.

For downloading the files, IE is better, for aproving Firefox is the best.

I like to make one game after another quickly with people at Op Staredit.net and see how they feel if a map should be aproved or not. I just write it in a piece of paper if they should be aproved and then I mass aprove. THis way is longer but much less boring.

Use Map Generator, you can make batch screenshots, never caused me a problem, I'l also help out with the 2 map minium a day to ease the pressure on you guys

Just curious. How many files do you guys receive a day?

I used to get at least 5 a day (1 sometimes, 10 other times).

We get anywhere from 4 to 10 a day.

Hmmm, I don't use map generator. It replaces doodads with square tiles and doesnt put in minerals. SCm--> Jpg is the best although you have to use it on an unprotected map. Wish someone would update it though.

ADDITION:
Sorry. I know I shouldn't have posted this here.

File per day pretty much depends.
During the weekends we don't really recieve many files because most people are gameing or haveing a life.
Most maps are recieved during Sunday Night wheen most of people have lots of time.

We get about 5~15 files(not maps) per day. I usually aprove Melee maps and replays in like 10 minutes so you'll barely see them.

Aww quit whining BeeR It's not like you do the majority of the work. I just powered through the Sunday night rush so take that

Soo today we got 15 files.

15 files? There was only 6 when I logged off at 10PM.

Shows that Sunday night really is the mass uploads of files.

Guys, THIS program is for you to grab screenshots of maps which have their terrain locked. You can still use SCM > JPG, but one of the reasons why our downloads database is so great because you can see every map before you download it, or see a fancy picture made by the map creator. It adds creativity to your file submittion because its the first thing the person sees when they download it.

We're the only popular starcraft maps database to automatically have screenshots with every file submitted, and I'm quite proud of it.

ADDITION:
Example: Look at this amazing screenshot of what the creator submitted:
http://www.staredit.net/index.php?download=1193

Anyways, I'm scanning the entire DLDB for maps without screenshots. For the future though, please throw em in. Thank you

But what about this?


I see this one and when I go edit the file there is already a screenshot uploaded. Why does this happen?

Thats not good either. Either the submitter actually puts their own screenshot in, or we do it for em.

Overwrite any files that have that sort of thing.

There was another 11 when I got on at 11:30 AM (PST) this morning.



Because it is an image uploaded in the slot, not generated by SEN. Yes, override it.

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