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== Basic info you should include when adding a file == | == Basic info you should include when adding a file == | ||
=== Ed2k-link === | === Ed2k-link === | ||
An ed2k-link consists of the filename, the file's size and a so-called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_function hash], basically a fingerprint of the file. | An ed2k-link consists of the filename, the file's size and a so-called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_function hash], basically a fingerprint of the file.<br> | ||
This assures that no duplicates are added (since they'd have the same hash) and that the size-value is correctly entered. Also important functions on AniDB itself and in AoM rely on the ed2k-link being present. | This assures that no duplicates are added (since they'd have the same hash) and that the size-value is correctly entered. Also important functions on AniDB itself and in AoM rely on the ed2k-link being present.<br> | ||
Also see [[How to generate Ed2k-links]]. | Also see [[How to generate Ed2k-links]]. | ||