Files:Lame files: Difference between revisions

Lame files are first and foremost files without an '''[[AniDB:Ed2k-hash|ed2k-link]]'''. AniDB uses the ed2k-link to identify a file, and thus, files without ed2k link are a real hassle.

<i>[[AniDB:Ed2k-hash|further information]]</i>

When things like the CRC hasn't been verified, this is considered a lame file - note that even files where the crc is invalid aren't referred to as lame files, since the official crc has been looked up and noted to not match. Files with invalid CRC should only be added if you have reason to believe the corrupt file is widespread. If you're unsure about the CRC, leave it as it is, or try to find out if it is correct on sites like [http://www.envirosphere.com/ Envirosphere] or [http://baka-updates.com/ Baka-Updates].

If the file doesn't have a group added, this is considered a lame file - even though the fact remains that some files aren't worth putting groupnames on, like selfripped and such (though those should generally not be in the DB at all, instead add them to your [[mylist]] as [[Files:Generic files|Generic files]]).

RAWs are also a hot topic of discussion when it comes to this, but generally, if you know who actually encoded the file, put their name as group. Alot of the raw groups don't do this, please help us by telling us [[which raw groups to credit]].

In the case of ed2k-link, if you have the file in question, you could use [[AOM]] to hash the file if you're on windows, or [[WebAOM]] on any OS, then you will haveto add the ed2k-hash to the file by editing it or filing a [[creq]].