>"your registration must be approved my a moderator"

>need to sign up to see the files
>wait 3 weeks for approval by a moderator
>the links are dead

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>looking for a complete manual for my uncle's car because he can't identify fuses
>only registered users can see download links!

Can someone explain why on earth administrators of shitty obscure forums do this?
Isn't having less users (therefore less information to store on the server) actually DESIRABLE?

User manuals are not copyrighted content (well they probably are but noone is going to chase after you for electronic distribution of such thing)

>google specific error
>there's a forum post discussing the exact error
>"download this patch to fix it"
>you must be a registered user to view download links
>make an account
>your account must be approved by a moderator
>wait to be approved
>get approved 2 days later and go to the links
>megaupload
>post in thread asking for new download link
>user with 25,000+ posts and 10,000 user score replies "don't necro bump old threads"
>moderator closes the thread
>post a new thread asking for a new link
>"please use the search function before making a thread"
>thread closed
>account banned

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>the only other person on the entire internet with the same problem as me
>edit: nvm, fixed it

>>58708391

Because you go away fro 20 minutes and a cunt from russia has filled your forum with pictures of dicks.

>must be registered to view links
>account must be approved by a moderator
>you must have at least 1 post to download links
>finally can download them
>all links are dead

>>58708415
I can get behind having to be accepted by moderator to post on a forum.

I can't get behind having to be registered to download a 32,5KB file.