Absolutely! Everyone can. Basic users are limited to one nzb at a time.
How do I upload NZBs?
Very simple. Click
here to go to the upload section.
If you're uploading a movie, please provide the IMDb link; click 'I have an IMDb link'.
Browse for the NZB file and the enter the name of the release you are uploading in the 'NZB name' field (this is what will show on the browse page). Scene titles are required when available (more on this elsewhere)
Select the type of release it is you are uploading (for example Games - PC ISO).
If you have access to the NFO file, please add this too by browsing for it (REMOVE ANY SERIALS/KEYS FROM THE NFO FILE).
If you said you had a IMDb link before, paste it in the IMDb link field.
If you'd like to enter some extra information about the release in the description field (not necessary if you selected you had an IMDb link), go ahead, and when you're done click 'Do it!'
Congratulations, you have just uploaded an NZB!
On the upload page, I see some extra fields which are not necessary to select if I want to upload something. Wat are they for?
-=Format: NTSC/ PAL
If you're uploading a movie or console game, the files are usually for a specific region on the world. If you want to play this disk in another region, you can't. If you know from your release whether it's NTSC or PAL, please select this option, as an extra image will show on the browse page so people can easily recignise that they are downloading the right files. If you're uploading something that is not region related, select 'Not applicable'
-=Genre
If you are uploading a movie, for example, and you happen to know the genre of it, enter it here. This additional information will show on the browse page, so people will easily recognise that they are downloading the right files.
-=Additional title text
Sometimes some information isn't part of the release name, but you want to add it anyway. For example, if no pars are included in the NZB, you want to notify the people downloading it. This 'extra title' will show right next to the origional title.
-=Description
If you selected that you have an IMDb link, it won't be required from you to put something in there. But if you do have something extra, like certain details about the posted release (who couldn't fit in the Addtitional title text), you can post it there.
Can I package stuff together in a single NZB?
It depends, but usually we encourage it. Grouping a corresponding set together clears up clutter on the browsing page, especially with tv shows and such where individual discs are posted one after another (some TV shows and such can be 8+ discs or 20+ episodes).
This would apply, as suggested, to a complete season of a TV show, or a Box Set for other Movie and DVD releases.
An example of something you should NOT group all into one nzb, are things such as a few applications you found uploaded consecutively, or only a partial selection of an otherwise complete set (ie. discs 1 and 2 of a 7 disc package)
If you decide to put all the discs, nfo, and pars into one nzb, as this is usually the most efficient method, just make sure you apply the nzb title appropriately.
For example, if the original scene release title was
Lost.Season.2.Disc.1-NTSC-XPDVD
etc for each disc, just change the single nzb title to something like
Lost.Season.2-NTSC-XPDVD [COMPLETE] or
Lost.Season.2-NTSC-XPDVD [5 discs]
so we know you have packed them all together.
This makes sense too. Usually if you are downloading something that normally comes packaged with more than one disc, then you would probably want to download them all together. This way, if someone just wants a specific part, they can simply load the entire nzb in to their client (newsleecher for example) and deselect all but exactly what they need. If your client doesnt allow you to do this, then its probably time to upgrade to one that does (grabit, a free client, is perfectly acceptable starter program).
Hey! I just uploaded a NZB and now it's gone already!
Sounds like you didn't read the rules properly than! It's possible your release was deleted because it was a dupe, or because it was older than the rules allow you to. Best is to read the rules again and figure out what you did wrong yourself.
You may also want to check the
site log in order to find out a more specific reason why it was deleted or edited, and by whom. If you are still confused, you can message the person (staff member) who deleted the nzb for more information.
Par2 files; when to post?
The short answer:
always.
The long answer: sometimes you see posts with a *No Pars* tag in the additional title text or with *Pars Only*. That is because some files are so freshly uploaded that the NZB is still hot, hot, hot. With other words, the uploaded couldn't yet have posted the Par2 files. If something is so fresh, we allow it to be uploaded to the site aswell, as long as they tag their post properly.
NOTES:
-This exception only goes for releases aproximatly bigger than 1 GiB! If the release is smaller, just wait for the uploader to upload the Par2s aswell.
-Also note: If no pars are included, post 'No Pars' (with caps and all) in the additional title text field. No other versions, we want to keep this site tighdy and visual aspects like this improve survey for all the users.
-When the pars DO come online, you are resposible to post them.
-If you post a NZB with par files included, do not add a tag 'With Pars' or 'Pars Included' (or any version for that matter). Par2 files are required, except for the exception outlined above.
Does uploading a NZB mean I need to upload the files to newsgroups aswell?
No. But you can! If you got acces to a good distro and you got a fast internet connection, you can choose not to wait but to upload the latest files to newsgroups yourself. You'll need to download
additional software, in many cases.
We, the GingaDADDY.net site and its staff, are not responsible for our users uploading files to newsgroups and/ or for breaking possible user/ copyrights.
How do I upload to Usenet?
Slyck wrote an excellent tutorial for people looking to upload files to Usenet.
Are there special characters I must remove from my nzb filename?
Yes, there are. As a matter of fact, there are a lot. Those characters can cause problems for either our scripts, or for browsers/ OS's of our users, so we just can't have them/ Once you try to upload a nzb file with any of those characters, you'll automaticly get a message that you should remove them, but here's a list of what characters are not allowed;
' @ < ° å ö ² ½ × ÷
: \ > þ á í ³ ¾ £
/ & $ ø ä ú ¤ ‘² ¹
# ; % ß æ é € ’³ ç
, ! ^ ® © ¡ ¹ ¼ ¥ ó
If new trouble causing characters are found, they'll be added to this list.
¹ alt + 1
² alt + 9
³ alt + 0
What qualifies as a Dupe ?
In order to keep the site clean and allow users to be recognized for the uploads, there are a few rules regarding dupes.
A dupe (ie. duplicate) is a repeat post of the same content, whether it be a movie, game, album, or application. Only 1 upload will be allowed of any given release or set of files, unless one of the following applies:
1) The same release has not been posted for 14 days (or more).
2) If posted from a diffrent "usenet group"
What are some good dupechecking resources?
We do have our own dupe checker built in to the site. However, this is not to be fully trusted as it only checks the release name. The best way to check that is obvious and often most useful:
Google
Google can come in handy if you only have the filenames and want to find the proper title for that release. Or, if all you have is "Movie Title" and release group, ie. "PUKKA", then you can put those into google and 9 times out of 10 you can easily find the complete scene title this way.
Also, often just searching on usenet for those file will net you the entire title. Usenet/newsgroup search sites:
Newzleech.com
Binsearch.info
Console games:
abgx.net
Video (tv/movie):
VCDQuality
Anything:
NFroogle
Doopes
TheIsoNews
these are just a few, many more sites are out there. Please feel free to contribute to the list by messaging a staff member.
