We've had a lot of debates on allowing freebies from sites that require free membership in order to download. On the one hand, it's a hassle to have to sign up at a lot of different sites. On the other hand, we want to let people know of as many resources as possible and we definitely understand why sites would want the sign-up before allowing downloads. From now on, if a freebie requires sign up at another site, we will approve the freebies (assuming they're valid) but we will require that it says in the "Notes and Requirements" box that free membership is required. (Or we'll put it in, but we'll be cranky if we keep having to add that in for the same sites.) Note: if paid membership is required, then the freebie will be disallowed as it obviously isn't free. This allows everyone to know about the generosity of these sites while letting people know there's an extra step involved to download the freebies. Sorry if we've been inconsistant in the past. We've had a lot of good arguments on both sides of the debate and we think this is a good compromise. There's a few freebies that were in pending while we reached a decision on this. Hopefully they'll get approved tonight. If you had a freebie that was denied in the past due to the sign-up requirement, please feel free to resubmit them if you'd like. Questions? Comments? Chocolate?

Chocolate is always so nice :)

I do have a question that may have already been decided in another thread but I'm uncertain of: What about the Free Stuff items that require you to hunt through a site to obtain it? I think a warning in the "Notes and Requirements" box should be included for that too because it's damned annoying to have to sift through multiple pages on a site in an effort to locate a file even if it is being offered for free!

Just my 2 cents worth :)

Ditto. I also have sometimes wanted to download something, but I decided not to when I found that I would have to go through a ferreting session first. Particularly today when the solar flare is making international email slow.

If it's easy to find, like clicking on the download link displayed prominently on the linked page, then it's not a big deal. If it's an IQ test to find the download, then it's declined with an IM sent asking for either a direct link or instructions in the Notes and Requirements section.

Awesome!!! Now where is the link to the aforementioned chocolate?! :)

Attached Link: http://www.hersheys.com/index_flash.asp

Hehehehe! I left you that opening on purpose Crescent - just so you knew! lol!

OMG - this site is heaven, I'm adding it to my favorites for those times when I'm jonesing for some chocolate! Talk about stoking the fire!

I still remember back in the day when I was working as an electrical contractor I had to have the store owner move some heavy boxes out of my way so I could finish installing the overhead lighting. When I asked what was in them he opened one up and it was filled with 25 pound slabs of swiss chocolate! Cases of them stacked to the ceiling!

I'm sharing this for the benefit of all the other chocolaholics here which I'm sure are many :)