In the hope that something will be done, I think shalym has some excellent ideas. My opinions.
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So what should be done with someone who doesn't follow the guidelines, then? Since you and Catlady both agree that it is a grievous crime, should the offender be banned from the forum?
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If they show continued non-compliance, than yes.
A mod should than go through all their contributions, and modify the first post, in bold and big letters, saying that the poster isn't following the guidelines.
If someones doesn't follow the guidelines for general posts, they get banned (after warnings). Why not for uploads?
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... Should he be banned from uploading? ...
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they would be
banned, so uploading wouldn't be possible.
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... Or...should someone who is very very worried about it maybe do something to fix the problem? Something like maybe posting about the issue in the thread related to the uploaded book file? ...
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The thread should be reported, and a mod should edit the first post saying that the contribution is under review.
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... Or possibly creating a corrected version of the file and uploading it to the library and posting that your version is definitively based on what you hope is the definitive print version?
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The important thing, IMO, is that the first post indicates the type of the contribution. If necessary, the mod does this.
The important thing for me is that I know what is being contributed in the first post. I don't care if there are modifications, I just want to know they exist.
Until this happens, the MR library is just another source; below PG, and the same as all the others.