The restriction is only when you edit an existing map. If you upload a new map, you can fill whatever the info you want. Edition is restricted to admin/modo/adv user and original uploader.

Before, anyone could update without any verification.

Ideally, I would like a system where anyone can update but require a validation from modo/adv users.

03-31-2025 at 4:28 PM

Arkshine:

For now, if a normal user wants to update authors info, they can ask here, or we can make dedicated topic on the forum.

03-31-2025 at 4:28 PM

Arkshine:

I don't mind adding more adv users, as long the user is vouched by an existing modo/adv user.

03-31-2025 at 4:31 PM

Arkshine:

As dev myself, I would like to redo the website from scratch. The existing code is very very old. The original owner Chapo did an amazing job creating the website.
It's true that I'm having a hard time finding time to work on this project at the moment.

03-31-2025 at 4:41 PM

Arkshine:

I will install a new modern forum soon to share ideas, suggestions, etc. I can't stand the existing forum; it's outdated, and I don't want to create new stuff on such a relic of the past.

03-31-2025 at 4:48 PM

rUsHnUt:

Ok I see.
You speak of "and original uploader."
Does that mean a normal user can still edit his own submitted maps afterwards?

03-31-2025 at 4:52 PM

Arkshine:

Yes, correct.

03-31-2025 at 4:53 PM

rUsHnUt:

P.s.: It goes without saying we all truly appreciate the effort you make in emergency situations like the one that just happened.
Without you this site wouldn't even be up anymore.

03-31-2025 at 4:55 PM

Igrik:

Make 17B Great Again

03-31-2025 at 5:10 PM

Blackcock:

@Arkshine:it was a bad idea to ask you to make registration of new users open.
I suggest making it closed again, so that the database is not downloaded.
And so that an unregistered user can download a maximum of 10 maps per day.
And cancel all registered accounts for the past year!
Because I see that byplt is not banned for his misdeeds. I'm sure he still has accounts in reserv

03-31-2025 at 5:39 PM

Blackcock:

@Arkshine: Make quick registration paid (0.1 - 1 dollar).
And if they want it for free, then let them, like I did in my time, wait for approval or contact you on Facebook.
And I suggest making an ad block in the site header with servers for cs 1.6, so that the site at least brings in some income.
These are my suggestions for now

03-31-2025 at 5:39 PM

rUsHnUt:

@Blackcock: As far as i know byplt wasn't the one changing all maps to system map and ORIGINALLY replacing author to his name.
Upon trying to make all maps at once downloadable again, he had to figure out what part of data was changed upon downloading a map but unfortunately he changed ( by accident? ) the author name for all maps.

03-31-2025 at 5:54 PM

rUsHnUt:

Before that point, the author for all maps was already changed into some strange trojan-virus name regardless.
So nothing was lost due to his effort of trying to make the maps available for everyone.
Unless I'm uninformed about this whole story and there's stuff I do not know ( yet ).

03-31-2025 at 5:54 PM

Blackcock:

@rUsHnUt: It was calmer when registration was closed and approved manually.

03-31-2025 at 6:17 PM

rUsHnUt:

I agree but does not make byplt the one that "hacked" the database/site.
The way he achieved his goal of making all maps downloadable again can be up for debate but that's Arkshine job to take any repercussions if he feels necessary.

03-31-2025 at 6:29 PM

rUsHnUt:

In my eyes byplt helped the site rather than trying to f*ck it up.
Again, unless there's more to the story I'm currently unaware of.

03-31-2025 at 6:32 PM

Arkshine:

Before, you could edit a map info even without being logged in (this was by design), so closing registration would not help here.

03-31-2025 at 6:39 PM

byplt:

There are already bugs/exploits exists, waiting to be revealed, at least ddosing is pretty simple, so website need to be updated. BTW, im already shared my script to edit of the entire website, if you want, i can share again.

03-31-2025 at 7:20 PM

Arkshine:

guys, please don't abuse the website

If I parse all the logs, I will know who did dirty.

03-31-2025 at 8:05 PM

byplt:

I didn't any exploit, just tried to fix. Before, i shared a workaround to download map while the downloads were not working. (Link)

03-31-2025 at 8:14 PM

rUsHnUt:

@Arkshine: Is there currently a character limit for forum posts?

Yesterday at 9:58 AM

Arkshine:

No idea. I guess there is a limit for everything, why?

Yesterday at 7:42 PM

FIXXOR:

@rUsHnUt it's not that deep lol, I used to sometimes add the author of the map for filtering purposes while going through the maps on here, I'm not gonna beg for such a trivial privilege in the end, anyone being able to edit authors was a good idea since very few cared to, too bad

Yesterday at 10:03 PM

Arkshine:

It's a good idea until someone messes up the database on purpose. Unfortunately, the days where you could trust people around a project are gone. The ability for anyone to propose changes will be back, but not without control/validation by someone.

Yesterday at 11:15 PM

FIXXOR:

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Thanks, updated.

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FIXXOR:

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