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I agree with people that say they should all be kept on the archive.
I agree with the idea that it would be nice if there could be an easy way for people to identify, and thereby not waste their time downloading, garbage. Practicality of implementation is, of course, an issue (or series of issues). Mind you, it could be said that the review/comment/star system is already there for that purpose (though, clearly, it isn't perfect - can any system be?).
I do not agree that there should be a flag/button/whatever named for "TerryWADs" because, IMO, doing so would give such WADs the notoriety that their authors crave. Making them an identified and "official" special case would be a bad thing IMO. However, the more general term of "troll wad" would be fine. Again, however, the practicalities of identifying implementing and perhaps monitoring the use of the troll wad button/feature are potentially problematic.
Usually if I download a troll WAD, it can be identified pretty quickly and then disposed of accordingly. I don't really have a huge problem with them. "Oh, it's shit. Fine, delete, move on." It only takes a matter of seconds. I don't see it as a huge problem personally. It doesn't really impact on my life much at all. It is a shame that the archive is being diluted with shit though.
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