Often times, new visitors to So Many Roads ask why numerous old posts have dead links. The answer is simple. First, given that we have over 5000 shows posted on this site, it is next to impossible to keep all the links active, That would be a full time job and nothing new would get posted.
Second, and maybe more important, the free download hosts that I use simply do not store files for more than 60 to 90 days. And believe me, I have tried countless ones over the year - from the original Megaupload to Zippyshare to Sendspace to Workupload to Solidfiles to our latest, Mirrored.to. All have their pro's and con's, but none that I know of keep free files for more than 1 or 2 months. If you want to store files for longer, then you have to pay. And that is simply not happening. My wife already says this blog takes up too much of my time. She sure as hell isn't letting me pay monthly cloud storage fees. And even if cost wasn't an issue, paying for storage doesn't mean all links will always stay active. Pay services usually limit how much data you can store in the cloud and may even limit how often a file can be downloaded. And they can cancel your service - deleting all your files and links - at any point if they think you are violating their terms of service. That just happened to a fellow blogger a few months ago.
All that said, if you are looking for a re-up of a show, feel free to leave a request in the comments section of the post. We have a formal re-post policy here at So Many Roads (go here) which really consists of just 2 things:
- Please limit your requests to 2 re-posts a week - lots of other folks are asking and I just can't get to them all if you overload me with requests
- Please be polite when you ask for a re-post. Leaving a coment like "Dead Link" is a statement of fact, not a request. I really do appreciate a "please" or a "thanks in advance" as part of your request. A little kindness goes a long way.
