[Woja]

Just found this. An interesting read. Thought I'd share it with you guys

Source:

http://filesharefreak.com/2010/07/10/rapidshare-links-vanish-on-blogs-warez-forums/

RapidShare Links Vanish on Blogs, Warez Forums

Who says piracy doesn’t pay? Try telling that to professional uploaders on warez forums and release blogs who are now boycotting RapidShare en masse. In the aftermath of the TF article which earlier confirmed RS has terminated their entire Rewards program, it is no longer advantageous to upload files to RS. Realistically the decision will indeed have a negative impact on RapidShare’s own revenue take for new subscriptions, not to mention dissuade uploaders from using the service at all. A reader recently posted this on RlsLog.net:

"Let’s teach the greedy losers at Rapidshare an important lesson! No one use Rapidshare or post rapidshare links! Let’s give our hard earned money to any other downloader, even if same cost as rapidshare. They need to be forced out of business for their most recent despicable stunt!" - Source here.

One could easily dismiss the above testimonial to be from an isolated, disgruntled user who feels he’s been wronged by the changes in RapidShare’s policies. The reality is the boycott is very much real. Everywhere you look, new RS links are drying up on just about every popular scene blog and forum. Nobody is posting RS anymore, and rightly so.

For evidence, check out todays release on RlsLog:

http://www.rlslog.net/repo-men-unrated-proper-dvdrip-xvid-alliance/

…and look for a rapidshare link…. (at the time of post, you won’t find one)
RapidShare, and their Catch-22:

With fewer links to be found at the public level, non-premium members will be less inclined to create premium accounts. At the other end, loyal premium members (who actively post links) no longer have incentive to do so under the new model as a result of RapidShare’s soon-to-be undeniable decline in popularity. None of this is new to RS veeps of course, and in an attempt to damage control the situation they recently lowered their pricing scheme to expedite more premium account signups. A price reduction sounds like a snappy idea on paper; but if there are no uploaders it coincides with no downloaders, and eventually there’s no one left to purchase premium accounts. A classic case of a snake eating its own tail.

[maya]

Great one Woja.....yes i am also facing such things.....most of the people are not willing to re-upload the content to the RS once it gets deleted.....at this pace after two or three months there will not be that much of content in the RS for downloading since no re-uploading or fresh uploading is being done to RS

[iTommy]

Personally i've never liked Rapidshare, have always prefered MU. This just eliminates my chances of uploading or downloading from Rapidshare ever again.

[duwdu]

May be those RS folks want to eat their cake and have it? It certainly isn't working. For me too, it's bye-bye RS.