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I am a little strict that people check my server and justwatch.com before making a request. Other than that, me and my users get along just fine!
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Chillmatic posted:Yep lmao. I don't get it. I used to get requests by text or whatever, then I quickly relaized that was annoying and hit up google and found.....I forget which one, Ombi before it was ombi I guess (did that used to be called Plex Requests?). Sent a URL out to people and told them to do it themselves. Problem solved.
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Oct 27, 2023 23:26
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That Works posted:I hate your friends and family too fwiw I don't blame you. They're a bunch of jerks!
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Oct 27, 2023 23:29
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Motronic posted:I don't get it. I used to get requests by text or whatever, then I quickly relaized that was annoying and hit up google and found.....I forget which one, Ombi before it was ombi I guess (did that used to be called Plex Requests?). Sent a URL out to people and told them to do it themselves. Problem solved. Even this cracks me up a little. Like drat dude, were your users really that demanding before? I set up Ombi as well but only because I know at least two people who are sort of shy and hate asking for things, and they really prefer being able to do it themselves. Others like to reach out and request something directly, it's a great excuse to chat and catch up (time permitting, yadda yadda).
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Oct 27, 2023 23:30
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Chillmatic posted:Even this cracks me up a little. Like drat dude, were your users really that demanding before? I set up Ombi as well but only because I know at least two people who are sort of shy and hate asking for things, and they really prefer being able to do it themselves. Others like to reach out and request something directly, it's a great excuse to chat and catch up (time permitting, yadda yadda). Not sure why it "cracks you up", but the typical scenario is literally hanging out with someone and having them go "oh I forgot to ask you to get....." at some point and telling them to text me because I wouldn't remember. Self service was a more immediate and better option for everyone involved and I do not need to be a gatekeeper of stuff as an excuse or to be able to socialize.
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Oct 27, 2023 23:40
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LRADIKAL posted:I am a little strict that people check my server and justwatch.com before making a request. Other than that, me and my users get along just fine! I just have Overseerr set up and let that handle requests
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Oct 27, 2023 23:50
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All these request things are too much for my family, granted my mom is over 70. I just have them text or email me. For those using infuse, check out the TestFlight builds the Plex integration is much better.
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Oct 27, 2023 23:58
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jisforjosh posted:I just have Overseerr set up and let that handle requests we do this too, it's great - ~10 households request management with no muss no fuss
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Oct 27, 2023 23:59
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I don't think it's much of a stretch to imagine that somebody willing to set up a dozen services for handing out content would set up another one so people could automatically request stuff. It's probably more about the challenge of it than any actual need, in many cases.
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Oct 28, 2023 00:07
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Overseerr is The Way. The only thing I don't do on my Plex server (yet) "because users" is 4K. I don't have a GPU and even beefy Xeons cry trying to transcode 4K, and most people never bother to change off the default resolution setting. But instead of getting mad at them, I just sit here mildly annoyed that Plex hasn't created a feature to disable transcoding on a per-library basis, and enjoy all the empty diskspace in the meantime.
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Oct 28, 2023 00:09
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My only rules are no kids movies and nothing that's on Netflix otherwise go hog wild. And if I reject a request I text first to check.
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Oct 28, 2023 00:16
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I have a discord for requests and a bot that posts new releases. It's kind of a fun little community of friends, family and co workers.
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Oct 28, 2023 00:30
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I just tell users to send me a text with the title. Sometimes I may have to ask what year but overall it’s a breeze. The only rule I have for content is absolutely no overtly political stuff of any variety and that also includes Covid conspiracy or other poo poo like that. So far it hasn’t been an issue. For a while it included no kids stuff but a few users basically begged so I made a kids folder and the stuff in there gets watched a ton so it’s worth it. Hard to say no to the kiddos out there! Password sharing is the only thing that will result in someone getting kicked off as I’ve had it happen with other services in the past where no one would fess up so that is firm no-no for me. Oh and one time someone texted me about how they were surprised I had some “woke tv show” in the library and when I told them they can gently caress right off back to the streaming services they canceled if they don’t like it they quickly apologized lol.
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Oct 28, 2023 04:57
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kri kri posted:For those using infuse, check out the TestFlight builds the Plex integration is much better. How so? Do they do something other than just dumping everything into either “TV” or “Movies” now?
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Oct 28, 2023 05:41
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Matt Zerella posted:My only rules are no kids movies and nothing that's on Netflix otherwise go hog wild. And if I reject a request I text first to check. What do you have against kids movies you monster  Just limit it to everything from my own childhood, that stuff was great 
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Oct 28, 2023 05:55
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Takes No Damage posted:What do you have against kids movies you monster Oh yeah if it's from 80-90 it's fine, though I'd seriously consider rejecting Land Before Time. But I'm not making GBS threads up my Plex server with Puss in Boots 8 because you're too cheap to pay for Disney plus.
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Oct 28, 2023 13:48
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Matt Zerella posted:Oh yeah if it's from 80-90 it's fine Please don't gatekeep children's media FFS.
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Oct 28, 2023 14:11
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Khablam posted:It's absolutely of top priority children are exposed to the 80's and 90's systemic misogyny and not any of this modern crap. Ok calm down. I don't want kids stuff on my plex in general. I'm not gatekeeping anything.
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Oct 28, 2023 15:05
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Matt Zerella posted:Ok calm down. I don't want kids stuff on my plex in general. I'm not gatekeeping anything. You're gatekeeping your own Plex server! 
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Oct 28, 2023 15:46
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Yeah, I'm not too picky with what people choose. The most popular kids movie on my server is frozen and one kid watched it like 25 times. Not too demanding.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:10
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LRADIKAL posted:Yeah, I'm not too picky with what people choose. The most popular kids movie on my server is frozen and one kid watched it like 25 times. Not too demanding. I have a suggestion for all you people who don't want kids movies: Let it go Let it go Don't hold them back anymore Let it go Let it go Open up the storage door I don't care what you're going to say Let the movies in The mouse never bothered me anyway
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Oct 28, 2023 16:17
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No thanks. Sorry.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:19
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Matt Zerella posted:No thanks. Sorry. The funniest part about this whole detour is anyone with a strong opinion on what's on somebody else's Plex server.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:21
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Hahaha, I mean, I get it. My wife and I have decided we don’t want kids. We aren’t foaming idiots about it that use the term “breeders” or anything. Kids are great, we just don’t want them. Ive got no problem accommodating parents in my daily life, you’ve got little people to look after. But I think it’s ok for me to have one little rule that says I don’t want your kids movies on my plex which I built, paid for, and pay for monthly in electricity and internet. If that upsets people, go off i guess. I’m not a tyrant on my plex but im allowed to set some terms if I want. Someone requested 57 Seconds last week and we watched it last night and it was hilarious and terrible and I’m glad someone added a movie to my plex id never otherwise add. But Frozen 6 is never gonna get watched, and im not gonna have it on my server.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:25
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IOwnCalculus posted:Overseerr is The Way. Most people setup another instance of Sonarr/Radarr and library just for 4k. Overseer even has an option for this.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:29
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Matt Zerella posted:... I’m glad someone added a movie to my plex id never otherwise add. Kinda sounds like you're open to cinematic adventures into the unknooooooown Into the unknOOOoooooon Into the unknOOOOOOOOOwn! cruft fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Oct 28, 2023 |
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Oct 28, 2023 16:33
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That solves the separate library issue (and I'm already set up to handle that in the future if/when needed) but I don't even want those separate libraries until I can tell Plex to not transcode anything played from them, ever.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:36
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cruft posted:I have a suggestion for all you people who don't want kids movies: Lmao
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cruft posted:Kinda sounds like you're open to cinematic adventures into the unknooooooown 
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Oct 28, 2023 16:38
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Kids stuff is great, if you don't watch Bluey and get feels there's something wrong
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Oct 28, 2023 16:47
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I can't sully my over provisioned storage pool with crotch spawn entertainment!
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Oct 28, 2023 16:53
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pzy posted:Kids stuff is great, if you don't watch Bluey and get feels there's something wrong Bandit is an amazing dad and I hate him deeply.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:56
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LRADIKAL posted:I can't sully my over provisioned storage pool with crotch spawn entertainment! A whole lot of cringe has come out of Reddit but this one tops it all for me, gross.
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Oct 28, 2023 16:59
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LRADIKAL posted:I can't sully my over provisioned storage pool with crotch spawn entertainment! I grew up watching MASH with my dad, there's no way I delete it 
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Oct 28, 2023 17:00
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Matt Zerella posted:A whole lot of cringe has come out of Reddit but this one tops it all for me, gross. Oh you sweet summer child... Crotch spawn goes back *at least* to live journal if not earlier.
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Oct 28, 2023 17:07
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I remember hearing it in the late 80s, before the typing lab at school got converted into the computer lab.
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Oct 28, 2023 17:12
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I only remember seeing it on these very forums like 20 years ago.
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Oct 28, 2023 17:59
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My friends have a kid that’s probably around 2 or 3, and the most watched thing on my server is a little 20 minute film she adores (The Tiger That Came to Tea) which has been played around 40 times in the last few months. I can’t deny her that, nor the pain it undoubtedly causes my friends to have to sit through it yet again.
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Oct 28, 2023 19:08
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I always gotta laugh at people who get annoyed when the users they've willingly added to their Plex server request something. Like, how much effort is it to queue up a download, especially if you have automations in place lmao.
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I can’t remember ever caring about transcoding or even looking at my server watch history.
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