There is no need to be like that.

There was a huge thread on this a few weeks ago which I can't believe you didn't see with a search. Basically in it's simplest form all you need to do is link directly to files/graphics or whatever instead of adding links to websites.

It is already setup to rate links and show hits etc...so it is just a matter of customizing the design and maybe a little bit of tweaking here and there. Try looking at hotscripts.com

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