Duplicates
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Do users that up load duplicates receive any kind of warning? It seems some uploaders are aware that these dups are not removed straight away therefore earning them ratio/bonus points.
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If the torrent is removed for being a duplicate, the user receives a PM asking them to keep seeding the torrent until it reads "unregistered torrent". This is to allow any users who may be currently downloading the torrent to finish doing so, while preventing any new users from beginning the download.
The other reason they often disappear is due to DMCA requests. When this happens, again, the user is notified by PM to advise them of which torrent was removed, and that it was removed due to a DMCA request. In this type of case, the torrent is removed immediately, even if there are other users downloading the torrent.
In both cases, the user is notified to tell them that their torrent has been or will be taken down, and the reason why it is being taken down. So yes… In either event, the uploader is made aware of the situation, whatever it may be.
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If the torrent is removed for being a duplicate, the user receives a PM asking them to keep seeding the torrent until it reads "unregistered torrent". This is to allow any users who may be currently downloading the torrent to finish doing so, while preventing any new users from beginning the download.
The other reason they often disappear is due to DMCA requests. When this happens, again, the user is notified by PM to advise them of which torrent was removed, and that it was removed due to a DMCA request. In this type of case, the torrent is removed immediately, even if there are other users downloading the torrent.
In both cases, the user is notified to tell them that their torrent has been or will be taken down, and the reason why it is being taken down. So yes… In either event, the uploader is made aware of the situation, whatever it may be.
Sorry I should have clarified, when I say warning I mean a penalty warning i.e Don't do it again…..
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Oh… Yes... You get a PM for each one. If it's just one here and there, we generally don't do anything. Also, if the duplicates are all older and harder to find torrents, we also generally don't do much. If however it seems like every last upload that you're uploading is not only flooding the new torrent uploads, but is almost damn near all duplicates, then we generally step in and start taking action.
As a general rule though, you don't have much to be worried about with duplicates if you're making an honest effort to contribute, but just happen to hit a few duplicates along the way.
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Oh… Yes... You get a PM for each one. If it's just one here and there, we generally don't do anything. Also, if the duplicates are all older and harder to find torrents, we also generally don't do much. If however it seems like every last upload that you're uploading is not only flooding the new torrent uploads, but is almost damn near all duplicates, then we generally step in and start taking action.
As a general rule though, you don't have much to be worried about with duplicates if you're making an honest effort to contribute, but just happen to hit a few duplicates along the way.
Thanks for clarifying.
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My guess is that most people who take their time to contribute with uploads do so with the intention of sharing something for other people to enjoy.
And yes, it may happen to be a duplicate. Some torrents are uploaded under different titles, and there's a chance you won't find the original upload, even when searching quite thoroughly for it before making an upload yourself.
If it were to be punished making a mistake, it would probably also deter people from attempting to contribute
