Seeding and leeching
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Can anyone explain what seeding and leeching is and how to do it to improve ratio?
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@Sleepyalot I'm not the one to answer the ratio question, but seeding and leeching are basic to peer to peer and torrent sites, and you can look the terms up on either the Urban dictionary or something like that or Wikipedia to better understand them.
Essentially, to seed is to have a file sit on your computer and make it available (in the case of this site, for other torrent users) to be able to download because you (and hopefully others) are seeding the file. I tried to grab a file about ten hours ago without realizing no one was seeding it when I selected it so after a few hours, I disconnected then came back here and ask if someone could see it. I reopened my torrent client (a client is simply a way to grab/download a torrent file) and eventually - while I was streaming a comedy special and downloading some graphic novels, I realized that I had the entire, half GB file! I've let it sit there (even though that's not where I keep/want my porn) since the important thing about seeding is to have it in the same place you download originally too). i will eventually duplicate the file to move it to my backup external, but that's irrelevant to your question.
Someone else may have a better explanation but leeching essentially means you are downloading/grabbing files without SEEDING back. Essentially, if I had just download my 500MB and then walked away without leaving the file there and providing the option for others to grab it, then I am a LEECH.
Hope this helps but also go look at the FAQ.
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@FDS2000 Thanks for your help. I looked at Faq but it was still a bit unclear that's why I asked.
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@Sleepyalot Try reading through this - and no worries, happy to help:
https://www.wikihow.com/Seed-a-Torrent -
how to do it to improve ratio? ...
Seed downloads to earn upload credit (newer torrents = more traffic)
Seed downloads to earn 0.5 seed bonus points per hour (exchange for upload credit)
Reseed older torrent requests with only one/zero seeders to earn upload credit. This means redownload .torrent file and point toward file on hard drive.
Upload new torrents to earn upload credit when others download. This is possible even with download rights suspended
Upload new torrents to receive thank you seed bonus points gifted from other members
Download and seed freeleech torrents. This costs no download amount and gives you upload credit on these heavy traffic torrents
Vote category on completed downloads to earn 2 seed bonus points per vote
Search for duplicate torrents and earn 50 seed bonus points per confirmed report.
Submit pictures for torrents with < 10 total photos to earn 1 point per approved picture ...SEE: https://www.gaytorrent.ru/rationator.php
What is freeleech and how can it help my ratio?
Seed bonus points can be used to put a torrent on freeleech status for a certain period of time. Our system also periodically selects torrents to add to this list randomly. You can view the freeleech torrent list HERE. https://www.gaytorrent.ru/browse.php?search=&incldead=1&infl=1&orderby=size&sort=descFreeleech torrents do NOT count against your ratio (download amountl) as long as it remains on freeleech.
If you seed a freeleech torrent, you will continue to receive upload credit if others download it.
If you are still downloading when a freeleech torrent converts back to regular torrent status, only the portion that remains to be downloaded will count against your ratio.
Users with ratios in gracetime or removed download privileges can still download freeleech torrents, one at a time. By seeding them, you can improve your ratio.
Only torrents that are older than one week can be placed on freeleech.
Seed bonus points used to put a torrent on freeleech are not given to the original uploader, but are instead is a community donation for freeleech by all users.[œùæ] : " Mahirap mag dunong dunongan, Kung wala kang kaalam alam " ...
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@john32123666 Yeah, I read through all that and I'm sure the OP here read through all that, but some of it is not helpful and I'm used to P2P sites and was a Lime user back in the days before I ended up with a badly infected PowerPC Mac and lost all my data when they idiot computer shop wiped my HD versus pulling it out like I asked them to. But enough about my ancient history.
For example, I'm not using a torrent client so I'm not clear on how I can show I am seeding (even though Free Download Manager is clearly showing that I AM seeding the one torrent I did download yesterday).
And I'm also not clear on how to 'point' to this file on my laptop either, and again I'm not some newbie - but assume that's simply a lack of torrent client issue.
Finally, as a Mac user, it looks like trying to upload torrents is going to way more production than it looks like some others here even manage, based on a cursory look at some of the torrents I looked it with the model in the one torrent I wanted.
My point is that some of this FAQ stuff is not 'plain English' even for those for whom that is their primary language so likely a problem for the majority of those for whom English is a second language.
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For example, I'm not using a torrent client so I'm not clear on how I can show I am seeding (even though Free Download Manager is clearly showing that I AM seeding the one torrent I did download yesterday).
Lime, Free Download Manager ... is not supported here ...
From the FAQ : ... clients in alpha or beta version should be avoided.
The site recommend, not to use so called multiprotocol clients like Limewire, Shareaza, Ares, Free Download Manager and whatever there is available in that category.
Those clients are usually only good for one protocol for which they were originally programmed and support BitTorrent only rudimentary,
sometimes with wrong stats or reporting one download finished a lot of times. Use such clients at your own risk.
We will answer support questions for them only with one sentence:
uninstall that client and use a decent and capable BitTorrent only client!Torrent Client for Mac Users:
SEE: https://mac.eltima.com/best-torrent-clients-for-mac.htmlFor Windows:
SEE: https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/best-torrent-clients/You can use any bittorrent client ...
except these banned Clients: below]
µTorrent (below versions 1.8.1)
BitComet (below version 0.69)
Bitlord
ABC
Bitspirit
TorrentStorm
Burst!
BitBuddy
Shareaza
XBT
TurboBT
Thunder a.k.a. Xunlei ...
SEE: https://www.gaytorrent.ru/faq.php#21And I'm also not clear on how to 'point' to this file on my laptop either, and again I'm not some newbie - but assume that's simply a lack of torrent client issue.
How to Reseed? | How do I upload a new torrent?
SEE: https://www.gaytorrent.ru/faq.php#505Lastly ...
We don't make the rules, we follow them ...[œùæ] : " Mahirap mag dunong dunongan, Kung wala kang kaalam alam " ...
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@john32123666 Thank you for your comments. I suspect that this site is, ultimately, not for me if these are your site rules. I've no interest in paying for the recommended torrent client as per the link you provided, for example. But thanks for taking the time to copy and paste this information.
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@FDS2000 First I will help you: You don't need to pay any money to have a feature-rich torrent client. You said you're on OSX, you have the option to use Qbittorrent, which is completely open-source, full of the most recent libtorrent implementations, safe, light, and completely free with zero ads. Development is supported by donations.
Now some insightful feedback: Just from reading a couple of messages of yours one can notice you're completely underwhelmed and uninterested in being a part of a private tracker community like this one. It's specially easier for you to feel distasteful by the idea of breaking your head to build yourself a reputation.when you have zero knowledge on how P2P works as of today. The fact that you used Lime Wire 23 years ago is not only irrelevant bult also quite harmful as it can lead you to think you know the torrenting drill. That's why you're so reluctant to use a proper torrent client, you think it'll be as a pain in the ass experience, full of ads and ridiculously unsafe as Lime Wire was more than 20 years ago.
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@ianfontinell I appreciate you taking the time to respond. That said, you are not correct.
I have used P2P clients as recently as the past few years, but not in a torrent environment. And, as such, I appreciate that (a) to play in that environment you need to bring a share, (b) your share needs to hash out to make it worthwhile, (c) and comparable aspects of that. This particular place has their own little rules that don't reflect a common P2P experience, and just because they are familiar to you, and you can work within them, doesn't mean anything more than those two sentences.
And I've downloaded torrents as well as files uploaded to torrents using FDM as recently as this month. I have excellent sources for a lot of things many people on the planet use for torrents, such as music, software, entertainment, books, etc., that using torrents isn't a huge need for me.
I appreciate, as well, your comments about Qbit, if you were a Mac user, I might put more stock into them. Since you are not, apparently, I'm going to trust in my own research and use Transmission, since that the suggestion I received, based on my OS and current machine set up, that Mac users made to me on various subreddits.
But thank you for playing, pal.
