What is the goal for making a torrent freeleech ?

alucard6666

Thanks, guys. Now I understand how the freelech system works

chaka86

Freeleech torrents are a pretty simple affair, with a "reward" not so well defined, really…

If a member has spare bonus points (ie the member has a great ratio, and doesn't need to use the bonus points to trade in for upload credit, to improve his ratio) he can use the bonus points to make any torrent older than a week into a freeleech torrent.

Whoever is seeding that torrent, from that point on, would be earning upload credit, same as the normal situation.

While the torrent remains a freeleech torrent, downloading of that torrent does not count against a member's ratio (no download debit is applied, for that freeleech torrent).

After the freeleech period of the torrent expires, however, the {continued} download then counts against a member's ratio, just as normal.

I see this action of a member making a torrent freeleech more as a "gift", as I can't really see how to make this "cost effective", for a member, where they would earn as much upload credit, for making a torrent freeleech, as it "cost" to have made it freeleech, in the first place.

One possible exception to this might be... where you were the ONLY seeder of a certain torrent... and you decided to make it freeleech... then the torrent would become very popular very quickly, and as long as you happened to remain the sole seeder of that torrent... yes, you'd be earning ALL of the upload credit.

Hope this helps!
Take care,
Pawpcorn
GTRU Staff

Thank you. Was wondering that myself

cinho1223

improve ratio

hoxton25

Agree!

bearbearbear

When someone requests a reseed of a torrent I sometimes make it freeleech so it will be easier for them to grab, especially if I am the only seeder or when there are only a couple of seeders. Otherwise, they may not be able to connect at all.

I also will make a torrent freeleech when I am deleting a video I don't want to keep any longer and I'm the only seeder. That will hopefully keep it alive. I would hate to see a torrent die because I deleted the file without bothering to do that first.

Every once in a while, I will make a torrent freeleech just because I like it and think others will too, especially with themed films. That way people who don't have a good ratio can get the film without making their ratio worse and maybe even improve their ratio by sharing it with others.

I guess it's a good way to use up points I don't need in a way that benefits others.

makhluk

idk…

xcessheat

i find making a torrent freeleech sometime helps my ratio more than my new uploads

808bbboTTom

Oh… My... God... However or whomever made this current Freeleech selection. I will blow you and carry your children!! THANK YOU!! :cheesy2: :hug: :cheers: :love: :churn:

lololulu19

@raphjd:

@flissff:

A further thought on this: I can exchange seed bonus points for uploaded GB. If I were able to exchange uploaded GB to seed bonus points, I could make more torrents freeleech! :crazy2: :crazy2:

Very odd request.

I think you're the first person to ask for that.

That is actually a good idea. I find that I run out of seed BONUS points making it impossible for me to set torrents to FREELEECH.

ssd

@lololulu19:

@raphjd:

@flissff:

A further thought on this: I can exchange seed bonus points for uploaded GB. If I were able to exchange uploaded GB to seed bonus points, I could make more torrents freeleech! :crazy2: :crazy2:

Very odd request.

I think you're the first person to ask for that.

That is actually a good idea. I find that I run out of seed BONUS points making it impossible for me to set torrents to FREELEECH.

I second this.

Currently we can perform a one-way transaction of 600 SeedBonus -> 10GB Uploaded.
It would be fantastic if we could perform the opposite: 10GB Uploaded -> 600 SeedBonus (or some variant thereof).
This way, I could use my extra ratio / upload buffer, and make more torrents freeleech for others to enjoy.

edit: typo error