Breath new Life into the Dead
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So I have been a member since 2007, and use the site on occasion. And since 2007 access to porn has changed. Let's face it is probably easier to stream on your phone now than wait to download a torrent. Instead of burning files onto DVDs I now have a 1TB external drive…. But it's good to have some hard files for a playlist if your having a friend(s) over because streaming is a pain in the butt with ads, searching for videos, they don't stream nicely in a large format consecutively... I could go on and on.
I have always kept my seed bonus pretty good... Until I downloaded a couple huge files. Now I have to seed more. It was a lot easier to seed in 2007 too because there was more people it seemed or maybe the internet companies didn't throttle you as much like they do now. So I tried going through my collection to try uploading stuff I could not find only to start seeing my files flagged as duplicates. Mistake number 1: the search results are crazy and started using the browser find feature... that Helped. Mistake number 2: not searching for Dead Files... ok great a file is dead, but who is going to pick that file I can now bring to life.... NO ONE because when I get on here to look at what to download I look at what's new; what's being seeded so I know I can get it in a reasonable about of time, and I am sure that's what most people do here. Unless you are looking for something specific.
Now through uploading a torrent, and yes it may have been a duplicate because I could not find it, a lot of people downloaded it who otherwise would not have because the torrent was brought to the top of the search results again. If it has been buried at the end of the search result with 0 or 1 seeder. or it's dead and no one is looking at it why is it still around? Why is it being kept around for years in the search results by the off chance someone uploads a torrent thinking it's new and then getting flagged for 50 bonus points and killing my chance to seed a file because I breathed new life into it. SO there the original torrent sits with no action and the new one uploaded gets killed for being active.
I am finding it frustrating to upload New Items only to be flagged because I could not find them in the first place. If could not find the original, who is going to find it to download it so I can seed it?
You need to breath new life into system or downloading torrents themselves are probably going to die. Stopped using torrents for music because an apple subscription is easier and the cost of what used to be 1 cd a month. I can download what I want when I want. Stopped using torrents for movies because I can watch what I want to on netflix, hulu, and youtube. Lots of different porn sites to choose from, been on them all but still the hard file in some cases are beneficial, that's why I started coming back.
So I'll do what I can to get my seed ratio back up but at this point I'm not sure it's even worth it.
Thanks for listening, just voicing my concern. Any tips and tricks would be helpful.
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Any tips and tricks would be helpful.
I did the same thing you did once, uploaded a new torrent for a video that had a dead torrent. Here's what you should do instead:
Just move the video file you have into your torrent download folder. Then download the original but dead torrent file from here again and add it to your torrent software. It should recognize and check the old file and then you can seed it so that it's not a dead file any longer.
When you used the search feature, you can specify active, dead only, or active and dead torrents.
You could even ask a mod if they would recycle the old torrent files to make it appear as a new torrent to attract downloaders since it would revive a long-dead torrent to fix. The net effect would be the same as if you had uploaded a new torrent.
See "How to reseed?" in the FAQ here:
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There are a few things I would recommend for your situation.
- I strongly recommend that you get a VPN service such as PrivateVPN.
This will not only keep your identity away from copyright trolls, but it will also add a layer of protection to connections coming from your computer, to such a point where even your ISP cannot see what you are doing online. Because of this, you can bypass the throttling mechanisms that your particular ISP puts into place. Most importantly, it will help you avoid getting notices from copyright trolls, which can become rather costly.
- Don't worry about the duplicates.
We are currently not penalizing people for duplicates other than to have their duplicate torrent removed because we are well aware that searching for the original is not always an easy task, especially considering that the originals are not always properly labelled in the first place.
- You're welcome!
I took the liberty of going through your profile and putting a freeleech on the large torrents that you are downloading so that they do not count against your ratio, and will also go through your profile and freeleech and/or promote other torrents that qualify for it to help optimize your upload traffic. As well, I left you a rather generous SBP donation (given your account history) as a way of thanking you for making a genuine effort at contributing to the site. This should help solve your immediate situation.
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WOW thanks for the help! I appreciate it. I do have a VPN, Think I got suckered into the 3 year, can't remember lol I'll continue to seed and see what else I can upload to share.
The tips are also great.
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So I have been a member since 2007, and use the site on occasion. And since 2007 access to porn has changed. Let's face it is probably easier to stream on your phone now than wait to download a torrent. Instead of burning files onto DVDs I now have a 1TB external drive…. But it's good to have some hard files for a playlist if your having a friend(s) over because streaming is a pain in the butt with ads, searching for videos, they don't stream nicely in a large format consecutively... I could go on and on.
I have always kept my seed bonus pretty good... Until I downloaded a couple huge files. Now I have to seed more. It was a lot easier to seed in 2007 too because there was more people it seemed or maybe the internet companies didn't throttle you as much like they do now. So I tried going through my collection to try uploading stuff I could not find only to start seeing my files flagged as duplicates. Mistake number 1: the search results are crazy and started using the browser find feature... that Helped. Mistake number 2: not searching for Dead Files... ok great a file is dead, but who is going to pick that file I can now bring to life.... NO ONE because when I get on here to look at what to download I look at what's new; what's being seeded so I know I can get it in a reasonable about of time, and I am sure that's what most people do here. Unless you are looking for something specific.
Now through uploading a torrent, and yes it may have been a duplicate because I could not find it, a lot of people downloaded it who otherwise would not have because the torrent was brought to the top of the search results again. If it has been buried at the end of the search result with 0 or 1 seeder. or it's dead and no one is looking at it why is it still around? Why is it being kept around for years in the search results by the off chance someone uploads a torrent thinking it's new and then getting flagged for 50 bonus points and killing my chance to seed a file because I breathed new life into it. SO there the original torrent sits with no action and the new one uploaded gets killed for being active.
I am finding it frustrating to upload New Items only to be flagged because I could not find them in the first place. If could not find the original, who is going to find it to download it so I can seed it?
You need to breath new life into system or downloading torrents themselves are probably going to die. Stopped using torrents for music because an apple subscription is easier and the cost of what used to be 1 cd a month. I can download what I want when I want. Stopped using torrents for movies because I can watch what I want to on netflix, hulu, and youtube. Lots of different porn sites to choose from, been on them all but still the hard file in some cases are beneficial, that's why I started coming back.
So I'll do what I can to get my seed ratio back up but at this point I'm not sure it's even worth it.
Thanks for listening, just voicing my concern. Any tips and tricks would be helpful.
Ahhh….. What you have learned is one of my biggest frustrations of many private trackers! Personally, I have always been a proponent of purging content. My opinion, any torrent that has been dead for longer than six months should be removed. I think it's necessary so that content is refreshed. Especially since members come and go. But unfortunately, I think many trackers use dead torrents by adding them to their total content, in order to attract sign ups. It's very deceiving.
You're other point about streaming...... Well.... That depends.... Everyone has different levels of understanding with technology. Sometimes it may also have to do with your digital lifestyle as well. Torrent downloads are still very much alive, but if you only deal with a few trackers, it easy to assume people almost don't use torrents anymore (relatively speaking). There are a lot of people who are just technologically challenged, be it by knowledge, or the financial means to buy the tools needed to enjoy and maximize their torrent experience.
-AOS
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There are a few things I would recommend for your situation.
- I strongly recommend that you get a VPN service such as PrivateVPN.
This will not only keep your identity away from copyright trolls, but it will also add a layer of protection to connections coming from your computer, to such a point where even your ISP cannot see what you are doing online. Because of this, you can bypass the throttling mechanisms that your particular ISP puts into place. Most importantly, it will help you avoid getting notices from copyright trolls, which can become rather costly.
I was just passing through the forums, but this is something I've been wondering for a while now, so I figured I'd ask:
Ever since I created my account here, I was under the impression (at least from the rules) that I absolutely should not use a VPN to browse the website, as doing so would make it appear as though I'm sharing my account (due to VPNs recycling IP addresses), which would be grounds for an immediate ban. I still use a VPN for the actual torrenting side of things, though, and that's been perfectly fine for me. But sometimes I might still have a tab for this site open as I connect my VPN, which is enough to give me a mini heart attack as I frantically close the tab, in fear that my browser will send the site a request from the VPN's shared IP address.
So am I right about that? I'm not sure how strict the IP rule is, or if the moderation team has made some extra considerations for VPNs after I joined that I may not have heard of.
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There are a few things I would recommend for your situation.
- I strongly recommend that you get a VPN service such as PrivateVPN.
This will not only keep your identity away from copyright trolls, but it will also add a layer of protection to connections coming from your computer, to such a point where even your ISP cannot see what you are doing online. Because of this, you can bypass the throttling mechanisms that your particular ISP puts into place. Most importantly, it will help you avoid getting notices from copyright trolls, which can become rather costly.
I was just passing through the forums, but this is something I've been wondering for a while now, so I figured I'd ask:
Ever since I created my account here, I was under the impression (at least from the rules) that I absolutely should not use a VPN to browse the website, as doing so would make it appear as though I'm sharing my account (due to VPNs recycling IP addresses), which would be grounds for an immediate ban. I still use a VPN for the actual torrenting side of things, though, and that's been perfectly fine for me. But sometimes I might still have a tab for this site open as I connect my VPN, which is enough to give me a mini heart attack as I frantically close the tab, in fear that my browser will send the site a request from the VPN's shared IP address.
So am I right about that? I'm not sure how strict the IP rule is, or if the moderation team has made some extra considerations for VPNs after I joined that I may not have heard of.
Yeah, I can see the confusion, especially if you're brand new to torrent community. The problem isn't the VPN (per say); the real issue are people using mechanisms to trip the ratio system, allowing them to download an infinite amount of files while having I high ratio. This is not the typical behavior of a VPN, so don't worry about it. On really old & unsofisticated tracking systems, we had to tell the owners when we had VPNs as they only were designed for one IP at a time. Now things have changed. So long as you're logged in before you download, you're IPs will be associated.
-AOS
