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So I was the moderator that posted the "All accounts are automatically auto-approved at the moment", but I think there was a misunderstanding. The "Auto-Approval" is for their UPLOADS to be allowed, instead of going into a queue where a moderator has to verify everything about the upload.

Sure a few bad uploads slip through but they are quickly removed.

I know there are other sites where they require active logins, as well as uploading X amounts of torrents a month, but they're also FLOODED with duplicates from people just trying to hit their quota to keep their accounts.

We like to keep our uploads on the side of Quality over Quantity. I have personally removed about 40 duplicate torrents today, and countless others in the previous days.

As for the topics of invites/how people are joining, We have a lottery for new signups (As well as users who are inviting others). I can look in the backend of the website and see how EACH and EVERY account was created. Yours for example was created during a period of open sign-ups.

You have very strong opinions about how the site should be run and I understand that, but there is a reason we are the largest site for this type of content.

DandyLion.

Hello,

I will forward this information to the higher-ups, but the best work around is to put the words in quotes. IE "Multiple Words" instead of Multiple Words.

I have found this works when searching.

Hope it helps

Dandy

@lololulu19 Oh. I just looked and there's 179 different ones up on the site, I'll subtract a handful because I can see duplicates that are in the mod section so I'll guess around... 160 left?

I know you're upset about the content you like being removed, but I've lost count of how many times you have said the same thing and have been accusatory toward other users for "abusing DMCA" because they do not min-max their ratios and have lower traffic than other Power Users.

Also: the date the message was sent would be the start date, going off the helpdesk ticket I'd estimate it's been 8 days?

Hello

So, ALL accounts are automatically auto-approved at the moment. We use a system that gives everyone the option to share, but we can restrict that ability if an uploader does not follow our rules, or uploads too many duplicates.

Little behind the scenes info: (shh don't tell my boss ) We don't have to remove auto-approval very often.

I appreciate you reading the forums for information, but a good chunk of that information is no longer valid as we use different systems that work differently. It's good to read up though and be prepared. (I've read all the moderator posts since about 2010 and was in a shock when I went in to do the work behind the scenes).

The Rules however, are almost the same, with the exception of a handful of additions that can be found here: https://community.gaytorrent.ru/topic/58021/site-changes-7-march-2022?_=1649215099546

If you have any more questions, feel free to reach out My username is the same on the torrent side. If you are unable to message me, reply to this and I'll send a message first

DandyLion

This is a known issue, but in the mean time, please try uploading JUST one picture at a time. You are able to add more photos once it's uploaded.

Only downside of this workaround is that it requires a moderator to approve the additional photos but everyone on the staff can handle picture approvals so it shouldn't be too long.

Sorry for the inconvenience
DandyLion

This discussion has become quite heated, so I'm locking this thread. The bottom line is: We (the site) have a policy in place, that you agreed to in the rules when you made your account (https://www.gaytor.rent/rules.php) that content will be removed when we receive a validated takedown request.

Further topics about this will be subsequently deleted and account warnings may be issued. You have received an answer from at least one staff member, if not more. It may not be the answer you like, but it's the answer we got from higher up.

I'm DandyLion, one of the newest staff members here.

I'm in the process of training to be able to assist all of you with whatever problems may arise. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to say which help sections I'm specializing in but there is a good chance I'll be talking with some of you in the future

Have fun and enjoy GTRU

DandyLion
GTRU Staff

Hello,

The system is currently being worked on behind the scenes.

I'll take a look at your case, and provided you haven't done anything outrageous...I'm feeling rather... Second-Chancey.

HOWEVER, it does come with a STERN warning from well above my paygrade: If you manage to lose them again, your account would be suspended until the new system is in place.

Please pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

The Cowardly "Dandy"Lion

@atthenbeach

Hello,

There are no rules about running two torrent clients at the same time, AS LONG AS YOU ONLY USE ONE ACCOUNT.

Personally I run two different clients depending on what I’m doing, If I am downloading a torrent that needs to be checked by staff, I use qBitTorrent, but if I’m downloading for my own personal collection, I use Tixati.

As Bi4smooth stated above, it seems to be a recent update to Transmission that is causing the incompatibility. Personally I moved away from Transmission in the past because I couldn’t have more than about 1000 torrents in it before it would crash.

On another note: I am looking into what clients I’d recommend instead of transmission so I will update this post in the future, as well as try and put together a write up

Thanks,
Dandy

Hello,

We are working on fixing this I promise.

If you end up uploading a torrent with duplicates, just open a helpdesk ticket and a moderator can remove the dupes. (I honestly don't know if users can remove their own pictures, if they can, disregard what I said)

Thanks
DandyLion

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for letting us know, I will shoot a message over in our Super Secret Staff Channel (or S3C if you prefer) to have this looked into. If you run into any more issues, Please open a helpdesk ticket here: https://www.gaytor.rent/helpdesk.php and myself, or one of my fellow staff will answer you as soon as we can

Thanks
Dandy

Hello Everyone,

I'm one of the staff here on GTRU,

We are aware of the issues with the tracker. We are working behind the scenes to try and remedy them I promise.

My only suggestion at the moment if your torrents are getting stuck or getting the "Timed Out" Error, Please try and restart your torrent client/ Pause your torrents, wait a few minutes, and try and resume them again.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and Thank you for your patience

DandyLion
GTRU Moderator.

Hello everyone,

I have written this message several times and it all comes down to the central message:

Staff DO NOT discuss DMCA actions. This is handled by the administrators and staff cannot even see what was removed.

The other addition: Helpdesk cannot unlock the upload rights. The restriction is placed higher than our powers can reach. I do not mind answering your helpdesk queries, but I can promise you the answer is going to be the same.

Thank you,
DandyLion

@boboguy2021 said in Hello Everyone :

@dandylion Oh my I really feel foolish I just noticed your profile picture after I made that post with the pics... (Embarrassed)

No need to feel embarrassed, you just gave me more profile pictures to choose from when I decide to change

@bi4smooth said in Hello Everyone :

Hi DandyLion - Good luck on your training! This is my FAV torrent site (I belong to 3)! Glad you're volunteering to keep things good/make things better!

Most "Staff" (other than @raphjd on the politics boards) seem keep a very low profile - it might be interesting to have a staffer who mingles with us commoners

I always try to be in touch with the normal users, I've been a member of this site for YEARS so I'm glad to be helping keeping it pristine.

@1hotstud

Hello,

I am looking into this issue on our end, but it seems to be directly related to Transmission from what I've gathered. I am not sure what makes those torrents specifically different enough to make Transmissions not accept them, but the current work around is to use a different client to download them until we can work out what it causing the issue.

Sorry for the inconvenience,

DandyLion

@bi4smooth said in 413l & Nginx:

@coolukdude-0 said in 413l & Nginx:

I'm having this problem and to be honest I'm giving up.

It isn't worth it trying to get images uploaded. There are various suggestions for size limits etc. but for me they don't make any difference.

Um... @kalayaan (a "Global Moderator") has said the site admins are aware and are trying to fix...

Of course, it it's not fixed in 5-10 minutes, you may as well take all your toys and go home? HAVE SOME PATIENCE

Unless I'm mistaken, NO ONE makes money off of this site... give them time to figure it out! This site has worked well (almost flawlessly) for 15+ years that I know of - where something broke will likely be the hard part... fixing it may take only a moment, but knowing WHAT to fix... aye, there's the rub!

I can personally attest that this is being actively investigated and attempted fixes are being implemented. Software management isn't an easy task, especially when it's custom coding behind the scenes.

@max2000

Hello,

Could you provide the Name of the content? I can check on the staff side to see if a "duplicate" of it already exists or if the torrent is truly dead.

Thanks

DandyLion

@goodblowjob I will forward this over to the correct people to potentially set this up.

The switch over to gaytor.rent was fast tracked by current world events so it's fully functional, but there may be bugs here and there.

When you run into this errors, please make staff aware by sending a helpdesk request here: https://www.gaytor.rent/helpdesk.php and selecting the "Other" option.

Thank you
DandyLion

@jokuihmemies said in Site Changes:

i wonder when the forum domain will change

I don't have an exact timeline, but it's in the works

So I have some anecdotal evidence suggesting that it's related to the uploading of pictures. I recommend when uploading (Using the web form, I cannot speak for QTM), when uploading pictures, SELECT ONE AT A TIME. Once the first one is uploaded, select another one. Continue until you have the correct amount.

The other option if you have already uploaded it, when you go back to your upload, there is a button to add more photos. They won't show up right away as they have to be approved, but that's another way around it