@lololulu19 said in The way anal sex is shown in videos...:
porn videos ... almost NEVER show anybody making the slightest attempt to clean their ASS before [fucking]
Damn, I never noticed that. And now that you have me thinking about it, I've never seen porn models clipping their toenails, applying deodorant, or putting in their contact lenses.
Maybe porn really is fake. Shucks. I used to think it was so hot.
(Ignoring the OP's covert request.)
Another good way to increase ratio is to download only a few files from a new, large torrent--maybe 10% or less of the content. Those will often download quickly, and then the tracker system will hook you up (!) with other users who are looking for that material. The results can be astounding: here's a snip from my uTorrent client showing five torrents that I've done this way:
Even if you have a ratio warning, grabbing 5% of a new fan site collection will pay off for you even if you don't want the content. For example, on that one at the bottom of the list I only selected 5% of the content, but uploaded nearly 66 times that content. If ratio were for sale, I'd be wealthy 
@F46660T It sounds like the moderators/help desk have been more than patient with you. They are very busy people, and don't have time to read long, run-on narratives asking for a favour that isn't accommodated by the site software.
I suggest that before posting on this (or any other topic), you might type out your message in a text editor, and clean up your writing to be shorter and focused on the points you want to make. You might consider using a structure like:
You'll get more attention, and possibly some action, if you do this.
Also, the bottom of your pasted in chat window says "WikiDude wrote:" and then nothing follows. If you got a response to your concern, it's not fair to omit it from your discussion.
Finally, I see that you've pasted that very long chat image to three different threads in the forum. That's probably not going to help, and it might hurt your "case" if people get pissed off.
I think this thread has run its course--the OP's question has been answered, and the topic has shifted to another fruitless rant about porn and copyrights. I suggest that the forum administrator lock the thread.
Move along, boys, there's nothing to see here....
We can do better than off-the-shelf Charmin; see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpXtAhiKHBE
@lololulu19 said in Be careful which categories you exclude:
half Chinese / half Jewish
Such an incoherent description.
I have a friend in Shanghai who is 100% Chinese and 100% Jewish. Does that mean he's two people?
The site tries to keep users anonymous for everyone's protection. You could try adding a comment to a torrent you like to the effect of, "@uploader: I like your stuff. Please send me a PM with links to any other torrents you have uploaded."
@dretafari This question isn't likely to get an official answer: The owner(s)/operator(s) of the torrent site prefer to keep the inner workings confidential, for their protection and the protection of the site. This is quite understandable given the complexity of the legal issues involved.
I have a hunch, though, that there is some robust planning to keep things going in the event of unforeseen problems. Several years ago the site vanished completely, but was back within a few months.
@tnar I think we have to distinguish two cases:
Somebody uploads a new torrent, and somebody else "jumps on" this torrent, depriving the uploader of some upload credit. This is impolite. I think the is the situation that the OP is referring to.
The torrent is old, and bears the "recycle" logo. If there's only one person seeding it, they're probably not the original seeder. In that case, "jumping on" helps the user community by getting the material out faster.
I think this thread has run its course. I think we've all concluded that:
@tiatbdna4 That sounds like a great idea for new torrents. Sometimes, though, I like to freeleech an old torrent rotting in the system with myself as the only seeder. I did that just this afternoon with an "oldie but goodie" that I though more people would like to have...and about 20 people have downloaded it today. But my ratio on that torrent was about 10, so would a seedbox prevent me from sharing it with new downloaders? I don't need the upload credit, but I'd like to be able to upload it to a few other users before I drop off the system.
I apologise if this is a dumb question, but I don't know much about seed boxes.
@ianfontinell-0 said in I've destroyed my ratio:
you can still contribute to other peers with the pieces you have.
...and this is an excellent way of getting a lot of upload traffic. For example, I downloaded about 1% of a 30 GB torrent a couple of weeks ago, and my ratio on that torrent alone is now over 39. I should probably archive or delete that one so that others can get upload traffic from it.
I think the title of this thread is spot-on: Francis' pastoral style was about opening doors, and allowing fresh air and light to come in. His views on LGBTQ and women's issues were quite progressive, but he was not a Vatican bureaucrat who would write rules and declare teachings in accord with his views. At best, his viiew was "crawl before you walk before you run," which is wise strategy with a large institution.
I'd like to think that his unfortunate comments about seminarians were the product of a bad day. He seems to have had no animosity against LGBT people, shown perhaps most clearly by his visit to the US some years back, where he had a private dinner with a former (male) student of his and the student's husband. This was the only private dinner on that trip, and such dinners are rare on all papal trips.
He was a pastor, not a politician, and only time will tell how much long-term influence he will have on the church. I never met him, but I think he and I would have gotten along quite well.
For full disclosure, I am an active member within the Anglican Communion, whether it be the Anglican Church of Canada, the Church of England, or the Episcopal Church in the US, depending on where I'm working or teaching. That siad, I hold the Roman Catolic Church in high regard, and I share in mourning of Catholics around the world.
@frostygrin said in upload ratio help:
But there's also the limit for simultaneous "leeching" - and it's a lot more restrictive. Even the best case scenario is 15 torrents at the same time
I don't think this is how it works. Right now, the search page shows that I'm leeching 38 torrents...although they are all torrents where I've chosen to download only some of the files, so the system counts me as still leeching because I haven't downloaded all of the material. I don't know if there's an upper limit on how many torrents can be in "leeching status," but if there is, it's greater than 38.
@frostycab makes a good point about striving for a high ratio for its own sake. I confess that did this for a while, after losing a hard drive of material and wanting to have enough buffer available to re-download material in case that happened again. My ratio has continued to climb since then, not because I want it to, but because I have a lot of material seeding and I leave my torrenting computer on 24/7. I should probably set some limits in my client to prevent too much "ratio overload," in order to allow other users more opportunity to upload.
I can't address some of the more technical aspects of settings and such, but one technique that works quite well is to find a torrent with many files (freeleech or not) and then just select a few of them for download--perhaps 10% of the total volume). Those will often download quickly, and then as other users are clawing at the system to get the whole content, many will be directed to me for the 10% that I have.. This works best when there are only a few seeders vs. many leechers, such as in a newly uploaded (or newly freeleeched) torrent.
It's not unusual to get, over time, a ratio of 30-50 for such a torrent, which I keep seeding even if I'm not interested in the content. For example, as I type this, there's a newly uploaded torrent called "Tom fucks a nerd," that has only one seeder (likely the uploader) and so far three leechers (likely to be more soon). There are 296 files in this torrent, and if I set my client to get just 30 of them, my ratio on that torrent will be huge within a few days.
The only potential drawback to this approach is that the system will count this torrent against your "maximum number of simultaneous downloads" limit since you haven't downloaded all of the material. If that's an issue in your case, you can delete the torrent from your system after a couple of weeks after bumping up your ratio,
@bribriny David Tennant was my favourite; Matt Smith comes in second. After that, I think the franchise made a race for bottom. I haven't watched the more recent versions.
There's a touching farewell to the tenth doctor (Tennant) at his regeneration on YouTube at
Youtube Video
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@bear1989 I appreciate your question--I wish more people provided thumbnails with a multi-file torrent. I use Auto Movie Thumbnailer https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Others/AMT-Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer.shtml
@raphjd OK...thanks; message received and understood. Downloaders who want the soundtrack can search Amazon or eBay on their own.
I'd like to upload a "themed film," which I can do either as raw DVD files or ripped to a high-quality .mp4. The musical soundtrack from this film is superb, and I have a separate CD of that music. I think people would enjoy having that, too.
But, uploading rule #7 says that sharing, "Music, Music Videos, Video Games (e.g. PSP/XBOX) and Commercial Applications is prohibited." Is it OK to include the ripped soundtrack music in a folder with the film? The music is already in the film, so it's not really additional content.
Thoughts anyone?