Posts made by in2unow123

I never formally heard back if this issue had been addressed or not. But I will add to the discussion the following information: during yesterday and last's night extended outage of service and connectivity, I was able to quickly determine which torrents in question. While all of my torrents were in forced-seeding status, those which have active torrents here on the tracker showed a status of Unable To Connect. About 60 torrents did not show this status, so I isolated them. After the tracker's service and connectivity were restored this morning, I was able to confirm these torrents are the ones that are no longer registered with the site - although they still have active torrent pages on the site FYI for anyone who may have a similar issue and are looking for a way to quickly isolate the torrents in question within the collection: wait for a service outage and then look.

Thanks for any effort behind the scenes in cleaning up the torrents in question.

About 5 years ago, I was introduced to a small hand-held massage vibrator by someone I was hooking up with. The unit is a little larger than the size of a revolver fitting into your hand and has a few different cup attachments that can be used to massage different parts of the body. It has a couple of speed settings that increase the intensity of the massage. He placed it on my dick and I immediately felt the most amazing sensations my foreskin has ever experienced, better than any blow job I've had. He let me borrow it for a few weeks until I decided to purchase my own. I was hooked. Just stroking alone was not good enough any longer - the hand-held unit introduced an entirely new world of self-pleasure that I had experienced to date.

Not realizing it at the time, I already owned a much larger Better Image hand-held massager, though the unit is significantly larger and heavier, it has two round solid bulbs that vibrate, it has several speeds and even a heat-feature. So I gave it a try one day and I was done for. I just lay on the bed, put that thing in my lap, crank it up and am in immediate heaven. Toss in a bottle of poppers, stream some porn on the TV through Plex with remote -control, and I can edge for a long time. It's heaven. You know they say no one can pleasure you like you can pleasure yourself?

Though I'm having the most amazing orgasms ever; there is one down-side: almost no one can give me a blowjob that is good enough to get me to cum. It's almost as if the nerves of my foreskin require the level of intensity the vibrator delivers - and no human can suck as well. I don't have a problem with topping though, I just have to fuck harder and longer (which bottoms don't seem to mind, haha). So the downside is loss of sensitivity. I've tried various guys who have tried various techniques - and I usually end up breaking their jaws by skull fucking them.

No, I won't stop using the hand-helds, that's like asking me to give up orgasms all together. lol

Was curious if others out there have similar experiences and would care to share them?

Quick question for the site developer(s)/admins:

I know that we can apply filters for the "Browse Default Categories", from our profiles, which are applied to the "Search" view (brose.php) here on the site, but it does not seem to equally apply to the "Browse" view (picbrowse.php). Is there a reason why it does not?

Thanks!

@raphjd:

41 years ago today, homophobe Anita Bryant got pied on live TV by a gay activist.

OOOPS.   It was 41 years from 2 days ago, but still.

It was such a joy to watch. I was 14 then - and had just realized what was what. Did not understand the full implications of what it meant at that time, but came to appreciate them as I grew older.

Trying to get a sense of what everyone is presently using as of Fall, 2019, for their bit torrent client.

Please answers these 5 brief questions:

1. What bit torrent client are you presently using?
2. What features does your current torrent have that you like?
3. What features does your current torrent not have that you wish it did?
4. What other torrent clients have you used in the past?
5. How many torrents are you presently seeding with this client?

Thanks!

in2unow

I'm curious as to how others are adapting to downloading and managing content on their PCs and storage devices.

Here is a survey to collect information to help myself and others as to the current practices commonly used by our community. If you are interested in responding, please try to answer the following questions, in order:

• 1. How long have you been downloading torrents and porn?
  2. Do you torrent or download any porn from site other than this tracker?
  3. If you are torrenting or downloading any porn from other sites or trackers, what percentage would you say that is in contrast to this tracker?
  4. What bit torrent client do you use?
  5. In your choice of bit torrent client, what features does it offer that you like the most?
  6. Right now, this moment, how many torrents from this tracker are you currently seeding/force-seeding?
  7. What is your bandwidth throughput (up and down) on your internet connection?
  8. What is your bandwidth restrictions (up and down) on your torrent client vs. your internet connection? (percentages)
  9. How do you manage your downloaded torrents and porn in regards to organization and placement on your PC or storage device?
  10. How has your strategy for the organization of your downloaded content changed since the inception of amateur pay-per-view content?
  11. How do you manage excessively large collections of downloaded content from amateur pay-per-view sites?
  12. How do you manage name changes to your downloaded torrent content (torrent names, files names contained within, etc)?
  13. Do you keep some content you have download from this tracker, but at some point delete other content from the past?
  14. Do you use any features or functionality of your bit torrent client to search for existing content on your PC or storage device of a torrent you are about to download from this tracker?
  15. List in order, if possible, your use of bit torrent client programs since you have been a member of this tracker, in order of MOST RECENT to the first you started with.
  16. What features did you wish your bit torrent client offered you that are not currently present?
  17. Do you use any type of media management software or DLNA programs (i.e. Plex, Emby, etc.)
  18. If you do use a DLNA program such as Plex or Emby, how do you manage the meta-information on those programs to match the content from your apps?
  19. How have your techniques, processes, and efforts to manage downloaded content changed over time to what it is now?
  20. What advice would you give those who are new to the realm of torrenting content and building/managing collections?

Thank you for participating in this survey. The results are all informal and will not be used in any context beyond for the reading and information for our members in their efforts to develop better practices for torrenting on our tracker.

In2uNow

@lilnic:

@in2unow123:

Hopefully one of you is a top, the other a bottom (or at least versatile) and you can pound it out that way.

I've had some questionable guys before now but I'm not sure the few standards i do have will stretch this far. Sorry raphjd buddy, seems our budding romance is a non-starter

Considering you've been a member for 5 years; Downloaded under 2 gigs, uploaded under 60 MEGABYTES …. yet you place all this energy into a forum debate .... some might suggest you just shoot blanks anyway. lol. What gives with the lack of participation in torrenting for 5 years? You just like keeping an eye on things?

Hopefully one of you is a top, the other a bottom (or at least versatile) and you can pound it out that way.

I'm scratching my head at this, though I'm not from the UK (American here), I can't help but wonder why the site's #1 Forum Policeman (and a good one at that) decides to launch a volley of wild political firestorm into the forums (gay forums at that)? I would imagine it is worse than the equivalent of liberals vs conservatives in the United States; those who love everything Donald Trump does and stands for vs. those of us who think he is someone's puppet and the worse thing that has ever been voted president by the electorate of our country.

Nationalism has no place in the global community any longer. My country is not better than yours - and your country is not better than mine. Unless your country is of those who stone and kill gay people - then your country is a pathetic piece of shit.

If these were my forums, I would have politics formally removed and banned. But apparently, the founders wanted GayTorrent to be an all-inclusive community of everything that is gay - including UK's politics.

@AnythingOld:

@in2unow123:

@AnythingOld:

@raphjd:

The staff need members o help us find this stuff, so we can sort it out.

What the OP is talking about is a clear violation of the rule Flozen posted and should be reported via the REPORT button on the torrent page.

I can't tell you how much I hate users who do that! Member download torrents based on what we think is in there! If the uploader also downloads torrents (safe to assume), I know they've must have felt frustration at least a couple of times when people upload content that doesn't represent the torent description/photos! Then why do it to other people? That's why I don't own a tracker, I'd delete all those MF…....

-AOS

I'm going to poke a little fun at you. Over the past few weeks you've expressed many reasons why you are no longer involved with running a tracker (in posted responses to other posts). Unless there is one more, say for instance you can no longer get laid because you run a tracker, I think we know now that you no longer run a tracker, for said variety of reasons. But if you do have more, you may want to write a post and list all of them in one place, at one time. Based upon what you've described, I know I will NEVER be running a tracker. Aside from that, I do enjoy reading your responses to people, you clearly have a lot of knowledge, experience, and appreciate being a member of this community - and what you write and share does add value to it. So thank you for being here!

LOLOLOL Shit! If it came down to running a tracker, and getting laid, the tracker can kiss my ass! Getting laid would be 100% priority!!!  :bananadope: But seriously, I only mention that because it is massively hard work, unless you have friends/sizable staff that is committed. And the average person doesn't appreciate that.

I do thank you for reading my responses. To be honest, sometimes I think I'm on my computers too damn much, which may explain why I have a deeper understanding of certain things more than the average person. I think that's the trade off when you're a full blown pirate. LOLOL

-AOS

You're a full blown pirate, you say? You know what they say about pirates, either they are up atop the crow's nest or down on deck scrubbing. So what kind of pirate are you: the "Well, Shiver Me Timbers" type, or the "Well, blow me down!" type?

I'm unsure if you have researched or tried other bit torrent client options for MAC. I'm sure there are several out there. We all have our preferred clients (mine is BiglyBT, as I've stated elsewhere - and it's fantastic and offers a MAC version), but uTorrent just seems like it's been being reported by members more often than not as to having problems for them.

@AnythingOld:

@raphjd:

The staff need members o help us find this stuff, so we can sort it out.

What the OP is talking about is a clear violation of the rule Flozen posted and should be reported via the REPORT button on the torrent page.

I can't tell you how much I hate users who do that! Member download torrents based on what we think is in there! If the uploader also downloads torrents (safe to assume), I know they've must have felt frustration at least a couple of times when people upload content that doesn't represent the torent description/photos! Then why do it to other people? That's why I don't own a tracker, I'd delete all those MF…....

-AOS

I'm going to poke a little fun at you. Over the past few weeks you've expressed many reasons why you are no longer involved with running a tracker (in posted responses to other posts). Unless there is one more, say for instance you can no longer get laid because you run a tracker, I think we know now that you no longer run a tracker, for said variety of reasons. But if you do have more, you may want to write a post and list all of them in one place, at one time. Based upon what you've described, I know I will NEVER be running a tracker. Aside from that, I do enjoy reading your responses to people, you clearly have a lot of knowledge, experience, and appreciate being a member of this community - and what you write and share does add value to it. So thank you for being here!

@MrMazda:

Yes… Click on "Show Seeding Torrents" instead.

That being said, it is likely that you are seeding a number of torrents that are pending deletion for being duplicates. I will go through your profile and see if I can purge these for you.

Thank you much, Captain!

I've written about this in the past, and if I recall, it has something to do with torrents not being purged by moderators.

I am force-seeding 2,408 torrents that are "active status" according to the hand-shake between the tracker and my client.
The tracker is showing I am only seeding 2,362.
The differential is 46.

I can probably help track and discover those that are missing if I could view, here on the tracker, a list of ALL my completed torrents (not just the last 100) and compare them to my client. Is there a way to update that view to provide a complete full list instead of just the most-recent 100?

Much thanks!

@raphjd:

A NAS is a home media server and more.   Its kinda like a mini computer in some ways.   You can host your own website on your NAS and many other things.

Using a NAS instead of your computer means you can do whatever you want with your computer, whenever you want; gaming, programs, etc, etc.

I'll jump on the bandwagon and add a bit more info:

A NAS is essentially a dedicated storage device/platform that is accessible to all computers on a network; the unit will have it's own dedicated memory and system board, along with hard drives. The primary role of NAS is offloading your storage demands upon a PC and placing it instead onto a dedicated storage device (non-PC). Every he stated is accurate in that you can find those that can be a cloud platform, or hosting, or DLNA host (i.e. Plex, Emby, etc.) [DLNA-compliant devices can stream local video, audio, and picture files to each other over your network. It's a way for your TV to stream videos from your media server and your smartphone to act as a remote that can play a file from one device on another device], and more.

Does it make sense to offload your torrent files onto a DLNA and run it as a seedbox? That truly depends upon how you use your PCs, what you are wanting to achieve, your desires for PC performance, etc..

For those of us who maintain DLNA streaming with our torrent files, we have a 3-front challenge in working with the meta information and physical file names of said torrents: You have the actual torrent file with it's unique name (and if it has multiple files contained within then you have all those files to name) and then those files have their meta information baked in already, and/or need to be modified, added to, removed, etc). How do choose to store those torrents and their files on your hard drive. Thus far I've mentioned 2 fronts centric to your PC's O/S file system AND your torrent client (i.e. I use BiglyBT which is pretty much the platinum standard for managing torrent files and collections). If you add in a DLNA service (i.e. Plex or Emby) then you have to manage the data for it depending upon how you want to see the end result through those services.

For me, I have all three fronts taking place in tandem, so when I work with a downloaded torrent file, I have to spend about 5 minutes (or longer) with it; (1) in my torrent client BiglyBT [correct the torrent name, tag it, categorize it, move it, rename files within the torrent, moves those files etc. and (2) in my PC's hard drives via my OS File System (I parse content to individual drives dedicated to categories, folders structures, etc.). and (3) taking into consideration how the content appears in my collections and libraries I have created in my DLNA services (Plex and Emby).

How we each decide to store and manage our content is an individual choice. How you want to manage your content and view it will determine how you must set up your own system. I've discussed this a few times before, but for me the process has been an evolution and journey - I wish I knew in the beginning what I know now, would have saved me a tremendous amount of time, work, and frustration - but that is how I got to where I am today).

I view my content through my PC's file system, through my torrent client, and through Plex. I maintain about 2,400+ torrent files on my system's hard drives in a 'forced-seed' capacity. My Windows 10 system has 16 gigs of RAM, terrabytes of internal drives / storage space, and I'm on a GIG Mbp internet service provider package to my home.  NET speed is important to me and it truly helps in my seeding and downloading of torrents through this site. Running that many seeds on my bit torrent client (BiglyBT) has a minimal footprint in system resources (believe it or not, but true), and I can easily game (this past few weeks I've played Gears 5 and The Surge 2 without any issues to my torrenting on my system [which is pretty much on auto-pilot all the time]. I've not had to place throttles on my torrents as BiglyBT manages all of that quite nicely, but I do restrict it to 12 concurrent uploads at any given time to make sure everyone is getting a decent upload rate from me when connected, and with my Gig Net speed, it works well).

So as you ponder a NAS - think through it well before investing in it (because it is an investment above/beyond your PC) and deliberate if it will better serve your environment/needs than a stand-alone PC.

Hope this helps. I'm sure several people have additional thoughts/opinions, mine is but one.

@pols1337:

Hold on.

With all due respect to the OP, I think this is as much a case of overzealous peer moderation as much as it is a request for help.  I'd like to point out the following in defense of the user wanting more seedbonus:
1.  He uploaded torrents to seed them, and requested seedbonus points as a donation.  I've seen multiple new users who do that, and I don't know why this user should be singled out versus all of the others.  If it's a flat rule, then apply it equally.  Otherwise, I don't see anything technically wrong with a new user requesting seedbonus points for his contributions. 
2.  He uploaded multiple torrents to seed.  If he uploaded even just 5 torrents (linked to in this topic), my guess is that probably puts him in the upper half of all members contributing new content to the GTRU community.  That makes him a fairly valuable new member, to be honest. 
3.  He didn't post his request in the torrent description.  He posted factual, descriptive text that's informative and on point.  His request for extra seedbonus was down in the comments.
4.  Frankly, this is a pointed criticism to the OP zbret: instead of being annoyed at a new member, why wouldn't you channel your annoyance at something constructive and reach out to the member.  You've clearly been a successful member of GTRU for many years, and your experience would be beneficial to help new members.  This topic could have been: "How do we help this new user acclimate to the community and be successful."

This is a new member who has actually gone above and beyond to contribute new content and done it in a fair way, yet we're standing around criticizing him.  That's a poor reflection of the community.

I run my own community, and there is a HUGE difference from my perspective as a community manager between a member who attempts to contribute first and then asks for help versus a member who just begs for content without doing anything.  This is probably one of the most valuable new members you can onboard to GTRU: He's posted multiple new files.  He's posted informative text.  He's uploaded proper screenshots of both large photos and thumbnails.  If anything, he has the potential to become a superuser and a major contributor to the community for years to come.

Considering that Uploader Identities are anonymous, how would you know the # of files the Uploaded has uploaded? Hmmm? I put on the breaks reading your argument the moment I read that. I do give you credence for taking your position, and your passion and manner in which you articulated your position. But back to basics, how do you know all of this when the Uploader of any torrent is anonymous to all except staff and moderators?

Some much-needed guidance.

Thank you!

@xrx660:

@flozen:

However, if a few other members with fast service, or seedboxes, jump in early after the Upload is complete, the original guy will receive very little additional ratio.  The torrent system is designed to draw bits and bytes from the most available and nimble sources.  That must be frustrating.

There is no "if". Every torrent I've uploaded, there's this one client that always immediately leeches the entire file and seeds it at high speed. Same IP. Same torrent program. They begin leeching it within seconds of the torrent file going live on the tracker - I think it is some sort of bot or script designed to get a lot of seedbonus for the person running it by leeching and seeding pretty much everything!

Are you referring to 'brand new content released to the world/internet' or 'content that has been uploaded, taken down/removed, uploaded again a few days/weeks/months/years later'? Because the latter is quite easily possible for almost any of us who have been a member on here for some time.

I hate to say this, but it's a bit true:

Ratio is going to be positively impacted MOST by downloading torrents, using these tips:

1. Get ahead of the curve; try to download a torrent that has just been uploaded on the site. The newest torrents uploaded will have the fewest number of downloads; so if you get in there early enough, you'll reap the benefits of everyone else who downloads the torrent AFTER you have. BUT - you have to keep that torrent running so that it is available for those who grab the torrent after you've downloaded it. Even during the download process you'll be seeding what you currently have. So get the newest torrents possible. You can sort both Search and Browse views from the website (I think Browse is automatically set to show the latest/newest uploaded torrent in the top upper left corner).

2. If you are serious about improving your ratio, then there are times you have to download content that you may personally not care for but is quite popular with other people. Keep that in mind. To that end, scan the uploaded torrents and look for the number of users who have either already downloaded it or are in proces of downloading it. With a bit of experience you'll win begin noting what content is most popular and you can anticipate what members will be downloading the most. NEWLY RELEASED content is the most accessed, always. Content that has been around on the internet for 3 or 4 years, and uploaded as being new here on the site (which happens a lot - in my 10+ years being here, I've seen a lot of reposts of the same content, over and over again, so try to avoid this older content IF you are gunning to increase your ratio.

3. Spend some money, get a subscription to one of the site which has the content you like, and rip and upload a few torrents yourself. If you apply Tip #2 from above, and know the most desirable content, then get that. Otherwise, try to ride the wave of new content coming onto the site, especially new content that is actually new to the world. A great site to monitor new content being released by the studios is: https://www.gayeroticvideoindex.com/  Gay Erotic Video Index. Once you click "I Agree" you'll land on a page that has pictures with all new content being released from the major studios.

4. Nothing is free. You have to get smart and savvy with ratio and realize just downloading something you like or that caught your eye does not mean diddly when it comes to how that same file / size of file will affect your ratio (both down and back up).

5. There are no bad questions. Ask away, it's a learning process and no one started on this site as an expert on the sites ratio system. We've all been there.   We all needed some help somewhere along the way.

Good luck! Hope these help.

PS - you can check out my profile and see just how much download/uploading of traffic over 10 years looks like  My ISP loves me!, my wallet … not so much. haha

Cheers!

Dude,

It totally Force Seeds. If you right click on a torrent, the pop up box that opens, the default menu in the box starts with 'controls' on the left hand side. There are two green arrows; one is for normal seeding, the other is for Forced Seeding. I believe if you hover over the arrows, one will stay "force start", and thats the one you want. There is also an option in the settings area that you can enable which automatically force start seeds the torrent upon completion of download. When you initially bring in a new torrent, the pop up window allows you to set force start for the download process.

I'm force seeding 2,246 torrents as I type this.

See my attached screen shot.  There is even a column in the view which indicates the type of seeding for the torrent, and you'll see Forced Seeding for every single one of them.  So go back and work with it. You'll figure it out.