Posts made by raphjd

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Most of those can easily be placed in "clips" or "member" sections.

We have added a couple a requested categories and they aren't really being used. So, yeah, extra work for little if any reward.

You need to have Shockwave player installed.

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Hmm, I wrote the "New rules for downloads & punishments" news piece and I know for a fact that it isn't what you are claiming. In fact it says we no longer ban for low ratios. Maybe if you learned to read, you wouldn't see "such stupid sentences".

Without going looking into it further, I would bet that the OP got a systems warning for having a bad ratio and that is why he's upset.

To be honest, it's a no win situation for the staff. We are constantly getting yelled at by the good members because they are sick of the leeches, so we put new rules in to help stop the massive leeching. Then the leeches get mad and demand that we allow them to leech as much as they want.

We put rules in to stop spamming and the spammers get furious.

We ban multiple accounts and those people get furious. With a few exceptions, they are only doing it so they can keep leeching.

As Nuex said, we are always willing to listen to new ideas to make the site better. However, we will not entertain any ideas that allow the massive leeching and other unwanted behaviors.

Personally, I don't like many of the things in the NEWS section on the front page, but many of our users don't even know where the FAQS and RULES pages are. So where are we going to put these things so they see them?!

You are calling the rule "childish" because you personally don't like it.

You already said you don't like the rule and you have no intention of following it, so how is that "innocently breaking the rule"?! Isn't this a very clear case of insulting people's intelligence?! :whistle:

Ok, so you say that we shouldn't follow bad examples, like when GTN didn't allow links to other trackers, now that they are allowing them because their tracker is down, you say we should follow their lead. There's no pleasing you.

I haven't banned or even warned a member for violating this rule. They get a PM saying that it's not allowed and their post altered to reflect the rules. This type of moderation is reserved for members who honestly "innocently break the rules", not for those that have stated clearly that they refuse to follow the rules.

GTN doesn't allow their members to post links to here, so why should we allow our members to post links to there?!

If you have no intention of following the rules, then be warned you will end up getting banned from here. Better yet, you can leave now since you already have shown that you don't like our rules.

We are not insulting anyone's intelligence with our rules, we are treating other sites {such as GTN} the same as they treat us.

It's against the rules to post links to other sites, especially competing gay torrent sites in the forums.

However, if you put a . {dot} after "gay" in the old site address it will take you there.

Don't expect much as only a small part of the forums are open, even though it has a sign saying the site is closed.

Yes, you can also uninstall all codecs and video/sound programs and reinstall them. 90% of the time this will fix the issue.

It's still there, though the IP address has changed a bit.

Here's a list of terms that are used on BT sites and their meanings.

BACKEND - Same as TRACKER

BitTorrent {or BT for short} - This is the computer/internet protocol that allows us to share files.

CLIENT - This is the program you use to download the data from torrents to get a file {videos, software, etc}; eg  uTorrent.

CONNECTABLE - This means that your client can communicate properly with the tracker and other clients in the peer list.  You will usually see this in your client as a green, yellow or red symbol.  Green means fully connected to everyone, Yellow means you are partially connected and Red means you are not connected to anyone.  It must be noted that on the tracker you can be listed as not connectable, but still be connected to other peers.

HIT & RUN(ER/ING) - Someone who stops the torrent after the download is finished and doesn't seed back.

INFO HASH - This has a few meanings, based on the same thing, depending on how it's used.  It's basically a check and comparison of the data on the tracker, in your client and the file you are downloading, usually seen as a random set of letters and numbers.  May also be called HASH INFO.

LEECH - A person with a bad ratio.

LEECHER - A person that is downloading a file.

LEECHING - Downloading data.

PEER - Everyone connected to the same torrent, regardless of status; uploader, seeder or leecher.

RATIO - This is how much you have leeched vs how much you have seeded.  It can be shown either as a number {1.000} or as a percent {100%} depending on the website.   Most users should aim for a ratio between 1.000 to 1.500 or 100% to 150%, while heavy uploaders will have a higher ratio.

SEEDER - Is a person that is sending data {part of a file} to other users.

SEEDING - Sending data to other users.

SNATCHED - Means completed download

SWARM - A group of peers, separated by their actions on a single torrent; ie seeding or leeching.

TORRENT - This is the file you download and put into your client so you can download the files {videos, software, etc}.

TOTAL TRAFFIC - This is all the traffic, both up and down for the torrent.

TRACKER - The part of the website that handles the torrent data and requests.

UPLOADER - Is the person that originally uploaded a file.

@Ayax:

Why it doesn't work with Firefox? :-l

I'm using Firefox and it works fine.

@jblsurfer:

Is it just me or is the site MUCH slower as a result of this new look.
and also, just out of plain curiosity, what are the server's specs?

Yes, the server is going much slower than before.

The reason for this is that people are playing around with the site to see all the new stuff. Once people get their fill of viewing the updates/changes, the site will speed up again.

Some files get deleted because they break the rules; ie hetero and bi porn. We don't catch all the rule breakers, but that doesn't mean that we should not delete the ones we do see.

As for files with different versions, it's up to the uploader to clearly state what is different about his upload vs another upload of the same file; ie file size, quality, format, etc.

Many times we get the exact same file but with a few pictures added so it makes the file size different than the well seed version that is already on the site.

Also, some people try to get clever and alter the name so that it doesn't appear to be the same file as one that is already well seeded on the site.

Without knowing the exact files you are talking about, I can't look to see why the file{s} you are talking about were deleted, but the above should give you some ideas.

@Mideseo:

Although I am 'warned" I still like to brainstorm with you guys.
Is it an idea to alter the profile section with a part (of something like):
-movies I have to offer-?

As the moderator for the English forums, I can tell you that only banned people aren't welcome to voice their opinions here. Your punishment status {or lack of} on the tracker isn't an issue.

Yes, please post ideas of features or ideas for forum sections that you think would help turn GT.ru into more of a community.

I grew up in McHenry IL.

Illinois has been extremely liberal over the years.

It was one of the first states to revoke the ban on interracial marriages. Note that only certain towns and counties had this ban {mostly in the southern part}, not the whole state. The state made a blanket removal of the ban across the state.

It was one of the first to revoke ban on sodomy.

Chicago was one of the first to offer benefits to same sex partners of city employees.

We already have software {WinAvi - all} posted that will convert it to the formats you mentioned.

Also, limiting uploads to a few specialist file formats will leave out a lot of people.

02/24/07-02/26/07

New marriage equality bill introduced in Illinois

While the debate for marriage equality heats up nationwide, gay Illinois state representative Greg Harris introduced a bill on Thursday that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act would change the wording in state law to state that a marriage is between "two persons."

"Illinois is a heartland state but has always been a leader in civil rights and social justice issues. It's the right thing to do," said Harris.

This week New Jersey introduced civil unions for gay couples, joining Vermont, and Connecticut. Massachusetts is the only state that allows same-sex marriages. Civil unions offer many of the legal benefits and protections of marriage but not the title.

Last year opponents of same-sex marriage in Illinois failed to get enough signatures to put a question on the ballot asking voters whether marriage should be defined as a union between "one man and one woman." (The Advocate)

A better idea might be say
0.1 - 0.15 : maximum 1 download, no limit on filesize, but you can only download 50mb of that file (in other words, until you get over 0.15 ratio, you're stuck with only 50mb of the large file you started downloading.) This means people when they first start out will look for torrents that are in high demand to get over that hump asap - that's starts them out with the right habits, and it's good for everyone at gt.ru

That sounds pretty good. The problem is you have to find a file that someone else wants or you could be stuck.

If you are into some of the lesser used torrent sections, then it can be hard to find leechers to share to. Twinks, Youngbloods and hunks will always have someone to leech to, but some of the others may not.