Posts made by thedude99

The links in the reseed request messages we get lead back to the old .ru site.

I think there was one that was posted here, but not under the name from the official website. It was "Paying Mr Rogers" but the torrent was called something else.

that's from pleasingdaddy.com

that guy is hot

I understand the issue of having only 1 seeder and downloading very slow.  I've experienced it also. But remember this is not the only website people may be dl/ul from.  We may have many torrents active from different websites. There is a button on the page to request reseed or more seeders.

I was about to suggest PMing the seeder and asking them to increase the speed but I think they changed the site and made all uploaders anonymous. That's too bad.  If you sent me a PM asking nicely to increase the speed I would have no problem doing it.

@raphjd:

@ thedude99

First off, "seem to be implying most" is not saying saying everyone, not is it actually saying "most".

You said, "As it is now, people leave 1 torrent "seeding" but turn down the speed so low that it won't ever seed properly.  All so they can get the SB for free. "

If you weren't implying that most people are doing that then why was that comment relevant? Why are you using that as an excuse to not change anything? If it's only a few people abusing it why punish everyone else?

I also question why you are only now posting about this, since you have been here for nearly 4 years.   Surely our system was crap in your eyes before the other 188 weeks you've been a member.

I've always noticed it but tried to ignore it. Now I felt like commenting on it.  I hope that's ok and it's not past the statute of limitations.

Look I can see we're not going to agree on this so let's drop it.  You don't think it should be changed and that's fine, I can respect that.

@raphjd:

Show me the exact point where I said everyone with 1 torrent seeding does it.

I'll wait.

I also note that you claim to be doing something that you say isn't worth your time because you aren't getting enough SB reward for it (seeding 2 torrents at a time), so you are proof that our current system works, because you are seeding more than 1 torrent.

You seemed to be implying that was what most people were generally doing, setting 1 torrent on low speed just to get the SB points. I don't know how you know this but if that's what you are saying then isn't that proof that the current SB system DOESN'T work? If the purpose of the SB system is to rewards seeders for continually seeding but you only reward them for one torrent would you be surprised if most people only leave 1 torrent open? You don't want to change the system because you think too many people would just turn all torrents to low speed? How do you know this?

Just because I'm personally seeding more than one torrent doesn't prove the system works. It just proves there are some people who don't seed only for the SB or even for ratio. One of my torrents has me as the only seeder. I could stop seeding and let it die but I don't want to because I know some people will still want it. I have a positive ratio so I don't NEED to seed but I choose to. That doesn't mean I think the current SB system is effective or that I don't want any SB.

I'm currently seeding 10 torrents that don't see a whole lot of downloading activity so it'd be nice to get something else for the effort. Maybe if we got points for each torrent I'd seed even more torrents or leave them open longer.

@raphjd:

As it is now, people leave 1 torrent "seeding" but turn down the speed so low that it won't ever seed properly.  All so they can get the SB for free.

How do you know that every person that leaves 1 torrent open has turned the speed to low? I have 2 torrents that I've been seeding since 2009 and I have not changed the speed at all.

@nivag:

"Otherwise what is the incentive for seeding more torrents"
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"It will also be a kind of incentive to encourage people to seed."

Am I missing something here…. the incentive to seed and to seed multiple torrents is your Ratio... Seed 1 torrent and yes you get 12 sb per day, but dont forget seed multiple torrents and theres more chance someone will download them...

It's not just about ratio, it's also about keeping the torrent alive. If I'm seeding an old or unpopular torrent where there's only a single or few seeders and people aren't downloading it every day, then there's little reason in continuing to seed it and I might just stop it and let the torrent die. But if I were getting points for seeding each torrent then that would make me continue to seed it. It just seems logical to give an incentive to do that.  Isn't that the whole reason for the bonus points system? This would just be applying it to every torrent. I don't see how that would make it unfair or cheat the system.  People would leave more torrents open longer and there would be more seeds, especially for older files.

I was just about to make a post on this subject.  We should get bonus points for every torrent we are seeding. Otherwise what is the incentive for seeding more torrents if we get the same number of bonus points for seeding one torrent or ten torrents?

It should be .5 points per torrent and without any limits. If I can seed 50 torrents I should get more bonus points for keeping so many torrents alive and helping others download faster.