Topics created by underlvr

@bear1989:

I think I've found the problem, or that or coincidence, but I noticed that among the files that had not been uploaded any had the character ' in the name, I also saw that when the client then tried to download that file, he did so a weird character instead. Therefore I have removed that character from the name of the files and I have uploaded it again and this time it uploaded correctly. I hope that someone with this problem will read this and can solve his problem in this way.

That is/was exactly your problem. FYI, so give your future torrent names a good glance over for unusual characters in the type.  Glad you got it addressed. 🙂

@TopJock:

But this is an issue.

If a few well connected seed boxes are providing the majority of bandwidth then the majority of users will not be able to maintain ratios.

I have to download a bunch of free leach that I don't even want to even try and keep my ratio up.

Even with over 200 torrents seeding (in the past) my upload was pathetic.

It would be cool if the entire site was made free leach for a few days, or everyone was given some extra gigs or points or the ratio requirements where lowered.

This is an issue indeed..

👼

@underlvr:

After I seeded the new one, I then restarted all of my old torrents to keep them active.  This specific torrent had at least one other seeder at that time, so I stopped my seed, so that the other seeder(s) would receive the upload credit if anyone wanted the torrent.

It appears that this is exactly what later occurred ― namely that another user, perhaps even that last lone seeder you mentioned leaving when you stopped your seed, continued to "share" that very same file, albeit in "promoted" form. Owing to a haphazard handling of the file's death and eventual resurrection―coupled with the growing sense of detachment you experienced as your file continued to "live-on" without you―it was at this point that your altruism turned to indignation.

The zero-sum game of file sharing can create feelings of personal betrayal. But what you intended at first (for another to benefit) and what then later occured (others did benefit) are differences of circumstance, not substance. Sensing and accepting the idea of fairplay inherent in all file-sharing communities is essential for maintaining the more positive feelings of altruism that you already show in abundance.

Thanks undrlvr. Diligent users is part of what helps keep our tracker safe!

@underlvr:

He reminds me of Zoolander.

In Italy we call people like him "a dressed dick": a person with no expression inside man's clothes.