Hello Guys
I wanted your opinion and expertise on something.
Recently I tried to upload a new torrent. I did a comprehensive search (or I thought so) to check that it wasn't uploaded before, all was OK and went for it. A while later I received a PM from a mod saying that the new torrent I uploaded was already in the database but it was dead. My mistake was that I didn't search including the dead torrents, thats why I missed it. Lesson learned, I deleted it and I will be searching everything from now on.
But as I was discussing the situation with the mod another issue rose. The question is:
If I find an old torrent that is dead, not visible and does not have any connected members (seeders or leechers) am I allowed to upload a new torrent even if it is a duplicate?
I suspect that once you find a torrent in the database (dear or alive) that matches the new one you want to upload (ie is a dublicate) it is NOT allowed to upload it until there is no record in the database at all.
Is it an absolute rule? or it depends whether the dead torrent has any users connected to it (seeders or leechers)
Can we define when a torrent is dead? (when no visible or when no users connected to it)
Are there any occasions when uploading a new duplicate torrent is allowed?
I found some scattered information in the forum regarding this matter on posts of different topic/subject. I thought putting all information in this dedicated topic/subject will be useful.
Thank You