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LackOfInterest
11-14-2006, 11:55 AM
I am just trying to get a general idea of how many people actually do donate to a site or sites they like. So do you? If I had a way to I know I would :D

Skiz
11-14-2006, 01:25 PM
A wise man/forum once said, "Never pay for Filesharing". :whistling

nihility
11-14-2006, 01:30 PM
its at the top of the page in red.

i basically live my life by that quote :P

ssj4gogeta
11-14-2006, 01:58 PM
I have donated to both ScT and F** because they are both awesome sites and I think they deserve to stay alive.
I do agree you should not pay for file sharing but I fell that donating to keep the site alive is different.

deuce6000
11-14-2006, 02:11 PM
Nope.

Suphix
11-14-2006, 03:17 PM
"Never pay for File Sharing!"


but what about newsgroups? i guess your not really giving anything back with that so its not really sharing. but still.

diaspora
11-14-2006, 04:55 PM
once; now i hate this site

gamer4eva
11-14-2006, 05:09 PM
Oy Oy donating is good yeah when it comes to keeping it alive. Donating for freebies ie free up stats is not. This is what i think personally.

gustafo
11-14-2006, 05:10 PM
donated once

Alien5
11-14-2006, 05:45 PM
never did but im thinking about it

Threepwood83
11-14-2006, 06:26 PM
I was also thinking about it but then I realized that donating money to a site like that could very well cause legal problems for me if the site were to be taken down by the authorities. They would probably get all the logs with all the IPs but I'm sure that the list of NAMES of users who donated through Paypal would be even more useful to them.

sniper06
11-14-2006, 06:28 PM
I donate every month to keep may favourite site alive

tdoar
11-14-2006, 06:33 PM
i donate to a couple of sites (my favs) - its just like going to the movies only u get much more!!

YoMaN
11-14-2006, 06:40 PM
nope never donated.

Shadowfire
11-14-2006, 07:41 PM
No, I've never donated before.

So many people classify donating as paying to leech, but you have to remember that the site owners have server costs, too.

syD
11-14-2006, 09:18 PM
the only two sites worth donating to are sct and oink, and thats because you cant donate to buy upload credit, and donating doesnt exempt you from ratio requirements.

long live sct and oink!

gamer4eva
11-14-2006, 09:20 PM
Respect syD i totally agree with you for once lol!!!! I think that donations are only necessary when you are not paying to leech but helping pay for server costs!!!

syD
11-14-2006, 09:25 PM
lol, for once only :)


I was also thinking about it but then I realized that donating money to a site like that could very well cause legal problems for me if the site were to be taken down by the authorities. They would probably get all the logs with all the IPs but I'm sure that the list of NAMES of users who donated through Paypal would be even more useful to them.

paranoid much? :blink:

gamer4eva
11-14-2006, 09:27 PM
lol, for once only :)


I was also thinking about it but then I realized that donating money to a site like that could very well cause legal problems for me if the site were to be taken down by the authorities. They would probably get all the logs with all the IPs but I'm sure that the list of NAMES of users who donated through Paypal would be even more useful to them.

paranoid much? :blink:

I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship.:P

Melvinmeow
11-14-2006, 11:36 PM
The MPAA and FBI have no jurisdiction to access your paypal information without your concent prior to what you may beleive.
They can however get your ip if they were to seize a server thats hosting a tracker. But in most cases the owners of sites knowing they are acctually one of the main people at risk ussually have the servers hosted outside of legal jurisdiction.
I had a visit wont say what type but...
I still donate to sites (other than my own) quite frequently.

r4cc00n
11-15-2006, 06:55 AM
nope never donated.

me too

DKre8ive1
11-15-2006, 11:53 AM
the only two sites worth donating to are sct and oink, and thats because you cant donate to buy upload credit, and donating doesnt exempt you from ratio requirements.

long live sct and oink!

:hmmm: sorry but I feel that there are other sites that deserve it too and also dont sell upload credit or exempt you from ratio requirement.

But of course everyone has there favorties for one reason or another. :D

Kytter
11-15-2006, 12:40 PM
No, never. But i think i`ll donate to TL and maybe ST.

sert
11-15-2006, 12:50 PM
I 've donated to my fav site twice. BTW nice thread, you should insert a poll to see results concentrated.

syD
11-15-2006, 12:53 PM
the only two sites worth donating to are sct and oink, and thats because you cant donate to buy upload credit, and donating doesnt exempt you from ratio requirements.

long live sct and oink!

:hmmm: sorry but I feel that there are other sites that deserve it too and also dont sell upload credit or exempt you from ratio requirement.

But of course everyone has there favorties for one reason or another. :D

okay maybe fsc too but they denied me some invites recently without even bothering to specify why, so i guess they fell off my fav. list ;)

ghurka
11-15-2006, 01:05 PM
I've only ever donated once and that was to Bitmetv to keep my membership there....and before any of you stereotypes start shouting "pay to leech", after downloading a 6GB file with what looked like plenty of leeches I only managed to seed back about 500MB after seeding for over a week. It stayed there for a month and still didn't seed any more.

The reason why....the leeches shown had only partly downloaded the file (just the episodes they needed) so there weren't any leeches as such.

Donating is not wrong....it just depends on the circumstances.

ToxicBear
11-15-2006, 02:57 PM
I have not and will never pay for file sharing. In my opinion, I contribute enough to the community, seeding and having good ratio...

kavalchuk17
11-15-2006, 09:49 PM
tophos is awesome btw. i just wish you would open the casino section for non powerusers, its not that easy to get there on your site...

Scrat
11-16-2006, 04:30 PM
ive donated.. it depends of wich site

Scrat
11-16-2006, 04:33 PM
and ofcourse, it depends on the money in bank account.. :)

pECi
11-16-2006, 07:10 PM
and ofcourse it depends if there is an EDIT button near the cash register

ramz
11-20-2006, 12:01 AM
donated twice one for server upgrade

zaguar
11-20-2006, 05:46 AM
BitmeTV because it rocks - and because it's so hard to keep a ratio.

famous45
11-20-2006, 05:59 AM
donated twice on two of my favorite sites.

Mobert
11-24-2006, 06:23 PM
donated twice.

Gtb
11-27-2006, 02:59 PM
I had donated twice in a Greek torrent site, in order to survive the server costs...

I really don't know if i would do it again...

zetah
02-12-2009, 09:50 PM
No i haven't yet but i think i will

Vitality
02-12-2009, 10:05 PM
I have never donated but will donate only to one (FSC)

I find others money suckers

dr0w
02-12-2009, 10:37 PM
I donate to all sites that i like :)

EL REY
02-12-2009, 11:12 PM
I do but recent events has made me think about ever doing it ever again. It seems thou donating to a site really doesn't care to them.

Sanka113
02-12-2009, 11:45 PM
No, but i've donated to one of my favorite trackers.

TheFoX
02-13-2009, 03:29 AM
Removed by D

Just because this thread was two years old doesn't exclude it from additional posts.

Obviously quite a few people decided to air their own opinion about whether they donate, or not.

As for your remark about one of your peers being a penis, that is totally uncalled for, and you should be ashamed of your behaviour.

As a sign of respect, I have reported your post for an inflammatory remark.

Unstable1
02-13-2009, 05:26 AM
I usually donate once, soon after membership, if the site is very important to me, it's my way of telling staff there that I care about the site and showing some appreciation for the effort they put in to make the site available to us.

So I've donated to about 7-8 trackers in total.

Personally I think there is little wisdom in sayings like "Never Pay for FileSharing". I'm more than happy to occasionally donate to a tracker as a way of telling the people who run the site that I appreciate the work it takes to make a site of this or that quality available.

Some sites I would be lost without and it's those that I've donated to.

central2rbay
02-13-2009, 07:22 AM
Contribute when I can for sure... Regularly with my bread and butter sites ;)

amos430
02-13-2009, 11:44 AM
i donated once

Swift
02-13-2009, 11:47 AM
if i feel like they desirve ... YES

Time-Traveller
02-13-2009, 01:39 PM
I donate to my 2 favourite sites GFT & ITS every month, on other sites I make small donations every now & again when I'm feeling generous

NippleCake
02-13-2009, 03:44 PM
yes i donate regularly to 3 sites i am a member of.

Lovestoned
02-13-2009, 04:04 PM
Well, if you don't talk about getting rewards then PTN and What occasionally.

Donated once to FTN though.

They are usually of big amount ranging from 15-25/30 USD.

beco
02-13-2009, 04:22 PM
Of course , If I sit around the table .... I do not pay ?
We have a moral obligation ,to help economically ( if we can )...

Col. Skillz
02-13-2009, 05:51 PM
A wise man/forum once said, "Never pay for Filesharing". :whistling

lol, unless you are the tracker?

dragoi92
02-13-2009, 05:57 PM
Yes
I have donated in some tracker

redMonster
02-13-2009, 06:03 PM
I have donated only to ScT till today. Don't plan to donate to any other site.

alcoholik
02-13-2009, 06:26 PM
I donate on the trackers i like :)

Giggi
02-13-2009, 06:50 PM
I too donate to my favorite trackers :-)

RandytheRam
02-13-2009, 07:17 PM
I donate from time to time, I mean think about the risk these people take....
they do take risks right?

erax
02-13-2009, 07:27 PM
Donating is the only way to keep Both SCene's groups and TRackers Alive
do y think Groups is a social network !

no Donate aka "No SCene release nor Uploading nor Torrent Community "
no thing is a free , for example how could sysops will pay servers Bill ..etc

viru5
02-13-2009, 07:50 PM
I too donate to my favorite trackers :-)

One more here <333

Pickerel
02-14-2009, 12:55 AM
I have donated to 2 sites. When I first got into torrents, I got into a crappy private site and was so thrilled that I donated and got VIP status. Well, a few months later the site folded and that was that. I have since gotten into a small selection of great trackers and have donated to my favorite one once.

Tomtetrollet
02-14-2009, 01:18 AM
Haven't donated, might consider doing it if the site needs an upgrade or such. I generally like small trackers with an active community and they don't have such a high monthly cost, usually I feel that my money isn't needed there, but as I said earlier, if the site needs it, I'll consider donating.

cinephilia
02-14-2009, 02:46 AM
I donate on the trackers i like :)
it would be a bit strange to donate to trackers you don't like :rolleyes:

pro267
02-14-2009, 03:27 AM
Haven't donated, might consider doing it if the site needs an upgrade or such. I generally like small trackers with an active community and they don't have such a high monthly cost, usually I feel that my money isn't needed there, but as I said earlier, if the site needs it, I'll consider donating.
Knowing a few small sites, I can assure you that most small sites do need your contribution to keep their servers running. Even the smaller sites are not running on 30$ seedboxes, we're talking over a 100$ at least just for the server (not to mention other costs), and someone needs to pay for that.

It's quite easy to look the other way and expect others to donate, but if you enjoy the site and want to keep it running, wouldn't you want to help the site survive, regardless of what others do? I'm pretty sure none of these small sites you're referring to are profiting from filesharing, if they get above the servers costs they usually keep a few bucks stashed for a rainy day.

Enzo
02-14-2009, 03:31 PM
I donate only for 2 sites.. Only this two i use more... Its hard to help every tracker

johny1
02-14-2009, 04:08 PM
The ones I use most.

walkman79
02-14-2009, 04:17 PM
Yeah, it's impossible to donate to all trackers but people should donate to the ones they use the most to help with the server costs.

RizKhan25000
02-14-2009, 04:53 PM
Yeah, it's impossible to donate to all trackers but people should donate to the ones they use the most to help with the server costs.

fully agree with you but adding only to donate to those sites which do not give any extra priviliges for donators. Donating for such sites is indeed donation as you are paying to contribute towards the community there. I give you example of Torrentbytes.net... they just don't give you anytihg extra for the donation but just a star against your username and that is it... no upload credit or unlimited downloads etc etc. So donating for such a site is a donation in real sense else it is just payments for extra features-don't call them donations.

x1x2x3
02-14-2009, 05:46 PM
never

NippleCake
02-14-2009, 05:53 PM
never


any reasons why not?? or just postcount +1 :ermm:

FallDX
02-14-2009, 07:27 PM
Never did & won't do this :)
I know some trackers gain about 30k Euros every monh .. Opps ;)

stoi
02-14-2009, 07:48 PM
Never did & won't do this :)
I know some trackers gain about 30k Euros every monh .. Opps ;)

and you know this how?

or are you just talking out of your arse like most people do on here.

FallDX
02-14-2009, 07:57 PM
Never did & won't do this :)
I know some trackers gain about 30k Euros every monh .. Opps ;)

and you know this how?

or are you just talking out of your arse like most people do on here.
Stoi idk about ur tracker .. but i know from my sources that some trackers make huge profit from donation , You can notice this by urself via numbers of people who donate in a tracker , or am i wrong??!!!
dunna worry i don't say any bullshit :pinch:

stoi
02-14-2009, 08:02 PM
Well you are wrong.

1% of my members donate on a month by month basis.

70% of them donate a lot less than the £5

30% of those donate less than 1 Dollar

15% of those donate 50cents or less.

I get lots of donations for 25pence

guess how much i get out of that.

1p from every donor lol

So just because a tracker has lots of members, or lots of members with a star to their name, does not mean they are making a fortune.

Obviously some are, but i bet they are very few and far between.

FallDX
02-14-2009, 08:15 PM
Well you are wrong.

1% of my members donate on a month by month basis.

70% of them donate a lot less than the £5

30% of those donate less than 1 Dollar

15% of those donate 50cents or less.

I get lots of donations for 25pence

guess how much i get out of that.

1p from every donor lol

So just because a tracker has lots of members, or lots of members with a star to their name, does not mean they are making a fortune.

Obviously some are, but i bet they are very few and far between.
Exactly dude .. i know sure not all trackers make a profit from donations .. but as you said trackers i talked about have more than 15k ppl :pinch:
In this tracker you can see about 3K ++ ppl donate to the tracker >> so the average amount let's say = 20Euros .. so it's like 3000x20 = 60k Euros "less or more , who cares " but this only trackers whic have more than 15k or 20k members :whistling

bumrocks
02-14-2009, 08:26 PM
Of course I do...But for the most part my favorite sites are smaller communities. I donate to 3-4 sites and one forum on a semi-regular basis...

Falldx is making unfounded accusations on things he has "heard" and not beyond fact...Unless he is a sysop/owner somewhere and is speaking from his own true experience...You should refrain from generalizations and grouping all or most sites together...Are there a few that abuse donations? Probably/possibly...But it is not the norm.

stoi
02-14-2009, 08:43 PM
but this only trackers whic have more than 15k or 20k members

BCG has 27,000 members.

See, talking out of Ass.

I was right.

integral
02-14-2009, 09:42 PM
You can't really compare BCG to the other trackers who make a lot of money from donations, since they're all selling invites, GBs, or freeleech of some sort, which probably gets more donors.

stoi
02-14-2009, 10:02 PM
Actually believe it or not it doesnt, we get about the same amount in donations as we always have done, even when we had GB for cash (before the SP System) and even when we opened for 100,000 members.

Maybe its just me doing something right/wrong (whichever way you look at it lol)

But if i was making anywhere near what FallDX said trackers are making, i would have been taken away in a straight jacket by now, i never ever want to make a 10th of that per month, just too much bloody risk if you are making money off this.

BlackKnight
02-14-2009, 10:40 PM
Never did & won't do this :)
I know some trackers gain about 30k Euros every monh .. Opps ;)

if you could tell me the name of that tracker and how reliable your source is then it's ok, but if not then please don't say such a thing like that.

As I notice, even ScT with ~22k members only has around 4k donate everymonth, and it's the tracker that members donate a lot. Maybe sites like TL can have more donors because it has a huge userbase but I don't think they can have that much from donate. :huh:

MaNiJaK
02-14-2009, 10:52 PM
TL is different story,you can't compare site with 20k members and 200k.

They even have some advertisements and that probably means user donations are not enough to cover server costs.

BlackKnight
02-14-2009, 11:13 PM
TL is different story,you can't compare site with 20k members and 200k.

They even have some advertisements and that probably means user donations are not enough to cover server costs.

yeah I know that, I meant even TL with a huge userbase I still don't think they can gain 30k euros per month so I can't think of any trackers can get that amount of money. :)

FallDX
02-15-2009, 02:23 AM
Sorry for bothering guys , but i still know what i'm talking about :) no kidding.

Unstable1
02-15-2009, 02:38 AM
Sorry for bothering guys , but i still know what i'm talking about :) no kidding.

Rubbish. As stoi rightly said, you're talking out of your arse.

And frankly, even IF any trackers I donated to were making a nice tidy profit which enabled the sysop to buy the latest Porsche 911, I wouldn't give a fuck. If I am getting an excellent service from a torrent site that is very special to me, I would be nothing but delighted if the sysop was making some money from it. That's a win-win situation.

Having said that. I doubt very much that any tracker is making a significant amount of money, and most will be barely covering their bills.

105802
02-15-2009, 03:17 AM
sorry for bothering guys , but i still know what i'm talking about :) no kidding.

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yesrly ?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!

killercam101
02-15-2009, 03:21 AM
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yesrly ?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!

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02-15-2009, 03:56 AM
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bumrocks
02-15-2009, 07:25 PM
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02-15-2009, 10:25 PM
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02-15-2009, 10:35 PM
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taboga100
02-17-2009, 06:26 PM
I donate to my two favorite sites. I don't mind supporting them, as I really enjoy the community there.