Content or Community

[Hombre]

not a member at any community kind tracker, but if u all stop to look, they all are communities. Tbytes is my favorit one, maybe bcos it was the first first private tracker i joined around 6 months ago. but what would be the point in have a tracker that has community and no files? it's like a forum then. and for a forum, fst fits perfectly.

[cinephilia]

content of course.

[The_Martinator]

not a member at any community kind tracker, but if u all stop to look, they all are communities. Tbytes is my favorit one, maybe bcos it was the first first private tracker i joined around 6 months ago. but what would be the point in have a tracker that has community and no files? it's like a forum then. and for a forum, fst fits perfectly.

Maybe it's a community of like-minded people who share the same interests. For instance they like the same movies, so the tracker is very active and they discuss them in the forums. Just an example.

[HDZero]

Content

[Cut-Copy-Paste]

Obviously there are exceptions but if you were to pick one or the other which one would it be.

I can´t honestly answer your question as you expect.
The main reason for me being active in any given site is that I feel comfortable... furthermore, I am active in many trackers but my type of activity or my behavior may be quite different from one site to another. I have sites that I use only for getting stuff (leech, seed and never seen their forums), in others I am happy being active in forums... I even have sites where I like to read the forums and never post. In a few I like more to upload shit or fill requests... at this point and after many years I have only 1 or maybe 2 sites where I can say that they are perfect. I can find there all I need and I want:

Now you could ask me what makes me feel so comfortable... I´d say, the perfect combination in the right doses of all aspects involving what from my understanding it´s torrenting supposed to be: mature and respectful community, nice and fair staff, security of course, good content, the possibility of allow users to do something else... etc.

Did u took Copyright Permission before copying my behavour?

[IdolEyes787]

Maybe it's a community of like-minded people who share the same interests. For instance they like the same movies, so the tracker is very active and they discuss them in the forums. Just an example.

I personally prefer it if everyone isn't so mind-numbingly predictable. I would rather hear different perspectives that widen or perhaps even change my outlook then just have a bunch of clones agreeing about everything.

I know that's not what you meant but it doesn't make it any less true.Part of the problem with the state of affairs with higer end trackers is everyone getting in is a known quantity.Great fr security ,which I suppose must always take precedence, but bad for community .
I mean if everyone knows everyone else already( which alarmingly seems to be the case with most new recruits) what is really the point ?
No discovery makes for a very boring time.

[ca_aok]

I'd disagree with you IdolEyes. Although there is a group of people that are on all of the rare sites, part of the appeal is each on has some unique active community members that spice things up. Each site has sort of a unique dynamic based around their site features and dedicated uploaders too.

[The_Martinator]

Maybe it's a community of like-minded people who share the same interests. For instance they like the same movies, so the tracker is very active and they discuss them in the forums. Just an example.

I personally prefer it if everyone isn't so mind-numbingly predictable. I would rather hear different perspectives that widen or perhaps even change my outlook then just have a bunch of clones agreeing about everything.

I know that's not what you meant but it doesn't make it any less true.Part of the problem with the state of affairs with higer end trackers is everyone getting in is a known quantity.Great fr security ,which I suppose must always take precedence, but bad for community .
I mean if everyone knows everyone else already( which alarmingly seems to be the case with most new recruits) what is really the point ?
No discovery makes for a very boring time.

I can understand what you mean, but I don't agree.

for instance with movies, there might be movies on the tracker that some members know others would prolly enjoy. That's not saying it'll be the case, but most members there are at least interested in the said movies enough to watch them. They can still say that the movie sucked according to them in the forums.

Boring? It's all up to the people there, really. FST is not boring, but I wouldn't call it a nice community as a whole (there are a few great people, but the vast majority of people here are douches). So if I want the opinion of the masses I'll come here. That doesn't mean they're right, but generally the more opinions, the better. More people know more, at least in theory.

[IdolEyes787]

I'd disagree with you IdolEyes. Although there is a group of people that are on all of the rare sites, part of the appeal is each on has some unique active community members that spice things up. Each site has sort of a unique dynamic based around their site features and dedicated uploaders too.

I agree with the unique members bit which kind of re-enforces my point doesn't it?

Examples of unique features that determine dynamic please .No need to name the individual sites.
Personally I think a site's personality is more or less dependent on the personality of the staff and has very little to do features ( of course you can argue that those features are instituted by the staff)

And how does any of that apply to the forums ( which is the face of the community) ?

[ca_aok]

Example of features of a site I really enjoy would be a dynamic promotion system (not just 25GB upload+1 torrent up) and seed bonus system that certainly defines the way the site runs, as it encourages participation on multiple levels. Another example would be the social networking type feature of another site.

The group of folks that are on ALL of these sites (and visibly active in the community on each) is smaller than you'd think. As for the site's personality depending on the staff I'd agree somewhat, but that depends on the site.

As for the forums, they're obviously a bit less active as there are fewer members to post. And there are quite a few of these types of threads on their forums:

Example - Rate this girl, what do you d/l the most, what are you listening to, etc...

But at the end of the day it's also easier to get to know people through the forums with fewer people posting, and I find the general maturity level much higher than that on the forums of large 0-day sites.