What Does Collector Mean?

**ConkiZz** · 07-16-2008, 11:52 AM

A collector has many trackers and don't use them. And most collectors are traders.

**Duckater** · 07-16-2008, 12:20 PM

Some people amaze me here as reading this I must be a collector as some sites I am on I have not used fully in a while and only get things from now and then, yet I only give invites to good friends and have never and will never trade an account.
Would you consider the owners of mid/hi end trackers collectors if they where on all other mid/hi end trackers? Probable not you would just say they are friends as they all in same group of hi end trackers.
I also would like to know why some trackers are thought to be so important to people when at the end of the day they have pretty much the same content as a lot of other trackers. In some case if it ain't on the other lower end trackers it tends to trickle down to them and every body gets it any way

**walkman79** · 07-16-2008, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by bblogs

It could be the:

3rd Option: Someone who signs up to various trackers for trading whenever it's convenient
4rth Option: Someone who signs up to various trackers purely for their bittorrent status
Note that a collector doesn't necessarily have to sign up to become a collector...it could include traded invites or accounts, or even legitimately recieved invites.

Both of your options could fit into my 2nd option

Yeah, I was trying to be short in the meanings, but sign ups could include sign ups through invites (traded or not traded).
I edit my original post to be more precise about the definitions.

Originally Posted by Ghostbusters

Did anyone experience De-Javu regularly as a kid ? I did

You are probably referring to this thread: https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bit...ector-303527/?

I've started this thread since that one is pointless and answers can be very subjective. The title of that thread simply says: You are collector if you are a member of a certain number of trackers. So, what is that number?
It doesn't define the term collector, and the answer varies according to each user. That's why I started this thread, asking people to define the term, not only by the number of trackers.

Originally Posted by zedex

its not so hard to understand ....

someone who joins invite/signup to every tracker ( usually higher levels ) and dont use those tracker at all . and in short : someone that has a lot of sites but dont really use them .

Good. My 2nd options could fit into this definition

. Thanks

Originally Posted by invadercat

a collector is someone who create accounts in trackers for other purposes than actually using it. simple enough.

I really like this definition

. So, a collector could be a trader but not necessarily. It's a very concise definition and it can't fit into any of my options

. Thanks

**dunson** · 07-16-2008, 04:07 PM

**walkman79** · 07-16-2008, 04:14 PM

Yeah!, good one dunson lol

Conclusion ?:
A collector is someone who joins to every tracker he can and usually prefers higher levels, he is always looking for invites and sites open for singups, but he really doesn't use most of his trackers or just keep a minimum activity on them.

In this definition a collector could be a trader but not necessarily, he also could also be an anti-trader who takes care of some accounts but doesn't give a damn about others. A collector could also be that scum who doesn't care about community and sells invites and accounts on ebay. That is, collector is not an insult after all.