waffles.fm

[sometimes]

I just got banned from waffles. When I asked the admin they said it was due to "Faking uTorrent to cheat"

I'm extremely confused because I have been using utorrent the same way I have always used it since I was a member of oink. No other torrent sites seem to have a problem with my utorrent.

This is really annoying.

[Solitude]

Did you have any waffles torrents with double announce url?

[1000possibleclaws]

Do you use whatcd as well? It's possible you could have been accidentally cross-seeding (which is a form of cheating), especially if you upload the same torrents to both trackers.

[sometimes]

I spoke with the admin last night. Apparently, their script automatically banned me for using an unauthorized version of utorrent. I've always downloaded utorrent from the utorrent website. I don't know what they are talking about. No other torrent site I am a member of has had a problem with my version of utorrent. Oh well, I still have other sites for music.

[ca_aok]

You may have downloaded the alpha.

Nonetheless, the story seems pretty fishy to me. Trackers don't ban you for using an unauthorized client, you're just unable to download/seed unless you use a whitelisted client.

Enjoy your other music trackers, personally, I'd leave it at that.

[teflon05]

I agree...fishy. I once invited someone there & they attempted to ratio cheat, and although I lost invite privledges for 6 months, they were very civil to me. I can't see them banning you for using an unauthorized version of Utorrent. Warning, maybe. But not an outright ban.

[anon]

It's possible you could have been accidentally cross-seeding (which is a form of cheating)

If done incorrectly. It'd be good if sometimes answered your question, as adding more than one tracker URL to the same torrent has caused plenty of bans.

[sometimes]

I'm pretty sure the guy was trying to imply that my utorrent had been altered some way, that I must not have downloaded it from the utorrent site, but I did. He said that I was automagically banned from waffles script. He also said other trackers haven't banned me because they don't use the same script as waffles.

and no I did not add more than one tracker URL from multiple sites.

I think the word I should have used is unofficial not unauthorized.

[1000possibleclaws]

Either way ca_aok's advice on moving on is good to follow on. I have not used Waffles in years even though my account is in good standing. Whatcd is a much better site.

[Night0wl]

Except What uses Gaselle and bans Vuze. Ohh Nooes it's not the better site at all.