Why do people go after l33t trackers?

[bijoy]

One reason and only : e-penis . They feel a special if they are members on trackers with a very small userbase which are extremely hard to get in .

nice point indeed.
+1 from me.

[Tutela]

I was asking if you would call me retarded for collecting stamps? (I actually do collect stamps if anyone cares) but if you wouldn't, then why would you cal me a retard for collecting trackers? People like to collect things that are difficult to obtain, but everyone knows trackers are obtainable if you really want them all, so it's a completeable collection.. the 1337 ones I mean..

[IdolEyes787]

I was asking if you would call me retarded for collecting stamps? (I actually do collect stamps if anyone cares) but if you wouldn't, then why would you cal me a retard for collecting trackers? People like to collect things that are difficult to obtain, but everyone knows trackers are obtainable if you really want them all, so it's a completeable collection.. the 1337 ones I mean..

I used to collect stamps but then I hit puberty.True story btw
(Long) After that I used to collect single malt but I found that I was always drinking my collection ("nother true story btw)
The best and only useful thing to collect is life experiences and friendships and consequentially memories.Hopefully one day I will see the wisdom in my own words and do a better job of doing it.

Oh well as long as I'm not collecting dust or debts I guess.

[deadalive1]

QFT.

And torrenting ain't the only way to get your filez. Everyone focussed on tracker-l33tness should wander a bit on http-boards and usenet-boards and they would soon notice there are countless ways and places to get the same content without the need to be part of small l33t trackers.

Although a majority of the n00bs start out like 'invite-hunters' I'm conviced the ones with a shred of intelligence will eventually realise it's all just a bunch of trackers, nothing more, nothing less and just move on.
The ones that keep chasing for l33tness are the retards imo.

Couldn't have said it better.

This right here ^^^^

[Tutela]

I used to collect stamps but then I hit puberty.True story btw
(Long) After that I used to collect single malt but I found that I was always drinking my collection ("nother true story btw)
The best and only useful thing to collect is life experiences and friendships and consequentially memories.Hopefully one day I will see the wisdom in my own words and do a better job of doing it

Oh well as long as I'm not collecting dust or debts I guess.

eryone needs something to keep them ticking over. Sure its stupid, but so are alot of things I do.. point I'm making is that everyone is entitled to collect if they feel like it, we just shouldn't give it to them!

[1000possibleclaws]

Your point is that you're stupid and we shouldn't give you any tracker invites? I'll give you a point for blunt honesty, I guess..

[IdolEyes787]

I thought you just had to be a "veteran " and then people just gave them to you?

[1000possibleclaws]

i suppose that depends on your definition of the word

[Fishy2]

Fair point with regards to reverse psychology of the need for the unobtainable, and without regard for the old standbys of “community” “packs” “requests” “hypes” etc, I’m thinking more of simplistic terms ie for what reasons would a “newbie” want any tracker?
I suppose the question maybe, leaving all the crap out what does an individual get into BT for in the first place?

This seems to have swung round just to focus on tracker levels, and despite being the worse for a few Vodkas when posting not exactly what I intended

I was trying to get at what does the “average” member get into torrenting in the first place for, before that is this or that tracker and the pursuit of it takes over. And yes “sigh” most people reading through FST can reel of the usual answers/reasons/excuses for seeking status l33tnes and all that.

Recently there seems to be a trend for closed communities to be actively seeking new members and many staffers will have had conversations about how to get more “quality” users to frequent a particular site, be it for activity, uploads, donations or whatever. Sound familiar?

Because there’s the rub, where do “they” come from and what do they want from a site? Would they be newbies to green to know about levels? One time traders given a chance? Experienced torrent users? Veterans you see on every site?
So many good sites out there I cant help thinking curiosity aside, that there seems to be something lacking from the I want what I cant have argument?

First time I saw your avatar was on a 'l33t tracker', what's your story?

If you mean me? My first 6 years of torrenting were spent on a l33t tracker that and this is quite funny for me in hindsight, I had no idea and I do mean no idea was so sought after by so many

Thanks to being on there and to people I met back then and since it went down (and FST), I find myself on a few places now and for some of the reasons mentioned in this thread, but mostly because of people I enjoy socialising with and to simply grab whatever files I like, but then we could all say that couldnt we

[Tutela]

Your point is that you're stupid and we shouldn't give you any tracker invites? I'll give you a point for blunt honesty, I guess..

No, I'm just saying if you don't want to give to a collector, then you're going to struggle giving away invites, espeically somewhere like here! I'm not going to beg for invites, I'kll ask if I want one in particular, but other than that I'm content with what I have!