Freshness.

[thisbytes]

Hey guys, im pretty new in the torrent community in general, but i have some knowledge. im not looking for invites..

Just looking for some advice on a tracker that youd suggest for me.

Im only active on one site right now, mostly cause a buddy of mine is a regular there.

So any suggestions? I've got a good ratio there, but only up to like 15ish gigs so far, so my credibility is low - and my connection is decient. 15:2 mb/sec

So basically what im saying is theres so many entry level sites, im kinda overwhelmed.

[integral]

You should first tell us what you're looking for in a torrent site. This could b breadth of content, speed of files, or something else.

Secondly you should tell us what site you're active on, so we don't end up recommending something that doesn't complement that site well. :)

[LubTheStaringCat]

Try the open for Signups thread, there are a number of good trackers to start with there.
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-43/t-bittorrent-sites-open-signup-298326

There Is also the tracker reviews Thread, for an Idea what there like

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bittorrent-43/t-bittorrent-tracker-reviews-256067

[killercam101]

If I were you for a general tracker I'd try for TL or SCC
for HD content : bit-hdtv
for dvds : bithq or TTi

[The_Martinator]

For music: What.cd (join their IRC channel for an interview, though be sure to read some stuff first)
For TV torrents: tvtorrent.ro

The list goes on, but if you're only after scene stuff (nothing rare) you could do with the IPT, TL combo.

[cinephilia]

what.cd is not a good advice for new torrent user who only have one tracker since it's quite hard to maintain a ratio and to find albums to upload.
well, to start, maybe you can give a try to :
general/0day trackers: demonoid, iptorrents, revtt.
music: stmusic, funkytorrents

[Ghostbusters]

If you've not got Torrent Leech then thats where I would recommend everyone to start it's the perfect proving ground for private torrenting its got a great slection of files, plenty users active forums / torrent comments it's also easy to seed once you knock down the wait times.

[Brenya]

So basically what im saying is theres so many entry level sites, im kinda overwhelmed.
First find what you are interested in. That will sift a bunch of sites out. Sift out the higher levelled sites (check the sticky threads for that, or ask).

Then either ask for an invite to like a level 3 or 2 and seed and seed and seed. Make a ton of accounts on a ton of low-levelled sites to get a ton of +1 ratios.

Then use your high ratios to persuade other people to let you in on other trackers. Dedicate hours and hours posting on multiple forums and clicking the refresh button and you soon will get "lucky" enough to gain access to a really really rare tracker.

Then focus everything on that lucky number 1 until you get invites for that site. Maybe even fork out a few dollars.

Then trade those invites for other high-levelled sites.

???

Profit! (http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Profit)

[basilhaydens]

I shot you an email to help check whatever email you used to sign up here and get back to me if you want.

[piratebot]

torrentbytes is a good place to start. so is what.cd

[Ghostbusters]

torrentbytes is a good place to start. so is what.cd

What.cd is an amazing site but not a good place to start at all, it's difficult to seed you need to spend time uploading stuff to the site yourself unless you've got a seedbox or a great connection and hit some freeleech

[pone44]

I do not know if what is the right music site to start for new BT members. As mentioned, stm or would be easier for him to seed and upload.

[Ghostbusters]

filemp3 is quite easy to seed on but got not a massive selection

[respawn40]

First find what you are interested in. That will sift a bunch of sites out. Sift out the higher levelled sites (check the sticky threads for that, or ask).

Then either ask for an invite to like a level 3 or 2 and seed and seed and seed. Make a ton of accounts on a ton of low-levelled sites to get a ton of +1 ratios.

Then use your high ratios to persuade other people to let you in on other trackers. Dedicate hours and hours posting on multiple forums and clicking the refresh button and you soon will get "lucky" enough to gain access to a really really rare tracker.

Then focus everything on that lucky number 1 until you get invites for that site. Maybe even fork out a few dollars.

Then trade those invites for other high-levelled sites.

Please don't lead him down the wrong path -_-

1) You don't want to make a lot of accounts at a ton of different sites. Pick a few sites that you'll use, and be active in. You'll spread yourself too thin if you try to participate in too many sites.

2) You don't need ratio proofs to go somewhere. God knows I didn't use proofs, yet alone request many invites (applied for one invite, requested MySpleen). Just participate in the trackers to which you're already a member, and show people that you're a good user. Hang out in IRC, participate in the forums, and keep a healthy ratio.

3) If/when you do become a member of a harder-to-get-into site, that doesn't mean you need to focus on it, and do anything you can to get invites to it. And that's because you want to STAY AWAY FROM TRADING. Trust me, it's not the way to go :) The best trackers are the ones who you get invited to by people that know you (going back to #2) ;)

Sooo yeah, don't listen to Brenya :P

[pone44]

Agree on that. ^^^

Trading is not something you might not want to get into...

[Rafa]

What.cd is not good for newbies, it's a pain in the ass to seed :pinch:
STMusic is easier and don't need to upload to keep good ratio.
Torrent.bytes / revTT for scenne stuff
HDBits.ro for HD stuff
TVtorrents.ro for tv shows
TehConnection / PassThe Popcorn are amazing movie trackers

These are good options to start without worries. Enjoy :cool:

[noAxx]

What.CD, while great, is not n00b oriented. STMusic, though greatly inferior in selection, is a superior starting choice for a music tracker. Of course, much of that content can also be found on general trackers where it is easy to seed as well as find a huge range of content, Demonoid being an excellent example. Of course there are others too, like Zamunda, RarBG, and 7Track. Of those already mentioned STMusic requires an invite, but should be easy to get. Demonoid usually does, but is sometimes open. The others are all usually open.

Porn trackers are also great for seeding, especially the two big ones (Empornium and PureTNA), though others aren't hard either. The easiest non-porn specialty tracker for seeding and finding interesting content is probably Cinemageddon. If you can't hack it there, you probably shouldn't torrent.

Otherwise, you might also want to look at some 0-day trackers if you like that sort of thing. Start out with something decent that has open registration like Ace Torrents, Bit Shock, or Nordic-T. Then you'll be positioned to get an invite to a better scene tracker like RevTT, TL, or IPT. Anything above that in the scene world isn't necessary for content sake, though there are of course higher level ones to pursue well down the road (SCC, SCT, GFT, FTN) if you like that type of tracker.

[piratebot]

well, what was my first site, and i did just fine. should he waste his time with a mediocre site like stm? it's not worth to hang on to a site like that once you get what or waffles. imo.

[noAxx]

well, what was my first site, and i did just fine. should he waste his time with a mediocre site like stm? it's not worth to hang on to a site like that once you get what or waffles. imo.

Fair enough. But let's be real, most people who are new to torrenting are going to have a tough time there, and the tracker is pretty much sink or swim. And I doubt anybody would invite him based on a lack of experience, meaning he needs to read up encoding to pass the irc test. I suppose it can be done, but everybody I know who made it in that way was already really experienced at ripping and encoding. If he isn't, its a whole lot of extra work.

STM does suck by contrast. But as far as music trackers go, few are as painless to seed on, much less get invited to.

[Albo Da Kid]

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[thisbytes]

wow, golden info guys. i really appreciate it. yeah im not so much interested in trading, i want to find people who know their sh** so i can learn. thus proving my self and getting the rewards. quality not quantity. the site im on im having a hard time getting involved in the community so i just see it as a dead end. i might just try harder there.

as a matter of pride - i can handle multitudes of audio and video format. back when i was still in it - xbox media center was the golden child (havent tossed it, but i built a desktop). gives you an idea how long i was away. also me an my roomate worked together and essentially they were his accounts cause he was more knowledgeable.

to his credit he wants to give me invites, but i wanna work my way up by myself.

thanks again, you guys are proof to this sites value.

[Something Else]

Work your way up what. :blink:

[thisbytes]

nothing tangible, so i guess if my post didnt explain it i wont beable to.

[Something Else]

So you don't know what you mean. Right. :blink:

[thisbytes]

actually it just seemed like you didnt want me to explain it, but simply criticize.
now that im sure your actually curious about what i was saying - (thanks, it makes me feel so special)

my point was i didnt wanna follow someone around and use their respect for my own gain. i wanna find content and communities im intrested in. i wanna "move up" to more valuable resources (of my own opinion) for data.

[Villalltheway]

well, what was my first site, and i did just fine. should he waste his time with a mediocre site like stm? it's not worth to hang on to a site like that once you get what or waffles. imo.

Then im sure u r willing to give him an invite to what or waffles then.

[Detale]

Do you have a supertorrents acct yet? IMO it is way overlooked amongst snobs. good site, fast speeds, good pre's

[thisbytes]

well, what was my first site, and i did just fine. should he waste his time with a mediocre site like stm? it's not worth to hang on to a site like that once you get what or waffles. imo.

Then im sure u r willing to give him an invite to what or waffles then.

more sarcasm please, i was brought up on that and chugging milk from the carton. =D

-detale: ill certainly check them out!

[Albo Da Kid]

Agree on that. ^^^

Trading is not something you might not want to get into...

Collecting also. it's as bad as trading.:noes:

[noAxx]

Agree on that. ^^^

Trading is not something you might not want to get into...

Collecting also. it's as bad as trading.:noes:

Should be stated though that collecting and sampling are different. That is, joining an OPEN REGISTRATION tracker that isn't known enough to have an FST review is fine. Doing it dozens of time is also fine. Collection, at least to me, applies only when discussing invite sites, and in cases where there is little intention to use what you ask for.

[Albo Da Kid]

Collecting starts to hurt a tracker when you don't use the account. That spot that you are taking, can be well used by a decent member. Trading, in the other hand, hurts a tracker in the same ways, but it can also endanger a tracker. That's the excuse most sites use anyway. imo it's bs, since fbi and other organizations don't give two shits about private trackers, and if they did they would go after the big ones first. Iptorrents, bitsoup, sct etc..

[thisbytes]

We'll I dont see the logic in spreading your ip address to trackers by signing up if you dont intend to use them. Everyone knows someone. Cept me it seems. Hi guys!@&&%% haha.

[killercam101]

become a collector-rejector!

[thisbytes]

become a collector-rejector!

...or a trader-desecrator!
:fst:


Do you have a supertorrents acct yet? IMO it is way overlooked amongst snobs. good site, fast speeds, good pre's

looks promising, is there an application process or is it referral only?

[piratebot]

well, what was my first site, and i did just fine. should he waste his time with a mediocre site like stm? it's not worth to hang on to a site like that once you get what or waffles. imo.

Then im sure u r willing to give him an invite to what or waffles then.
no, why don't you give him an invite to stmusic instead. im sure u wil.

[The_Martinator]

what.cd is not a good advice for new torrent user who only have one tracker since it's quite hard to maintain a ratio and to find albums to upload.
well, to start, maybe you can give a try to :
general/0day trackers: demonoid, iptorrents, revtt.
music: stmusic, funkytorrents

True that What.cd is not the best site to begin with, but you have the initial 5 GBs of download where you aren't on ratio watch. IMO that should be enough for your music needs untill the next freeleech.

[KushBlow]

I recommend you start with IPT or TL, but the latter does have a wait time for new users.

Just remember to seed for as long as you can and maintain (at least) a 1.0 ratio. Then you're good to go :).

[Lovestoned]

IPT is nice, easy to get in and you seed easily too back to a ratio of 1.

If I wasn't in the BitTorrent community for long I would have used IPT alot too.

[Albo Da Kid]

actually it just seemed like you didnt want me to explain it, but simply criticize.
now that im sure your actually curious about what i was saying - (thanks, it makes me feel so special)

my point was i didnt wanna follow someone around and use their respect for my own gain. i wanna find content and communities im intrested in. i wanna "move up" to more valuable resources (of my own opinion) for data.

You really don't know what you mean...:cry: I'm pretty sure you meant working your way up the levels, but if you say so....

[PlayeR]

IPT is nice, easy to get in and you seed easily too back to a ratio of 1.

If I wasn't in the BitTorrent community for long I would have used IPT alot too.

yeah that's right. or else you can use bitsoup. it is really a good tracker too imo. easy to keep ratio and content is great.

[Lovestoned]

IPT is nice, easy to get in and you seed easily too back to a ratio of 1.

If I wasn't in the BitTorrent community for long I would have used IPT alot too.

yeah that's right. or else you can use bitsoup. it is really a good tracker too imo. easy to keep ratio and content is great.

Isn't BitSoup's server like really unstable or somewhat like that?

I think IPT is a better choice.

[PlayeR]

it is stable for me at least.

[thisbytes]

actually it just seemed like you didnt want me to explain it, but simply criticize.
now that im sure your actually curious about what i was saying - (thanks, it makes me feel so special)

my point was i didnt wanna follow someone around and use their respect for my own gain. i wanna find content and communities im intrested in. i wanna "move up" to more valuable resources (of my own opinion) for data.

You really don't know what you mean...:cry: I'm pretty sure you meant working your way up the levels, but if you say so....

That is what you think i mean. And that may very well become true. But my goal isnt to specifically follow the rating system. its to get established on a couple sites, and over time gain a 3rd that really has what im looking for.

pretty much tho, people dont like to be told what they mean. polite conversation suggests you ask "what do you mean?" if you dont know. if your sure about what you think i mean thats great. open another thread to prove your point because your obviously not talking to me, but to everyone else.

I know what i meant to say, not what you meant to hear.
:sick: