Would you rather join a site like uk-t that has a tight knit community or a site like ptp which has a lot of content but lacks security
For me security is important but I don't see the point of going to a site just to chat.
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Would you rather join a site like uk-t that has a tight knit community or a site like ptp which has a lot of content but lacks security
For me security is important but I don't see the point of going to a site just to chat.
good for you :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by pen15
Thanks I'm happy knowing that I use my trackers instead of just being there for the sake of it.
What about sites where you can find both things?. One thing does not exclude the other.
Obviously there are exceptions but if you were to pick one or the other which one would it be.
Content is first for me. but a good community is also important.
Luckily I can have both.
Content comes first, but a community is always nice of course. After all it's the community that provides the content.
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Originally Posted by pen15
I canīt 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... Iīd say, the perfect combination in the right doses of all aspects involving what from my understanding itīs 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.
How many threads have there been like this, completely pointless.
Tho you know what's coming next, "pen15's" disagreement that posting this shit Is relevant.:ghey:
It isn't I just like to piss off morons like you. Anyways touche Nemrod. I couldn't of said it better.
Or um...why not just be on any sites you want to be on? you can be on however many sites you feel, there is no rule saying you cannot have over 5 trackers or whatever. Then you can download from some of them, and also "talk" with other people if you feel like it. Its your internetz do what you want with it :ermm:
"Nemrod" maybe correct In what he says, but you are still an arsewipe for posting this crap In the first place.
Neither , that's why I like this place.Quote:
Originally Posted by pen15
That and I have a phobia about " top sites". :rolleyes:
Sorry you feel that way but I like to be heard. Internet=No discretion for me.
I think that this would be an appropriate place for a gif.
EDIT: this pic isnt worthy of you foo's ;)
!summon killercam101
I'm sure content will be most popular for 99% of private torrent users. Then the 1% who take torrenting very seriously will care more about community trackers just because they have lots of friends on them already. If you don't know people on a particular 0day site I can't imagine yourself caring about the community there.
That being said there are lots of niche sites that have a great community who share everything they have or whatever they can, and that kind of good community makes a tracker's content excel.
content..... obviously.
basicaly contect...
I just don't understand why sites like uk-t and fsc have no activity. Wouldn't being at a rare site encourage one to be active.
You won't find much 'community' on most any of the sites...gotta go to their IRC to 'really' discover the community factor.
Not quite the same as it used to be before TBDev and ratios took over...:mellow:
i'd be very surprised if by no activity you mean the forums coz last i heard,these forums are supposed to be well beyond active.Quote:
Originally Posted by pen15
If you mean activity torrentwise then i think that would pretty much explain why we have so many peers on TL<--the compromised tracker that they so like to bash.
but as of my opinion i'd say community is definitely great but content is also much more important otherwise why would members sneak out of these fortresses to leech off TL?
That kinda made me giggle :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by pen15
Contain is the basic reason why tracker exist
Community is just a huge bonus.
A new BT user will ALWAYS value contain over community
But as he become more experience, the community aspect of the tracker he use get more noticed. And he moves on to find that balance
Neither, I would rather join a secure site with lots of content. And this forum covers the community part if I'm in need of one. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pen15
For me, content always come first. That is what bittorrent is all about. Luckily I'm a part of a site or two that has both excellent content and a nice community(meaning very nice, helpful staff, and the majority of the members are nice).
Those "high level" "rare" sites are only "rare" for security reasons, as most of them have had security issues, for example two of the trackers that are "High level" were born out of a torrent site being busted and taken down by the police.
Now, these sites are all very active, and in the case of one of the sites, they have the best torrent activity i have seen for such a small site. So to be honest, i think if you arent a member of a torrent site, you should reserve judgement and wait to actually see what a tracker is like rather than writing whatever bullshit the next idiot puts into your head.
I'm in it for the chicks :cool:
I'm in it to pretend I'm a chick on irc and tranny surprise Tokeman.
Hard to pick one over the other. Most sites have the same content, with some exceptions (packs, etc..). You can typically find the same general content on all trackers. Example - True Blood airs Sunday night, within a few hours, it is on ScT, FTN, PTN, etc
The communities are very similar too. I find similar posts/threads on most forums too. Example - Rate this girl, what do you d/l the most, what are you listening to, etc...
so i think it's a combo of both and the overall style, look, feel of the site rather then just content and community.
Nemrac
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.
content of course.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hombre
Content
Did u took Copyright Permission before copying my behavour? :naughty:Quote:
Originally Posted by NemrodQuote:
Originally Posted by pen15
I canīt 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... Iīd say, the perfect combination in the right doses of all aspects involving what from my understanding itīs 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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Martinator
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'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 can understand what you mean, but I don't agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787I 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Martinator
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.
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. :yup:
I agree with the unique members bit which kind of re-enforces my point doesn't it?Quote:
Originally Posted by ca_aok
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:happy:)
And how does any of that apply to the forums ( which is the face of the community) ?
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:
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.Quote:
Example - Rate this girl, what do you d/l the most, what are you listening to, etc...