Hey, FST running a tracker, that sounds interesting. I could probably do 90% of the work for it, and with FST behind it it could be very interesting lol.
But based on all the other things Backie has done I will not touch that site.
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Hey, FST running a tracker, that sounds interesting. I could probably do 90% of the work for it, and with FST behind it it could be very interesting lol.
But based on all the other things Backie has done I will not touch that site.
What does that have to do with anything? I'm throwing a serious question out there, not trolling at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slickerey
As for the FST tracker thing, I'm sure it would be worse than any dream RachelFaith has ever had. Seriously, imagine the amount of people that will pour in to help, with all sorts of experience.
It shows he is not a newbQuote:
Originally Posted by ringhunter
Absolutely wrong. I'm sure a lot more people would agree with me here. If you're at a tracker, no matter the rarity/difficulty of getting in, and a friend of yours (say a newbie to the torrenting world) asks you to get invited somewhere, chances are you'll invite him to that tracker. You wouldn't think "Oh man, but this tracker isn't for newbs." You'd say "God, hope he enjoys this tracker as much as I do!"Quote:
Originally Posted by AbyBeats
Backie is not a "newb" simply because he actually has valid opinions, but judging that someone is not a rookie just because they're on say FTWR/UK-T etc. or now it's FSC/iTS/E is just setting yourself up for ridicule. You can be a complete unknown and still make it anywhere given that you know the right people. I have a friend who lived with me over the course of a summer once, whose brother happened to be a UK-T member, simply because he ran into the right person, at the right bar, and said the right things. You never know.
What I'm getting at is: Rarity/difficulty to get into should stop being used as a measure of how successful you are, but more about how delusional about security you actually are. Take Stoi of BCG for example, he understand this perfectly.
There are mistake in banner (Bravta)...
It's a catchy name. Next forum/tracker will be Brigada with Belij on a banner :lol:
I agree 100% with this statement, and the argument about being part of rare tracker is true. I knew a guy who was part of FTWR, we were great buds online and he invited me there. It was like my second torrent site, and I was a newb back than, but I enjoyed the site til it's death.Quote:
Originally Posted by ringhunterWhat I'm getting at is: Rarity/difficulty to get into should stop being used as a measure of how successful you are, but more about how delusional about security you actually are. Take Stoi of BCG for example, he understand this perfectly.Quote:
Originally Posted by AbyBeats
back then only trusted members were given a chance and about 95% of members in that tracker were people who were involved in the BT community in some way or the other for a decent amount of time.As a whole the tracker gives a vibe of experienced torrenters with newbies a minority.You can argue all you want otherwise.
And why are you bringing all the rarity crap?I was talking more on the lines of experience.In BT if you didnt know,a person trusts you by knowing you more and by your activities in BT.It takes time to know people and that is called 'experience' he is gaining.No one is going to invite any tom dick and harry especially to a tracker which they are proud to be in and enjoy.Newbies who get into a community oriented tracker like UK-T must be a trusted guy or a real life friend,so that the inviter knows he wont screw up.then again real life friends who torrent are a big minority and trusted people are 'experienced' people in BT.I hope that is clear
sheesh,completely misunderstood and then kept on ranting.Not everything is to do with levels and rarity you know.There are things called friendship and trust as well.It seems you are more concious of rarity when I didnt even mention something like that.Just curious,are you in the above mentioned trackers?Quote:
Originally Posted by ringhunter
I love this experienced torrent user crap, and you make UK-T sound like the holy grail of torrent sites, ffs it was only a tracker.
and seriously, how long does it take to get experienced in torrenting, a week max, we were all noobs at one point, and thats the one thing I miss about being closed, the noobs, I love helping them and seeing them turn into bloody good members.
Experienced torrenters can be a right pain in the arse, that tracker does it like this, why cant you do it like that, because we are not them sheesh.
I would rather have noobs any day, at least they may use the tracker.
Stoi, I know you are an understanding site owner, and someone who has never bought into the whole 'levels' or 'senior member' bollocks, but we are talking about people here who live and breathe this very crap, and now in their never ending quest for leetness backie & co. are going to make their very own leet tracker, and all the collectors are going to trip over their own dicks in the rush to get invited.Quote:
Originally Posted by stoi
If you don't believe me, a quick read through backies blog www.onasoapbox.co.uk should convince you of what a loon he is. Also coincidentally two of his a/c's here on FST now reside in the dunce corner because he is just that kind of a reliable upstanding chap.
I did read a couple of his blogs the other week, i just laughed and vowed never to go back.
but anyone can make a tracker (if i did even backie can lol), the hard part is keeping it going and keeping your members interested.