go to IRC with link sample of your encode. idk, it just come to my mind. maybe that one way they will see you
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go to IRC with link sample of your encode. idk, it just come to my mind. maybe that one way they will see you
You mean their support channel? Where the first reply would be something along the lines of "this channel is for members only, or users with account problems"Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottK
OlegL, give him your advice
hahaha!
What I think to be right and what is actually right and can be two different things entirely .Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
On that line my thoughts on HDbits are based entirely on what I read here and the certain doltish attitudes displayed by some of their ( apparent) members .
By that I have the impression that it wasn't a very sincere attempt and that some of the 1000 new people weren't all that well chosen.
Anyway some of any "resentment" I feel towards HDbits or similarly hard to get into trackers ( some of which I belong to) is that many of the more visible members aren't any better ( hopefully worse because I dearly want to believe everyone using torrents isn't either that stupid ,immature or conceited) than those denied the "privilege" .
Btw am I deluded to think that HDbits or similar places should at least know enough about their more veteran members that they should realize who they can trust with an invite and who they can't instead of just randomly doling them out every few years when the feeling takes them ?
I would tell them though that as their present system stands being a VIP or an uploader or encoder or a ripper has very little to do with trustworthiness if that is what they are truly aiming for.:mellow:
But then again, surely you don't believe that you (or anyone that isn't staff) knows of all the criteria for choosing VIP's? Given that HDTV cappers also have invites, but there is an oversaturation of said content providers, and only a minority seem to have any weight on the site, it should only stand to be a fair guess that their picking of people that are trustworthy isn't completely random. A lot of people (including staff from other sites) cap and provide content for HDBits, and yet they gain no recognition. It's not just by who uploads things to the website or the significance of said person in the torrenting community at large. A fair amount of people provide content, since anyone is welcome to upload, encode or apply to one of the in-house groups, and yet few get recognition, usually for an insane time or monetary effort donated into the website.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
But heck, you're welcome to hold on to your opinion and disregard anything I have said. At the end of the day it may be that neither of us is right, and someone could be holding up darts to a bulletin board with names on it. :idunno:
Not to be nitpicky, but in that case IdolEyes would be right. I'm not on HDBits, but what you say must have some grain of truth in there somewhere. But the field's not seeded, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Rings
One hundred and EIGHTY.
Anyway like I said I don't really know and am very likely never going to be in a position to find out. Any beefs( real or imagined) that I have against HDbits is based purely on a few random (maybe)facts presented on here and like I also said the distinct lack of class of a few of their members that I've come into contact with.
Again possibly just me but the percentage of dickatude seems especially high on that site and that is a nutshell sums up where my attitude toward it comes from.
Maybe if I had come into contact with some other members as opposed to the ones I have I would be singing the site's praises instead .:idunno:
That's understandable, HDBits prides itself on its trolls as much as its encodes. At the end of the day, though, it all falls into the inconsequential realm. Those people that care enough to know do, and those people that don't don't (make no mistake, I file myself into this category, so it's no snipe). You really shouldn't judge by what you've seen/heard entirely, though. Some people there (actually, quite a few) are as etiquette abiding as they come (as I'm sure applies toall bt sites... just remembered the word bt was key for that statement).
For the record: I have had a miserabledayweek, so apologies for the mellow/unreasonable way I'm acting.
My guess is that if reps from other trackers don't get VIP there (when they usually get it at some trackers) and most uploaders will never be promoted to VIP that they are pretty selective about who they choose to promote.
Being selective about who they choose to promote and approving of that selective selection are two entirely different matters. A quick look at HDBits and a comparison to American colleges will prove that point quickly, I think.
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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787What I think to be right and what is actually right and can be two different things entirely .Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
On that line my thoughts on HDbits are based entirely on what I read here and the certain doltish attitudes displayed by some of their ( apparent) members .
By that I have the impression that it wasn't a very sincere attempt and that some of the 1000 new people weren't all that well chosen.
Anyway some of any "resentment" I feel towards HDbits or similarly hard to get into trackers ( some of which I belong to) is that many of the more visible members aren't any better ( hopefully worse because I dearly want to believe everyone using torrents isn't either that stupid ,immature or conceited) than those denied the "privilege" .
Btw am I deluded to think that HDbits or similar places should at least know enough about their more veteran members that they should realize who they can trust with an invite and who they can't instead of just randomly doling them out every few years when the feeling takes them ?
I would tell them though that as their present system stands being a VIP or an uploader or encoder or a ripper has very little to do with trustworthiness if that is what they are truly aiming for.:mellow:
As I keep telling you, I truly like you as a person and respect you, but you are wrong if you feel that their attempt to bring 1,000 new members wasn't sincere. It's not their fault that people can't follow the rules and started selling invites. You are telling me that you disagree with their invite policy because you feel that they should have a better knowledge of their veteran members and you feel they should trust those veteran members, not just VIPs and hdtv cappers. But if you are not a VIP or anything like that, ask yourself this, what really makes you better than a member who simply keeps the minimum ratio (which is 0.45 on hdbits)? Just because you are a veteran member and a good member, it doesn't mean you are better than any of those people. Even if you become a VIP, you can still get demoted to a lower class on hdbits if you fuck things up. Ask yourself, who can really be considered a truly good member?
Also, you said that some of their members display doltish attitude. But you are simply wrong about this. They are not stupid; they will only be mean to you (but never truly mean, if you know what I mean) if they feel you are stupid. But they are never TRULY mean to anyone; they are nice. They simply wanna have fun by downloading great torrents on the tracker, by socializing on the forums, and by uploading their own torrents for other people.
The staffers are really simple (I am still astonished by the fact that now I feel this way). For example, recently someone on the forums needed help with something, and a staffer told him to come on irc, so they could discuss this...
So, hopefully, now you agree with me, IdolEyes787. If not, feel free to express your thoughts.
Group name?Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
its more luck than anything else,with around 30000 users hdbits is not actually a rare tracker,still hard to enterQuote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
I thought it was more like 20,000 users?Quote:
Originally Posted by karachidudeits more luck than anything else,with around 30000 users hdbits is not actually a rare tracker,still hard to enterQuote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
I only divulge in private and if it's relevant, so I don't announce publicly or to just any random person. Not being sassy here, I just kind of operate in a paranoid way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Supervisor
I would lose interest in HDBits if you could tell me where else I could get 1080i's. I didn't actually know about HDBits when I joined Depths of Perversion while it was alive. Connecting the dots while I was a member there, I learned about the myth that is HDBits, but DOP would put up 1080i's and it was the first time I got a taste of working with HDTV caps. Ever since then, I can get some stuff on Usenet, but it's been completely unreliable.
The only kind of luck I tend to carry is bad luck. So I would hope to be unlucky in finding a cap haven.
New members keep on joining HDBits every day ... last one joined 14 hours ago, so it's not impossible.
where are they coming from??.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disme
yeh..20000 is still a lot of people,big site,so my pointQuote:
Originally Posted by gamesoverI thought it was more like 20,000 users?Quote:
Originally Posted by karachidude
How is this possible? Was the invitation sent on 9 January were still active? I think that now the staff, caper and vip is giving away invitations ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Disme
All you gotta do is find a vip/staff member and kiss ass. You wouldn't be the first to do it or the last.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kriss1981How is this possible?Quote:
Originally Posted by Disme
:unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkin'All you gotta do is find a vip/staff member andQuote:
Originally Posted by Kriss1981
kiss asspurchase membershipconvince them that you have awesome encoding skills and would be a true asset to the site ( humanity optional) . You wouldn't be the first to do it or the last.
Don't be so cynical about it. You don't have to "kiss ass"; you simply have to convince them that you'll be a good member if you get invited.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkin'All you gotta do is find a vip/staff member and kiss ass. You wouldn't be the first to do it or the last.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kriss1981
convince by kissing ass ??Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegLDon't be so cynical about it. You don't have to "kiss ass"; you simply have to convince them that you'll be a good member if you get invited.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkin'
bathroom ??Quote:
Originally Posted by ambili
Yeah it's that simple:rolleyes:.Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegLDon't be so cynical about it. You don't have to "kiss ass"; you simply have to convince them that you'll be a good member if you get invited.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkin'
Get real man.If it were there'd be alot more members.
Wait, I am a bit confused. You simply wanna download sources for yourself or you also wanna upload your encodes to hdbits if you join the site? I spoke to one VIP about you and he told me that he doesn't invite people from FST. Another hdtv capper told me the same thing. The problem is that we dunno you, though you actually made a nice impression on me.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmackyNo no you are missing my main point. I am releasing at another site at the moment, but primarily to Usenet. The time that I'm wasting is lack of encoding because I don't have any good SOURCES. My interest in HDBits is their sources. I'm not trying to debut as an encoder there or anything. My encodes are solid, and I want them to be universally accessible, not niche. Usenet is technically both universal and niche, so maybe I'll find some advice from someone there, who are used to distro (gotta be an easier way). And as I have mentioned before... the sources, oh the sources.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarkial
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Originally Posted by OlegL
I'm pretty sure no one here is "from FST" :unsure:.It like HDbits , is just a website that we occasionally access.
You know you can be a member of anyplace and be "good" or "bad" ( happy or sad - Al Green reference Attachment 65303 ) or in the case of some people apparently intolerant and stupid .
Edit : I think someone just offer me an invite to HDbits ( appreciated but who knows if it was real ?) and I turned it down .:O
I guess I will just have to muck by in blissful ignorance with the poor quality stuff I've been enjoying all my life.:mellow:
Oh well at least I won't have to worry about anything except whether the movie/TV is actually worthwhile or not.
I'm not sure invitations last 18 days after they're sent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kriss1981
You can call it whatever you want. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
They aren't doing it right.Quote:
Originally Posted by slocker
This is where you're wrong. Mjmacky is actually from DoP and encoded on other websites. But heck, what do I know. :idunno:
At any rate, mjmacky, DoP's back. Read into that whatever way you wish.
:oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
somehow i feel i waste more time on BT more than i should watch those movie i've download..
So instead of talking to the guy and letting his work make their decision, they just totally shot him down for posting on FST. Oh yeah, douches they are definitely not...Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
Oh heavens, I got the OlegL introduction, looks like my invite's in the mail. Well, thanks for tainting my taint. That question about uploading back shouldn't even need to be asked given the context, the answer is fairly obvious. Please don't feel any incline to arbitrate my case any further. I would make a nice impression on a lot of people, I'm just that great a guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
Yeah I don't quite get that either, I'm rather fresh here and don't "get" the association some people make with FST. I have heard, but never really seen, so I just don't get it. I also don't really care, I've found myself pleasured in sporadic moments along the timeline by this forum, and have found it a useful resource of information as well. I can thank FST specifically for my push towards usenet.Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
Thanks for defending, I'd rather have your representing me. You never replied to my PM from before...Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Rings
Anyways, about DoP, are you fucking kidding me?!?! Will it be like it was before?! I am really really excited! Too bad it seems I can't recover my account, guess everything was lost. I'll play around with it a little.
Well to be honest, I don't think they would shoot me down if they talked to me. I do think they'd shoot down anyone that OlegL talks about from FST. Either way, I'm not sure if that matters, if DoP is returning, like for realz realz, that just might be all I need :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkin'So instead of talking to the guy and letting his work make their decision, they just totally shot him down for posting on FST. Oh yeah, douches they are definitely not...Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
At this point in time, and as egotistic as it may sound, I'll have to agree. Having people like Oleg vouch for you will probably do you more harm than good (EDIT: In fact the VIPs may have as well given him that answer to get him off their case, as opposed to being serious about it). Unfortunately, I don't know any VIPs that I would even consider talking to, especially not in order to use them to get my ends at the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
I didn't respond to your PM, and it was extremely rude. But please don't think you're being ignored; I haven't responded to a few PM's (a couple from Funkin' and others) that I will attend to over the weekend (some things just deserve to be given a proper amount of time in order to respond to, as opposed to being rushed out of my sent box).
Yeah my account at DoP was lost as well. I might go back and start being active once I have the time to dedicate to a website that needs active members to get itself up on its feet properly.
I am just curious, why you and mjmacky find me so unintelligent?Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth RingsAt this point in time, and as egotistic as it may sound, I'll have to agree. Having people like Oleg vouch for you will probably do you more harm than good (EDIT: In fact the VIPs may have as well given him that answer to get him off their case, as opposed to being serious about it). Unfortunately, I don't know any VIPs that I would even consider talking to, especially not in order to use them to get my ends at the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
I didn't respond to your PM, and it was extremely rude. But please don't think you're being ignored; I haven't responded to a few PM's (a couple from Funkin' and others) that I will attend to over the weekend (some things just deserve to be given a proper amount of time in order to respond to, as opposed to being rushed out of my sent box).
Yeah my account at DoP was lost as well. I might go back and start being active once I have the time to dedicate to a website that needs active members to get itself up on its feet properly.
i'm sorry OlegL, but i cant see any posts from them telling so..
It's not intelligence that causes an issue, it's your inability to analyze a situation and figure things out. However, the two may not be mutually exclusive, depends on how serious you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
Let me ask you this, my friend, what makes me worse than the former member named Grover who had the ability to invite people to hdbits because he was an hdtv capper? You know fully well that he is now banned, despite the fact that he was an hdtv capper and had the ability to invite people. IdolEyes787 also knows him because he was making fun of the requirements that Grover set for those people that he would consider as possible invitees to hdbits. So, why would you think that if I vouch for someone, that would do more harm than good to that person? My point is that someone who had a real ability to invite people to hdbits is now (permanently?) banned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth RingsAt this point in time, and as egotistic as it may sound, I'll have to agree. Having people like Oleg vouch for you will probably do you more harm than good (EDIT: In fact the VIPs may have as well given him that answer to get him off their case, as opposed to being serious about it). Unfortunately, I don't know any VIPs that I would even consider talking to, especially not in order to use them to get my ends at the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmacky
I didn't respond to your PM, and it was extremely rude. But please don't think you're being ignored; I haven't responded to a few PM's (a couple from Funkin' and others) that I will attend to over the weekend (some things just deserve to be given a proper amount of time in order to respond to, as opposed to being rushed out of my sent box).
Yeah my account at DoP was lost as well. I might go back and start being active once I have the time to dedicate to a website that needs active members to get itself up on its feet properly.
Speaking of Grover, i have vouch certain people to him & he invited them. so i still thanks for what he did.
And apparently, one of the people i helped earlier become VIP now on hdbits, and guess what, he not reply my msg when i vouch someone to join hdbits. what a life (or maybe he run out of invites, but at least he can reply my msg :( a week has passed)
I remember someone posting something about somebody setting some kind of unrealistic standards about something or other but I couldn't tell you about any somebody named Grover except the the one from Sesame Street or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by OlegL
That and Grover Cleveland was the only US president to serve two non-consecutive full terms in office.
Oh and the thing I find most interesting in all of this is that Funkin' is silly enough to PM Darth Nader.:mellow: