Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
So, many of these trackers most of you guys consider "elite" don't consider themselves that (well, there's always exceptions, specially with the new ones that pop up every day).
This only generates bad publicity against those trackers (everyone wants to get in, and moslty bad members for those sites).
I'm curious, how this term appeared and why everyone keeps using it?
(my guess is that this has something to do with the WTAW thread, but i would like to hear some opinions)
Re: Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
nice post robochuck... my guess... it was swepsycho who made it up.
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Re: Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
:lol:
Seriously though... what exactly is an "Elite Tracker" and what criteria exactly does the tracker have to conform to before it can be put in this class?
I'm afraid I don't follow all the 'politics' that go along with members squabbling over who's the best... so never really take any notice of all the crap flying around over who has the biggest e-penis :lol:
Re: Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
'elite tracker' is a description, not a term. it's common English..
Re: Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
wow true sounds has TTC Axx!!!!!
Re: Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
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TrueSounds
'elite tracker' is a description, not a term. it's common English..
Thanks for that. I am aware of what is used as a describing term, maybe I should have elaborated a little...
One members term of 'Elite Tracker' may not correspond to another members definition of it, in fact ultrauploader also mentions - "many of these trackers most of you guys consider "elite" don't consider themselves that" - hence the reason a lot of squabbling and disagreement takes place over who's tracker is best etc etc
All I was looking for, I suppose, was to find out if there were anything 'official', for want of a better term, that was required before no-one could really argue that the site/tracker was indeed 'Elite'. You guys know a lot more about that sort of stuff than me... was only asking.
Re: Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
it obviously stemmed from the WTAW topic. People consider trackers (the high level ones) as 'elite' because they are very hard to join. These trackers do not consider themselves 'elite', they are trying to keep security tight because they have had a history usually involving persecution from the authorities. people think it is their right to join these trackers, and because they cannot join, they are frustrated so fling the term "elite" around, as if to somewhat say "when i join x tracker, i will be elite".
IMO.
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NippleCake
it obviously stemmed from the WTAW topic. People consider trackers (the high level ones) as 'elite' because they are very hard to join. These trackers do not consider themselves 'elite', they are trying to keep security tight because they have had a history usually involving persecution from the authorities. people think it is their right to join these trackers, and because they cannot join, they are frustrated so fling the term "elite" around, as if to somewhat say "when i join x tracker, i will be elite".
IMO.
Thank you.
So in a way the term 'Elite' is used in a negative sense by people jealous of not being able to have what they think they should be entitled to? And all because good sites want to stay that way without allowing just anybody to join?
So 'Elite Tracker' is really just term used by peeps trying to put down what they can't have... that's pretty shitty :lol:
Re: Who invented the term "elite tracker"?
Everything I'm about to post was related to me directly from a sysop of a major tracker who was in fact involved in the relevant negotiation. In or about December 2007, a meeting was held in #sys0p on EfNet. The purpose of said meeting was to determine a precise arrangement of tracker rarity and specialization. It was at that meeting that, among other things, for example the decision of SCT and SCC to create a false competition for pretimes in order to maximize the number of mutual users as well as the decision to go halfsies on a small hosting company known as OVH, which was then used to promote the usage of seedboxes and increase the competition among the userbase), the term "elite" was chosen in a vote of 5-2 with the other options discussed by the committee being "1337", "select", "exclusive" and the wordy "creme de la creme" proposed by the only sysop from Quebec.
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TrollinThunder
Everything I'm about to post was related to me directly from a sysop of a major tracker who was in fact involved in the relevant negotiation. In or about December 2007, a meeting was held in #sys0p on EfNet. The purpose of said meeting was to determine a precise arrangement of tracker rarity and specialization. It was at that meeting that, among other things, for example the decision of SCT and SCC to create a false competition for pretimes in order to maximize the number of mutual users as well as the decision to go halfsies on a small hosting company known as OVH, which was then used to promote the usage of seedboxes and increase the competition among the userbase), the term "elite" was chosen in a vote of 5-2 with the other options discussed by the committee being "1337", "select", "exclusive" and the wordy "creme de la creme" proposed by the only sysop from Quebec.
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moving on WTAW has a big role in it. I think TSOL is/was involved because their names are similar. They might be bots.