Are you a leecher?

[Artakserksis]

Well, if I download from a private tracker I seed back about to 100% except if it's a huge file. If I download from a public tracker I seed back about 20%-30%. That's because I have a 384/128 connection and my biggest upload speed without making my connection lagging is about 8-9kb/s...

[gustafo]

I seed to at least 100%, usualy over 150%...

I hate those that & !

[pandapop]

If you do seed to 500% on private trackers then you cause a problem because you take away 4 peoples ability to reach a 1:1 ratio. People with larger conx who share more than 1:1 reduce the likelyhood of people with smaller conx being able to reach a 1:1 ratio. Seed what you get but seeding more doesn't make you a better person! This is not a competition is it about keeping the files alive and sharing, over sharing ruins that for others!

totally agree.... overseeding to excess is equally as bad for bittorrent as leeching.

the post writer should be embarrassed

[pECi]

200-300% average depends how many peers are...if there are leechers i can seed up too 2000% but also 10% if there aren't...it depends...but i am seeding some torrents for weeks

[cansu]

I seed 100% or a little over. So I seed what I download. And I don't think this makes me a leecher and I'm not ashamed of myself.

[mirkocosta]

i try to seed as much as i can since the torrent life is very important.

there are some times that i seed more than five times the lenght of the torrent itself, some time less (150%), depends on many factors.

cheers

[Jazmina]

When you say % do you mean like 1:1 would be 100 %? If so then I guess I seed between 200-600% That sems high. Right now my lowest is 1.568 and my highest is 6.725. I had two at 11.something that I just deleted. Is that what you mean, or am I just daft, lol?

I do not have very fast upload speeds, but because I leave torrents open for seeding for usually a few months, I guess I can get higher ratios. Like somebody mentioned earlier, if there's like 200+ seeders and 6 leechers it's impossible to seed. But if you leave it in a month or two nobody will be seeding.

[sear]

All right my turn to wiegh in...

I seed between 1% and 500% depending on the torrents seeder leecher ratio (I voted 80-150). for me it makes no difference I just leave the torrent in there for weeks. As I only use private sites I either seed my arse off or upload my own files so I can keep a ratio of about 1.5 that way I can just download whatever I want and don't have to stress about being banned

I just read this whole thread and it's a fucking good laugh

[icabetmez]

about 40%

[Icedevimon13]

I have a few questions regarding seeding.

Firstly, when I first started downloading torrents I used to keep the upload bar all the way to the right, an act which got me in trouble with the cable company because apparently I have an upload limit. Now I have to keep it at
10kbs/s at most. Also, I used to seed a finished torrent until it stops seeding itself. Sometimes that was at 10 percent, sometimes 200 percent. Now I don't, so I guess that I am a LEECHER.

My questions are..

1) When you seed something, must it stay at the top, or can it be removed after seeding is complete? If it must stay up, how long is usually acceptable to keep it?

2) Does a high seed ratio affect uploading in any way?