If you're a member of X number of trackers you're definitely a collector...

[bilkenter]

Well I think when people first start using torrents yes they do sign-up to every site they can get into and its only a natural progression that after a few years you start getting more picky about where you stick around and even end up loosing what may to others there dream sites due to inactivity, but you could care less since you have what you need.

Beginning torrent user= join as many sites and most likely will even download every cam no matter the quality since they must have every hot file that hits the BT world.

Intermediate torrent user= you still have a lot of trackers but the pre times are the most important aspect of what site you download from and you now begin being more picky on what you download, since by now you can actually read a properly tagged release to see what kind of quality you are getting.

Matured torrent user= You have been around for a while now and most likely the pre times don't mean jack as long as you get some decent speed on your downloads and by now you probably are looking for more then just going to a site and downloading a release and saying thank you in the comments and you find yourself looking for that rare movie you loved years ago and want to see again.

I am not saying the above is a fact but its just my personal observation.

So my conclusion yes everyone is a collecter in the beginning but we all grow with time at least the ones that care about file sharing do.

I think i kinda fit into matured torrent user.

You were asking as to what to tag a release on another thread which showed you cant read a tag properly so that disqualifies you even as a Intermediate user and most certainly you do not fit into the mature torrent user if you see no problem with users trading accounts to get into sites.

Yeah but i havent downloaded anything without seeing ss too, if i see it worthy downloading i download. Other than that, i dont download usually, also i generally use rapid which is my download source, dont download much from torrents, dunno why, dont see much torrents that interests me anyway. Sometimes, mega game pack, or music pack, but rarely. I really dont use it, wbb is the best in my opinion, most of the stuff can be found there even though you cant find them on torrents. Also i dont download games when they are first released etc... At least i wait 1 month for another release unless there are good comments about the game.Also in my opinion, there are much rare things on rpd than torrents. Though opinion differs I think i still fall under mature category though i am not qualified with every aspect of mature torrenting

I think i am in the middle of inter and mature

[Ali-g]

i'm wondering what peoples # for X would be... i.e.,

if you're a member of more than 5 trackers you're a collector...

10 ? 15 ? 20 ?? 50 ?


regardless of claims that they USE each and every tracker... i'm looking for a blanket statement. ... X or more == Collector

Well lets count em:
1 for ebooks
1 for games
1 for TV
1 General/rare
1 0-day
+ demonoid
+ an odd one (sport, MMA, AOM, etc)
+ one if ur over 18
definetely id go for 8 (if ur over 18) and 7 (if ur under)

Anyway to see if someone's a collector jst see their giveaways. Ppl love to giveaway to 101 sites so they can be rep'd... Thats definetely collecting

PS: Doesnt FST has any option so I dont see ur avatar Raban?

[dunson]

Well I think when people first start using torrents yes they do sign-up to every site they can get into and its only a natural progression that after a few years you start getting more picky about where you stick around and even end up loosing what may to others there dream sites due to inactivity, but you could care less since you have what you need.

Beginning torrent user= join as many sites and most likely will even download every cam no matter the quality since they must have every hot file that hits the BT world.

Intermediate torrent user= you still have a lot of trackers but the pre times are the most important aspect of what site you download from and you now begin being more picky on what you download, since by now you can actually read a properly tagged release to see what kind of quality you are getting.

Matured torrent user= You have been around for a while now and most likely the pre times don't mean jack as long as you get some decent speed on your downloads and by now you probably are looking for more then just going to a site and downloading a release and saying thank you in the comments and you find yourself looking for that rare movie you loved years ago and want to see again.

I am not saying the above is a fact but its just my personal observation.

So my conclusion yes everyone is a collecter in the beginning but we all grow with time at least the ones that care about file sharing do.

Very well put. I never cared much about pretime, but I think intermediate is generally correct.

I might add that security, a good staff and a good uploader team are also more recognizable and more important to the advanced torrenter.

[The Flying Cow]

Such as yourself, you mean, dunse?

-Sherman

[puckface]

two

[walkman79]

After I have read this thread some things have changed in my mind about the term collector.

I can't see anything bad on joining many sites as long as you abide by their rules and you are active. Besides, most private trackers are against leaking, that is, you can't upload their torrents to other trackers. So, the only way for you to get all the stuff you want is by joining some of the best general and specialized trackers.

I'm a member of many trackers (16) and I take care of all my accounts following their rules and being active. I always avoid to join trackers which I don't need, BCG for instance, since I'm not a gamer. I rent a seedbox because I love to share and I don't wanna be a leecher. I also upload new stuff and donate to my trackers.
Am I a Collector?
Maybe, but a good one who cares about his trackers as jewels . I don't like the term collector though.

What I used to call a collector was someone who doesn't care about his trackers, their rules or their community. For me a collector was someone who try to signup on all the trackers he/she can regardless of the contents. The most important thing for a collector is the rarity. That's why I sometimes hate the Tracker Level System since this gives Collectors something to look for. Some of these collectors are even worse since they are not satisfied with one account and they usually create more than one and obviously they prefer the highest levels.

I'm not on FTN or FSC and I definitely would love to get into them but I'm not desperate because I think I already have all what I need. I'm on SCT, ITS and SCL but I also like Demonoid a lot, since if fits my needs.

So, if you call me a collector you should invent a new term for the people who don't care about rules or the community of their trackers and only cares about the rarity of them. I don't want to be tarred with the same brush, that would be offensive.

PS: According to these DKre8ive1's definitions I've always been a "Matured Torrent User" since the beginning lol

[JROQuinn]

why do people post threads when the answers are not a single factual answer but rather the only rightful & true answer is the opinion of the person reading the question & their answers all vary.
pointless.... Unless you have some agenda that you are trying to know all about certain people here on this forum & if that is the case then you need to get out into the real world from time to time.

there is no "blanket number" Its all dependent on the user. I can have 5 & only use 2 of them....that doesnt make me a collector, that just means the other 3 are useless to me & I just wanted to get a feel of how the community or what the content is like. Because regardless of what people say about content, someone might enjoy the content when 10 others say it absolutely sux.

Now I have many trackers, some of which I dont use but i keep just in case of something i cant find anywhere else. Does that make me a collector of those I dont use except for that rare occasion? Thats a matter of your opinion which is useless.

So in that case if i get purged from that tracker for lack of activity then that is the only opinion that matters & is not goin to make me cry. Such as the recent case with ScL. Maybe they will get a good member to take my place. Chances are that will take time since the scum & ignorant of the torrent world outweighs the good guys such as myself & others.

[killercam101]

^^ I agree with JROQuinn what's the point of breeding ligers?

[JROQuinn]

none i tell u, none

[pone44]

JROQuinn-True! to each his-her own. Some members probably use all the sites they have, others may not? Some are collectors/traders ,some just have a lot of friends and maybe signed up when new to torrent sites, then being invited to sites harder to get into but still maintaining your old accounts, so the person who invited you is not penalized.

I do not know 50 really good sites! That is a lot-maybe too much? 20 sites would be too much to maintain for me. Someone else could probably handle 20 different sites and use them personally...

50? maybe

lower than that is not