What Really Grinds My Gears: AntiTraders

[ghurka]

i feel sorry for traders, i really do.

nobody likes them. there's not a single tracker out there that doesn't hate them. not only staff but also the vast majority of the userbase of private bittorrent sites think they're like cancer for every tracker.

why do you think nearly every tracker forum has a section, where trades can be reported? many members take part in this hunt and help to get them banned. that's why they all have to hide. most of the time their tracker history/posts isn't even theirs. they use someone elses name and identity. not exactly a guest you would welcome to your party, right?

every single trader has been scammed, betrayed and banned from a tracker at least three times.
when they finally get one of those "high levels" they've been trading for for ages, they are scared to have lost the account everytime they log in.

let's face it traders and cheaters are the most hated individuals in the private bittorrent scene.

people who are nice, helpful and respected usually get their invites for free without even asking. damn that must hurt every trader. this frustration when you realize how not cool you are.

i've never traded once and got all my trackers for free. most of the time i didn't even have to ask. all i ever wanted - every level on that stupid list.

fst is one of the few places where traders have a lobby. they can scam, flame, spam and shine with calling people "anti-traders". in fact it's the only really big place where they can socialize with each other. where else could they do that? on their trackers? no way!

the more posts i read from people defending trading, the longer i'm a respected member of the private trackers scene, the more i feel sorry for every trader. i'm not angry about them. i just smile, lay back and pity them.

So true mate.

I feel those who are the true traders and don't give a shit how they get into a site as long as they get in will never really feel part of a community. They may think that it is so 1337 to get into certain sites....but who can they tell. They can't post in the "hello" thread if it's an old account, they can't really join in IRC and have to keep a really low profile.

So is it all really worth it at the end of the day....

[deadalive1]

i feel sorry for traders, i really do.

nobody likes them. there's not a single tracker out there that doesn't hate them. not only staff but also the vast majority of the userbase of private bittorrent sites think they're like cancer for every tracker.

why do you think nearly every tracker forum has a section, where trades can be reported? many members take part in this hunt and help to get them banned. that's why they all have to hide. most of the time their tracker history/posts isn't even theirs. they use someone elses name and identity. not exactly a guest you would welcome to your party, right?

every single trader has been scammed, betrayed and banned from a tracker at least three times.
when they finally get one of those "high levels" they've been trading for for ages, they are scared to have lost the account everytime they log in.

let's face it traders and cheaters are the most hated individuals in the private bittorrent scene.

people who are nice, helpful and respected usually get their invites for free without even asking. damn that must hurt every trader. this frustration when you realize how not cool you are.

i've never traded once and got all my trackers for free. most of the time i didn't even have to ask. all i ever wanted - every level on that stupid list.

fst is one of the few places where traders have a lobby. they can scam, flame, spam and shine with calling people "anti-traders". in fact it's the only really big place where they can socialize with each other. where else could they do that? on their trackers? no way!

the more posts i read from people defending trading, the longer i'm a respected member of the private trackers scene, the more i feel sorry for every trader. i'm not angry about them. i just smile, lay back and pity them.

Very well said Polarbear, couldn't agree more.

[seedman]

it seems the anti-traders are collectors just as well. whats the point of having 50 accounts if you only use 3? taking up space on a tracker is no better than giving the account to somebody who may make good use of it for at least a couple days...then gives it to somebody else. as long as the account is changing hands it is being used for something rather than collecting dust.

if your moral standards are determined by the way you behave on a filesharing site then your priorities are seriously fucked.

Actually a very good point, I even questioned seedman about that in another thread :https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-bit...t-ftr-306757/?
but as for the a/c being used, it depends on the type of tracker, some want a high throughput, and for those this is a good point, other trackers do want to just be a small group (and a trusted one) so for them high swarm speeds are less important, these are the less scene orientated ones where users share their own releases, so there are two sides to that coin.

But it is your final sentence that I agree the most with sadly we will not see part 3 of 1080p's epic thoughts on bit torrent, since his ass is grass & the bt mods are a lawnmower & yet this thread still burns on

It is quite wrong for you to assume that since I have a relatively large number of trackers that I do not use them all and love them all. I value each of my trackers and they all present different benefits and things to bring to the table. I would have no desire to trade any of them and even if I did, I have a greater respect for the tracker and my inviter to do that.

Do not be so quick to assume that since I have some favicons in my sig that I don't cherish each of them and use the accounts frequently.

[avoozl]

I consider myself to be an anti-trader, and I have never been a trader. I choose to label myself as an anti-trader because I am against trading.

I have a number of accounts at "high-level" BT trackers (whatever that means) that I have obtained strictly by being a nice guy, maintaining a good ratio, etc.

[kooftspc11]

I consider myself to be an anti-trader, and I have never been a trader. I choose to label myself as an anti-trader because I am against trading.

I have a number of accounts at "high-level" BT trackers (whatever that means) that I have obtained strictly by being a nice guy, maintaining a good ratio, etc.

nobody cares

[seedman]

I consider myself to be an anti-trader, and I have never been a trader. I choose to label myself as an anti-trader because I am against trading.

I have a number of accounts at "high-level" BT trackers (whatever that means) that I have obtained strictly by being a nice guy, maintaining a good ratio, etc.

nobody cares

there's no reason to be a troll. he's just putting in his two cents about why you don't need to trade.

[Artemis]

nobody cares

there's no reason to be a troll. he's just putting in his two cents about why you don't need to trade.

It's very simple, to me having all those favicons in a sig is bragging, I have zero respect for that & seriously doubt your intentions. But kooftspc11 is my favorite troll, and at least she usually has something to say in her (brief) posts.

[Disme]

she usually has something to say in her (brief) posts.

This must be the exception than
I call this post rude, immature and utterly pointless ... but hey, who the phuck am I

[wheeloftime]

I bet most wives just think of "the net" as somewhere to view porn, no matter how much you try to explain, the mass media has labelled the net as pron paradise and that is the message they get in their heads, sadly.

So, conversely, if you spend time on the net, you are only surfing for pron in her mind

/me goes back to bangbrosnetwork.com

When I'm on this site I pretend to my wife that I'm surfing for porn. If she knew I'd been ignoring her and the kids to discuss the rights and wrongs of torrent sites - well, she wouldn't understand (when I write it down it doesn't make much sense to me either).

[danio]

having sig's saying anti-trader or non-trader, or making giveaways as a means to boost their rep points etc. just tells me that the person insecure of himself and unable to prove himself a genuine and good guy through his posting. instead he turns to useless stats and labels as a lame attempt to prove himself worthy of what he wants.

regarding having alot of bars/favicons in your sig.. yep, i'm afraid you are an attention whore with an errected e-penis :S