What Really Grinds My Gears: AntiTraders

[Disme]

most people don't know those "higher level" tracker until they come here.

That's a valid point indeed.

[yevgeny]

invites and their lack of supply is what creates demand or a market and invites trade, not the WTAW thread, traders would still exist without the wtaw thread. hopefully we'll see less spam on requests and trades now that there are two invite sections.

[stoi]

why do you think invites are rare, to stop traders and sellers.

when we were lvl 4 a bcg account went for $160 on ebay, i have seen lvl 9-10 accounts go for $750 before, now we are lvl 2, we had an account on there the other week, he wanted $50 for it, he got $2 for it.

so you cant tell me this WTAW thread has nothing at all to do with Trades and selling.

if people used invites the way they are supposed to be used, then im sure for most trackers it wouldnt be a problem, but just because someone has a seedbox and can get to PU quickly (or any other higher class) does not make them a good member when it comes to giving them invites.

thats why on BCG we are going to give them to users as well, they may even be more careful than someone with a 100 buffer who got their in 2 days with a seedbox (or fast home connection)

[Disme]

most people don't know those "higher level" tracker until they come here.

Valid but a little utopical isn't it ... you of all people should know that word spreads around very quick amonst the members of private trackers about new, other private trackers. If every member would shut the phuck up about new founded trackers there would be no knowledge of these trackers and nobody would ask for them or trade them.

[kooftspc11]

trackers with "rare" invites are fashionable atm

[Nemrod]

I personally hate that WTAW thing, but it´s crystal clear stated that the level is based only in rarity. No one can say it´s been fooled.
The thing is that FST is a marketplace, at least the invites and trading sections, nothing else, and if it´s needed to sacrifice the real meaning of things and twist them to fit for whatever purposes, then let´s be it.
Why are sites ranked only by rarity?. If the concept and leitmotiv here was to help people it should be based on content or an overall qualification, but not, here the levels are only based in rarity... Why, again?... I can only think: To promote and encourage massive amounts of users like crazies goats looking for what in many cases they don´t even have a clue. To the point that this site, on purpose or not, helps to create false senses of necessity. Today joins to FST a very happy user with what he has, he joins looking for whatever reason, one month later is looking like a cuckoo for things that he never knew their existence and now are almost a dead or life thing.

[saulin]

No kidding. Is funny how users as soon as they have been here over 30 days are trading. Just as soon as they read the WTAW thread and all the trade posts. Or you will get some total newb that doesn't have any private trackers askign for FTN cause he heard is awesome haha.

Really anyone that says that the WTAW thread does not encourage trading or invite/account selling is just a stupid trader looking for rare trackers that he has no idea what they have or what they are really worth.

Those that have had just about any tracker can really say what the best trackers are and I don't mean the tiny small and nice communities bullshit some people talk about trackers when they don't have anything else good to say about a tracker.

[Disme]

I can't stop wondering ... why do all those people claiming here that FST is shite and evil, have 1000+ posts and still remain here.

Today joins to FST a very happy user with what he has, he joins looking for whatever reason, one month later is looking like a cuckoo for things that he never knew their existence and now are almost a dead or life thing.

True ... it can have that effect on a lot of members. But considering BT is a medium of the masses lately and a lot of unmature people use it it's no wonder they act like that.

[saulin]

I can't stop wondering ... why do all those people claiming here that FST is shite and evil, have 1000+ posts and still remain here.

You are wrong. FST is not shit and eveil but a lot of trackers do think so. BitmeTV is a good example. Is just the trader section that is full of morons. This site has a lot of forums besides the bitorrent section though and it can be very helpful for many people.

[KennyX]

i could rustle up a tracker today, have just my staff and uploaders on it, 200 members, keep it closed for 2 years, be lvl 10, woopee, we are lvl 10, but the content etc will probably still be shit. but ppl will still trade their mothers for it.

Not true. It would go to level three just like FileList.org. Or become one of the mythical trackers like 'horse porn' (if it still even exists) and not be on the WTAW list at all.

I agree with yevgeny that it is all about supply and demand.


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I can't stop wondering ... why do all those people claiming here that FST is shite and evil, have 1000+ posts and still remain here.

I wonder this as well. If it annoys them so much then why come to the BitTorrent section at all?