Which rules in your tracker do you like/hate most ?

[soulreaper]

zOMG OMG STAFFERS CAN SEE MY PRIVATE MESSAGES.

seriously, u guys didn't think other wise, did you?

I for one knew this happens(esp when tequilavip openly admitted it on bmtv).

they OWN the site, they can literally do w/e the hell they want with their site and their userbase.

Yes torrent sites can do whatever the hell they want. Professional companies can do whatever they want to their employees by laying down their policies. But that don't make it right!
If everyone would just keep quiet about it and let the atrocities/bullshit continue then it will go on endlessly and there will never be an improvement. Remember that both the admin and the members need to work in tandem for a torrent site or for any organisation to flourish.Sorry I don't quite agree with your "middle-of-the-road" viewpoint.

That is why you are supposed to signup for those sites you trust...not every site that pops out now and then.

This goes on rampantly in bitmetv which is an established site.(But yah I get your point).

[mrnobody]

2) Trick Polls- This isn't a rule but something I'd like to see change. Banning members because they apparently didn't pick the "right" choice is immature and quite frankly it goes against community spirit. If you dont want your members to express their real opinion then wtf have a poll at all?

name me one tracker that does that.

I feel sites(the ones that NEVER open up) should open up(atleast once if not more) to give users a chance to enjoy their content. If Bitmetv,BCG,even Revolt opened up then why can't more quality sites open their doors? Torrenting for me is entertainment and enjoying what internet has to offer,I think torrent sites take themselves far too seriously. Eg:- AOM's highly ridiculous invite policy that expects a member to be a magician(well almost). All I'll say to them is be realistic and chill out.

like previously said, owners of a tracker literally can do w/e the hell they want. They can make it freeleech, 2x upload, implement SI system or even close open sign up forever. Yes, you can moan and cry about it, but at the end it's their tracker....it's their choice. We (users) are just guest to private communities. And like a good guest, if you do not appreciate how they do it, leave.

AOM's invite policy is more than fair. They want to build a user base of folks who know stuff. I don't see what is wrong with that. If you are quite addicted to magic, then prove yourself, get involved, and i am sure you will get invited. If not, you prolly don't have to be there...there are alternatives.

Likewise, those tracker who wish to be closed made their choice. If you don't like it then be it. You don't have to be in every other tracker you know.

Additionally, open signup IS a disaster, it brings banned users, cheaters, dupe accounts, and hundred other troubles. Just ask stoi how many brazillian cheaters he gets for each time BCG opens signup.

Yes torrent sites can do whatever the hell they want. Professional companies can do whatever they want to their employees by laying down their policies. But that don't make it right!
If everyone would just keep quiet about it and let the atrocities/bullshit continue then it will go on endlessly and there will never be an improvement. Remember that both the admin and the members need to work in tandem for a torrent site or for any organisation to flourish.Sorry I don't quite agree with your "middle-of-the-road" viewpoint.

You miss the point though. Despite having axx to member PMs, there are staffers (sites) who would never do that. Hence the idea of joining sites that you trust.

[T-BONE]

New seeding time rules on SCT suck. Why bother buying a seedbox or upload credit to buffer your account when your ratio means shit there anymore.

[Skiz]

Why would anyone buy a seedbox to begin with is beyond me.

[T-BONE]

My home connection is terrible and a seedbox for just one month easily buffers all my accounts leaving me to download for ages without worrying about ratio. Much cheaper than usenet or any other alternatives.

[soulreaper]

name me one tracker that does that.

Sure.Bitmetv,All faggotry...ALL the time!

like previously said, owners of a tracker literally can do w/e the hell they want. They can make it freeleech, 2x upload, implement SI system or even close open sign up forever. Yes, you can moan and cry about it, but at the end it's their tracker....it's their choice. We (users) are just guest to private communities. And like a good guest, if you do not appreciate how they do it, leave.

Well I stated my suggestions and I'm sticking to them. You're entitled to yours and If you/they(the admins) dont consider my recommendations I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.

AOM's invite policy is more than fair. They want to build a user base of folks who know stuff. I don't see what is wrong with that. If you are quite addicted to magic, then prove yourself, get involved, and i am sure you will get invited. If not, you prolly don't have to be there...there are alternatives.

AOM did have open signups when they did start out,they didnt think of getting "expert magicians" back then,did they? They just wanted to get a foothold in the torrenting realm. Now they just want to be elite all of a sudden,coz they feel they have some sort of bullshit reputation to keep up?(WTAW maybe,this is just my theory).
Secondly their invite policy is beyond ridiculous. I've been watching magic since I was a kid. PC Sarkar,Franz Harary,Copperfield to name a few were the ones I loved watching.
Now I don't have a lot of magical stuff to share ,that doesn't mean I don't "deserve" to be a member there. Ironically that's the whole point of torrenting,to get access to material you don't have. This is something that would probably fly past your brain.

Additionally, open signup IS a disaster, it brings banned users, cheaters, dupe accounts, and hundred other troubles. Just ask stoi how many brazillian cheaters he gets for each time BCG opens signup.

Geez,what's with your uptightness? People like you take torrenting/internet way to seriously.This is part of the whole open-signup process. Yes it has its associated problems but then it should be done imo to give others a chance to get a slice of the action. Cheers to stoi for being large-hearted,I truly appreciate positive attitude!

[Nemrod]

New seeding time rules on SCT suck. Why bother buying a seedbox or upload credit to buffer your account when your ratio means shit there anymore.

Says who?

Do NOT let your ratio slip below 1.0. All downloads only cost 75% of their actual size, and all packs without a pre-time are free, so there is no excuse to have a ratio below 1.0!

Ratio is still the most important thing there.
What they did is extremely good and healthy, that new system tends to take care of those users who have not seedboxes or fast speeds, and also makes people with boxes to be a little more responsible and a little bit less selfish. Now if you get access to a seedbox and upload 1 TB in 1 week, doesn´t mean you´ll be allowed to download what you want without sharing, as many users did. Now you have to share.
Very well done by SCT staff.

[stoi]

My home connection is terrible and a seedbox for just one month easily buffers all my accounts leaving me to download for ages without worrying about ratio. Much cheaper than usenet or any other alternatives.

thats one of the reasons we have SP, to stop greedy bastards like you doing that

[T-BONE]

I can appreciate that on BCG, your a specialized content tracker whose torrents wouldn't survive otherwise. SCT is a 0-day pay to leech site which did act more like a service, which is why I treated it as such. Much like TL.

[mrnobody]

Well I stated my suggestions and I'm sticking to them. You're entitled to yours and If you/they(the admins) dont consider my recommendations I'm not gonna lose any sleep over it.

and what exactly is your recommendations? i must have missed.

AOM did have open signups when they did start out,they didnt think of getting "expert magicians" back then,did they? They just wanted to get a foothold in the torrenting realm. Now they just want to be elite all of a sudden,coz they feel they have some sort of bullshit reputation to keep up?(WTAW maybe,this is just my theory).
Secondly their invite policy is beyond ridiculous. I've been watching magic since I was a kid. PC Sarkar,Franz Harary,Copperfield to name a few were the ones I loved watching.
Now I don't have a lot of magical stuff to share ,that doesn't mean I don't "deserve" to be a member there. Ironically that's the whole point of torrenting,to get access to material you don't have. This is something that would probably fly past your brain.

every tracker needs fresh people to start out with. There are very few trackers that have been closed since the beginning. In other words, most had open signup at the beginning.

As for your WTAW comment, NO respected tracker gives a sh!t about it and knowing one staffer at AOM personally, i know they don't give a shit about it either. As a matter of fact, i doubt they even know about it. One of there admin is a member of FST but barely even active here. They have a little world of their own....leave them alone.

Geez,what's with your uptightness? People like you take torrenting/internet way to seriously.

merely an excuse to deform others ideas...by making comments more personal.

This is part of the whole open-signup process. Yes it has its associated problems but then it should be done imo to give others a chance to get a slice of the action. Cheers to stoi for being large-hearted,I truly appreciate positive attitude!

Quoting Stoi about open signup...

I do not blame trackers one bit for banning entire counties, when we open, 80% of new members are from Brazil, and 99% of those cheat.

He takes time to clean up the mess. Others don't. They find it easier to close signup and have an invite system instead. Like said previously, if you don't like their policy, find an alternative tracker. You don't have to be everywhere.