Are you afraid to take chances with people?

[The_Martinator]

For me I'd do it discreetly and only after observing them for some time or two.

I'm really glad there was one or two guy here in this forum taking a chance with me though, I didn't prove them wrong that's for sure.

Oh, what a nice story!!!

Well, sometimes it's good to take chances, but a sign on who not to take chances on is when they don't know any english at all.

[Stellar]

Well, sometimes it's good to take chances, but a sign on who not to take chances on is when they don't know any english at all.

This. This so much.

I know it sounds terrible, but if someone has really poor english skills it sets off the biggest red flag in my mind. I've actually invited people to some trackers in the past because they have excellent diction and decent grammatical skills.

(And yeah, I know my use of grammar and stuff isn't perfect either.)

[soulreaper]

A site's invite policy greatly dictates if their members would take a chance or not. Also depends how largehearted the inviter is. Sometimes I feel sites and users value their invitations as solid gold which isn't really required. Chill out a bit and go for it.

But as a thumb-rule,most people wouldn't invite randoms to a site which have invite rules that could jeopardise the inviter's account.

[n00bz0r]

I clicked 'Yes'.
People do not consider FST to be a nice place, or a place thats worth their time, but in spite of that, they stay here for reasons unknown.
In all probability, I will never post a thread 'Giving Away' invites to other trackers, but i will try my best to fill up well written requests once i get to know this place a little better, and its members even more so.
Moving on, everyone has taken chances here. Its the internet we are talkin about. How many torrenters do you know in RL (friends?). I guess every time you add someone to your invite tree on a tracker,you take a calculated risk. The only thing you can do is check up his past on trackers he is already a member of, or on the forums/boards he chooses to stay active on, or in some cases, get to know him a lil better on IM.

Thats all there is to it, and its been great going through this thread.

[shipwreck]

The first knock-out criteria for me is a heart icon in the thread title. That's never a good sign.

English skills are really secondary as long as I have a feeling that he / she is a good person, means a cuddly, sweet panda, inspiring me to write haikus. But since I'm a miserable bastard, that doesn't happen often.

[cinephilia]

yeah

but if someone has really poor english skills it sets off the biggest red flag in my mind

moron, world is full of people who use other language than your "nazi" english... deal with it!
I am really tired read this kind of shit everyday (from people who know only one language)
try be more tolerant...

it's not a matter of tolerance but a matter of facts.
people who speak a terrible english generally don't really use their accounts on US torrentsites (and it's quite logic).
they're generally into dubbed films and just want to get into trackers for collection purpose.
fortunately, there are still some serious users who grab subtitles and really use their accounts but actually, most of the people with poor english skills i invited don't.

[IdolEyes787]

yeah

but if someone has really poor english skills it sets off the biggest red flag in my mind

moron, world is full of people who use other language than your "nazi" english... deal with it!
I am really tired read this kind of shit everyday (from people who know only one language)
try be more tolerant...

I feel the same way. Unfortunately ( and I have seen it time and time again here on FST ) people equate the ability to be able to write well with being trustworthy.That simply isn't true or the world would be populated with honest lawyers and politicians.

In fairness though if you were to go simply by percentages people from certain regions ( I owe it to cultural differences more than true lack of ethics ) are far more likely to trade .

[n00bz0r]

yeah

but if someone has really poor english skills it sets off the biggest red flag in my mind

moron, world is full of people who use other language than your "nazi" english... deal with it!
I am really tired read this kind of shit everyday (from people who know only one language)
try be more tolerant...

that is a very harsh comment you made there.
What stellar said is pure logic if nothin else.
What use could a non-eng speaking person have with a site that tracks shows and movies that are not in his native language, or the one he understands? (learning the language? in that case, there is the Rosetta stone on demonoid of all places, or for the more security oriented, TL (it has been infiltrated though))

Personally, i know 4 languages, and english is not my first language either.But,even then, i was compelled to defend a logical post here.

[The_Martinator]

yeah

but if someone has really poor english skills it sets off the biggest red flag in my mind

moron, world is full of people who use other language than your "nazi" english... deal with it!
I am really tired read this kind of shit everyday (from people who know only one language)
try be more tolerant...

I originally wrote it, Stellar just agreed with me. Attack me! Oh, wait you can't cause my first language also isn't english.

Also, as it has been said, it's pure logic.

PS: I hate it when people don't know english well, enter english speaking sites and then don't want to learn and improve their skills. That's just dumb, imo.

[Bone.W.Machine]

No, never.