If you could turn back the clock....

[sear]

lol a p2l site fair enough...

as for me no I don't think I would have done anything different in regards to bt. I could think that maybe I shouldn't have trusted some of the people I have but then I don't think I would change that either it's all part of the learning process...and this has been said in this thread already but some of the people I've met and the wisdom passed onto me (mainly at fsc) will serve me well in my real life. I've learned lessons and have had some truly profound points of view put to me that I've honestly taken to heart and I there is a couple of peeps I can thank for that but I won't do it here because they know how I feel.

[TrollinThunder]

Perhaps I've never had the right mindset. I signed up for Bitsoup, donated the first day and several times thereafter. I have no problem with p2l. That's probably why I like usenet so much. I only found this forum and other sites while looking for sources to upload to Bitsoup. Then shit happened.

[Sanka113]

I wouldn't of done anything different. I went about BT like I went about other hobbies I got heavily involved with. I'm the type of person that gets into a hobby and gets in deep. I spend tons of time, make firends, fight the good fight, etc, untill I'm burned out. After a while, I need something new to turn my obsession toward. So, when I needed a new hobby to replace Forza and it's community,I turned to BT and it's community. My BT obsession has since passed in favor of fantasy sports. After, fantasy sports who knows?

Real sports?

I do love Bryant Gumble, even though Wayne Brady makes him look like Malcolm X.

[b3owulf]

That's why I love FST so much - because of great topics like this one.

BT for me now isn't just a hobby, it somehow changed my life in better way. I really love music, all styles and genres, and today I can't imagine myself not logging in and checking my music trackers for new stuff. Also I met a lot of interesting people while looking for new music (and not only music) sorces. But while I love BT and all things it gave me I know what TrueSounds means - I spend too much time at p2p too, it's an addiction in some way. But I think it brought me more pleasure than pain. The only thing I'd probably done differently - not getting into such big amount of trackers and not spending so much time for finding an invitation for some 1337 sites. Most of them aren't that great.

[The_Martinator]

I agree with cinephilia here. And I have been part of some e dramas. You shouldn't be taking it too seriously. No matter what, it still is ONLY the internet.

As far as getting addicted to it goes, I was already old enough when I started out to know when I was spending too much time with it. That's one side of getting older, you get to know yourself better.

[soulreaper]

Niche site's like KG,BCG really make getting into the whole private tracker scene worthwhile. But I feel like i've wasted a lot of time trying to obtain them and more importantly keeping them with all the inactivity and ratio rules that they enforce.

All in all it's got more pros than cons, just dont get too attached to it.

[Artemis]

Being a part of BT if you participate more than just clicking on a release that interests you is a hobby (almost a drug for some) but a hobby just the same. For me I have valued the people I have met (mostly), was only ever involved in a couple of drama's personally and learned from my mistakes.
I wouldn't turn back time because I value the people I have gotten to know and have genuinely enjoyed the interaction, I think because it was always the 'community' (that dreaded word) rather than just teh filez, has made it interesting.
We all after we have been through the first flush of membership, go through phases, but if you enjoy the people then the interest will continue.