FTN opened the doors!

[zonta]

cat and dog

[Quarterquack]

but a tracker needs dedicated members in the first place to make people donate, is that so hard to understand for you?

People donate regardless, just as people seed regardless of other aspects of the tracker. I find annoying staff, I stay the hell on the tracker side of things, and I might even donate considering they're offering me a service I can't find elsewhere. At that point it doesn't really matter what I think of other people's seeding habits, I'm just happy I'm getting my content fix.

Same thing goes for seeders. Some people find it an obligation, and even if the tracker is close to dying due to low donations, they will continue seeding so that they can say they tried helping the place out till the end.

Trying to relate the success of both seeding and donations simultaneously is completely wrong, since the lack of one does not mean the lack of the other. You're better off with the argument that without the seeders (which is an impossible concept...) a tracker would quickly wither and become useless.

For a better explanation; without donors tracker staff say "Donate or tracker will die... 1111!" but without seeders tracker staff will say "No hit and runs or you will be bum-raped by our banhammer."

[cinephilia]

let's put it another way:

staff = coding, implementing new features, improving the site and running the tracker.
members = content, retention, community = the backbone of the site and the tracker's soul

my point is that members are what makes a tracker better than another random one, more than staff or anything else.
i've seen countless trackers with good staff, great layout and features dying because a lack of dedicated members.

people don't donate just to please staff nor because they like the site design.

[Quarterquack]

i've seen countless trackers with good staff, great layout and features dying because a lack of dedicated members.

people don't donate just to please staff nor because they like the site design.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. I've seen the same, and I understand its necessity. However, nowadays there are ways over transient dedication to the tracker. A review up on FSF, a neat-o design and there's a ton of sheep at the tracker's doorstep. For example, a lot of people joined BTN based on just that one review, without knowing any other information.

As for the donations comment, you'd be surprised. Personally, I donate to any place I visit and like, just because it would be a shame if it died and I stopped enjoying my time there. I have no problems/gripes attempting to pay the whole server bill alone if I have to (depends on the size of the place...); however, others out there will donate just to get a "VIP" beside their name, or just to see the gratitude, believe it or not.

This goes back to the age old, herd anagram. A shit company releases a shit game, (IW; MW2) people still buy it. A shit tracker with shit material will still get donations from members for the same reason people donate for upload GB's on a ratio free tracker.

[adrenalin]

seems many users'll join this site.. good luck!
what content has this FTN? porn?

[anon]

what content has this FTN?

https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/what-trackers-offer/

You should really check that if you have such questions, a lot of forums (including mine) don't have such a wonderful addon.

[Shlesers]

what content has this FTN?

https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/what-trackers-offer/

You should really check that if you have such questions, a lot of forums (including mine) don't have such a wonderful addon.

Review is bit outdated but there are some other reviews on the net, try using google

[VinX]

well . dont bother traders ... invites will still be scarce .. so dont even try

[ugk4life]

U isn't a word.If you mean the letter then although I can't really speak for it I think it's safe to assume that it too doesn't give a fuck.

good job, did mommy and daddy tell u that u is a letter? maybe they should also explain to u that this is the internet, not english 101. i guess "u" already knew that!

[Quarterquack]

good job, did mommy and daddy tell u that u is a letter? maybe they should also explain to u that this is the internet, not english 101. i guess "u" already knew that!

Shut up before you make yourself look any more idiotic than you already have. :-/