FTN opened the doors!

[IdolEyes787]

You are neglecting the second part of that post or unfortunately totally missing the point.
Getting into FTN is essentially no easier or harder than any other place ,either someone invites you or they don't.True in the case of FTN they are is a smaller userbase and therefore ( probably) fewer available invites but it's more about your perceived "need " than actual difficulty .

[Intr4ns1t]

Since you support this new invite policy could you please explain why there is one giveaway/request thread for 10 trade threads? And why is this so wonderful?

For the record, I'm actually pretty indifferent to the new invite policy. Because, as I've stated twice already it's not really that different than the last invite policy, in my opinion. The likelihood of getting an invite to FTN through either a trade or a request on a forum are pretty neglible in my further opinion, so I don't really see how this could possibly change the status quo in any noticeable way.

Wonderful or not, it's the way it is, and I don't see this as any kind of profit driven move at all, so I don't really think it's worth a crusade over. If anything, it frustrates me that people automatically jump to assumptions like that about the motives of well established members of the community that have sacrificed a lot of their free time and personal lives to keep a place for people that really enjoy this hobby.

[Tv Controls you]

It frustrates me when someone doesn't answer a question.

[Intr4ns1t]

I didn't answer it because it was answered by others, just as well, and probably better than I would answer it, already in this thread.

[ca_aok]

I love how "opening the doors" ends up being an extra 60 or so invites being handed out. Now out of a private torrenting community of at least hundreds of thousands of members, how good to you think your chances are of getting one of those invites with your pathetic one line requests, especially when you have barely any other posts at FST?

Exactly.

Idol do you think a member would have more chance of getting into ftn if:

1) they put up a legitimate request on the giveaway forums.

or

2) Traded some high level trackers, and some laundered money through seed boxes for an ftn invite.

Most people I know did neither. But then again, they generally don't make requests either. People who donate for invites often have a specific person in mind, since they're not going to donate for an invite and then simply sit on said invite.

Or, of course, they might trade it. However, there are 98 invites on the site right now. How difficult is it really to sort through 98 potential inviters/invitees looking for the traders? That's nothing compared to what most sites need to face. And what are the real chances that out of those 98 people, 89 of them are traders? (Based on your 10:1 chances analogy). Doubtful.

As for "Ease" for invitees versus traders, the same can be said for any site at all. Not sure why this move suddenly makes FTN the only site affected by this issue. The entire reason most people trade is because it's the easy way out.

[Antony]

how many people would sell family for ftn

[Quarterquack]

how many people would sell family for ftn

All idiots. If someone is prepared to give up something (whatever it may be) so that he may be able to get into a tracker, they deserve whatever it is to be taken from them anyways.

[Artemis]

No it's "easier" for someone that doesn't trade to gain admittance to FTN than someone who does.

Idol do you think a member would have more chance of getting into ftn if:

1) they put up a legitimate request on the giveaway forums.

or

2) Traded some high level trackers, and some laundered money through seed boxes for an ftn invite.

In the end ftn is a tracker like many other trackers out there, in fact ftn isn't particularly fast on pre's (it was once). Yet I notice not a single person has mentioned what kind of tracker ftn is or it's content, only the level, and how much the collectors would donate a body part or family member. You can't even play the community card, because everyone there is too busy being 'leet' for having the membership to be friendly.
News of the day kiddies, it's a tracker, if you believe belonging to it will in anyway enhance you as a person, you desparately need to re-evaluate your belief structure.

[Tv Controls you]

In the end ftn is a tracker like many other trackers out there, in fact ftn isn't particularly fast on pre's (it was once). Yet I notice not a single person has mentioned what kind of tracker ftn is or it's content, only the level, and how much the collectors would donate a body part or family member. You can't even play the community card, because everyone there is too busy being 'leet' for having the membership to be friendly.

For what reason would someone want to legitimately join ftn then?


*note* I have been using the word legitimate alot lately.... lol...

[ca_aok]

The only legitimate reason is the lack of any seedtime restrictions. You can hit and run with no consequences, which comes in handy in certain situations where you may not be able to leave your computer on for a while. Anyway, since it's very unlikely anything good will come of a request here, my advice is: join PTM.