FTN opened the doors!

[Tv Controls you]

I don't know if they updated the rules since but..... 36 hours or 1:1 ratio is their rules listed here.

[ca_aok]

• Bad seeding will result in severe consequences, including banning in extreme cases.
• Seed every torrent back to 1:1 ratio or at least try to do so. You are not forced to seed the torrent 1:1, but you're expected to seed for as long as possible.

Basically, don't make a habit of it and you'll be fine. Which I think is quite an enlighted stance. And before you start raping me for being a "Hit and Runner", my average seed time is 19 days according to my history.

[Tv Controls you]

What made you think I would "rape" you for being a hit and runner.
If I didn't already rape you for being a die hard what.cd supporter lol..

Back on topic.... Why would someone want Ftn over Ptm or Gft then?

[Quarterquack]

Back on topic.... Why would someone want Ftn over Ptm or Gft then?

Want my opinion? Two main reasons. The first being everybody wants to be the cool kid showing off their FTN passkey; and second, I'm* getting pretty sick of GFT's rate that ass thread.

As for PTM, I'm no longer a member there, so I can't tell you how the tracker is doing nowadays, but you know what? It's still alive, should mean it's doing well enough to get support. ^.^

* Not saying that I have anything to do with anything, I'm just pointing out the focus of the GFT community... =p

[A]

Donations are necessary for a tracker to function.When someone donates,its because he wants to help it.When something is given as an incentive for donating,its not 'donation' anymore.It is Buying.Its not with the goodwill of heart that people are donating atm.They are buying Invites.But a tracker gotta do what a tracker gotta do.If people are not donating then they have to look for alternatives to keep the tracker alive
TBH whenever in BT there is something to do with money,it only turns bad.

Also there are trackers which run out of passion.They dont ask you anything except sharing.And still people are so eager to donate to these trackers even if they dont give you anything in return.Animebyt.es,TranceTraffic,FSC,x264 comes to mind.Also people love to donate to SCC,TL etc...because of what the trackers have to offer.When a tracker's main objective is to make a community of file sharers,it seems the tracker has no problems in meeting the donation goals.

[Tv Controls you]

So I would be correct in saying beside the community their is almost no reason to join ftn.

Although Artemis claims that "You can't even play the community card, because everyone there is too busy being 'leet' for having the membership to be friendly."

So in reality it seems as if their is no legitimate reason?

[VinX]

[ca_aok]

So in reality it seems as if their is no legitimate reason?

You, my friend, have just discovered why the WTAW thread is retarded. Good job . As for being a die hard What supporter, I enjoy Waffles too. But it's hard to support you when you've admitted publicly to breaking their rules and flaming their staff, and then try to convince other people here it's a terrible place in your own bitterness towards their moderators.

Aside from what I already mentioned, security is really the only reason. Remember that a smaller community doesn't necessarily mean a better community, it's simply easier to get to know all the regulars. Smaller sites generally mean dead IRC channels and a fairly spammy forum. Obviously there are exceptions, but funnily enough you'll find a much more active community on sites with 50K+ members (well... obviously). There's the argument that it's "better" because they're more selective therefore the members are cut from a better crop, but that's subjective.

Personally it's the only ratioless 0-day I really use, though I have accounts elsewhere. Mainly use it if I miss the pre on something, if I'm worried about not meeting seedtime restrictions, or if I want something big that might eat my ratio elsewhere, for example full TV seasons.

Funnily enough the people who would make the best use of an invite are also the people without connections in the torrenting world necessary to get an invite, and without the other more popular 0-day sites. Someone who'd use it as their primary 0-day would be a much better member than someone with SCC, TL, GFT, etc, who would just treat it as a trophy bookmark. Ditto goes with most "high level" sites. You need to be a very specific sort of member to fit in to the "amazing" communities at these places, and most of you simply don't have the disposition (nor do I in many cases). Ironically enough the places I thought were the best out of the bunch are now dead.

[nanner]

good but not the best at anything really.

[VinX]

So in reality it seems as if their is no legitimate reason?

You, my friend, have just discovered why the WTAW thread is retarded. Good job . As for being a die hard What supporter, I enjoy Waffles too. But it's hard to support you when you've admitted publicly to breaking their rules and flaming their staff, and then try to convince other people here it's a terrible place in your own bitterness towards their moderators.

Aside from what I already mentioned, security is really the only reason. Remember that a smaller community doesn't necessarily mean a better community, it's simply easier to get to know all the regulars. Smaller sites generally mean dead IRC channels and a fairly spammy forum. Obviously there are exceptions, but funnily enough you'll find a much more active community on sites with 50K+ members (well... obviously). There's the argument that it's "better" because they're more selective therefore the members are cut from a better crop, but that's subjective.

Personally it's the only ratioless 0-day I really use, though I have accounts elsewhere. Mainly use it if I miss the pre on something, if I'm worried about not meeting seedtime restrictions, or if I want something big that might eat my ratio elsewhere, for example full TV seasons.

Funnily enough the people who would make the best use of an invite are also the people without connections in the torrenting world necessary to get an invite, and without the other more popular 0-day sites. Someone who'd use it as their primary 0-day would be a much better member than someone with SCC, TL, GFT, etc, who would just treat it as a trophy bookmark. Ditto goes with most "high level" sites. You need to be a very specific sort of member to fit in to the "amazing" communities at these places, and most of you simply don't have the disposition (nor do I in many cases). Ironically enough the places I thought were the best out of the bunch are now dead.

very well said .. FTN shouldnt be a trophy bookmark showing l337ness ... instead it should be the primary tracker for people who have crappy connection ...