What.cd is spying on Filesharingtalk

[Glitterstep]

It's totally true that bitme won't give invites to users they know to be members of FST.

true that...I have been a VIP there for like a year now,and have never received a single invite in the past.

[Quarterquack]

And @ringhunter;Are you supporting what What.CD is doing or are you against it?Just to be clear.Thats all.

At the risk of sounding like a hypocritical jerk, I actually agree and commend them for anything they can and will do.

I just don't agree with imposing their moral standards on people, but at the end of the day, they are doing their job. So is anon, so are the RIAA. Asking for any person or group to short-change themselves when it comes to doing their jobs because I don't agree with the moral side of it is egotistical.

Do I dislike traders/trading? Yes, but still, it's their choice and they're doing what they want. Just as they reserve that right, staff reserve the right to fight back against them should they choose so.

What I've disagreed with the full time is not the notion that trading is right or wrong, but it's that people seem to think it's morally wrong to trade just because some tracker staff said so.

[IdolEyes787]

What I've disagreed with the full time is not the notion that trading is right or wrong, but it's that people seem to think it's morally wrong to trade just because some tracker staff said so.

The "morally wrong" part comes in that you (presumably) gave your word ( in signing up) not to .
Trading might in and of itself not be "morally wrong" but I'm pretty sure that the majority of the planet agrees that lying is.

[Quarterquack]

The "morally wrong" part comes in that you (presumably) gave your word ( in signing up) not to .
Trading might in and of itself not be "morally wrong" but I'm pretty sure that the majority of the planet agrees that lying is.

Understood. Take this hypothetical situation. Trader comes to FST, trades his way into every tracker imaginable. RandonmPseudonym1337 comes along and says "It's amazing what people can achieve when they discard morality."

Which do you think our hypothetical person referred to? The lie, or the trading? I was under the assumption that most people that even bring the topic up to the table for discussion had a gripe with the conduct itself, not with people going back on their word.

[Cabalo]

It's totally true that bitme won't give invites to users they know to be members of FST.

true that...I have been a VIP there for like a year now,and have never received a single invite in the past.

Hence why I haven't yet donated there, and won't do so until the day they lift that petty rule (which is never). Instead buying upload credit, I seedboxed my ass off when I could, it's not the most correct thing to do, but hey, those are the rules of the game.

[cinephilia]

Asking for any person or group to short-change themselves when it comes to doing their jobs because I don't agree with the moral side of it is egotistical.

an opinion doesn't imply trying to convince people.
you know, never disagreeing with anyone just because you respect their thoughts and beliefs doesn't make you more respectable or anything

[Cabalo]

Asking for any person or group to short-change themselves when it comes to doing their jobs because I don't agree with the moral side of it is egotistical.

an opinion doesn't imply trying to convince people.
you know, never disagreeing with anyone just because you respect their thoughts and beliefs doesn't make you more respectable or anything

Depends on the site we're speaking of. I can think of one or two where it is an unspoken rule.

[ca_aok]

which is absolutely fine otherwise your sig should be linking the world to your linkedin and facebook profiles.And I don't think ca_aok is your real name either.Some of us are paranoid but others tend to be a little too paranoid and I think you should try and understand that.

On a side note I actually know several people who join torrenting groups on facebook and add people as friends, which I find kinda funny. Linking your real name to the torrenting world isn't necessarily a good idea, but that goes beyond what's discussed here.

Sure some people are too paranoid, and that's their call. It still can look suspicious from an outside point of view. I'm not saying that such a perception is good or valid, it's simply a statement that to tracker staff you'll appear shifty if you're using different details everywhere.

I don't have the same nick or email on every tracker. Do I appear to be a trader or have something to hide? I think that only closed-minded or immature people would come to this kind of conclusion.

Trader

But seriously, if you hadn't noticed by now that description fits several staff members, so I'd probably wager they're warming up your global ban as we speak

Which do you think our hypothetical person referred to? The lie, or the trading? I was under the assumption that most people that even bring the topic up to the table for discussion had a gripe with the conduct itself, not with people going back on their word.

One of the root reasons trading is bad is because you've inherently broken an agreement you made when you signed up for your own personal profit. It's hard to differentiate the two in this context, people might have an issue with the conduct, but part of the conduct is being dishonest and deceitful.

[Tokeman]

Its kind of hard to expect people to follow all the rules, when you make a rule that you can only download the files you have the legal rights to. I believe I've seen that rule on the majority of trackers I frequent. Obviously they don't expect you to follow all the rules, or they wouldn't be in 'business'.

[Funkin']

At the risk of sounding like a hypocritical jerk, I actually agree and commend them for anything they can and will do.

That's surprising. Even I installed this css script to prevent them from seeing my browsing. I think it's a real shitty thing that they're doing this. And eventhough I have nothing to hide, it's the fact that they're taking such measure just to catch a trader or cheater. Some people take this whole BT thing entirely too seriously.

Trader

But seriously, if you hadn't noticed by now that description fits several staff members, so I'd probably wager they're warming up your global ban as we speak

Yeah. And the funny thing is, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if one of the numerous questionable staffers throughout the bt community were to try and initiate a "global" ban for such a stupid reason.