CN Fact and Fiction

[IdolEyes787]

forget t.s.o.l. pming you, he should post it here and let the shit fly

Do you know what pretty much has the best community known to BT? goem.

you must be pretty new to the bt community scene

It's an opinion you don't have to necessarily agree with it( although I tend to as it's one of the few sites where people are still mostly there for the content and not the associated bullshit or their own egos) but no need to cast aspersions over it either.
I'm more or less on the same page as TrueSounds in that I can't stand the majority of "active" bt members who seem more concerned about the superfluous shit and status than the actual stuff that they are actually downloading.

Btw what is the "best community " then? Wanks like HDBits that are so anal in their quest for "perfection" that they have taken any possible fun out of the process of watching movies or for that matter just being a simple member or places like FSC or iTS where "community" now seems to mean little more than spamming and adhering to the "I'm just the same as everyone else ethos " and God forbid don't be a non-conformist .

[kingeater]

OK, I can see where I really shouldn't have used the word "best" there, in retrospect it seems more like a troll-baiting term than towards what I wanted to get at. Basically all I wanted to say was goem is the most laid back community I have ever been in. There's no crazy flamewars against other trackers/forums, no perception of being looked down upon if you are lacking in knowledge, and just an overall happy and friendly place to be a part of. It is the tracker I started with quite a while ago, and I still consider it my hoem after all of this time. Nothing meant to be a flame in means of saying it was the best, just pointing out what community really means is all.

For tl;dr, goem is a laid back and friendly place, shouldn't have used the word 'best', sorry for any flaming I caused. Sit back, have a nice cold one, and enjoy the day

[th0r]

Btw what is the "best community " then?

in retrospect it seems more like a troll-baiting term than towards what I wanted to get at.

i apologize, i totally bit because i tend to troll when i get bored w/ the same types of conversations around here; i get where you're coming from when you think you've found the best community to be a part of. i'm a member of a handful of art/design forums where i find that the best community is something i can immerse myself into and also, at the end of the day, take something away from, rather than contributing the bare minimum by logging into a bt tracker account every few days, posting maybe once or twice in the forums and snagging a couple of small torrents, which is pretty much what my private bittorent tracker memberships have become

as for cn, i don't know any of the staff members there (maybe bumrocks) or how they run their tracker, and i'm not really following all of the poo that is being flung and whether it's true or not, but if they can create and maintain a small, tight-knit community that their members want to be a part of, more power to them; seeing as how i'm not a member of cn (i guess my invite application was denied), it's not really my business to be commenting on how they run their shit w/ any confidence, if i did at all, i don't remember

[Quarterquack]

no shit left to fly, staffing a forum filled with ya'll was stressing me the fuck out. I need some distance between myself and all these obsessions and illusions most people have here myself included that are frankly a waste of goddamn time. I think iKiller said it best with his 'get a life' rant a few days back. Who am I to say what people should like. If two thousand people are into this kinda shit, then good on em.

Do it for the lulz/morons, to be honest. You didn't do it to prove that you're right. You argued with people because you knew they were wrong. You could have been just as wrong, you could have been the pot calling the kettle black, but then so fucking what? The kettle is bloody black. My mantra is sticking to the truth, and if that means calling idiots idiots, then who's to say I shouldn't? Maybe you're at the point where you grew weary of the same old arguments, maybe I'm the immature brat that refuses to let it go; but you know what? I'm fine with it. I will continue calling idiots idiots, and I don't think you should stop because a couple of buffoons broke their sweat trying to reason with you.

logging into a bt tracker account every few days, posting maybe once or twice in the forums and snagging a couple of small torrents, which is pretty much what my private bittorent tracker memberships have become

Which is what should be done, to be blunt. If a tracker truly believes that it's bleeding because there's not enough "8/10, awesome movie" posts on it, then the staff and the active members are all bloody idiots. I've finally given up on the whole community participation thing on trackers, most of my posts have been reduced to a trolling farce, and I've generally conceded defeat, considering it seems like anyone I talk to is just out of high school, and has just as much understanding over any concept that's not related to pretimes as a dung-beetle has towards Japanese.

Being an active part of forums/irc/competitions is a waste of time, and although I do admit to being part of that crap before, I've found out I was just wearing myself down faster than I would otherwise.

No one should look for a community in a private tracker, and that's what I've finally found out, so you know what, if you feel like you're a terrible member by doing the bare minimum; take my advice. I'm someone who's done the opposite and is now willing to flip the switch and turn into you.

[kingeater]

Don't worry th0r, you didn't have to apologize for anything, just wanted to get my point a little clearer than what I originally stated it. You basically said the same thing I was thinking in retrospect to a good community: you enjoy it, contribute what you can, and if you're lucky, get something back in return. The reason I brought it up was basically what the last sentence in your first paragraph states: most BT forums are just legislated spamfests now (see SeX as a recent example), and it does not feel "organic", if that makes any sense.

Also, on the original topic, never had any issues whatsoever with any of the staff there (or anywhere else for that matter). Had great times in IRC with them, have no issues personally with any of them, and really want to stay away from the other thread's topic as far as humanly possible

@ringhunter: you basically nailed my point on the head (sort of): if participating in IRC/Forums on a tracker is a chore/unenjoyable/useless and mandatory, it becomes a complete spamfest and a huge waste of time and energy. If you find a place and enjoy it, it does not feel like you wasted every second there on mindless shit. Or at least that's how I approach it.

[1000possibleclaws]

I will continue calling idiots idiots, and I don't think you should stop because a couple of buffoons broke their sweat trying to reason with you.

LOL reading back I guess my last post sounds kinda defeatist. Well yeah, I'm not taking back a word I've recently said about this, I guess just need a break from being trying to be everyones personal savior in what has become a retarded game at best for alot of us. Feel free to take up my reigns, it would suck if a day came when noone was left but these freakin zombies and shit-puppets and self-aggrandizing narcissists.

[Supervisor]

...(i guess my invite application was denied)...

You should receive a reply from us, if you don't that means your app is yet to be reviewed. However if you said you are simply interested in checking our overal design that shouldn't get you in :b

[th0r]

no worries if i don't get in; tbh, i probably wouldn't use the tracker as much as i should, according to your rules, anyways. by the way, i make a (good) living doing design, so naturally i'm curious when i visit brand new websites

[A]

The catch there being: you can get relatively popular stuff anywhere, why would you want to have another tracker for relatively popular stuff?

So where do you get the not so popular movies?You read a good review or saw a trailer which piqued your interest but its not so popular and not uploaded in Gen/0Day sites,where do you get it from?

Having a tracker for packs is pretty damn stupid. Just thought I should throw that out there.

Dont know if you were replying to me or not,but collections =/ the regular type of packs you see.What I meant by collections are like the 1001 movies,Criterion Collection,Dystopia Collection,IDA collection,Art house etc ...

To be exact,here is the quoted text from PtP:

Collections must be based on fact and not opinion. Collections such as "Movies that are awesome" are not allowed. However, a collection such as "IMDB top 150" would be allowed, as it would just be a list updated from another website and not just your own opinion. Also, "RottenTomatoes Top Movies of 2009" will be acceptable.

It is always easy to find the things you are looking for in one place and that too organized and seeded as well.

edit:
Moreover some of their staff picks were really interesting movies which I would not have downloaded to see normally.
And the bonus system as I said helps people who have poor net connection(If people keep on seeding the movies they download,in time the number of seeding torrents piles up and getting bonus points becomes easier).
Also I am a sucker for simple and clean design with no unnecessary features etc.

[IdolEyes787]

"Movies that are awesome" are not allowed. However, a collection such as "IMDB top 150" would be allowed, as it would just be a list updated from another website and not just your own opinion. Also, "RottenTomatoes Top Movies of 2009" will be acceptable.

Stupid thing is that those are also just based on personal opinion(s) and essentially just as random a collection of movies as "movies that are awesome"