Demonoid Confusion

[P2PDog]

Then you're not meeting the conditions mentioned in the previous post.

I seriously doubt that... given that it's been 3 years.

It's OK to admit you're wrong.

Unless you're going to show me evidence that Demonoid tracks stats by member number, then I think I'm done here.

[ca_aok]

I don't think my ratio has been properly tracked there in at least a year, and I don't do any member number crap. It's just a poor system without passkeys, especially in the age of dynamic IPs. Altering a torrent filename doesn't do jack shit, try it with any torrent, rename it something completely irrelevant and it'll work fine.

Regarding how they get your IP address to check stats, it's THROUGH THE TRACKER.

Anyway until you come up with something relevant, I suggest you cease spreading your misinformation and leave the advice to people who understand how a .torrent file works.

[anon]

Wwwildthing, I'm sorry but you're talking out your ass here. You cannot edit the filename of a .torrent file and expect any sort of change. I could rename my torrent to "thisfilesuckscocks.torrent" and the torrent will work, regardless. The name is irrelevant. Editing a filename has nothing to do with whether a torrent is public or private, nor does it have any effect on the ratio reported to the tracker.

When you download or seed a torrent using the Demonoid tracker using the IP address that is currently associated with your account, they will track the stats for that torrent. If you log into the site with one IP, then download the torrent with a different IP (for example: using a seedbox) then the stats will not be recorded on your account.

And that's about it.

[c0ld]

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Seriously, you are a fuckwit. Kill yourself.

[Burnsy]

Alright, completely confused =/

Don't worry about it mate... you'll find this happens with about 99 out of 100 threads posted. Just wade through what's posted and try to take info out of it that answers your question.

Threads on here start of addressing what you originally asked, then they take a complete tangent as other people jump in and start to converse with each other. It's not a slight on you, just look at any other threads

Also, don't worry if you don't understand some stuff... you'll notice some members knowledge is greater than others, and their 'base level' if higher than a lot can understand, again it happens If you're really lucky, you'll get some idiot pretending to be an expert only to be shot down in flames... those are the good threads

Told ya

I believe the thread title is most appropriate...

Now if the OP can decipher and figure out who gave good info, who gave useless info, and who gave bad info...

Patience bumrocks my good man... allow the thread to run it's course and those chatting shit will be revealed... surely you know that by now?!

So in conclusion non members on Demonoid:
1. can't access forum
2. limited access on torrents

Got that right?
Sorry, but I'm trying =/

I think now if you disregard the shit that has been exposed in this thread, your original question(s) will most probably be covered?

[Wwwildthing]

The only conclusion that I can draw from this thread... is that each and every one of you, completely missed the point.

Fact - Demonoid torrents have the 'private' flag set to 'off'.
Fact - Demonoid torrents do not use passkeys.
Fact - Torrents downloaded from Demonoid (while you are logged in) will have a 'member-number' in the filename.
Fact - Torrents downloaded from Demonoid (while you are a 'guest') will not.
Fact - Demonoid torrents downloaded from other index sites (i.e - The Pirate Bay) will not count towards your ratio at Demonoid (even tho it is tracked by Demonoid).
Fact - All of the above is true with a static ip address (known to the Demonoid tracker)... just as it is with a 'dynamic' ip address... or one provided via TOR.

The point of my comments was not to fix my broken ratio. I don't care what my ratio is... and there is no reason to do so.

Maybe now you'll get it... but I'm not really optimistic that you will.

[P2PDog]

The only conclusion that I can draw from this thread... is that each and every one of you, completely missed the point.

Fact - Demonoid torrents downloaded from other index sites (i.e - The Pirate Bay) will not count towards your ratio at Demonoid (even tho it is tracked by Demonoid).

Wrong. You really should take a couple of minutes to read that link that I posted. It would make you look much less like a fool

http://fora.demonoid.com/index.php?topic=107626.0

I haven't downloaded anything from Demonoid in a while, but my ratio keeps changing. Should I assume my account was hacked, and if so how can it be checked/proved?

It could be a case of dynamic IP's at work. The one Demonoid had stored next to your account was probably assigned to someone else who was a member of Demonoid and their stats got added to yours.

Or you inadvertently downloaded and seeded a Demonoid tracked torrent from another site, unaware that the stats would be sent to the Demonoid tracker. This seems to be the reason it happens mostly, people downloading Demonoid tracked torrents from other torrent index sites.

Fact - All of the above is true with a static ip address (known to the Demonoid tracker)... just as it is with a 'dynamic' ip address... or one provided via TOR.

Wrong.

The point of my comments was not to fix my broken ratio. I don't care what my ratio is... and there is no reason to do so.

Correct. Ratio is meaningless at Demonoid. Mostly because they use the wildly inaccurate method of tracking ratio by IP address, rather than using passkeys. (or member numbers. lol)

Maybe now you'll get it... but I'm not really optimistic that you will.

The only one not getting it appears to be you, and I doubt that you ever will.

[Wwwildthing]

Actually it should have read...

....they use the wildly inaccurate method of tracking ratio by IP address (or member-numbers), rather than using passkeys.

To which I would have replied... "now your beginning to get it".

[RasToRizE]

u cant call demonoid a private tracker.. but u cant call it a public tracker either.. but all in all its very easy to get into

[P2PDog]

Actually it should have read...

....they use the wildly inaccurate method of tracking ratio by IP address (or member-numbers), rather than using passkeys.

To which I would have replied... "now your beginning to get it".

Nope, you're still wrong. They don't track by member numbers. period.