Why are things in the bittorrent world more complicated than they should be?

**ca_aok** · 02-07-2011, 05:33 PM

There'd be no point in having signups at all. Private trackers wouldn't exist, everything would be like The Pirate Bay, full of people that hit and run, throttle their upload speeds to zero, there'd be fake files everywhere, zero retention, and kicking off any of these fucktards would have no effect because they could just rejoin.

Things in BT really aren't that complicated if you're not an idiot and don't care about getting involved in the drama and hype. Sign up for a tracker. Follow their rules. Seed and keep a ratio. That's it. If you don't want to follow their rules, there are hundreds of other trackers you can join, or if you don't want to deal with any of that, go back to TPB, where there are no rules.

I'd suggest you try Usenet, since you really don't seem to have a grasp on this. No need to worry about being banned, being intelligent, seeding, etc, just grab your shit and go.

Also, I don't think you understand the term "IQ". You can't use it interchangeably with the word "intelligent".

However, since I don't truly believe anyone could be this clueless, the above was more written for other thread readers. Perhaps a more fitting response would be lol n00b u g0t b&, QQ moar.

**slocker** · 02-07-2011, 05:35 PM

full-track "previews"??.Nice try dude.

**ca_aok** · 02-07-2011, 05:40 PM

If you'd ever used the iTunes store (or any other digital store for that matter) you'd understand. Sure some people would just listen to the previews over and over again, but generally they're shitty bitrate and it's annoying to have to sit there in the store and search through albums each time you want to listen to a track. You could also limit people to "X" previews per day, or 2-3 previews per track. It's really not that difficult.

The point is that some people including myself view music piracy as a "try before you buy" type deal, since there's really no other way to do it.

The ideal solution, imo, would be a site like What.CD, community driven via uploads, with a substantial monthly fee and unlimited downloads. Then distribute that revenue to the rights holders. I'd easily pay a few hundred dollars per year for a site with their breadth of selection and content in both formats and # of albums, with an active community portion as well. But it'll never happen.

**IdolEyes787** · 02-07-2011, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by ca_aok

Of course, in a perfect world, trackers wouldn't be full of bad eggs constantly trying to sneak back in, and the RIAA/MPAA wouldn't be actively pursuing filesharers.

Ahh well, it's nice to dream

In a perfect world I would be starring in some of the stuff I'm stealing and/ or I would be sitting in my Ferrari with a mute Adriana Lima .

Originally Posted by ca_aok

I'd suggest you try Usenet, since you really don't seem to have a grasp on this. No need to worry about being banned, being intelligent, seeding, etc, just grab your shit and go.

Clearly we hang out on vastly different trackers if being intelligent is now seen as a requirement.

**Burnsy** · 02-07-2011, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by ca_aok

Swepsycho

I used to love reading his/her posts... cracked me up a lot of the time... who was he/she though? I never did find out...

**goydfomsla** · 02-07-2011, 05:55 PM

what is so complicated about bittorrent ?

**IdolEyes787** · 02-07-2011, 05:57 PM

I forget. I have a terrible memory for things that I have no interest in.
Maybe Cabalo will post since he knows apparently everything except how to ingratiate himself to the former demonstration of CN.

Of good look J-dye's returned.

**slocker** · 02-07-2011, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by ca_aok

If you'd ever used the iTunes store (or any other digital store for that matter) you'd understand. Sure some people would just listen to the previews over and over again, but generally they're shitty bitrate and it's annoying to have to sit there in the store and search through albums each time you want to listen to a track

Yet you're praising Spotify and Pandora?.It's a trade-off at best, really.

**Intr4ns1t** · 02-07-2011, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by OlegL

My point is simple: it doesn't require much IQ to simply download and upload stuff.

Since this is true, why don't trackers have permanent open sign-ups? I think I am making a completely valid point here.

As I keep saying, we all want one thing: to be treated well, to treat everyone else the way we want to be treated ourselves...