For all us non-traders...

[kingeater]

Agreed mjmacky, didn't mean to sound like that it was cheap or easy. Just know through the grapevine that was what they were looking for. Also, if memory serves me correct, you needed to prove you were good for getting the WEB-DL's ($XX on the account so that they knew you had the monetary means to obtain the files). And I know from experience that encoders mean nothing if they have no sources to encode from

[mjmacky]

Hmm, was that me? I wasn't thinking so, I'd never be caught dead buying from a store or using a device that started with a lower case 'i'. The only source I don't have are captures, so my fishing campaign was to find a place where I could work with some caps. But yeah that web.dl shit costs some serious money (tv shows), so you've got to be pretty dedicated financially. Also, the typical web-dl does not involve an encoding step.

[kingeater]

Yeah, meant to put in the HDTV cappers also. That's my oversight. Pretty much a slam dunk if you have a US HDTV Cable stream+ FIOS hookup

[Vorx]

Btw the part that you love HD comes as no surprise to me.
In bt nowadays the surest way to spot an idiot is by his loud and frequent expounding of his supposed love of HD in much the same way that you used to be able to spot a bad guy by his wearing of a black hat.

How about you stick it up your arse, you condecending fuck.

[IdolEyes787]

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3) the way i got FTN was by being active at a place that was respected by the torrent community. one day the admin of FTN came in and hooked it up.

It's nice to know that in a system supposedly based on unbiased sharing that there is still room for a class structure .
I wonder if anyone "active " on Demonoid ,selflessly maintaining a positive ratio for no purpose other than they see it as the right thing to do is ever so blessed? Or for that matter anyone posting religiously and intelligently in the forums of site like Bitsoup or the equivalent.
No? Didn't think so. Instead it's much more likely to have people with limited sense of loyalty and language but time to spend on irc ( I actually just saw an application form from a supposed Emergency Room doctor on FSC saying that he was basically on irc 24/7 at work and at home ) and money to foolishly invest in a server granted access.
Maybe I'm missing the point entirely but I don't see where the "respected" part necessarily factors in here?

How about you stick it up your arse, you condecending fuck.

There, there. Keep at it and I'm sure that someday you will be able to spell condescending correctly too.

Who the phuck deleted my post in here? Thanks a lot, Dick!

Seems to be a lot of that going on lately .Probably you posted something that wasn't on-topic or politically correct enough in this thread of great importance.
God, I mean whatever higher power you choose to either believe in or not, forbid that everyone couldn't simply look past anything you said that they might not like /agree with /understand .

[KFlint]

Who the phuck deleted my post in here? Thanks a lot, Dick!

Not me, it was physically removed so no way to get it back, that's odd, if I remember correctly there was nothing justifying a deletion whatsoever...

[Disme]

For all us non-traders, who wish to get into trackers such as HDBits.org and FTN, what do you guys suggest is the best way? Im not a trader, and i dont plan to trade in order to gain access into these sites.

What do the members of FST suggest?

You are too late ... the ship has sailed ... if you would have been here 2 or 3 years ago access to these trackers was far more easy.
But since the 'asking'-side has become so much bigger than the 'supply'-side access has been limited to nearly-immortals only.

[anon]

The only reason you want FTN is because you can have bragging rights on the internet? I'm sure somebody will see this and want to invite you.

Don't hold your breath, nobody will glorify you for that.

I believe idoleyes said it already but I'll repeat it for extra emphasis - I suggest you don't go around calling yourself a non-trader, if you really are a non-trader you don't need to call attention to it like its some kind of calling card to get into elite trackers.

Plus one. The term "non-trader" is as silly as "anti-trader", really. If you don't break trackers' rules, there's no need to stick a label on yourself for everyone else to know that. And many people actually do it to get those l33t tracker invites, as it's been mentioned in this thread and countless other ones.

Also, "non-trader" may actually make it sound like trading is the way to go, and that you chose not to follow it, to less experienced people.

[megabyteme]

Who the phuck deleted my post in here? Thanks a lot, Dick!

Not me, it was physically removed so no way to get it back, that's odd, if I remember correctly there was nothing justifying a deletion whatsoever...

I know it wasn't you, KF. Your name never comes to mind when stuff like this occurs.

To recap:

1.) Find similar/same content on other trackers.
2.) If you need to talk to members of those sites, chances are, you can find them here on FST.
3.) Find other, more valuable things to worry yourself about.

These are not necessarily in any order.

I apologize to anyone who finds this post too controversial.

[anon]

I apologize to anyone who finds this post too controversial.

It doesn't actually tell you how to get in those l33t trackers. That's why it got deleted.