FTN opened the doors!

Since you support this new invite policy could you please explain why there is one giveaway/request thread for 10 trade threads? And why is this so wonderful?

For the record, I'm actually pretty indifferent to the new invite policy. Because, as I've stated twice already it's not really that different than the last invite policy, in my opinion. The likelihood of getting an invite to FTN through either a trade or a request on a forum are pretty neglible in my further opinion, so I don't really see how this could possibly change the status quo in any noticeable way.

Wonderful or not, it's the way it is, and I don't see this as any kind of profit driven move at all, so I don't really think it's worth a crusade over. If anything, it frustrates me that people automatically jump to assumptions like that about the motives of well established members of the community that have sacrificed a lot of their free time and personal lives to keep a place for people that really enjoy this hobby.
 
It's the same misinterpretation of data that is in part to blame for this place's ( sometimes) bad reputation.
The bad is apparent even to the most congenitally stupid while sometimes seeing the good requires a bit more effort.

Exactly, thank you.

It is easier currently for traders to get into ftn, then legitmate users.

Congratulations you have just,in brief (applicable to any site) , given the reason behind most trading.
The only reason that some people do and some people don't is ethics not economy of effort.
 
Just to throw this in: There's a difference between seeding, and seeding. The latter involves being the last seed on a 500-day old torrent. Trackers can only become "amazing" when they have a stellar retention, and a good seeder is one who can provide his bandwidth regardless of the longevity of the torrent's luster.

I have never been a good seeder, I have never had a "Torrent finished: 1 year ago" message, but I do keep a 2-month long average seed time on all my trackers regardless. That's still nothing compared to me trying to grab a torrent from BMTV that was uploaded 3 years ago, and still getting 4 seeds on it. I felt like pointing that out.

A tracker like GFT is great, but it always suffers from retention (whether server crash/stability optimization or not). It's one of my main gripes with it.

That's the difference between seeding, and seeding.
 
yes there is since only donators get invites.
brandon perfectly knows that ftn invites are much coveted by his members and that many of them are willing to donate to have a chance of getting one.
not everyone who donated received an invite
not everyone who donated received an invite but there is one thing for sure: only donators receive invites... go figure.
 
  • Bad seeding will result in severe consequences, including banning in extreme cases.
  • Seed every torrent back to 1:1 ratio or at least try to do so. You are not forced to seed the torrent 1:1, but you're expected to seed for as long as possible.
Basically, don't make a habit of it and you'll be fine. Which I think is quite an enlighted stance. And before you start raping me for being a "Hit and Runner", my average seed time is 19 days according to my history. ;)
 
good job, did mommy and daddy tell u that u is a letter? maybe they should also explain to u that this is the internet, not english 101. i guess "u" already knew that!

UGk first off Ugk is trash and the Houston Texans are garbage. (now that I got that out of my system)

No one gives a "fuck" about your statement because it was just pointless and offered nothing to this thread.
You made a 3 word post being pro trader and then accepted positive feedback?

I mean I didn't expect much from a leecher and trader such as your self, but grow up.
And to think this guy claims to have a wife lol.
 
The second one doesn't happen too often. I've heard it just happens out of the blue when members of 40 weeks+ on the tracker just get an invite. It's not a regular, set age or time for donation hand outs.
I think the uploaded and downloaded data is also taken into consideration and not just the age of the account in such cases.(PU requirements perhaps? :ermm: )
 
What made you think I would "rape" you for being a hit and runner.
If I didn't already rape you for being a die hard what.cd supporter lol..

Back on topic.... Why would someone want Ftn over Ptm or Gft then?
 
good job, did mommy and daddy tell u that u is a letter? maybe they should also explain to u that this is the internet, not english 101. i guess "u" already knew that!

My parents ,sadly,are both deceased but if they were alive and read your comment they would probably ask me why the annoying young man doesn't know enough to capitalize his sentences.
And in that hypothetical case I might respond and say " it's OK it's the internet and so the rules of grammar don't apply " but then they ( God rest their souls) would probably just ( hypothetically ) look at me and say " That's noble dear attempting to make excuses for the retarded boy ".


"english 101 " classic.
 
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