ITS invite applications open

pro267 said:
I remember you. Weren't you the guy that came to their channel a few times and outright *begged* to be allowed back to the site, only to get denied? I specifically remember you because you sounded all mental and were telling some stories about being on prescription psychiatric meds. No wonder you're bitter.
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He even made a thread about himself and his mental problems on UK-T.
 
It would appear that my memory did not betray me this time then. Soon all the people who were banned will start trolling this thread. Good to see you around again by the way, Polarbear.
 
1000possibleclaws said:
I see it as:

-no invites --> As squirrel complained. Is this being 'elite', or is it just being stupid? because a tracker will die if not enough invites are handed out. I have never really noticed this happen except with HDBits maybe, and they seem to be doing ok cause there are so many users.

-invite app --> Completely up to staff discretion. To me this is absolute rule by an 'elite' group, if invites do not exist as well. But then I do see the point that anyone can attempt to join. Still, it's a few select people playing God in my eyes. Is that elite? Fuck if I know.

-invites --> Transfers the power in the userbases hands. I guess this is also 'elite' but spread over more people, cancelling out some of the l33tness. Really that term is such bs it will be interpreted differently by everyone.

-open signups --> Now you are bordering on being a public tracker. Definitely not elite in any sense.



By the way, not trying to say being 'elite' is strictly a bad thing. It just seems like a lot more micromanagement which means way more rewardless(?) work on the staffers part. Hopefully it pays itself off with a perfect economy.
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you're trying too hard to get your point on top.

invites do exist fyi. not many but they do. no i don't have any. on contrary some 'normal' members do.
 
CleverMan said:
Good, wouldn't harm to have some new good members. I only hope rules to apply strict enough :)
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Here's the qeustionnaire. Kinda cliche but it's all up to who reviews the applications.
1) Are you a member of any BT related forums? (e.g.: TPS, FST, TR, T-I) If you are, please paste direct profile links to your accounts at these sites here, one profile link per line.

2) If you've answered the previous question affirmatively, please specify what the main topics that are of interest for you in those forums are, and how actively are you participating in them?

3) Please paste direct links to your profiles at all the trackers you belong to (one link per line). The more links you provide the better chance your application gets approved.

Note: we usually prefer experienced torrenters to provide at least 7 profile links (or more, the more the merrier), however if you don't have that many accounts do not be discouraged! We'll still review your application (although it might take a bit longer than usual to do so).

4) Have you ever traded BT invites or accounts before? If you have, which sites were involved in the trade? When did you trade for the last time?

5) What sort of content are you mainly looking for in a BT tracker?

6) Where are you from? (country/state/city)

7) What are your currently used IPs? Please specify all IPs you may be connecting to the site from, including (but not limited to) your home, work and seedbox IPs.

8) What are your currently used usernames in other trackers/forums/sites?

9) What is your approximate average seeding time on a torrent?

10) Please specify your current email address. You may also specify a backup address in case the first one doesn't work.
 
IdolEyes787 said:
I guess someone there thinks that you need to be in the special twit club( because like it or not most people who are on all the impotent trackers are twits) or something in order to apply as opposed to just being a person of no pretense that enjoys movies and wants instead of "needs" to be a member of the site .
Fact is I could list a couple dozen people who are traders that are on seven(or seventeen) sites but not one trader that is on only one. So iTS 1 Sense 0
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In the past iTS staff members have encouraged users to invite friends and family that use no other torrent sites; the rationale being that someone who has iTS as his only private site might actually download stuff, whereas the elites just want the account and have little intention of using it. Unless there has been a change in direction, I imagine you could get an application approved even if you said that you are not on any trackers (assuming that was true).
 
It's not really elitist ,at least it didn't use to be ,although they have added a couple of staffers that I wish they hadn't. Of course a site has to be staffed and knowledgeable people willing to do the job are probably few and far between.
As for the retention and the fuck that's more a function of the members than the site.
 
but the no invits point is bad, as no invites eans, more traders, chaters searching for that tracker, increase in the so cllaed tracker level, getting attention, and admin is in danger.. :-P right??
 
Well for me it looks like pretty much TPS recruitment movement. I mean all these invite forums suck nowadays. So probably that system is the only one correct way to go with. That suck that they don't do interview somewhere instead of that app system. Also the tracker doesn't become any worse with this new opportunity. So leave your "level" comments away from this topic if only you wasn't joking :p

Ah and the last note. Personaly I prefer to not invite anyone instead of believing in new blood. Probably I'm too pessimistic.
 
I don't think so.

In this situation being with very little amount of invites would not attract more traders (cheaters won't be interested as it's no-ratio tracker) because of invite application system (basicly it's open for everyone) and, in my opinion, it's the best possible way of letting new members in.
 
The only thing that has changed is that in those days, IdolEyes used to have a brain and used it from time to time. Nowadays he just takes everything he reads at face value.
 
pro267 said:
It would appear that my memory did not betray me this time then. Soon all the people who were banned will start trolling this thread.
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I remember I got an invite that was immediately revoked, and when I asked about it Benchez was all like "I woulda let you in, if you had said you were TSOL. But since you didn't say that, you're a sketchbag. So no". This was before the application questions were so intrusive by the way. And I doubt I would have used the site anyways except maybe to troll all the douchebags in the forums, so good call on his part.

I do believe what Qlix said has some truth behind it. I can think of tons of sites with staffers that love to play god, and this particular application is one of the most elitest things I have seen in trackers. I honestly have no hard feelings about being rejected from that particular community; this isn't just me trolling.
 
pro267 said:
The only thing that has changed is that in those days, IdolEyes used to have a brain and used it from time to time. Nowadays he just takes everything he reads at face value.
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“Innocence can be defamed and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack of common sense. Interest in your work can be called cowardice. Generosity can be called soft-headedness, and observe : the former is disturbing.”

Btw I don't take "everything" I read at face value .I only wish that I could. Of course I could make the argument hat you are in return taking everything that I say at face value but that would be oblivious.

Still stupid for the application to ask questions of liars and thieves and expect the truth though.

I think I would ask something that didn't necessarily have a right or wrong answer or was totally based on appearances .At least then I could get some small measure of the person other than "I belong to such and such and therefore I am":mellow:

Maybe an essay on Keats or something.I always liked Keats.
 
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