[Poll]BitTorrentTrackers Staffers to be paid or not to be paid ?

While I most certainly think that certain staff, considering the amount of time they into the site (especially coders/IRC support), would deserve some sort of compensation (perhaps a la not-for-profit, just enough to cover the expenses of operation, in this case, the hours they spent) in reality it is simply impossible.

In an already sticky legal situation, lawyers and such will cling to anything they can find, no matter how small, in order to shut down a site and put one under bars. This is just one other thing (and in this case, it really isn't that small of an issue) that lawyers will use against you to better their case. It simply isn't feasible.
 
In order to address this topic thoroughly I think we need to start from the beginning.
To y'all who've been around long enough,when and from whom did you first hear of trackers/staffers selling leech slots and which trackers were doing it to be precise?
 
The only time I would see any sort of compensation as justified would be paying coders. There's a number of site coders out there that put a lot of time and effort into what they're doing and I'd have no problem with them being rewarded for the work they've done. There's a number of them that work in that field daily / as a career, so it's almost like they are losing money from the time they spend on some of these trackers.

I do not think paying regular staff would be justified. Ultimately it's a volunteer job, and there are lines of kiddies willing to take your spot for free if you don't wish to be staff anymore. You could argue that the coding is volunteer as well, and it is, but I think it would be more deserving of financial compensation than anything else, but even then I'm not overly supportive of it.
 
If they get paid, then eldiesel should get a percentage of what they get. After all, he started all of it. :lol:

On a serious note, my answer is no. Running a site isn't supposed to be a full time job. If you don't have enough spare time, then don't do it. We see staffers stepping down because of lack of time all the time, yet sites still don't cease to exist.

+1 to n00bz0r and MBM also.
 
n00bz0r said:
Salary for staffers? :dabs:
Last time I checked, people (who eventually become staffers) get involved with sites coz they enjoy interacting (and helping peeps along the way) while feeding their piracy needs and taking time off their busy (or not?) RLs.

Being paid for a job facilitating piracy of copy righted material and eventually profiting from piracy is absurd. It'll create more problems than it'll solve. so, 'nuf said.

Hope common sense continues to prevail, for its an entity which is getting rarer by the day..
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Well said, absolutely agree.
 
Money should be as far removed from acts of piracy as possible.

Piracy should remain within the realm of 'hobby', ALWAYS.

And ya know, sometimes hobbies cost money ;). Ever thought of it that way?

If anything, staffers should be content with sometimes shelling out some money for doing what they do, if it's necessary and if they are capable of affording it.
 
I think they should, depending on the tracker, size, content and work required on a day to day basis.

And yes, there would have to be different pay rates for the amount done by individual staffers. A place I use to staff at for example, a few us spent damn near every waking hour working on somethings while others would only show up for a few minutes at a time to flaunt their so-called authority on the poor members.

It really is a job, just without pay. You have deadlines, irate "customers" and some of the same stress you get from a normal 9-5 job and in the end, you're not compensated at all. Most of the time you don't even get a thank you from members.

Do I think a tracker should only be in it for the money? No, of course not but a few do exactly that and the owner is the only one profiting from it while other staff work for nothing.

Not to mention when you retire or quit or whatever, it's not like you can use it as a reference.
 
There are already sites that are making profit and we don't know about them except when they decide to close the site and run away so If there exists a transparent system that tells the people if the donation bar goes above 100% the rest of money will be go to the staffers for their dedication , everyone will be happy .
 
One question to you all: Have you ever seen any sysop posting a screenie of the webhoster's bill saying: this is the exact amount we need? Or you all just take his word for it because he is a sysop and there's no way he could be a liar ?
 
If they were to be paid, all hell would break lose.

It is unfair to all those who have retired and stepped down from staffing teams as well. When somebody staRAB at a tracker, they should do it because they're willing to contribute their time to a place they love and download from, not because they expect to be rewarded in cash.
 
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