PTP Closing Down!

ringhunter said:
That would make perfect sense, to be honest. See, a generous VIP or an overzealous member would actually enjoy letting people know that they stepped up to preserve something everyone enjoys.
On the other hand, there aren't all that many reasons for someone to hide their identity, especially while not making a new one in the process and scrapping the whole ordeal under the carpet.

This all seems like an elaborate ruse to get someone, who wasn't favored, into such a position.
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So, you think it's possible the new owner is pham? But wasn't he stealing donations from the site? He's a good boy now and won't steal anything from the site again?
 
Hope they change their minds.The tracker has one of the best content in whole of BT and with their collages,the tracker is one of its kind.Unfortunately lot of butt hurt immature docuhebags just kept on causing problems for it.PTP will be sorely missed if it goes down.
 
I wouldn't of been shady and made a second account, that's for sure. Why keep members in the dark about who actually owns/runs the site? What is this person hiding from? What is this person going to do that requires them to make a second account to shield themselves? Plenty of people run trackers using their same nick so the inevitable excuse of "I did it because I want to stay safe from any potential prosecution" just won't fly. If they wanted to distance themselves from the horrible image that sadly has been associated with PTP (for whatever reason) then they should of scrapped the site and started fresh under a new name and invited the PTP member base to the new tracker.

Just seems kind of shady to me, especially after all the crap publicity the place has gotten over shady staff there the past 6 months or so. You would think they would want to be as transparent as possible, not start off with "I am hiding my identity".
 
7th said:
Well, maybe it's time to start thinking about another tracker ahead. I really like the tracker and all but who knows if it's going to survive for another month or two? :unsure:

So, if it really closes, what would be a good substitute? Sheriff already said PTN but another user said TC (which I don't even know what TC stands for, on purpose I guess :P).

ps: by substitute I mean a tracker as easy (or hard) to survive as PTP and with a good movie database.
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Totally depends on what floats your boat.
I like Goem even though it seems to have fallen off considerably lately .On the other hand I didn't like TC ( or PTP ) because it seemed like PTN to some extent to operate more like an 0day -everyone jumps on whatever is new and after the initial burst of activity it pretty much flatlines .
For sheer content though no dedicated movie tracker matches up to Demonoid or ru.torrents or Zamunda.Believe me I know of what i speak because I've hunted high and low for stuff for years.
 
ExtraDry said:
http://filenetworks.blogspot.com/2010/08/passthepopcorn-will-not-shut-down-site.html
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You know, I just took the time to read that article a bit more thoroughly.

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Economically speaking, it's a good move. They will probably earn some donations this month, after scaring off their members with this announcement, so when he closes next month, he walks away with a fat pocket.
 
deadalive1 said:
I wouldn't of been shady and made a second account, that's for sure. Why keep members in the dark about who actually owns/runs the site? What is this person hiding from? What is this person going to do that requires them to make a second account to shield themselves? Plenty of people run trackers using their same nick so the inevitable excuse of "I did it because I want to stay safe from any potential prosecution" just won't fly. If they wanted to distance themselves from the horrible image that sadly has been associated with PTP (for whatever reason) then they should of scrapped the site and started fresh under a new name and invited the PTP member base to the new tracker.

Just seems kind of shady to me, especially after all the crap publicity the place has gotten over shady staff there the past 6 months or so. You would think they would want to be as transparent as possible, not start off with "I am hiding my identity".
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Arent for instance yourself hiding your identity? If you arent, please, tell me your complete name, adress, telephone number...
 
PTP said:
Z and Dexter were generous enough to transfer the ownership of the site. Please do not speculate on my identity, I will not confirm or deny anything. I do not want it to become a well-known fact.

With that said, the site-wide freeleech will continue for 48 hours as payment of the staff's appreciation for you sticking with us throughout the site's tumultuous times.

Please do us a favor, and do not hit-and-run the FL torrents. Staff will be checking for this, and unfortunately disciplining those as necessary.

More details to come!
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hehe my "if" held true :D
 
Oh the conspiracy theories. One thing I'm sure though, I wouldn't donate knowing the site would probably close down in a few months having the donations at 100% or not. Because indeed it is how it looks at the moment, they simply don't seem to have what it takes anymore to keep that site running.
 
IdolEyes787 said:
Totally depends on what floats your boat... Believe me I know of what i speak because I've hunted high and low for stuff for years.
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So maybe you can help me (and others in the same situation) deciding Idol. I would like to have access to quite new movies (not those still on cinema cause I don't like cam releases). I don't care much about old movies (from 90' and newer are fine to me). I'm not too much into movies.

I think you'll laugh but, at PTP I normally check the top 10 and comments of each movie; I search for some specific movies from time to time (but I don't know many) and I also check "movie covers" :blushing: if it interests me, then I check the comments about the movie to decide if I'll download it or not :yup: (but this last strategy has granted me some "epic fails" already) :frusty:

You see? I'm not a pro :lol:

edit: in a second thought, maybe I don't need another tracker at all =/ I can download some movies from other trackers too and I have a demonoid account, YES! :lol:
 
7th said:
So maybe you can help me (and others in the same situation) deciding Idol. I would like to have access to quite new movies (not those still on cinema cause I don't like cam releases). I don't care much about old movies (from 90' and newer are fine to me). I'm not too much into movies.

I think you'll laugh but, at PTP I normally check the top 10 and comments of each movie; I search for some specific movies (but I don't know many) and I also check "movie covers" :blushing: if it interests me, then I check the comments about the movie to decide if I'll download it or not :yup:

You see? I'm not a pro :lol:
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I've been ridiculed for saying it before but I think the great thing about movies ( or music) is that everyone is able to appreciate them(it) in their own way.:)
Along similar lines that that unfortunately also means I can't decide for you ,only give you my opinion which may turn out not to be the best one.

Anyway like ca_aok said nothing wrong with TC or goem or for that matter PTN or CN .I only tend to favour goem because I like how unpretentious the place is and I've personally had better luck finding lesser known movies there than at other places

If however you like the bell and whistles and a good community or at least a community:lol: then PTN is nice and you really can't beat the fact that it is ratioless.
 
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