We've had a great 20 years!

[CarlV]

Wow, 18 years and I have been here for 17 of them, yikes! A big Thank You to all who have kept this place to share the music a wonderful resource.

[dubblebubble]

If I had money,would throw some to recode rehost keep it going.
Many thanks to TD recorders uploaders seeders bands.

[glasnostrd19]

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=57

[Tracybjazz]

Other sites to check out:

DimeADozen (http://www.dimeadozen.org) - capped registration
eTree (http://bt.etree.org)
Zomb Tracker (http://www.zombtracker.the-zomb.com)
Yeeshkul! (http://www.yeeshkul.com) - mostly Pink Floyd
U2 Torrents (http://u2torrents.com) - everything U2
Genesis-Movement Torrent (http://torrent.genesis-movement.org) - everything Genesis
Royal-Orleans (http://royal-orleans.com/) - everything Led Zeppelin


I don't know Zomb but it seems to be maxed out as well on users . . . . and there's no contact info available on how to check on that status. Is anyone a Zomb member (Zoombies?) who could check on the user status? THX.

[P A U L]

I don't know Zomb but it seems to be maxed out as well on users . . . . and there's no contact info available on how to check on that status. Is anyone a Zomb member (Zoombies?) who could check on the user status? THX.Zomb seems to be running w/o anyone running the place.

I had a long time membership there & had trouble logging in. Nobody responds to emails. People join but can't get confirmed. This is how it's been for the last couple years...

[glasnostrd19]

I don't know Zomb but it seems to be maxed out as well on users . . . . and there's no contact info available on how to check on that status. Is anyone a Zomb member (Zoombies?) who could check on the user status? THX.

I've been to zomb a few times a few years ago, they were pretty good
but I went back there recently and they must be maxxed out on uploads! :wtf:
they didn't have much at all, much less than last time I was there.
that was even during a freeleech period,
they have a fairly big membership but most of them do not post any shows.
I think we're referred to as "zombies" over there. it fits!
I was suprised, thought they'd be better than that now. :disbelief
obviously I will be shopping for a new site to post to when TD is gone.
they should declare a new holiday, Traders Den Memorial Day when it shuts down. :disbelief
much better reason for a holiday than most of the ones we have now.
there's another new memorial day every week now! :wtf:

[P A U L]

Sorry to hear @Lynne... Understandable, but sad for the community...

[jerryholmes]

PM AAR.oner or greenheatherc if you would like to turn in your post likes for Powderbucks.

[darkstarjedi]

Thank you all for what you've all provided for so long!

Edit to say that this is hitting me a bit hard now.

I am one of those quirky tapers that record weird, publicly unshareable music and have been here for 17 years.

I guess I have always counted on TTD to be here so that I could share this stuff.

[abkfan13]

yeah zomb disabled my ability to download.. im not very good with using torrent as uploading wise but let me use mediafire and mega.nz,,, Zomb doesn't have the best to choose from anyways

[Homebrew101]

Zomb looks normal to me even though I hadn't visited in years until reading the posts here.

[slowhand21]

thank you so much for all that you have done to keep this going as long as you have. :clap:

[StripeyWayne]

Zomb is quiet but there are still uploads and the admin is definitely still there.

I wonder if http://electricladyland.synology.me might be a viable alternative for the stuff unacceptable at Dime? The site is usually slow to connect, but fully functional. It's not exclusively a Hendrix tracker either, barely at all, in fact.

I'm still confused, though. That 3gb torrent (it's the Stones In Color DVD, btw, added today) is still running perfectly - no errors, red flags or any sign that anything is wrong - so I'll ask again - why must TTD close?

[chevy1989]

Other sites to check out:

DimeADozen (http://www.dimeadozen.org) - capped registration
eTree (http://bt.etree.org)
Zomb Tracker (http://www.zombtracker.the-zomb.com)
Yeeshkul! (http://www.yeeshkul.com) - mostly Pink Floyd
U2 Torrents (http://u2torrents.com) - everything U2
Genesis-Movement Torrent (http://torrent.genesis-movement.org) - everything Genesis
Royal-Orleans (http://royal-orleans.com/) - everything Led Zeppelin


I don't know Zomb but it seems to be maxed out as well on users . . . . and there's no contact info available on how to check on that status. Is anyone a Zomb member (Zoombies?) who could check on the user status? THX.

I am on Zombie for a pretty long time...Join Date 2007-03-31 10:29:08 (806 weeks ago), Share ratio 9.391
Cool music files (audio & video) over there :thumbsup
Just did a check about the user status, their on the max of users I think. This it what it says "Total Registered Users 200,000"

[Homebrew101]

I'm willing to sell my zomb log-in to the highest bidder

When they ban me for this we'll know the site isn't dead :lol:

[daddyray]

I am on Zomb. I rarely DL anything there though

[hanemaaijer]

Thank you so much for all the great years

[ledwhofloyd]

There's no site to switch to. I've looked. Nothing as strict on quality, nor as small of a NAB list. Friends for years are going to lose touch and everything here will be lost to time. A hugely important part of my life and those of many tapers/uploaders will be lost forever. Thousands of people are now essentially homeless
May those in charge of this decision die slowly and painfully and burn in Hell forever after

Maybe you've already checked it out, but I think maybe your best option could be lossless legs. There is an NAB list, but I don't think it's as extensive as dime. Hope you make an effort to try out some other sites. Don't want to lose anybody.

[Decib0rt]

It has been 15+ years for me following the site by RSS. It was a time before what.cd gave easy access to everything and I was just looking for more stuff by The Band and The Blues Brothers and related acts. And then The Who. Then Prince, and so on. Collecting and listening to just about everything is still my main hobby. 15 years later I still visit almost every day because somehow I still don't have everything I'm looking for. So thanks guys. 18 is an absurdly long time for a sharing site and forum.

Since torrents are usually easily reupped, and roios are typically transitory and not seeded forever, I am a little sad that you have not decided to instead start fresh on current software. That is easy for me to say though. It is not just migrating the DB that is a pain most likely, but also relearning everything for a new software stack. it I don't know anything about the administrators, but if you're even involved in running a site and forum for a few years, you're going to be in a different place in your life after a while where maybe it is time for someone else to do the work. So thanks again, for all the not-Phish.

Oh, I guess it's time to admit this is my second account, I lost my password to my original account pretty quickly so that seemed the best solution for reasons I don't recall. Hopefully the statute of limitations has passed on that one by now!

RE sites taking on refugees, since I've been on them for some duration as well: we all know Dime, it is hampered by the artist restrictions but if you're not there yet, you need to be there because there is plenty of good. There is Lossless Legs (shnflac.net), not just a jam band site, some nice stuff there. Zomb is fine if you like a very short list of mainstream rock bands, maybe some of you can bring some life into it, just be ready for donation begging everytime you log in. Electric Ladyland is a nice niche place but if you think TTD was unstable for a bit, that place hasn't loaded the torrents list for me once this year for all the timeouts. So no, we can't really replace TTD right now. But that replacement might have never shown up if TTD kept going. So here is hoping.

[demetrios]

Thank you so much for all the great years

Indeed! Thank you!

[Deadmarsh]

Sad to notice TTD is going away :(

I'm an admin at Zomb. I'll try to figure out the max users things with the site owner. Can't promise anything. Zomb is running on old codes too...

Zomb has sadly been somewhat quiet for several years now. Active userbase has shrunk significantly and uploads and stuff along with it.

[falo]

Zomb is quiet but there are still uploads and the admin is definitely still there.

I wonder if http://electricladyland.synology.me might be a viable alternative for the stuff unacceptable at Dime? The site is usually slow to connect, but fully functional. It's not exclusively a Hendrix tracker either, barely at all, in fact.

I'm still confused, though. That 3gb torrent (it's the Stones In Color DVD, btw, added today) is still running perfectly - no errors, red flags or any sign that anything is wrong - so I'll ask again - why must TTD close?

I am running EL on my private server, so thats the reason why it's slow, but free of costs. And I'm a Stones fan, but also Hendrix, so just named it after Hendrix' double LP. The folks most active on EL are the Dylan folks.
We have no issues with "unacceptable" stuff, as longs as things are not overdone. We usually say that up to 10% of "questionable" stuff on a torrent ist accepted.

[StripeyWayne]

I am running EL on my private server, so thats the reason why it's slow, but free of costs. And I'm a Stones fan, but also Hendrix, so just named it after Hendrix' double LP. The folks most active on EL are the Dylan folks.
We have no issues with "unacceptable" stuff, as longs as things are not overdone. We usually say that up to 10% of "questionable" stuff on a torrent ist accepted.

Glad to hear it :wave:

[SharonTunes]

Wow !! What big news. Completely understandable but sad nonetheless. TTD will be missed!! A massive, massive thanks to all the folks who kept it running and the moderators. We can never thank you enough.

[Deadmarsh]

they didn't have much at all, much less than last time I was there.


Inactive torrents had been accumulating for years without any pruning. I wrote a browser script to delete unseeded torrents a few months ago. It pruned about 50% of the torrents available at the time (unseeded for a year or more). I don't have database access so this sub optimal method was a result of that :wtf:

[rollenran]

I'm very sad to hear that the traders den is shutting down The community that lead me become a taper and where I really started collecting tapes is going away I don't really have any words I always thought this website would be around.

[Fredleb]

Oh bollocks. First I discover I'm not the new king after all and then TTD goes down forever!! I blame those assholes in the government!!
Thanks to everyone involved for the many surprises and shared pleasures during the last 14 years of my membership. Health and happiness to you all. :clap::clap:

[tdcrjeff]

Thanks for everything over the years.

Now I need to figure out how to archive some of the comment threads from here. Like some of the hilarious Freezer ones.
In the upper right "Thread Tools" you can pull down "Download This Thread" and it will save it as a text file.

[marksg]

Having been here since close to the beginning, this is a sad thing, however inevitable that the forum would cease to run on deprecated software.

Having said that, this community need not die, it just needs to adapt.

All it takes is a forum and cloud sharing. Simply share your files from your Google drive or Dropbox etc. HTTPS is faster and more secure. Use a seedbox with Opencloud on it. Use DHT torrents and post magnet links instead of .torrent links.

YOU HAVE OPTIONS! Yeah I know here come the skeptics, but trust me, this works well, all it needs is community to grow, just like TTD did at the start.

Simply migrate to a free forum account, Rebuild the subforums and start posting hyperlinks.

[Trainermike]

Thank you to everyone who run this site and contribute. Im shocked to be reading the site coming to an end. Thank you for 18 great years of hard work.

[duaneday]

Sincere thanks for all you've done to create this site and keep it going this long. And thanks to all of the uploaders who've shared so much great music. I enjoyed the chance to share a few goodies here, too, but it's very little compared to what many of you have given!!

[dylanstubs]

Thank you for everything you've done for the trading community. You were one of the best sites around, and will be missed. :(

[doobiezz]

WOW... I got a lot of great music (& videos) here!
Thanks for everything & best of luck in your future endeavours.

[bluenote2005]

Sad.
If you're into collection jazz concerts, I started my own Facebook group where there is live concerts available to download.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/327260927975997

[fpb_2004]

So sad to know this. TTD became part of my life, I got so many great records here. It was a wild ride. I hope some other trackers can replace over here.

[Mark7]

Cheers to all who made TTD run and to those who participated.

The Orginal Mark7

[Chrisedge]

Should I try and break the tracker again on it's final day?

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5461

[RASP]

whack job

[EVANGP]

whack job

Who or what is the whack job?

[strat58]

Thank you for all the great music it was a great ride and thanks to TD I heard so many music, bands. It has give me more bands to listen more styles more different kind of music alltoghter it made a better musican for sure.
Peace Strat58

[tfl]

Such a shame.

I picked up a lot of really great shows from TTD.

:-(

But thanks for the site and thanks for the memories.

Maybe gone - but not forgotten

[rankstranger]

Sorry to see you go.

Hoping I'll meet some of you here:

http://electricladyland.synology.me/

Bring a bit more variation to ELL;
we need more torrents from other artists than Stones/Dylan/Clapton ...

[wd4]

This is so sad but thanks for all the hard work over the years.

[GAB699]

Thanks for the hard work. Going to miss this site, and all that it stands for. So long, and Keep Rocking!

[q.borgwat]

Thank you for all the good music and the efforts to bring those to us all!!!

[darkstar40]

Another goodbye to another good friend - in other words, So long & thanks for all the fish...

[darkstar40]

Another goodbye to another good friend - in other words, So long & thanks for all the fish...

[DLHotch]

Looks like my ratio might not make it to 2.0+ after all. Zappateers went through a similar situation a couple of years ago and they're back so hope springs eternal. You might want to add their site to your alternate tracker list. Thanks for all the downloads everyone! :wave:

[78jazz]

Sorry to see you go.

Hoping I'll meet some of you here:

http://electricladyland.synology.me/

Bring a bit more variation to ELL;
we need more torrents from other artists than Stones/Dylan/Clapton ...

I am glad to see they are still kicking. I thought they closed.

[necker]

thank you guy's, for everything.

[GRiM_R3AP3R]

Ouch,,,,,,I'm really sorry 2 c this site go down >>> I wanna thank you for the 18 years of music

[RobGordon35]

*APPLAUSE*

[quackser]

Thank you for the terrabyte or so of downloads you've helped me acquire.

No place else has the easy format for SBD / Studio / etc in audio.
No place else has so much classic music.
With that said, and with not even a hint of a promise: if someone or more than one wanted to take it from where it is and try to bring it to a new platform with a new name, would it be something that could be entertained? or is it "just plain dead"?

[brian33lp]

So sorry to read this, but many thanks to you for all the years of hard work and the pleasure the site has brought.

[ironfriend]

Should I really believe this? Do I want to believe it? Maybe it's just a bad dream?
If not, I can't give you enough "Thanks a lots" for all you gave to me and this community.
There are a lot of names I will miss reading them on top of the posts or from the comments.
And where will I get Brian Wilson, CSN and all the other fine musicians available only here?
Farewell, stay healthy and always be remembered in our musical hearts!

[Zdog628]

Holy shit! It's been 18 years already ?!
Thanks everyone...
AZ

[Wentintoadream]

This is such terrible news. Thanks to the administrators and seeders for sharing such great material for all these years.

[Lon3828]

With much appreciation and sadness-Thanks to all.

[testing12]

Lynne and all,

Heartfelt, deep, and endless thanks to all of you. The impact this site has had on us, and the music and community we've enjoyed as a result, are hard to express with words. It literally changed our lives.

Please accept our deepest and sincerest love and gratitude.

You deserve many vacations!

-Sam

[U2Lynne]

Because people are asking, I compiled a list of what is needed to keep the site going.



Saving the site? (http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=183852)


And thank you to all of you for your kind messages. To those who were not so kind, well, I try not to swear so I won't tell you to Fuck Off even though I have thought it.

[Take 1]

Warm wishes to your new frontier what ever that shall be.Losing TTD is like losing a girlfriend my heart is broken. But on the other side when one door closes another opens. Rock on to all!!!

[musicjaime]

Thanks U2Lynne for providing us all a great home for many great live recordings. Thanks to Dennis for mastering all my recordings and posting them here for the last few years as well. Thanks lastly to all the other tapers and uploaders. Hope we find a new home and to see you there.

[fanboy]

Lynne, all the admins, all the moderators and all the seeders...

Thank you for 18 years of keeping this site up and running. Everytime I saw the Xmas logo, I knew another year was ending. But 18?? It sure does fly by, doesn't it?

I wish you all the best in your endeavors and my heartfelt thanks for all the great live music that was shared. Music which enriched our lives and would not have happened without all your unsung hard work, passion and dedication to The Traders Den.

My hats off to you and cheers!

[jmanproductions]

Thank you so much for making this scene for us. Love to all.

[magpiepie]

Is there any other hub/site for the torrents to live on? DIMEs search is horrific and a lot of the material I'm interested in is banned

[DoomHead]

It's too sad to have to read this, I started as a collector/trader 2 years ago, and it was precisely with TDD during the pandemic! I told myself that I finally found something very like Disneyland for traders, but I guess times change and everything has an end.

I'm infinitely grateful to those who made TDD possible. I hope another Lynne comes along soon to do something similar. Success and see you soon

[Von]

As George Harrison once sang "All Things Must Pass." I am truly saddened to see TTD go. I agree, it has been a great 18 years. I also enjoyed the last two years of STG. Good luck to all the TTD staff in whatever endeavor you persue next. Please keep me posted if you decide to launch a new site of this nature.

[delay]

It's been a helluva ride, and I thank you all for that.

[crims]

Thank you all for everything related to this site, it's been a blast and all very much appreciated. TTD will be missed!

[soywolf]

“No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

thanks to all..we will meet further on up the road...Wolf

[cstier]

It's been a good run. I'll miss this place. Lots of good downloads here.

Thanks to the mods.

Happy Birthday to GE

I'll close out by saying

Nice ratio asshole.

[lola1962]

This site has been my go to for great sound boards and radio broadcasts. I am going to miss it terribly. Thank you for all the fabulous work you guys have done over the years.

[MCfrancois]

Very sad news.
Thanks for everything, your site was a really great place for music!

[mediaaddict]

Thank you to all who started and maintained this site.

[kflies]

Many thanks for all the great music I grabbed here....

[newfilm2000]

So sorry to hear you guys are shutting down - this has been a great site and, to my mind, was really hitting its stride the last few years. Best of luck to everyone and, hopefully, somebody will pick up the mantle along the way!

[Max]

18 years following you, discovering, learning, agreeing or disagreeing, looking for the best source, downloading that doesn't go anywhere, leaving the PC on constantly to share. To realize that the years have passed very quickly and that the end of TTD is also a bit the end of a part of mine. Thanks to the team, to all of you!

[vinyladdict]

So sad. It was always great to have an alternative to dime.

[dorrcoq]

Because people are asking, I compiled a list of what is needed to keep the site going.



Saving the site? (http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=183852)


And thank you to all of you for your kind messages. To those who were not so kind, well, I try not to swear so I won't tell you to Fuck Off even though I have thought it.


Lynne - will you be willing to keep the site open a little longer to facilitate a search for such a person (assuming Xavier doesn't work out)?

[Tapeworm]

Frankly, I'm stunned. But I understand. In general I'll be satisfied with the Dime site, but what about the artists that are not allowed there, like Rundgren and Steely Dan?

[The Mad Archivist]

I totally understand, but am so sad. I have been with TTD since 2007 and have enjoyed it so much. Thank you so much for everything. I will miss it here very much.

[moots]

Sad to hear, thanks for the musical joys you all have provided for these 18 years!

[hansie16]

That's bad. Thank you for all your efforts, all these years!

Join Date: 2004-12-22

[mooncusser]

Sad to hear the news. Lots of fun times here and great recordings shared over the years.

Many thanks to Lynne and others for keeping it going all these years!

[WookieeBlaylock]

Much love to you all.

[comixxx]

This sux. Thanks for everything.

[LeckmichamArsch]

It is so sad. Many thanks for the 18 years.

[RAT1]

Thanx for all the hard work all these years :wave:

[LMatth8461]

What a shame. Thanks for everything.

[kadinwinter]

My heart fails to adequately express this loss, understandable as it is. The amount of joy, excitement, revelation and pure love this site has provided is the highest of anything I have experienced on the web. To my mind, this is the best thing the internet ever provided.

Utmost thanks, gratitude and obligation to you all at TTD for this work. I pray you travel safe and have great success in all your future endeavors.

Bon voyage.

JDH

[thinmanspits]

You guys have been my go-to tracker, and you are simply the best. Thanks so much and good luck!

[StripeyWayne]

.... what about the artists that are not allowed there, like Rundgren and Steely Dan?

http://electricladyland.synology.me/ would be a good place, as i understand it.

[vinyladdict]

Also, Guitars101 seems to have a decent amount of live shows.

https://www.guitars101.com

[El Reet]

Dear Friends...my life has been fairly bereft of happiness and i have many fears now that im turnin 70. I am stockpiling movies, tv shows and music for what ever befalls me in the future emotionally and physically. So, thats why i have made such use of yer site and i cannot thank u enuf. I would never sell anyting i got frum u. My tastes are so eclectic, but somehow, u got people who put up Sparks shows and that is so wonderful to this manboygeek! Much love to yer futures and again thank u for what yer passions have brought to the last years of my life! I freaked when i saw my name first on list as downloadingest guy!!! Happy rest o yer year!

[Bootzilla]

It is the end of an era. Thanks to the admins, mods, tapers, seeders and thread commenters for making TTD a great community for the past 18 years -- TTD and you will be missed but not forgotten!

[jpeace]

Maybe you've already checked it out, but I think maybe your best option could be lossless legs. There is an NAB list, but I don't think it's as extensive as dime. Hope you make an effort to try out some other sites. Don't want to lose anybody.

LL is a taper friendly band site. If there isn't a taper section at the show it doesn't go there. It's also primarily a Grateful Dead site, and as such is overrun with 100 versions of a show with minute differences. Hard to sift through

[icecreamkid]

I love The Traders Den!:)

[sinko25]

Many thanks to everyone who made this site possible. It's a huge loss, I don't know of any other tracker with this amount of Steely Dan content.

[friscokid77]

Sad news indeed ... on the anniversary of another sad day (9/18/70) ...
I will miss TTD so much!! Thank You for all the years of hard work and music!
It will not be the same without you!!

friscokid77

[dorrcoq]

LL is a taper friendly band site. If there isn't a taper section at the show it doesn't go there. It's also primarily a Grateful Dead site, and as such is overrun with 100 versions of a show with minute differences. Hard to sift through

And...here is the message I got when I tried to register:


Hello,
We are not accepting applications for new members at this time.
If you are still interested in Jan of 2023 feel free to check back.

So, screw Lossless Legs!

[jswetch]

Joining the thanks parade here. I've gotten some wonderful shows here that never popped up on DIME from many artists that weren't on their NAB list. That showed the quality and diversity that we're losing here. As far as that NAB list there, I'm a huge Todd Rundgren fan since the early 70's. Therefore I'll be missing those kinds of things, and things from some other jazz artists like John Scofield, that couldn't ever be on DIME. Sorry about that, and hoping that something else may fill that void, but the biggest thing is thanks to all for keeping this operating, and for all the great shares.

[StripeyWayne]

Also, Guitars101 seems to have a decent amount of live shows.

https://www.guitars101.com

They get most of their stuff from TTD and Dime and rarely give credit to the source :nono:

[jpeace]

And...here is the message I got when I tried to register:


Hello,
We are not accepting applications for new members at this time.
If you are still interested in Jan of 2023 feel free to check back.

So, screw Lossless Legs!

Plus if you don't visit for 30 days they delete your account

As for G101, that's great for people downloading, but for a major uploader like me I'd now have to pay for a ton of server space to host the files. I do torrents because I host for a few hours, then they take on their own lives.

[BillinReno]

As a member since late 2006, I want to thank you and everyone for such a great site and community. Best wishes for all of those here, you will be missed.

[themusicarchive]

18 years is a long time to dedicate to sharing all this great music (it takes at least that long to raise a human being). Thank you so much for all the effort. I know I am not alone in appreciating your hard work, kindness, and generosity.

[summer1124]

Thank you for you hard work over the years.

[shownomarcy]

Damn, very sad news!
Its a great site, worked fine for me, never thought it was obsolete. So you surely did a great job!
TTD has a special place in the bootleg community, for certain styles surely. And in general too, since there are less and less bootleg sites...
Big loss to us! :(

[papy]

Thanks for great 18 years
Registered 2004-12-16

It's a shame it's coming to an end

Unforgettable!

[slipkid68]

I will miss this site. It served much purpose, and did that well. I am glad I checked in when I did, and, in fact, found something I should have kept all these years, but didn't. One last dance on this tracker.

Thank you Traders Den curators, mods, and fellow sharing enthusiasts... listen to the music play!

[Charlos]

Please don't leave me!!! I promise I'll change!!!

On a serious note, thank you all at TTD for making this site such a great resource for collecting music history. I got some great shows here that I still thoroughly enjoy and share. You will be missed and you are ending your run on a high note. Thank you thank you for all your generosity in sharing music. This was always a top notch site. My highest regards to you all. peace - Charles

[Zeppfan69]

I'm saddened about the shutting of one of the best torrent sites ever!! Thanx for many years and many many incredible bootlegs, inaccessible elsewhere. Thanx again...

[GRC]

Thanks.

To everyone - admins, mods, end-users, uploaders, downloaders ....

Thanks.

[idiot88]

I have not downloaded much in recent years, but found this site very valuable when it started. Thanks to all the mods and uploaders. May TTD RIP. Thanks for the music.

[idiot88]

I have not downloaded much in recent years but found TTD very valuable in the beginning. Thanks to all the mods and the uploaders. May TTD RIP. Thanks for the music.

[theklopeks]

Thanks from the bottom of my heart. I think of TD and DaD as 1a and 1b of torrent sirtes. Going to be hard to give up scrolling through posts every day. Oh well, might as well do something positive out of this by actually listening to the 1000's of shows I've downloaded. Sad to say but after 16 years I got my ratio to a respectable number.
Long live Traders Den!

[Wasted_Youth]

Thanks for all your great work and amazing music over the years! This place will be missed! Where can we go for torrents like these now?

[nemobootlegs]

So sad... thanks for everything !

[robgronotte]

Grunching here, so I'm not sure if anything is being considered, but I do wish that at least more notice for the shutdown could be given.

I think it would be great if you could let TTD continue as is until the end of the year, with the caveat that if sometime major crashes before that time then it won't be fixed. It still would give us more time to get things that we want off TTD and find a suitable alternative.

[TNJed]

Thanks to everyone who made this site possible!!!!!!

[Zod5000]

Damn, sorry to hear TTD is ending, it's been a great side for finding live concerts (especially recording of shows i've been too). Going to miss. Thanks for the effort over the years!

[jcrab66]

Ugh..

[jerryholmes]

Sad to hear the news. Lots of fun times here and great recordings shared over the years.

Many thanks to Lynne and others for keeping it going all these years!

https://i.imgur.com/sh97ATD.gif

[mysticman]

I've been with TTD since the beginning. I'm so used to checking this site daily, it's going to be a sad day when it's finally gone. I'd like to thank all of the kind folks who have generously shared their music on this community over the years. TTD will be truly missed.

[bluorangefyre]

I tried posting this the other day, but the reply box, and even replies in general, have been somewhat wonky for the last few months, but it is sad to see this place go. I remember how TTD rose from the ashes of STG, and maybe something may rise from the ashes of TTD. And if so, might I suggest Phoenix be included somehow, since it would be twice that it's happened? LOL

But I guess all good things must end, and it's been a fun run. I may not have been here as much as I was at Dime, or Zomb, or R-O, but this place set the standard for lineage. Now everyone does it.

So thanks for 18 years of this place, and for the years that STG was around before.

[smoking pig]

Thank you all for the great site and many hundreds of gigs of shows! You will be missed

[barryn]

Thank you all for many years of dedicated service. I'll miss this place. Good luck to you all in your future plans!

[ivory]

All things must pass.
Thank you so much.:clap:

[SimonC]

Thanks for all your efforts. Much appreciated.

[fidelbootlegs]

thanks youuu

[halfstep]

Thank you for carrying the torch for so long! Amazing!! Good people and excellent music. All the best!

[maggie7]

sad to hear this news...this has truly been an inspirational part of my life for 18years...as a taper, and music enthusiast! thanks so much for your efforts in keeping this site healthy for so many years! peace! :whip::whip::whip:

[daddyray]

Maggie! wow!

[ledwhofloyd]

LL is a taper friendly band site. If there isn't a taper section at the show it doesn't go there. It's also primarily a Grateful Dead site, and as such is overrun with 100 versions of a show with minute differences. Hard to sift through

LL is ok with bands that aren't explicitly taper friendly with taper sections, but yes, they do not want bands that are explicitly anti-taper. So there is an NAB list. Similar to dime.

One of the main prohibitions on LL is liberated bootlegs. If you are recording the shows, then that is not a problem for you.

LL is centered around jam bands, but jam band fans typically have diverse tastes, so I do not think they would object to most of your recordings. Stuff in the general realm of rock, blues, bluegrass, country, jazz.

The reason why I suggest LL to you is that the info you upload for shows never gets deleted from the site. For dime, you are right that the info does get deleted after a period of time with no seeders. You should keep in mind that the info can still be accessed indirectly by downloading their mail archive.

That being said, I was unaware LL isn't currently accepting new members until the new year - bit of a problem there.

[[email protected]]

Huge thank you from me. This been a huge part of my musical life and I will miss all the music, as well as the friends I've made, on here. Sad news indeed, but let's be thankful for a great run.

[tdcrjeff]

LL is a taper friendly band site. If there isn't a taper section at the show it doesn't go there. It's also primarily a Grateful Dead site, and as such is overrun with 100 versions of a show with minute differences. Hard to sift through

LL is ok with bands that aren't explicitly taper friendly with taper sections, but yes, they do not want bands that are explicitly anti-taper. So there is an NAB list. Similar to dime.

One of the main prohibitions on LL is liberated bootlegs. If you are recording the shows, then that is not a problem for you.

LL is centered around jam bands, but jam band fans typically have diverse tastes, so I do not think they would object to most of your recordings. Stuff in the general realm of rock, blues, bluegrass, country, jazz.

The reason why I suggest LL to you is that the info you upload for shows never gets deleted from the site. For dime, you are right that the info does get deleted after a period of time with no seeders. You should keep in mind that the info can still be accessed indirectly by downloading their mail archive.

That being said, I was unaware LL isn't currently accepting new members until the new year - bit of a problem there.
Not so much overrun with Grateful Dead shows these days, but there sure are a lot of Widespread Panic shows. :rolleyes:

[ilgebra]

The Traders' Den is the first bittorrent site i ever joined. I had seen Sharing the Groove a few times by accident but never joined. The idea of downloading shows seemed beyond my capacity in terms of my ability and in terms of the computer i had at the time.

Soon after returning from Cream at the Royal Albert Hall in May 2005, I started seeing links to shows posted here. I decided that, although it was probably too complicated to download them, i'd give it a shot because i wanted a souvenir and the DVD was still 6 months away. So i asked a coworker and he gave me links to a client, decompression software, and some information on what to do and I joined this site and downloaded my first of many shows here and, eventually, elsewhere.

As the first site i ever joined, this one is special and that's why i'm making a comment. Many sites that i joined over the year (Boot City, Hunger City, this city, that city) are gone and i moved on to others but i have to comment on this one, being the very first. I'll miss it but understand the rationale behind closing it down.

Thank you for making the past 18 years a lot more musical, Traders' Den!

[dorrcoq]

That being said, I was unaware LL isn't currently accepting new members until the new year - bit of a problem there.

They did actually let me in when I pointed out how many uploads I had here (although I haven't yet figured out how to upload there). I was also told that they were unaware of the closing of TTD, but now will reconsider their stance and possibly open up registration to TTD members.

[dorrcoq]

Not so much overrun with Grateful Dead shows these days, but there sure are a lot of Widespread Panic shows. :rolleyes:

I noticed that, too. I always hated the Dead. And never saw the attraction with WSP.

[Cyndiotta]

whatever, I'm going to Everyday Jones




hahahahahaHAHAHAhahahaha

[Cyndiotta]

does this mean I won't be getting my STG t-shirt?


OMG...you're pulling out all the old laughs.....trying to figure out who you are....not recognizing your handle? Thanks for the chuckles...you took me back to earlier days of STG.

[tapeaholic]

Thanks for everything. Will miss logging in daily.

[Roy]

Joined 11/14/2006

Thank you very much for allowing me to share my Elvis bootlegs and my recordings of Brian Wilson. May God bless all of you. I can't imagine what it'll be like sans TTD. I, for one, feel quite sad. If any one wants to contact me, they can contact me by going here:

http://db.etreedb.org/roymartin

I'm hoping some of us will stay in touch.

Peace and love to all.

[Roy]

And where will I get Brian Wilson




http://db.etreedb.org/roymartin

[shakehurst]

Joined almost 11 years ago. Found many great shows here. Thanks for all of your efforts & hopefully the other boot trackers can pick up the slack!

[damageinc.]

Wow, this is sad... It's been a pleasure though. Thanks for the effort through those years and good luck to you all.

[mumbly]

c'est dommage et s'est triste merci pour tout s'est concert

[mumbly]

c'est dommage s'est bien triste merci encore pour tout s'est concerts

[11223344]

For what it's worth, just noticed it looks like there are account spaces opening up on Zomb...

[taterrific1]

Thanks, everybody. This was the best site out there.

[Barfvader]

Just checked and been here for 16 years! Where did the time go?

BIG thanks to all contributors to this site. Found things I had always wanted to hear and discovered many things I had never thought about from various bands.

I'll miss this place and wish nothing but the best for all going forward in whatever anyone does out there in the real world. :)

[alifib]

not good. Why not launch an extraordinary subcription to save TTD? I would join.

[jerryholmes]

not good. Why not launch an extraordinary subcription to save TTD? I would join.

That's when the cease and desist, take downs, and lawsuits would start. Best to just sell shirts or take donations.

[Manillo]

I am late here and nearly everything is said...

Really really sad to see this side going and I wish if there will be a possibility this side could remain!

For me it was the nicest side online with very cool ppl.

Thanks and all the best to all mods, uploaders, tapers and everyone I met here!

[Guyver]

Thanks for everything sad to see one of the best places go down will be such a shame. THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORKING AND HELPING US ALL IN THIs GREAT COMMUNITY :)

[Sphinx]

The Traders' Den is the first bittorrent site that I joined. I had just returned from the Cream Royal Albert Hall Shows and heard that there was a way to get copies of the shows through a bittorent site called TTD. I had never downloaded a show but thought that I'd give it a try. It was like magic! No longer was I restricted to listening to my favorite artists just from their commercial releases. Through the years I’ve been able to acquire a musical library that I’ve been able to enjoy and share with my friends. Thanks for making this possible! Kudos, Traders Den!

:peace:

[pinkdroid]

I'm just wondering, which site will Traders Den users choose [as their go to site] to upload their shows now ?

[meurglys]

Thanks for having me since 2007, it`s been a great ride with a lot of great music shared :)

[coolruler]

This is a tragedy for leechers like me who have completely relied on your free for all no ratio constraint which has been absolutely fantastic. Having had the equivalent of a hundred or so dvds and cds from here it's such a shame you have to do what you are doing. Totally understand and want to say you guys really are godfathers to us all as without you we would all have had to go to Dime etc but ce la vie, all I can say is well done for an excellent job with the site. I've not had issues ever with it.
May you now have time to spend well on other aspects of you life, thank you.

[hymieg]

Thanks to the team for keeping it alive all this time. You efforts were and are greatly appreciated!

[hymieg]

I'm just wondering, which site will Traders Den users choose [as their go to site] to upload their shows now ?

I have been a DimeADozen member for a long time. Like many quality sites, registration may be capped. You have to be careful to watch the ban list, and some artists posted here can not be posted there.

If you know how to search filefactory, there is actually quite a wealth of shows there (audio/video). worth the subscription, imho.

[rollenran]

I'm mad cuz I finally got a nice raspberry pi working and I was kind of hoping to seed stuff 24 hours a day and get new concerts and have some fun but then this happened
:rockin::tunes::rockin:

[rollenran]

I am grateful for the community of the traders den you guys help me become a taper how to make this crappy low audio into something listenable. And something people would want to have and Tade you guys certainly gave me an education. ironically I would learn a lot of the same things at broadcasting School. You guys a lot of you have a dark sense of humor and I love you for it. I really do hope this place resurrects like a phoenix. I really enjoy the blues tapes Albert Collins Albert King Clapton many many more. The Rock tapes the folk music like Crosby stills Nash and Young James Taylor when he had hair haha you guys have a thread on here called I love RollenRan well I love you all too. I may never go to another concert because of my seizure disorder but if I do I hope I tape it .

[xavier242]

Folks, the new news is that the site's not closing. It may be down a bit but it's fixable and worth saving.

[Barfvader]

Folks, the new news is that the site's not closing. It may be down a bit but it's fixable and worth saving.

That's great news.

Now got to try and get my ratio back up after going after stuff the past few days. :lol:

[ocramtrad2]

Thank you everything over the last 18 years ...
... and looking forward to a new chapter of this great story

[foxmanb]

Thank you all so much for everything you put into this site. Sad to hear about it all ending, wishing you all well in the future.

[bonoboy]

Thank You

Bonoboy

[Smileytime]

Grateful for the time I had (hear ;) Thankful for everyone that put in their own time to make this ship go for 18 years! Happy trails and cya all down the road

[zzzmaillists]

awesome news and thank you
xavier242

how will you update it do we need to subscribe anywhere

[Deadmarsh]

Zomb status update for those who are interested:
http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3190183

[glasnostrd19]

Folks, the new news is that the site's not closing.
It may be down a bit but it's fixable and worth saving.

great news! :)
it has been down here and there, just briefly lately at times. :hmm:
if it is fixable, I would not know myself (although I suspect it must be!)
but is it worth saving? that is not in question. :nono:
the Judge has ruled (60 HR's and still counting) :cool:
the unanimous verdict is that TTD IS worth saving :clap:
there is NO doubt about that part. NONE WHATSOEVER :lol:

[krokodyle]

Folks, the new news is that the site's not closing. It may be down a bit but it's fixable and worth saving.

Excellent news!

Very sad to hear the closing today, but hearing the above warms my heart.

[TeamJB]

Thanks for your Vision and kindness to keep Music A Live, Most appreciative, www.JerryBest.com

[karma]

Folks, the new news is that the site's not closing. It may be down a bit but it's fixable and worth saving.

Of course it is; everything is fixable in software, particularly when it's open-source. Need help?

[Chowin3]

So many good downloads. It was like my blanket when I needed a little comfy place. It was like medicine and meditation for the soul. It will be missed. Thank you so much for the good times.
Thank you.

[theeternal]

I hope the site keeps living on, best of luck xavier!
And thanks for all the content throughout the years!

[3hrsoflunacy]

That's great news, hoping everything works out! Nonetheless, I would still like to offer my gratitude to Lynne and her staff for all the years of keeping this place going.

[JoyMusic]

Folks, the new news is that the site's not closing. It may be down a bit but it's fixable and worth saving.

Thanks a lot Xavier for trying to keep The Traders' Den alive!!! :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

[kolive]

One good thing about being slow in reading the news. The bad news (closing)
was supplanted with the good (not closing).

I came here when STG closed (I did get my t-shirt and still wear it!).
This is such a great site.

First thanks to all who kept it going.
And now thanks to all who will be keep it going.

[spun2u]

Been here since almost the beginning (signed up 12/2004). I'm glad Bradley has stepped up to help push TTD into the future.

U2Lynne, thank you for all the many hours that you've devoted to TTD. You made a positive impact on the community of traders/tapers. Like you, I stepped away from U2torrents about 5 years ago and handed it off. Time for something else other than server babysitting. ;)

[daddyray]

I am outing myself as straight.

[pmonk]

Can we now get rid of all the mods and hire new ones?

[U2Lynne]

Can we now get rid of all the mods and hire new ones?
We will be getting new mods since many of them aren't around anymore. But, you'll be happy to know that DC will still be around. :)

[pmonk]

We will be getting new mods since many of them aren't around anymore. But, you'll be happy to know that DC will still be around. :)

:gun:

[jpeace]

Can we now get rid of all the mods and hire new ones?

Well since the decision to close down must have been discussed amongst them, I say they forfeited their positions

[jerryholmes]

https://media1.giphy.com/media/1zSz5MVw4zKg0/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47zw8hh8eqcz3nxo2abu5ru9nl15uxw1vbqno6ijt6&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g

[U2Lynne]

Well since the decision to close down must have been discussed amongst them, I say they forfeited their positions
The decision was not discussed amongst all the moderators. It was fully my decision. So, if you want to continue to be an angry ass about this whole thing, you can direct it at me.

[wrat]

strange days

[gr8bgboy]

Thank You for all the music !:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap: Those of us who continue to record know there will always be another venue to share! But this is a fantastic ride.

[U2Lynne]

I hate to bump this, but here we are again. The site will close by the end of this month if no one else takes it over. I can not keep up this site anymore.

[Pieteker]

I hate to bump this, but here we are again. The site will close by the end of this month if no one else takes it over. I can not keep up this site anymore.

How sad 😔

[AlexPhoenix]

I hate to bump this, but here we are again. The site will close by the end of this month if no one else takes it over. I can not keep up this site anymore.

Tragic news. This is, by far, the best live music sharing site.

I wonder how many members monitor these threads. Maybe the announcement at the top of the page(s) needs to be in much bigger print - I, for one, did not notice it.

I'm sure someone else amongst the huge membership would be able to take over, as Xavier242 did until his sad health issues.

Here's hoping! :)

[TomPaine56]

sorry to see you go! but i understand it ... looking forward to see it back "under new management" then ~ if all works out well, difficult procedures ...

[quackser]

I'm very sorry to see this.
I'm sure we'd all support someone taking it over.
I've enjoyed having TTD around. What's the primary set of problems?
Thanks...

[kingrue]

Dude Seriously. Stop Playing Games ! You Know I Live Here !:nono::nono::nono:

[KB69]

Thank you for your tireless efforts all these years. The volume of wonderful shows shared these past 18 years has been awesome!

[RAT1]

Thanx for all the great work :thumbsup

[darkstar40]

Very much appreciated for everything...

[spursfan]

I've been here since the beginning. Sad to see it end. Thanks to all who put in all the time to keep TTD going. And for all the great music. Thanks U2Lynne for everything. Sending positive vibes and prayers to xavier242.

[RobGordon35]

Wow is this for real? :/

[German_Rose]

Thanks for all!!

[jpeace]

It's pathetic that this site isn't crowdfunded by this point. I'd pay membership

[seasprite]

Sad news thanks to all the folks who made this happen so many great show's here at the den and the kindness of all the tapers seeders and the people who make the best possible sounding shows the remasters and matrixes. truly amazing work here the den will be truly missed. Sprite :disbelief
Hopefully the Traders Den will return some day ;)

[WilliamFruntz]

https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExa2txZHhibzZ4N2QzdjM1eHBjbm9rN25oeDVtcGR3dWp4bTIxNTl6bCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfY nlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/GrUhLU9q3nyRG/giphy.gif
:( :disbelief

[LakerCrazy]

Thanks to all who had a hand in keeping this incredible site viable. What a great run. You're making people happy with the sharing of great music is a worthy legacy. Good Luck!

[AlexPhoenix]

It's pathetic that this site isn't crowdfunded by this point. I'd pay membership

It's not a matter of funding. We need someone with the appropriate technical skills to run the site

[rhythmdevil]

Thank you to everyone that made TTD great. :clap:

[Taz]

Wow. Im very sad to hear tradersden is closing. After losing alot of the stuff I downloaded here over many years, because of various circumstances, I hope one day I will be able to find it again and share. This place has brought me so much joy. Thank you for everything.

[RobGordon35]

Semper - Fi Mr/Ms. Moderator. We ALL salute you! 🫡

[quackser]

It's not a matter of funding. We need someone with the appropriate technical skills to run the site

With the sizeable user community here, I'd think there must be a techie or several who'd find it interesting.

I retired from coding about 10 years ago; I'm really not up to snuff.

[dorrcoq]

Well, fuck!

[madbaddad]

Thanks for being there and sharing this gift with all of us

[quackser]

Well, fuck!

at least you won't be bugged for re-seeds.

[FLRebel]

This is worse than 9/11.


That's a very stupid ASSHOLE thing to type. What are you 13 yrs old? Over 3,000 people died that day. People leapt to their deaths. Others were burned alive. People died in planes. Jesus, you sure made a retarded comment. I didn't lose anyone I knew, but I sure lived through it watching it on TV for weeks and weeks. It was a horror story and everyone was scared, depressed, filled with anxiety, hopelessness, LOSS of FAMILY, friends. God Damn your stupid, heartless comment.

[WilliamFruntz]

Jesus, you sure made a retarded comment.

*retarted

[Danthemusicman69]

Thanks for the update you've done a great job thanks for everything. Take care

[Blues_Ken]

Saddens me to hear this but all good things must come to an end. Hopefully there will be a resurrection or at least a migration to another site. I particularly love Dennis' uploads of Datfly's Blues recordings. Many thanks to all who have made Traders Den great.

[Xontar]

U2Lynne, can you describe what would need to be done? What kind of ongoing maintenance does the site currently require, and is there also a technical backlog of sysadmin / coding work required on top of that to keep it stable and scaling? How much of the steady-state work is non-technical (moderation, etc.)?

If the site does shut down, I'm sure I'm not the only one who would appreciate an archive of the forum posts, or at least the torrent threads; there's lots of useful information about shows and recordings in there.

[WilliamFruntz]

U2Lynne, can you describe what would need to be done? What kind of ongoing maintenance does the site currently require, and is there also a technical backlog of sysadmin / coding work required on top of that to keep it stable and scaling? How much of the steady-state work is non-technical (moderation, etc.)?

If the site does shut down, I'm sure I'm not the only one who would appreciate an archive of the forum posts, or at least the torrent threads; there's lots of useful information about shows and recordings in there.

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=202461

[Gurth]

Thanks to all. Been collecting live recordings since I first was mesmerized by and recorded the King Biscuit in the early 80s. Have gotten so many great shows from the Den. Sad to see the Den pass and Father Time is undefeated. Thanks again to all who record and take the time to share. We owe you immense gratitude.

[danscomics100]

Well, as one of the first members and one of the biggest uploaders it's hard for me to envision a world without TTD. Very sad news for sure. Thanks Lynne and everyone else who kept this site viable for so long.

*retarted

Take care!

[echnaton]

Thanks a million for all your efforts and to all the seeders! I tried to do my best to contribute something to this great community.

Although I'm a bit confused. As of September, 4th 2024 will TTD shutdown? When?

I thought xavier242 took over the site!?

[[email protected]]

Many thanks for keeping it going so long. I am really going to miss this site.

[thrules]

I hate to bump this, but here we are again. The site will close by the end of this month if no one else takes it over. I can not keep up this site anymore.

It's not gone yet.
Let's hope somebody with the necessary skills can take over (I don't have them unfortunately).
If not: it's been a good ride here. Discovered a lot of new bands. Thanks to all.

[U2Lynne]

Thanks a million for all your efforts and to all the seeders! I tried to do my best to contribute something to this great community.

Although I'm a bit confused. As of September, 4th 2024 will TTD shutdown? When?

I thought xavier242 took over the site!?
He has health issues and can no longer run the site - http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=202462

[echnaton]

Oh, my god, thanks for the info and the link, U2Lynne!

I wish you all the best, xavier!!!

[EMP19E]

Sad to hear the news I am curious to know if there are any other staff members interested in keeping the site operational. Additionally, I recently acquired a rack server that is currently building/hosting my homelab currently, and I might be interested in contributing to the hosting efforts.

Could you please provide some details on the current hosting setup
https://imgur.com/a/pVOiNq0

https://imgur.com/a/12vNOdv

[Lotwanderer]

Thank You to all who contributed to this wonderful site. The power of music is alive in all of us. Best of luck and life to all here. May our paths cross again. Something will rise again....

[xfiles]

Thanks for everything!

[Lucifer burns]

Darn.
Made a lot of friends here.
Thanks for putting up with Me.

[darkstardan65]

This is sad new. Every morning with my coffee I look forward to seeing what is new here, and at Lossless. I LOVE this site and am so GRATEFUL for all the great music people have shared here over the years. THANK YOU to the Traders Den and all the kind folks of all flavors who have shared. I will sooooooooo miss this site. I wish you all the very best. Your Karma is clean and you deserve great things. Thank you, thank you, and thank you once more!!! - Onwards...

[Thunderwing]

Damn ...

Any alternatives that are still out there ??

[jpeace]

That's a very stupid ASSHOLE thing to type. What are you 13 yrs old? Over 3,000 people died that day. People leapt to their deaths. Others were burned alive. People died in planes. Jesus, you sure made a retarded comment. I didn't lose anyone I knew, but I sure lived through it watching it on TV for weeks and weeks. It was a horror story and everyone was scared, depressed, filled with anxiety, hopelessness, LOSS of FAMILY, friends. God Damn your stupid, heartless comment.
It made for great TV! Loved every minute

[Audioarchivist]

Folks, you know like I do that we need this site to keep on keeping on. Nothing quite like it out there! I mean, sorta, but not really.

I just asked an old friend if there's any chance he can help, and he's looking into some stuff. Commodore 64 buddy in high school, I forgot about computers for decades while he made them his work. Knows his stuff, and then some! I have a feeling that he might be able to help save us. No promises, and I can't speak for him, but I can quote him:
I’m interested, send me detail details, etc.
It may take me a couple of days, you may wanna post that you found someone who’s interested

I've told him to sign up with us and poke around to see what's going on. So stay tuned, sit tight, hold on, and let's see if we can keep 'er running here!

More to come!

[jswetch]

Fingers crossed that someone with the skillset (and presumably, time) takes on the task of keeping this all going. In the meantime, thanks to those who've done so behind the scenes throughout TTD's lifespan.
Best possible wishes too to xavier to hopefully get safely through a personal situation that must make our angst about losing the site seem quite trivial in comparison. Thanks for what was done to keep this going during the 2022 crisis, and best of luck moving forward.

[plantfude]

So long and thanks for all the fish!

[bunchyboy]

I am so very sorry to hear about this/TTD. Everyone here has kindly shared their MUSIC, hearts & minds. Nothing has brought me more joy than perusing the site, torrents, comments & of course, dl’ing. Thank you for so many great years, shows & the genuine LOVE OF MUSIC THAT WE ALL SHARE! Much Love🙌🏼

[edhead70]

sad news to read.... you have done a great job picking up the baton in 2022 and carrying it this far. I hope with this mass membership there are a few folks that can help out on the tech side. Id be willing to help housing, but id be terrible at the actual up keep and coding for the site. ugggh. what a crime and loss. thank you again for all you have done. Ive been around on here for many years over a decade like many of you. heres to ya all!! and heres to the folks that i know will come out of the wood work to help. Help on the way is how one band put it.

[WilliamFruntz]

Not sure if it's of any use, but I have heard good things about Claude 3.5 Sonnet for programming and web design. Might be of use to anyone with difficult to find answers on transitioning the site's 2004 tech to modern forms. It seems to know about PHP and vBulletin from what I asked it. But most of that stuff is way over my head to know if it's detailed enough or correct.

https://claude.ai/new

[humdog]

sorry to hear but perfectly understandable, thanks to all and will see you around

[coolusername]

It made for great TV! Loved every minute

wtf are you talking about :disbelief

[wd4]

Thanks for the ride! You will be missed.

[Bootzilla]

Hoping TTD gets a lifeline ... and if not, it has been a great ride. Thanks to all for the tunes.

[dream79]

It made for great TV! Loved every minute

I can only assume that you've been drinking or that someone has hacked your user. If neither is true then you really are a complete fucking asshole, no two ways about it. :hmm:

[mjk5510]

Folks, you know like I do that we need this site to keep on keeping on. Nothing quite like it out there! I mean, sorta, but not really.

I just asked an old friend if there's any chance he can help, and he's looking into some stuff. Commodore 64 buddy in high school, I forgot about computers for decades while he made them his work. Knows his stuff, and then some! I have a feeling that he might be able to help save us. No promises, and I can't speak for him, but I can quote him:



I've told him to sign up with us and poke around to see what's going on. So stay tuned, sit tight, hold on, and let's see if we can keep 'er running here!

More to come!

A glimmer of hope! Thanks audioarchivist for tapping your source, hope it works out!

[dandrew]

@u2lynne: PM sent about a possible lead to run the site

[sewolawen73]

Keeping fingers crossed that the new chap will continue on the site. Even if it has to close and reopen later.

[dstryr712]

So, I'm a frequent redditor and I know the sub /DataHoarder fairly well. Perhaps asking around over there might help find someone willing to take the reins? I'm not sure how anyone would feel about posting about this, over there, so I didn't, does anyone have any thoughts whether it would be worth it or not? Thanks and best luck- wish I could take over it, but I dont think I'd have the time/skills to maintain, either :(

[dorrcoq]

So, I'm a frequent redditor and I know the sub /DataHoarder fairly well. Perhaps asking around over there might help find someone willing to take the reins? I'm not sure how anyone would feel about posting about this, over there, so I didn't, does anyone have any thoughts whether it would be worth it or not? Thanks and best luck- wish I could take over it, but I dont think I'd have the time/skills to maintain, either :(

Not really up to me, but I say go for it. Leave no stone unturned.

[daddyray]

please check around on reddit.