The discussion areas of TTD - Page 10

Tappy · #**136** 2011-01-28, 10:00 PM

Perhaps offering new users some sort of incentive to post in The Lounge might generate more participation... something like for every 20 posts they get 5GB upload credit or something along those lines

uni-fi · #**137** 2011-01-28, 10:19 PM

That seems a little stiff to me...I am not really for built in incentives...that just asks for people to come in a PW just to raise an otherwise crappy ratio when leaving your torrents running will do the same thing.

Besides, 20 posts isn't enough. I might say 5 gigs on 500 posts, but not 20. That way if you want to fix your ratio, you have to stick around to get to know everyone, not just come in and PW for 10 minutes and leave.

paddington · #**138** 2011-01-28, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tappy

Perhaps offering new users some sort of incentive to post in The Lounge might generate more participation... something like for every 20 posts they get 5GB upload credit or something along those lines

not to be an asshole,... but you've been here 5 years and don't know the site doesn't use credits and the ratios are only informational?

rspencer · #**139** 2011-01-28, 10:22 PM

uni-fi · #**140** 2011-01-28, 10:27 PM

In his defense, even though a shit ratio isn't a bannable offense, people have taken a lot of shit in the lounge for not having a better than 1 to 1 ratio.

I don't condone it, and have a better than 1 to 1 at any private tracker I belong to, but let's call a spade a spade.

Wasn't it peaktime that got into the huge flame war and eventually asked to be banned over his shit ratio?

.40 forever

paddington · #**141** 2011-01-28, 10:31 PM

.30 forever, actually.

but no, no one has ever been banned for a ratio issue, nor been denied access to the tracker or had their downloads limited because of it.

if your ratio sucks, you migth catch crap for it... but it's just some guy talking shit.

Tappy · #**142** 2011-01-28, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jameskg

not to be an asshole,... but you've been here 5 years and don't know the site doesn't use credits and the ratios are only informational?

People wanted ideas so i gave one, you dont like it, stiff shit.

All i'm seeing are people whinging and crying about the lounge but there are bugger all people coming up with ideas.

You also say the ratio's are informational. If that really is the case then why is a there a ratio bashing thread? http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...ad.php?t=25339

If the ratios don't matter why have that thread at all? Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me the purpose of that thread is to try and shame them into improving their ratios.

uni-fi · #**143** 2011-01-28, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jameskg

.30 forever, actually.

but no, no one has ever been banned for a ratio issue, nor been denied access to the tracker or had their downloads limited because of it.

if your ratio sucks, you migth catch crap for it... but it's just some guy talking shit.

But isn't that exactly what would deter someone from coming back to the lounge?

Which is exactly what we're trying to improve upon with this whole thing if I'm not mistaken (although I could be...who knows anymore)

Tappy · #**144** 2011-01-28, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by uni-fi

Besides, 20 posts isn't enough. I might say 5 gigs on 500 posts, but not 20. That way if you want to fix your ratio, you have to stick around to get to know everyone, not just come in and PW for 10 minutes and leave.

20 was just an example.

paddington · #**145** 2011-01-28, 10:36 PM

yes, we would like to see everyone at 1:1 or better.

nothing happens if you aren't, though.

Some guy talking shit about your ratio isn't any different than some guy talking shit about your avatar or sig.

uni-fi · #**146** 2011-01-28, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jameskg

yes, we would like to see everyone at 1:1 or better.

nothing happens if you aren't, though.

Some guy talking shit about your ratio isn't any different than some guy talking shit about your avatar or sig.

But we all know that a little ribbing about your avatar or sig comes and goes...but a shitty ratio is a long road for the casual admirer of the music that may not have much to offer yet. And god forbid they try to make a point of that...I know I am guilty of shit talking to a few people, and I know of many others that are just as guilty.

If I only came here for the music, and got bashed in the lounge the first time I stepped in there over something like my ratio, I would never come back.

But I do see your point.

So, if the ratio doesn't matter, why is there any negative argument toward credit for posting? A few gigs for a few hundred posts? Seems fair enough. For a shitty ratio, it's a way to get it better, and meet some of the old timers. Seems like a win win regardless of whether it's a bannable offense or not. Instead of just giving people shit over a shitty ratio, you can give someone shit, and then give them a way to improve it.

rspencer · #**147** 2011-01-28, 10:57 PM

Paying them with ratio for posting in the Lounge?

That's not the type of whoring we're looking for.

rspencer · #**148** 2011-01-28, 10:57 PM

Paying them with ratio for posting in the Lounge?

That's not the type of whoring we're looking for.

uni-fi · #**149** 2011-01-28, 11:00 PM

Is double posting the type you're looking for?

U2Lynne · #**150** 2011-01-28, 11:04 PM

Reggie must be on a slow connection.

Or he's installed some code to double-post to improve his post count.