Asking For Seed Bonus Gifts
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I did that in some of my first uploads,(wrote something like; seed bonus highly appreciated). Not because I needed it, but because I saw other uploaders doing it and I wanted a "piece of the cake" too.
I felt a bit embarrased doing it, almost as if I was poor and had to beg. :-[ That and the fact that my ratio is fine from uploading and seeding made me stop doing it.Personally I seldom give seedbonus to those who ask for it, but I give to those uploads I really like, to show the uploader I apriciate his work and maybe (hopefully) encourage him to upload more of the same. :cheesy2:
And please don't take me wrong,I still appriciate seedbonus, but nowadays I actually appriciate a simple "Thank you" more. What is up with people not taking the extra 2 seconds to press the "thank you" button? I really don't get it…Well thats my two cents, I'm sorry if this was a little OT, but I got carried away while writing.
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I noticed that while some users with high ratios use the ole "Seed bonus is highly appreciated" line all the time, they also gift nearly all their SBP away. That's OK in my book.
From what I've seen it looks like most people who mention SBP in their descriptions use their points appropriately, either because they could use them or because they like to spread the love or both.
I simply give out points based on whether or not I liked what I downloaded and ignore everything else (well, most of the time), or maybe just a click of the [Say Thank You!] button if it was so so or use the button at least as a gesture to say thanks for sharing. Some people wonder why not many people say thanks. A few might just be lazy, but I don't say thanks if it's total crap. Why thank people for crap? :laugh: In that case they should thank me for downloading their crap and helping their ratio and/or seeding their torrent.
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Most of the Seed Bonus Points I've collected are used to reward (or "buy") my requests being fulfilled.
I don't need them for my share ratio, because I upload myself torrents. I' don't ask for them, but I always like them as a sign of appreciation of my uploads.
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Recently it seems that every over post has a "seed bonus appreciated" tag.
It has become meaningless to me. I have reverted to my original practice of awarding unneeded SBP as a signal of my desire for more of the type of file uploaded. If the uploader doesn't need the points, then they can in turn gift them to another.
I am trying to make an impression that has more force than a "thankyou" I can freely generate at the press of a button. I want the uploader to know that I am giving them something that has actual value in this system. I have noticed that the "power uploaders" have amazing libraries and appear to get satisfaction from providing downloads that are highly prized by someone.Like all the mods and admins my privacy level is set to strong but I have recieved seed bonus points as other uploading mods.
The idea behind the seed bonus is to reward uploaders for good uploads.
Finally, if a user post a comment in this forum I believe his stats are listed under his avatar. That way you can tell if they really need help from seed bonus points or not.You can't get that information conveniently, if at all, from the torrent blurb
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sigh i just spotted a upload with the description "give me some bonus" in the description (not the whole description).
i personally give seed bonus (i know i dun have a lot) to shows that i like based on what i can.
my normal gifts are usually 10% of what i have at the moment and it's to show my appreciation on the uploader for providing a file i like for whatever reason.these descriptions irk me a lot due to it being out of place (descriptions should be on the file and not a place to solicit bonuses)
and make me pretty anal about giving bonus to the uploader … call it reverse psychology if you likeI don't know about the the majority but i would prefer if such personal were places in the comments (i do read comments about the download).
apologies if i offend anyone ... had to get it off my chest. :sorry:
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Basically the Staff agrees with you. See for example http://community.gaytor.rent/index.php?topic=7208.msg34038#msg34038
Rather than creating another rule (we got already soooooo many), we tried by explaining and PM to regulate the way it is asked for seed bonus. I think that was rather success full, because it has calmed down.
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Here is another thread that discusses this and it has a poll to vote you mind. If enough members are turned off by seed bonus beggars then we may have to set some guidelines on how they can be asked for.
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Why ask for seed bonus points anyway? I want the quality of my uploads to be the judge of what I "deserve".
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@Uwe:
Basically the Staff agrees with you. See for example http://community.gaytor.rent/index.php?topic=7208.msg34038#msg34038
Rather than creating another rule (we got already soooooo many), we tried by explaining and PM to regulate the way it is asked for seed bonus. I think that was rather success full, because it has calmed down.
I'm afraid the rot is creeping back in Uwe.
Last week I opened the seach window and at the top were music torrents whose description began SEED BONUS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED. THANKS. I just felt that is so wrong!
It's about as welcoming as walking into a bar and standing next to a drunk shouting "BYE ME A DRINK"
Music seem to be the worst with 6 of the top 7 music postings begin with the begging cup.
Orbital
Seed bonus appreciated
10 SeedPointsNightmares On Wax - Smoker's Delight
Seed Bonus Appreciated
15 SeedPointsLow - Secret Name
SEED BONUS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED. THANKS.
10 SeedPointsCaribou - Swim
SEED BONUS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED. THANKS.
65 SeedPointsAntony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light
SEED BONUS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED, THANKS!
35 SeedPointsNINA SIMONE - LET IT BE ME
SEED BONUS NEEDED AND MUCH APPRECIATED.
465 SeedPointsBut search for seed bonus and the results say that the current crop of uploaders think it is fine and good to have it right in your face.
There was talk when seed bonuses were intoduced that problems could happen if people start to see it as a currency. That is a bigger debate.
Yes there are plenty of rules, some say too many. I did read that and agreed.
But now I would like to see one more.
'Do not request seed bonus in the opening description'
If you can see those words, or some slippery work-around, from the search you are on the wrong side of the community.I'd suggest those uploads are refused moderation until changed.
I'd also suggest any auto-approval is suspended.It's easy enough to remember that we can't post Titan and Lucas titles or anything we know is evil, real snuff, paedophilia, rape.
Remembering not to start grabbing at peoples pockets should be just as easy. -
Perhaps I'm a little mean in that regard. When I see torrents where users are begging for seed bonus points, I just take out the begging
It makes life more appealing that way…
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He He, I like your style
And no offence to you my friend, but thats a bit like a caring parent picking up the mess from an unruly teenager.
If they are going to behave like brats, GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE, then the kindest thing to do is show them some TOUGH love! :spank2:
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He He, I like your style
And no offence to you my friend, but thats a bit like a caring parent picking up the mess from an unruly teenager.
If they are going to behave like brats, GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE, then the kindest thing to do is show them some TOUGH love! :spank2:
:rotfl:
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Ok, here's one. It popped up in the suggested torrent box.
BelAmi - Erik Bouna : Brandon Manilow : Julien Hussey ~bareback
the next part of popular bareback series *********************** seed bonus appreciated ********************* thank you ******************************I wonder what was in the mind of the uploader who wrote that description?
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Okay, I have a generous amount of seedbonuse, methinks, but am not sure how it affects me.
Does it help me at all when I downloadl a torrent;
(I have yet to upload, since everything I like seems to be on here already :);
If I give 1 or 20 points; how does it affect the rate;
What else do you suggest should I know about seedbonus, and how much to give;
Is there a thread I haven't found that explains all this?Thanks in advance for your help.
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SEED BONUS POINTS are awarded at the rate of .5 points per hour of seeding time.
You can use them 3 ways here at GT.ru :
- As a thank you for an upload ~ just use the drop down box on the torrent post
#'s 2 & 3 are accessed by clicking on Bonus at the top of each page.
- To purchase invites to GT.ru ~ 250 pts = 1 invite ~ 400 pts = 2 invites
_Only Power Users can use the invite function and you are given 4 invites
for free.- To purchase Upload Credit :
100 pts = 1 GB
200 pts = 2.5 GB
350 pts = 5 GBDoes it help me at all when I downloadl a torrent;
Downloading has no affect on Seed Bonus Points._
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Thanks leatherbear!
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I am trying to make an impression that has more force than a "thankyou" I can freely generate at the press of a button. I want the uploader to know that I am giving them something that has actual value in this system. I have noticed that the "power uploaders" have amazing libraries and appear to get satisfaction from providing downloads that are highly prized by someone.
As an uploader, I use the seed bonus information more than the thank you simply because everyone could press the ty button but it "costs" to gift seed bonus; thus the ensuing info is more definitive. What I would like to see is that the seed bonus stats and the downloads completed stats would show on the "My Torrents" lists. The snatch info is listed but does GT.ru really have 68 million users? (My torrent that lists 68 million snatches only has 33 completed downloads, which I don't think is correct either). That same torrent though lists 100 seed bonus points and 28 ty's. This pretty much tells me that most everyone that downloaded it pressed the ty button but some people really enjoyed it as my average seed bonus is probably 15-20.
P.S. For the record, I do not and never have asked or begged for seed bonus.
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i think everytime you turn on your torrent program you "snatch" all the torrents that are downloading on your computer. but that's just my theory
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i think everytime you turn on your torrent program you "snatch" all the torrents that are downloading on your computer. but that's just my theory
I don't know about that but if not then about a third of the planet is interested in checking out Huge Studio–Bare Huge Dicks #4. :cheesy2:
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I don't know about other torrent clients, but BitTorrent and uTorrent do save a copy of the .torrent file for every torrent that you've ever imported into them. They can be found in the following directory by default:
Windows XP
BitTorrent: C:\Documents and Settings<username>\Application Data\BitTorrent
uTorrent: C:\Documents and Settings<username>\Application Data\uTorrentWindows Vista/7
BitTorrent: C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent
uTorrent: C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\uTorrentIn order to see the Application Data or AppData folders, you may have to first enable the option to see hidden files and folders, otherwise they may not appear.</username></username></username></username>
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