Hello,
Yes, please search in both Site Development and this section... there are a number of threads that cover this very subject. If you are wondering about the reaction, its because its been posted before, and not very diplomatically put or very well argued. You've hit a bit of fallout from that and I doubt any animosity is felt.
Personally, I use emule and newsgroups and between those torrent offers nothing but a step backwards in terms of yield and speed, and very importantly security. Ironically, you lose both openness and security which is caused by torrents Achilles heel; the tracker.
I do on occasions use torrent, however this is a royale pain in the arse more than anything else... I have to close down other networks and slow down what I'm getting. The network is popular and newbie friendly though, which is why we have a section for it.
Going to lock this, please look through the thread linked and this one:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13808&hilit=torrentI'm still open to the idea and all, but have failed to be convinced by an argument yet.