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PumpThrust
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:31 pm Post subject: Leeching? |
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Dead But Dreaming Joined: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 301
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Okay, I have been wondering this for awhile. Well, not really, but its on of those things that falls under my "why do people REALLY care" list. It's the term "leeching". I've been dl'ing since '07 and have considered myself someone who doesn't really need much handholding when it comes to the internet. Setting up emule and figuring out that I needed to have a large queue of stuff to download was pretty simple with a little reading. Setting up my utorrent client was a nobrainer. No one needed to tell me to avoid Axxo for mainstream movies. You get the point. Only recently have I started posting on forums as I need info on tracking down some of those elusive goodies. Once thing I have noticed is that the moment someone brings up the term "leeching", the whole thread shifts into butthurt mode. I mean, i'm guilty as anyone for leeching. I mean, its not like some cougar tranny is gonna come to my house and gape me or something because I did not keep a 1:1 ratio for that movie I got. What i'm trying to say is, why so serious? I know that someone is gonna say "its to keep everything shared", or the usual "stop being selfish", but does it really matter, really?
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elguaxo
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Master Of The Dead Donkey Joined: Mon Jun 19, 2006 4:01 pm Posts: 708
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elchupacabra
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Ancient One Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:31 am Posts: 3603
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I must admit, that I usually don't share stuff I download that has 250+ sources. I'd rather "waste" my bandwith on the rare stuff.
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RedVeil
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Devil, Probably Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:40 pm Posts: 2250 Location: Inside my body.
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Jynks
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Demon Of The Abyss Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:58 am Posts: 1103
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It is emule... there is no ratio.. if you do nto want to help others by sharing then you are just an asshole cunt .. simple as that.. no pressure.. if you just want to be a drain on the others that help out and respect others it is totaly your own choice. no one will know and no one cares. It is up to you how much of a selfish prick you wish to be.
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PumpThrust
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Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Dead But Dreaming Joined: Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 301
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Jynks wrote: | It is emule... there is no ratio.. if you do nto want to help others by sharing then you are just an asshole cunt .. simple as that.. no pressure.. if you just want to be a drain on the others that help out and respect others it is totaly your own choice. no one will know and no one cares. It is up to you how much of a selfish prick you wish to be. |
Like I said, i've never understood the emotional uproar that the term "leeching" inspires. I can think of many other things to get upset about, but someone not seeding a file-a little irritating, but, meh. What does upset me though, is incorrectly labeled files being spread and bad aspect ratio, but its all good.
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Jynks
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Demon Of The Abyss Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:58 am Posts: 1103
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No... no one gets upset. Emule has no ratio. It is up to the consonance of the user. It is like when you see a really fat person... calling them fat isn't a judgment.. calling a leecher selfish is not a judgment. It is all on your own choice. You just should have the balls to admit that you are being selfish and unsupportive of the community you are involved with, if that dosn't bother you it is your probelm as human being, not anyone elses.
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elchupacabra
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:27 am Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Ancient One Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:31 am Posts: 3603
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Jynks wrote: | It is emule... there is no ratio.. if you do nto want to help others by sharing then you are just an asshole cunt .. simple as that.. no pressure.. if you just want to be a drain on the others that help out and respect others it is totaly your own choice. no one will know and no one cares. It is up to you how much of a selfish prick you wish to be. |
There is a ratio in eMule and it is displayed in your client statistic tab. It also affects your queue rank. The more people download form you, the faster you'll proceed in their queue.
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Jynks
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:49 am Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Demon Of The Abyss Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:58 am Posts: 1103
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What i mean is it is not enforced like ratio sites... there is no penalty for leeching,apart form slower speeds...
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elchupacabra
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Ancient One Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:31 am Posts: 3603
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Well yes. Since ed2k does not need stupid files to be able to download anything, there can't be such thing.
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Jynks
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Demon Of The Abyss Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:58 am Posts: 1103
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elchupacabra wrote: | Well yes. Since ed2k does not need stupid files to be able to download anything, there can't be such thing. |
exactly so it is up to the conscience of the user as to weather he/she wants to be fair and supportive to the community or selfish and just "leech" from other nicer and more generous people
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Ricken
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Skull Full Of Maggots Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:28 am Posts: 57 Location: Sweden
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PumpThrust wrote: | No one needed to tell me to avoid Axxo for mainstream movies. You get the point. |
Uhm... No, I do not get the point! Why not aXXo? Please enlighten me...
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^Rogue^
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Ancient One Joined: Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:07 pm Posts: 4960 Location: Always one step behind
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Ricken wrote: | PumpThrust wrote: | No one needed to tell me to avoid Axxo for mainstream movies. You get the point. |
Uhm... No, I do not get the point! Why not aXXo? Please enlighten me... |
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RedVeil
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Devil, Probably Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:40 pm Posts: 2250 Location: Inside my body.
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Jynks wrote: | It is emule... there is no ratio.. if you do nto want to help others by sharing then you are just an asshole cunt .. simple as that.. no pressure.. if you just want to be a drain on the others that help out and respect others it is totaly your own choice. no one will know and no one cares. It is up to you how much of a selfish prick you wish to be. |
There is a ratio displayed for every single file. You earn credits for uploading stuff to others. There is no point in sharing all movies you download, because you easily get a queue with over 10000 users and no one will be able to download from you if you turn your PC off on a regular basis. I don't host a server so my client should spread rare things instead of movies that have 300+ sources. Therefore I believe that everyone should share the things he released or he likes. There is no real option with 40 GB of hard disk space and I won't buy a bigger one just to have everything shared - for the reason above.
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Truba
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Lunatic Of Gods Creation Joined: Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:40 pm Posts: 1001 Location: Bosnia
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TaKYoN
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Ancient One Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 3:28 pm Posts: 4096 Location: Somewhere between dimensions, waiting.
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I would imagine over the long term I am roughly 1:1.
Leeches 'can' be a pain if you have a lack of sources, but on the other hand do the maths. It is not possible for every single user to achieve above a 1:1 ratio on everything, you must have leeches for others to achieve a high sharing ratio.
I tend to follow the thought processes many of you guys do, if it has lots of sources then I often do not achieve a high ratio, but I will achieve a good ratio on something rarer. Sometimes you simply do not have enough peers to be able to get a good ratio.
@truba, you still not got decent broadband in your shed yet mate?
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Truba
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:21 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Lunatic Of Gods Creation Joined: Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:40 pm Posts: 1001 Location: Bosnia
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Mataesfola
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:15 am Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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Demon Of The Abyss Joined: Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:40 am Posts: 1301 Location: Where Evil Dwells
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I have a 2.09:1. Don´t ask me how... Guess I just don´t download that much.
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Slayer
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Ancient One Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:13 pm Posts: 7870
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Where can you see your ratio?
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elchupacabra
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Leeching? |
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The Ancient One Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:31 am Posts: 3603
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There should be a statistic tab as I said. It should be there somewhere.
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