Gauging interest in an idea...

[kewld00d]

So I was thinking that if there are private torrent sites (invite only/ratio/etc.) why not have a private warez forum?

It would be nice because it would increase the quality of the site and uploads and build more of a community around the site. What do you think?

I'm posting a poll so you can vote.

kewld00d Reviewed by kewld00d on 1st Nov 2010. Gauging interest in an idea... So I was thinking that if there are private torrent sites (invite only/ratio/etc.) why not have a private warez forum? It would be nice because it would increase the quality of the site and uploads and build more of a community around the site. What do you think? I'm posting a poll so you can vote. Rating: 5

[bxflow]

How would the ratio be determined? by posts? how would the system know that the posts are uploads?

because torrents ratios are based on download and uploading (seeding)

[kewld00d]

I've got a big pack of vB mods that I messed around with a little that do ratio based on a cash mod, and give for posting downloads, and take a little away for downloading.

[SLiMRiDER]

The idea does have a small twist on it but why would someone go to your private forum over a private torrent tracker?

[kewld00d]

Well, obviously differentiation is an issue with any site.

I think that the reason somebody would choose a private forum would be because of protocol preference/a dislike of p2p in general. Also forums generally have a stronger community (although with some torrent sites this is not the case).

Honestly, I believe that this may be a way to fix what has gone wrong with this scene. I'll spare you my "in the good 'ole days" rant.

[delboy]

So I was thinking that if there are private torrent sites (invite only/ratio/etc.) why not have a private warez forum?

It would be nice because it would increase the quality of the site and uploads and build more of a community around the site. What do you think?

I disagree that the principle would work for forums, unless you had allot of exclusive content, why would someone come to you, and have to get an invite, and work there ass off, when thye can go to warez-bb or any one of the number of public forums and get the same file with no effort.

One of the main reasons private trackers work is it is percieved safer because moddified trackers, only x number of members can access so less likely to be anti piracy companies etc, becuase your ip address is publicly facing, e.g. you can pull all seeders/peers from a torrent client, and log who downloaded what, however with forums none of this is an issue becuase your ip is not broadcast to the public, lets take warez bb, you find a linux post, you download a linux file from rapidshare, the only 2 people who get your ip in this transaction is warez-bb in the access logs assuming you dont post, (i doubt they check it) and rapidshare (in download logs but they appearently dont log what file you download, so at best all they have is an access log of a file url, which again i doubt they check, either way just by vising the url doesnt prove you downloaded it)....

Therefore there is only two weak points, so aslong as you dont go to a forum or file host run by an anti piracy company then your ip address is at no point on offer.

This is ofcource downloaders only, uploaders rapidshare has the ip of accounts and knows which account uploaded what and theoretically could hand over your ip address to an anti piracy company, but a private forum would not mitigate this particularly.

Therefore it is my opinion that a private forum = fail, unless you have exclusive content.

[so19]

The only way it would work is if you had a team of rippers and program crackers. Or subsequently, you took the stuff from a good private torrent tracker (easier way).

You would probably do better to make a private webmaster forum for admins who have a website with more then 1000, 5000, 10,000 members...
oh shi- that's a good idea.. anyone wanna help me start one up?

[QuickSand]

u can be private and make me an admin
seriously good idea and i dont think it should have ratio just 100 post maximum a day u can like remove the block for the links to access the links

[kewld00d]

There are other reasons for a private forum besides safety, however.

Not only do you build a strong community around the sharing of private files, you also increase the effectiveness of request systems.

This system is also very likely to lead to exclusive content by further incentivizing unique uploads.

EDIT: I'm also thinking about adding some private FTP stuff to it.

[QuickSand]

yes add ftp shiznit to it+make sure and invite me pl0x
topsite man