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seeding etiquette for new users


yellowdog_9

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(and a quick thank you for all the help I've already found by browsing here)

I've seen some different answers around...what is the general concensus on how much is "doing your part" to reseed?

the torrents I've dloaded so far are fairly obscure (<10 seeds - took forever to dload), and I'd like to help keep them active

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1.0 ratio or thereabouts is generally accepted as the main goal users should aim for. Anything higher is a bonus, but it's always good to try to keep swarms alive for as long as you possibly can. If you see that a swarm has less than 2.0 availability while you're seeding, then you might want to stay connected. The number of seeds isn't as important as the availaiblity.

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thanks...I'll read more, but its good to hear it from a real user, and not just off a Help Page...I'm incredibly grateful to those who made some of the files available, and want to do what I can to help out

and I appreciate you replying so quickly...in the meantime I managed to use the instructions I found in an earlier post to start reseeding...feel so - accomplished!

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My rule of thumb ...

porn - 1 - delete

movies - 1.2 - delete

stuff I like -1.5 - burn to disk

audio files (usuall small) 1.7

rare stuff - 2 or more - try to keep it around even if I have the torrent stopped incase someone asks for it later.

Small files I just let run until I get tired of hosting them. It is easy to get a 5mb book up to a ratio of 100 and easy to keep on your hard drive because it is so small.

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