ColdArmor Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I usually try to go to 250% or higher just to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animorc Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I don't care about the ratio. Sometimes I stop at 0.00. I upload for as long as there are peers that want to download the torrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdArmor Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 You must not use private trackers... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animorc Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I do use private trackers. And of course I have a ratio of 1.00+ on all of them. I don't like the idea of dutting off other peers' downloads, but if noone wants to download the torrent, what's the point in seeding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroc Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I try to seed until theres no more peers left, or I cant connect to the ones left, or if it has enuff seeders where me being in the swarm wouldnt matter anymore. (all of this is after I've seeded to at least a 1.5.) If im on an uploading binge, I will seed it til it has enuff seeders it to keep alive, then up another torrent. But overall, constantly checking to see if any torrents I have need extra seeders. Then i jump in where needed and start over with what I mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayWithFire Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 You must not use private trackers... :|yeah, i wanna agree with thati hate the trackers that are "invite only"i don't mind signing up as much, but it's still a pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Same here, PlayWithFire, same here... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdArmor Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I do use private trackers. And of course I have a ratio of 1.00+ on all of them. I don't like the idea of dutting off other peers' downloads, but if noone wants to download the torrent, what's the point in seeding?Well I guess that's true but just to be polite I leavethe torrents up for a few days but that's just IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexy Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 will *AT LEAST* seed 100% back, usually much more.I dont really keep attention - i just turn on my PC in a power-saving mode (A64 throttled down to 948mhz) and let it seed as long as i am out of the house/at work etc, about 11hrs/day.When i come home and i see my torrents U/D ratio like 200% or something then i just remove the torrents and i know i gave back.I am proud of my seeding even if my u/l is crappy... (384kB).If i expect many seeders and quality and speed from a site then *the least* i can do is participate and be part of it and do my share for others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintax Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 You must not use private trackers... :|Actually, I think you'll find that you would have to be on a private tracker to get 0.000 ratio...On all public torrents I've used, I have a ratio of at least 0.05 on everything I download (typically around 0.75, that's the minimum I've seen) before the download even finishes. With the insanely high SLR on some private trackers, you often have 0.000 when you finish the download and have to seed for weeks to get 1.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I think its cheap to just upload 100%, atleast upload to 200%, that is what I do.For private trackers, I upload to 200% if its a very slow torrent, if its a fast torrent, I let it run as long as it can until the speed is like 10kb/s,which often ends with a ratio of 20x-40x . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QauNuckShin Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I use 120% seeding goal. So, I avoid removing them before that. Other than that, I just leave µTorrent on as much as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdArmor Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 which often ends with a ratio of 20x-40x .Crazy stuff, 20x lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintax Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 boo: Why is it cheap to just seed to 100%? I'm not saying that you shouldn't go over on a public tracker - just that when you do anything over 100% (and usually people say they seed to 100% when it's more like 10% - 110% before they notice it's over) you're actually giving back to the swarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodStaindHurricane Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 20x on a several-GB torrent?Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Maybe he has a lot of bandwidth and time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animorc Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 This is not an unusual sight: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintax Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Doesn't surprise me. I used to know a guy, some of you would know of him I'm sure, on a really big private tracker who had a ratio around 30.0, and several TB of uploads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosblade Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 It really depends on your upload speed. You tend to not go over 1.0\2.0 if you have a slow upload speeds as you probably dont want to delay other torrents while a certain one seeds for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayWithFire Posted November 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 well, i try to seed as many things as possible nowbut, sometimes, when i get music, i have to rename the files, cause the release teams tag on their URL to every file (i hate that)with individual AVIs, it's simple, i just use the relocate feature, and seed it indefenetlyAnother thing, somtimes when i get a whole DVD, i don't the ISO, i just use AutoGK to rip it to an AVI file, and store that on my PCAnd since i don't really feel like keeping a 5GB file on my PC for just seeding, i'll delete it as soon as i hit 150% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erissiva Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 With private trackers, I try to hit 3.5 or more. Publicly, I usually hit 7.8 and above...That's only because I just leave uTorrent up. Doesn't affect my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auhsor Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 It really depends on your upload speed. You tend to not go over 1.0\2.0 if you have a slow upload speeds as you probably dont want to delay other torrents while a certain one seeds for weeks.Thats my problem. I'm on a 256/128 line so it takes me a day or two to jsut download a 350MB episode of something, I don't really want to have to wait another couple of days to get my ratio up to 1 when people with faster connections can do it in a couple of minutes/hours whatever. I usually get to around 0.6 while downloading and I tend to leave it at that. Also I'm on a shared internet connection with my family so I can't leave my downloads/uploads going all the time - only at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoovious Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 I never care about my ratio when it comes to seeding...If I get a torrent, when it is done and seeding, I look at the availability... if it is at least 5 or higher, then I'll stop the torrent... tho keep it handy for a while just in case... that torrent is seeded plenty...If it is below 5, and especially if it is only at 2-3, I'll keep seeding, depending on how busy the swarm is, and how hard it was for me to reach 100%... some seeders on a torrent only poke their heads up occasionally... those I prioritize when seeding... they need a seeder...My ratio, doesn't matter to me much... keeping a torrent seeded matters more.-- Smoovious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Maybe he has a lot of bandwidth and time. exactly + there are often lots of users, so its not to hard for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumerah Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 I seed until a couple of days after 100% complete. Ratio depends.I'm on a lot of private trackers with my ratio of an average of 1.3 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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