FTN opened the doors!

[kimi_kami]

who cares if they trade... wah, wah!

[Kaytee <3]

If I donate now, I do get an invite from ftn?

[Roko]

Since you support this new invite policy could you please explain why there is one giveaway/request thread for 10 trade threads? And why is this so wonderful?

For the record, I'm actually pretty indifferent to the new invite policy. Because, as I've stated twice already it's not really that different than the last invite policy, in my opinion. The likelihood of getting an invite to FTN through either a trade or a request on a forum are pretty neglible in my further opinion, so I don't really see how this could possibly change the status quo in any noticeable way.

Wonderful or not, it's the way it is, and I don't see this as any kind of profit driven move at all, so I don't really think it's worth a crusade over. If anything, it frustrates me that people automatically jump to assumptions like that about the motives of well established members of the community that have sacrificed a lot of their free time and personal lives to keep a place for people that really enjoy this hobby.

[gengidashiell]

Let the requests and trading begin.

[Taylor_Lautner_fan_11]

what GFT !!!!! there's no any compare between GFT & FTN

FTN is the best 4 sure

GFT is rock solid dude,may not be as good,but in the same league,its a fantastic tracker

[Softball Luva!]

It's the same misinterpretation of data that is in part to blame for this place's ( sometimes) bad reputation.
The bad is apparent even to the most congenitally stupid while sometimes seeing the good requires a bit more effort.

Exactly, thank you.

It is easier currently for traders to get into ftn, then legitmate users.

Congratulations you have just,in brief (applicable to any site) , given the reason behind most trading.
The only reason that some people do and some people don't is ethics not economy of effort.

[quixoticparadox]

yes ftn has changed, and after it will be fsc and ...

[eliebellie]

Just to throw this in: There's a difference between seeding, and seeding. The latter involves being the last seed on a 500-day old torrent. Trackers can only become "amazing" when they have a stellar retention, and a good seeder is one who can provide his bandwidth regardless of the longevity of the torrent's luster.

I have never been a good seeder, I have never had a "Torrent finished: 1 year ago" message, but I do keep a 2-month long average seed time on all my trackers regardless. That's still nothing compared to me trying to grab a torrent from BMTV that was uploaded 3 years ago, and still getting 4 seeds on it. I felt like pointing that out.

A tracker like GFT is great, but it always suffers from retention (whether server crash/stability optimization or not). It's one of my main gripes with it.

That's the difference between seeding, and seeding.

[SEVENEVES]

Wasn't Austin obsessed with M-V? Is it FTN now?

:noes: nah, BCG, because he loves ALL games.

[James S76]

yes there is since only donators get invites.
brandon perfectly knows that ftn invites are much coveted by his members and that many of them are willing to donate to have a chance of getting one.

not everyone who donated received an invite

not everyone who donated received an invite but there is one thing for sure: only donators receive invites... go figure.