T.I. free sign-up or invite only?

[Chinga]

Vote your opinion

[ramires]

that is very hard question...
i think should be free because some persons search it in google and don't have friends that have here account,

it's my opinion

[AlexKrycek]

A site for invites needs an invite to get in... hmmm isn't this some kind of paradox ?
Then other invite sites must be opened which offer invites for invite sites...........

And I don't understand what will be the advantage if the site close open signup, there are so much traders on this site and they would get also the possibility of getting an invite, so what will be the idea behind the closing ?

[onlythebest]

Definitely ti must be closed for registartion and allowed only invite

[BULLIT]

my vote is free signup

[jonah_ro]

definitely not. if anything, maybe there should be more sections only for the most active members, but that's how far i would take it

[togomory]

Make it by invite only

[fr3x3r]

Hmm.. I think..

Free Signup..

i don't want to invited forum. :(

[_ReApEr]

I voted invite only. I'm sick of seeing noobs come in and post 20 times in 20 minutes so they can get into the invite section, get invites, and give absolutely nothing back.

[GML]

I have a great suggestion

Why not ask questions on why you want to be part of the community and what you have to offer??
It could be open forever with these questions


I don't really want to be like Invitecentral.net where you need a invite so why not ask questions?

[Mats]

I also think it should become invite only. It ensures more contribution of each member and a more elite community, which is always better ;-)

[Sasha]

I will be very glad if we will be invite only I don`t like tones of noobs and traders scammers who come here when they want :( I think we need quality not quantity ;)

[Mats]

I will be very glad if we will be invite only I don`t like tones of noobs and traders scammers who come here when they want :( I think we need quality not quantity ;)

+1

Totally agree with Sasha :cool:

[max19267]

Hard to tell, free with invites to gain access to some of the forums, i think....?

[tripledee]

that is very hard question...
i think should be free because some persons search it in google and don't have friends that have here account,

it's my opinion


what he said :)

[zxspectrum]

invite only.

[OriBusi]

I think invite only is the best Idea!
because no noobs/cheater/traders will enter and people here could only invite good users they know personly and bring only good non traders here! and maybe good users with nice high level's to give! :)

[Invalid]

I dont agree that it should be invite only because theres always someone nice out there. Lets say a person has good invites and he cant get into this site?

[SLS]

vote is free signup

[testmem]

I will be very glad if we will be invite only I don`t like tones of noobs and traders scammers who come here when they want :( I think we need quality not quantity ;)

+1 .. nothing to increase ... every word is right ! .

[ksauron]

cmon guys..live in reality
TI has already been around for so long..
no use making it invite only..
what is required is strict moderation and `that should do the trick..

anyway..cheers To TI.. :cheers:

[djkneegrow]

Maybe to keep the scammers and stuff out the rules for getting into the invite giveaway section should be more. Like it doesn't matter on amount of posts, but maybe just total number of days here. Or make the number of posts like 100 and number of days a member something like 14-30 days or something to try and keep the type of people that are not welcome here out. No matter if it is invite only to T.I. or free sign up, somehow some will get in still. I know I haven't given much out here, but I have never done someone wrong from an invite I received from someone, but I never am on any other forums other than this so invites for someone like me wouldn't be worth it. Maybe we should just have set rules for invite giveaways period. Like 1-3 ratio proofs for any invite, whether low level or not, or more if the giver decides. Also have something like whoever asks for the invite needs a recommendation from someone on T.I. in order to get the invite. I know I was starting to give a few invites I had away to help out and from the 5 I gave out 3 ended up getting me warned from the sites I gave the invites to. Makes it a bit leery to just give any out even if they are the lowest level out there, and many won't ask for an invite from me when I have offered because I ask for proofs and stuff even for low level, like IPTorrents, but I don't feel the risk is worth getting banned just to give an invite out with no proof it will be taken care of. Sorry for all the ranting, but having the site be invite only would make many like me who do respect the people here and the invites I have gotten, harder to find the good trackers, but on the other hand having people who abuse what is offered here is crappy too. Especially when someone gets banned and just makes a new account. I just suggest making giveaways stiffer and not have low levels be like "post and it's yours" type giveaways. Make the scammers work to get the invites no matter what level it is. The people who aren't scammers should enjoy the forums and be willing to apply a bit more effort then just asking for an invite to get one.

[Pirat4Ever]

This question very hard
I'm free sign-up sometimes open
Only invite :)

[Maestro]

I think we should make a IRC and the moderators and administrators can interview everyone who wants to join e.g. how they would contribute. This way we can see whether they deserve to be here.

[violinraja]

s it has to b kept open to all.....

[Fish]

It would be pretty nice for there to be forums of different levels (not just the elite forums as is right now)... and I guess that the invite only thing isn't necessary... But, I guess it wouldn't be a totally ruined idea, maybe :/

[darkseed]

I think it should always be free sign ups, because otherwise it will be VERY difficult for new people to get anywhere. Obviously certain requirements could be increased in order to get invites - thats 1 suggestion.
I mean the traders section has been closed, which is definitely a good thing.

Also a persons post count isn't always a good indicator, I myself sometimes don't have as much free time I'd like to spend on this site, so I might not have as much of a post count as some others.
But where I personally can't contribute really well in that department, I chose to donate to this site because I feel this place has an excellent community and deserves the support.

Everyone can make contributions to this community in different ways.
Some may have access to a mass of invites, some may provide meaningful help and advice to other members, and some may just provide financial contribution if they can't commit themselves as well as some others here.

So instead of making this place invites only, people should just take a bit more care when giving out invites so that it goes to people who you won't regret giving it to later on.

[xXxCloudxXx]

Good point ksauron, and i suppose people new to the torrent scene would struggle to start off at all.

[ohmar]

Not only do alot of trackers frown on giveaways on forums but it being a public forum it just makes it that much worse.

I just feel if T.I turned into a private forum it would make the community that much stronger and possibly allow for more people to feel comfortable giving out invites.

[Sasha]

True and probably we will see more high trackers GA :P



Not only do alot of trackers frown on giveaways on forums but it being a public forum it just makes it that much worse.

I just feel if T.I turned into a private forum it would make the community that much stronger and possibly allow for more people to feel comfortable giving out invites.

[Raven]

Kind of agree with GML however there are plenty of good active contributing users who are here because of free signups. So it is kind of a tough call. And the system seems to catch the scammers. Having said that I think it works fine as is. However I was kicked off a site after I got an invite from here. The person who invited me was just doing a kind deed. So maybe invite only is the way to go because I think some of the torrent sites have people on here who look for these very things. These walls have ears..lol

[ohmar]

I wonder if this will happen or not...

[Rage]

I vote for "Make it by invite only"

[mandms]

Well look at TPS. All users in certain trackers were banned without any warning, just for being a member of the site. That could easily happen here. I say invite only.

[ohmar]

isnt TPS invite only?

[nobody]

yea i think now

but this site should be invite only. every giveaway within one day is swamped with requests and none are giving giveaways themselves

[thedrooling]

I think it should be invite only.

[fr3x3r]

isnt TPS invite only?


TPS?

Only OpenSignUP!

[vaderek]

invite only = trust ppl

[butters]

invite only in my opinion

[eatchocolate]

It will be stupid to make it only available by invites!

Fair enough some people will register then hit-and-run but we do recognize those people!

And come on, the point of this site is to get as many people in to give as many choices as possible to trade invites! The more people are registered, the more chances you get to find the invite you're looking for!!!

[scratch]

Having an invite only system sounds good at first.
But then isn't it kinda stupid to need an invite to join a forum that gives out invites?

[shuffle]

Invite only

[bobby]

nah open signup forums should not be invite only..
Most people (not all) who voted invite only are just being selfish..

[gamer4life]

yea that is a hard ?

[danl1988]

I have no problem with open signups. I don't see much advantage to making it invite only.

[Andrey]

I wouldn't mind if there was a rule or something to make the newly registered users stay on board a little while longer after they ask for an invite, not just vanish.

[chromesocks]

I Think this site should keep free sign ups.

[radarhunter]

please don`t make it on invite system....

[sicdrummer18]

I agree with AlexKrycek. It would be kind of pointless to need an invite to a site that gives out invites to torrent sites.

[YLR2312]

Free Sign up

[Maestro]

I wouldn't mind if there was a rule or something to make the newly registered users stay on board a little while longer after they ask for an invite, not just vanish.


I second that.

[Andrey]

Honestly, I voted invite only because I keep getting PM'ed about invites on trackers and on the forum there are a few new trading attempts.

[Netanelinho]

When the results is be used ?? come on TI this is important for us .

[CMAXHAT]

Definitely Invite only.

[Invernoso]

It can't be invite only...
A site for giveaway invites, but you'll need an invite to enter, it's just a big irony... for me it doesn't make sense..

[Vincero]

My opinion : Let's keep this site for free sign-up .

[barry123]

If this was a invite site i would struggled to get in here....i personally think that this must be free sign up...

[Anarkos]

LOL -- guys, if you make this site invite-only, you will have abandoned the reason you started it in the first place.

Users that are new to the PRIVATE tracker community don't know where to go, what to do...Just like I was a few weeks back. (Well, I had more than your average user's knowledge, and a few low-level accounts.) They come here to learn, and to begin that long process of climbing the ladder.

This site is the first rung on that ladder. If you take the first rung out of a ladder, you won't be able to climb it at all.

Making a torrent invites website invite-only is redundant and counter-intuitive to the scene. If you want to change the theme and community of this site to a bunch of closed-off elites who only trade amongst themselves, that's fine, but you've lost the altruistic ideals you started with.

For every leechy, spammy hit-and-runner, there is also a user like myself who wants to learn the ropes and climb that ladder. And I think people like myself deserve that chance.

[Omega]

LOL -- guys, if you make this site invite-only, you will have abandoned the reason you started it in the first place.

Users that are new to the PRIVATE tracker community don't know where to go, what to do...Just like I was a few weeks back. (Well, I had more than your average user's knowledge, and a few low-level accounts.) They come here to learn, and to begin that long process of climbing the ladder.

This site is the first rung on that ladder. If you take the first rung out of a ladder, you won't be able to climb it at all.

Making a torrent invites website invite-only is redundant and counter-intuitive to the scene. If you want to change the theme and community of this site to a bunch of closed-off elites who only trade amongst themselves, that's fine, but you've lost the altruistic ideals you started with.

For every leechy, spammy hit-and-runner, there is also a user like myself who wants to learn the ropes and climb that ladder. And I think people like myself deserve that chance.

Wow...I couldn't have said it any better myself.

[violinraja]

wow omega! wat u've said is true!!!!! even i myself came to know abt all these stuff after i bcam an active user of TI!!!

THANKS TI

[7thdeepheaven]

TI doesn't need to close doors for become more private, it is cool enough..

[danl1988]

LOL -- guys, if you make this site invite-only, you will have abandoned the reason you started it in the first place.

Users that are new to the PRIVATE tracker community don't know where to go, what to do...Just like I was a few weeks back. (Well, I had more than your average user's knowledge, and a few low-level accounts.) They come here to learn, and to begin that long process of climbing the ladder.

This site is the first rung on that ladder. If you take the first rung out of a ladder, you won't be able to climb it at all.

Making a torrent invites website invite-only is redundant and counter-intuitive to the scene. If you want to change the theme and community of this site to a bunch of closed-off elites who only trade amongst themselves, that's fine, but you've lost the altruistic ideals you started with.

For every leechy, spammy hit-and-runner, there is also a user like myself who wants to learn the ropes and climb that ladder. And I think people like myself deserve that chance.

I completely agree. I feel like TI is a great starting point in the torrenting world, and I don't see why something like that should be made invite only. New members means more invites to give away, so why make it invite only? To get rid of a few spammers and leechers? They haven't been that bad in my opinion, and I just don't see the benefits of making it an invite-only community.

[mrflibble]

Its hard enuff trying to get an invite to a tracker, imagine how annying it will be to get an invite to a tracker inviter!

[Anarkos]

New members means more invites to give away, so why make it invite only?

That's also a good point. If you made it invite-only, you'd be substantially shrinking the size of the pool. Not everyone that comes here as a new member is a complete noob with no tracker memberships of their own.

I had a What account before I came here. Pretty soon I'll start getting a few invites to give away. I'd be willing to bet there are quite a few 1000+ post users here that still don't have a What.cd account for whatever reason, but would like one. Ya see my point?

If this site goes invite-only, the well will start to dry up. Think of it the same as leechers, and why we some of us struggle to maintain ratios on certain trackers where there's an abundance of seeders, but no leechers. You guys are the "seeders," and the newcomers are the "leechers." Yeah, they leech, but in the long run they end up helping you out. After awhile they start contributing to your rep, and eventually they might even send you an invite you needed.

[jonatasmz]

LOL -- guys, if you make this site invite-only, you will have abandoned the reason you started it in the first place.

Users that are new to the PRIVATE tracker community don't know where to go, what to do...Just like I was a few weeks back. (Well, I had more than your average user's knowledge, and a few low-level accounts.) They come here to learn, and to begin that long process of climbing the ladder.

This site is the first rung on that ladder. If you take the first rung out of a ladder, you won't be able to climb it at all.

Making a torrent invites website invite-only is redundant and counter-intuitive to the scene. If you want to change the theme and community of this site to a bunch of closed-off elites who only trade amongst themselves, that's fine, but you've lost the altruistic ideals you started with.

For every leechy, spammy hit-and-runner, there is also a user like myself who wants to learn the ropes and climb that ladder. And I think people like myself deserve that chance.


that´s all xD

[Jonhyota]

Invite only is better.

[empire]

I think it should be closed and open for invite as then we know that we would not get ****ty users to trade of invites :( ...This a great place i have had my account for a long time and got great sites and put up some great trackers that where open :( If we open up to the public then we are up to pruning out bad members of the TRADER INVITE

Thats my opinion

THANKS TO ALL THAT MAKE THIS SITE RUN :d

EMPIRE

[eli1511]

Invites only m8 .

[Scene_team]

I think it is needed because more and more people will make use of this private trackers, and will need invites... they need this site to access these trackers. It will attract a lot of scammers etc...

[regression]

LOL -- guys, if you make this site invite-only, you will have abandoned the reason you started it in the first place.

Users that are new to the PRIVATE tracker community don't know where to go, what to do...Just like I was a few weeks back. (Well, I had more than your average user's knowledge, and a few low-level accounts.) They come here to learn, and to begin that long process of climbing the ladder.

This site is the first rung on that ladder. If you take the first rung out of a ladder, you won't be able to climb it at all.

Making a torrent invites website invite-only is redundant and counter-intuitive to the scene. If you want to change the theme and community of this site to a bunch of closed-off elites who only trade amongst themselves, that's fine, but you've lost the altruistic ideals you started with.

For every leechy, spammy hit-and-runner, there is also a user like myself who wants to learn the ropes and climb that ladder. And I think people like myself deserve that chance.

Well said. If you ever need seeding just check out my seedbox ga thread in the invite giveaway section :)

[Pajura]

Let's keep this site for free sign-up :D

[Ocean*2]

A site for invites needs an invite to get in... hmmm isn't this some kind of paradox ?
Then other invite sites must be opened which offer invites for invite sites...........

that made me laugh alot shame cant give a rep

[Vandal]

invite only is better :)

[birds]

i come here for some invite help, and see this poll that maybe i will need invite for this site.
quite interesting...

[sWiFT]

We've installed a invite system as you can see at the top by the Announcements

http://i33.tinypic.com/htxqhf.jpg

and via your UserCP

http://i35.tinypic.com/90xe07.jpg

We have decided to give it a trial run and see how many members actually use the system. Signup's will stay open but we will be watching how many members actually use the system in a month's time. I feel both sides of the argument but we figure giving it a spin doesn't hurt anybody.

[Chinga]

I've been using the system constantly..I had 15 referrals before the system but around 35 now ;)

[violinraja]

this is great swift...

[negris]

Invite only in my option. Or else maybe many collecters come here just to get some sites..

[sWiFT]

the only way to achieve this would be to use the current system...

[Ronin]

I like the idea of free sign-up after all that's how I got here

[lusikas]

Let's keep this site for free sign-up

[violinraja]

Invite only in my option. Or else maybe many collecters come here just to get some sites..


k man then how 'd u segregate a possible users with a collectors

[regtalvor]

Keep it free.

[ToeTag]

The information here would be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands. Hard to make it 100% secure but IMHO its best to at least use limited invites.

[D_DKnight]

It is better to make it invite-only, because then leechers would come and take all the invites away.
But really, then we would lose that aura on being on such a great site.
Maybe we should be a little private community, that everyone wants to be a part of (just like FTN or some other high level thing)

[vimchi]

i just registered and already i prefer invite only?

[Heineken77]

1 word, torrentforums lol ... INVITE ONLY! ;)

[regression]

It's quite an irony that this thread was started by a banned member :p

[L45er]

I voted invite only but I agree everyone should have the opportunity to join.

Once you have a good community though such as here, it would be good to keep it together and not be spoiled by idiots who scam etc.

At least via invites people who let others in would be responsible I guess. Hard to explain my reasoning...

[kingrat65]

Free sign-up an invites only site would only create more elitism.

[Vanilla_Ic3]

I think invites is the best way.

[whatdude]

I say invite only because if not you get all those people just begging for invites that aren't even part of the community

[Fraterius]

For me getting invited to get invite is silly and strange a bit. I'm against.

[blinkblink]

I'm also against becouse we need to be a bigger community first, then we can bact to invitation idea. I don't think it is bad idea but let's wait a little bit.

[Lucifer9999]

it has to be free.
like fraterius said: "For me getting invited to get invite is silly and strange a bit. "
potentially good members wich have no friends members here must get a chance!
plus the site neeeds new members wich are bringing new invites in the circuit! i find it hard to believe that all new members here are beginners in torrents world and only ask invites!!

[Eon]

Invite only. Definitely.

[q8_legend]

i vote for invite

to avoid cheaters... and to keep the forum clean

[pseudomoo]

Well it's one of them.
Only way to get an invite is to be invited?
It's easy for me to say "Invite Only", now that I'm in (without an invite).
So, keep it free an open.

[nk2join]

my vote for free signup coz now TI need some more good members and hope when its reach to 1,000. then close free signup

[ramires]

my vote for free signup coz now TI need some more good members and hope when its reach to 1,000. then close free signup

T.I. has already 1.000 members... :p

[slipp3h]

I say free signup, only because people are already searching for private torrent-invites... it seems redundant to make it private. I think the idiots will be sorted out anyhow

[vendetta]

Firstly, people come here to meet people and recieve invites, if you guys make it invite only then how to ppl get in? They have to get invited to get invites? no logic in it rite, if they have friends here, their friends would probably have invites. Hence, this forum should be open invite and strictly monitered, there is a reason for low lvl give aways and higher lvl.

[Absurd]

Invite only.
definetly.

[KillerBoy]

Well,having a place where invites to other places are delt that needs an invite to get in is kinda LAME you know,what's the point in that ? as long as we keep it clean of Cheaters/Traders/Collectors then I guess it's fine tho!

[aznct]

thats very funny isnt this site for invites

[gwelsh1]

Like it or not some of the better striving community and forums are invite only!!! What this does is enable people to screen persons who are in the forum and then there is an accountabilty for whoever you invite plus maybe if it is invite only, the whole forum maybe open up to all users. I guess you know where i stand on this;)

[Bloop]

A heavily monitored forum is the best solution imo. There is always going to be fresh meat who will want to join this community and offer the best for TI and even if they are noobs, TI is the best place to start off using private trackers as it educates you and gives opportunity, though sometimes there are going to be bad apples but that's why the forum should be heavily monitored by recruiting more MODS.

[AxonX]

Invite only

[yahav876]

to keep this site loyal .. i advice to do this invite only !

[ifkstab]

invite only, easier to keep out banned scammers/cheaters

[KillerBoy]

lol I thought this would settle down...I guess Omega doesn't want a close community or else he would have implemented that earlier...

[trunx23]

free sign up....because even great trackers open their site from time to time

[badtony]

i say keep it open until a certain point in terms of # numbers of users , or if it is becoming troublesome managing hardware and bandwidth etc..

btw
I could use what.cd , waffles, or TI invites if anyone can share. This would be much appreciated. Thx

[nstefan]

for me .... Make it by invite only .....this is very good forum ....nice

[Despite]

I think free signup is the best way to go but create a kind of filter to wash out the leechers that want rare torrent invites

Edit: I guess u could just require a ratio proof

[Slav]

I'd say keep it public/free signup. It's a bit of a catch 22 to make this an invite only forum. And after all, it's generally users that have built up a good reputation on the forum that get some of the higher level tracker invites.

I think perhaps maybe with a slightly improved reputation system we could avoid scammers and cheaters. Otherwise I really don't think it's necessary at the moment to make the site invite only.

[FireintheHouse]

One of the benefits of having it open to signups is that there's always new users looking for low level trackers, so those who only have low level tracker invites to giveaway will always have someone to give them to.
If the sight became invite only, there would soon be less people looking for low level trackers and it would become hard for some members to get rep from low level giveaways.

Just worth thinking about i guess :)

[trunx23]

One of the benefits of having it open to signups is that there's always new users looking for low level trackers, so those who only have low level tracker invites to giveaway will always have someone to give them to.
If the sight became invite only, there would soon be less people looking for low level trackers and it would become hard for some members to get rep from low level giveaways.

Just worth thinking about i guess :)

i agree...another defender of the open sign up....lol
good thinking...very aristotle-like:)

[noe]

An invite forum that is invite only? What would be the point of that?

[Shalomnt]

Make it by invite only

[fanny]

Invite only cause I wanna feel special. But siriously that is really redundant.

[timtebo]

I find some of the points raised interesting. I agree that the idiots will get sorted out, but if membership is made more bureaucratic even fewer undesirables will filter through.

[dragontrue]

Definitely: free sign-up:D.

[PixelEater]

I would say invite only. I've already seen communities be ruined by noobs.

[turtle]

I say invite only, but each member should have like 30+ invites so it would be a little easier to get in.

[jubabento]

Make it by invite only. And Rules for that ;)

[cj7531]

signup free- a lot of noobies, it means more spam, not reading the rules or FAQ... lot of bans
invite only- more respectable and nice people, easier for admins to control.

[Tjub]

Free signup let me in, however it is not the greatest option as we all know.
If it was invite only at least you could weed out the ratio cheaters easier (y)

[pussyliicker]

Let's keep this site for free sign-up, even though ive been using my invite's to invite people :D

[trapthem]

this one should stay as a free sign up community.

[murker]

id say invite :D

[cnckane]

I think Invite only will be better..

[yayhl2]

If we make it invite only, then we can keep out scammers and cheaters for good.

I am a member on another forum board, and it is open for sign ups, and we get a lot of noobs and cheaters.

[Lexi]

if you make it invite only, you will lose all of the new invites that people bring in just from looking on google.

[Seamus]

hi, it's up to all you oldies.

I'm glad I'm in here, and I want to become part of the community.

I would have been annoyed if it was invite only but then again I only joined yesterday and my introduction thread had 2 replies and was already on the 5th page!

Sounds like a lot of people are joining.

[Humberto]

As you can see i'm a new member and i found this site on google. I think a can contribute to the community and if this site were invitation only i would just pass it by.

[rizkhan25000]

I think open signups with the practice of actively deleting inactive accounts is the best approach for this forum . But for the benefit of this forum with condition only one sign up per ip adress any additional sign up on the same ip should only be allowed if accompanied by some good reason.

Further it would be better if the short bursts opensignups (for 24 to 48 hours) are regularly held after a fixed period may be 2 or 3 months with the forum completely closed for any signup in the period between. The period may be anything between 2 to 3 months. In this way the forum would get in new people and with ample time for the moderators to throw out the bad members using the closed period between the two open signups.

i don't think invite only system is any good for TI, as it is itself a forum to give invites .lol ! imagine invites of TI given on some other invite forum in this case.

[Zseeds]

Invite-only, it will be good, just like torrent-sites which are invite only are a little better!

[huntrakafu]

scammers and cheaters can be flushed out if its INVITE only.

[Master Razor]

It should remain invite only but the staff should really reduce the 100 inv per account because it inspires the lack of professionalism. With 100 inv I could invite 92 scammers in here, could't I?

[aspen23]

Invite Only FTW

[Penguin]

invite only,
but with open signups for like the eqvilent of 5 days during the month.

doing this i think;
People who are just looking for a place to get some invites and leave again will lose interest before getting into this site.
People who really want to get into this site and add to the community will hopefully keep checking out for open signup and eventually gain access to the site.

[LightOnTheLedge]

Invite only and make the member responsible for who they invite.

[Metroid]

Make it free sign-up. It'll just be ironic if it's not.

[akshet]

it must be invited

[herlig]

I like the idea of periodic open signup.
I dont believe TI should be a hard site to get into. Anyone that really want to be a member should have to opportunity.
But by making it harder than open signup, you can filter alot of the people you dont really want here out.

[pod42]

Open sign up is a cause of making more spams on this community. We need to be more careful with those who sign up here. Interviewing before letting them in possible can reduce the number of spams we see everyday.

[crazyMidget]

Open sign up is a cause of making more spams on this community. We need to be more careful with those who sign up here. Interviewing before letting them in possible can reduce the number of spams we see everyday.
^ agree
invites only with interview

[tranced]

I have a great suggestion

Why not ask questions on why you want to be part of the community and what you have to offer??
It could be open forever with these questions


I don't really want to be like Invitecentral.net where you need a invite so why not ask questions?

Something like this could make sense.

Having the entrance guarded by a simple form would prob encourage people to value their accounts more.

[Gloves]

Something like this could make sense.

Having the entrance guarded by a simple form would prob encourage people to value their accounts more.


I agree with this, but having an invite forum invite only is just stupid I think. Maybe have all the new users send the staff direct profile links, that way maybe the whole user base should be 'trustworthy. Then this still will not allow users who have never used private trackers get in, but new users to privates can be great users. They just need a little guidance. I think no matter what system you use, you will have cheaters and people that just want to benefit themselves.

[ThiefGold]

I'm sure it's been said before, but I'll say it again anyway. When I google torrent invites the first two sites I see are this torrent-invites.com and this one. The first site has free registration but you have to basically interview to actually get into the site. Part of the interview process is to give some of your ratios so they can see what kind of file sharing you're going to be doing.

I find this to be a bit over the top for an invite site. How are you supposed to work on your ratio to get into the invite site when you can't even get an invite for a site where you can work on your ratio at?

I say keep the site's free registration

[Penguin]

I'm sure it's been said before, but I'll say it again anyway. When I google torrent invites the first two sites I see are this torrent-invites.com and this one. The first site has free registration but you have to basically interview to actually get into the site. Part of the interview process is to give some of your ratios so they can see what kind of file sharing you're going to be doing.

I find this to be a bit over the top for an invite site. How are you supposed to work on your ratio to get into the invite site when you can't even get an invite for a site where you can work on your ratio at?

I say keep the site's free registration

I dont think this site should stay free registration at all,
hell of a lot more spammers whow ill jsut grab a demonoid code (for example) and f*ck off again.

I think we should do something like torrent-invites.com
in having a thread in which a user must post why they want to be able to access the rest of the site, post ratios etc and then be approved by a mod.

That should be the best of both worlds really, every1 gets a chance to be part of the site, but only users who deserve to be a part of the site get into.

[LordWolf]

Good this question here post adds! But in my opinion, it will go away freely
there will be more persons interested in being a member, with so much that it is
same people accesses the site at least 3 times in the month.

[success]

Let's keep this site for free sign-up

[malvavisko]

i think it should be mainly free sign-up, but it wouldn't be a bad idea to be a invite only comunity from time to time.

[06170060]

I can understand the point of going private.

but for me, I support free sign-up.
the theory of launching this site is to give a hope for the ppl who get frustrated by the invites
we all experience that frustration when feeling no chance to get something you desperately want
that's why we come here to get and share what we want or what we have.
so Making it invite only is just opposite to its origin. this is my opinion

[froggie]

I think needing an invite for an invite site is ridiculous! But I do like the idea of new users having to kinda interview to get access to the full site. Here you have to have 20 posts and then you get access to the "better" invite giveaways forum...I don't think that's enough. It was kinda easy and didn't really take much effort on my part.

At torrent-invites, the users sign up and then they only have access to an introduction thread where they have to answer a few questions about their torrenting background. Another member has to give them their first reputation point in order to access any forum other than the introduction thread.

Maybe we could do something that incorporates the two ideas. Instead of having a member get automatic access to the invites forum after twenty posts, maybe they could need approval from a higher status member. Once you have your twenty posts, you could go to a designated thread and make a post answering a few questions about what you have learned about torrenting from TI. There could be a rep point added to the current system, "20 post approval" or something like that. Once a higher status member has seen the new member's post, approved it and given them the rep point, only then does the new member have access to the invites giveaway forum. Before giving the new member the rep point that allows them access to the invites forum, older members would want to look over the new member's past posts and make sure they are of substance and not just spam. I think this way it kind of makes the members here responsible for the quality of our new users. We as members would need to make sure the person we are approving is a good recruit. Take the time to look at the past posts and read the answers to the questions before approving new members access to the invites giveaway forum. And this way we don't lock out people that are new to torrents...and don't have an invite to a good tracker much less an invite to an invite forum. But as long as they are willing to take the time to read, ask questions, learn what they need, they can become part of the community.

It's really not as complicated as it sounds...lol. Just an idea.

[thegoodbadguy]

anything that is good, and wants to stay that way needs to be limited. INVITE only

[Joao ricardo]

I prefer free sig, we have section for active users

[Shadow]

invite only..free sign ups sometimes
sometimes we have to pause and think it over for a while.....ok thought about it
look a lot of pips have been banned already and they can easy make another account.
I want to make them realize the consequences of their actions.

[tehNUGE]

I would like to see this place become a little more exclusive. Invite only. Occasional open registration.

[Shadow]

ok I take back everything that i said about open signups.I believe that we should be an invite only site.
and will be open every once in a while.like every 6 months or so..
why?
1. so that banned members cant join immediately.
2. to be able to know each other better.honestly I have been here for months now and I really dont know most of the guys here.
3. so that members would take care of there account here and not take it for granted.being proactive about cheaters/scammers/traders... yes they could come back however they have to wait for more than 6 months.lol
4 from now on we should treat our fellow members like family and build trust w/ each other.

because I have a vision..and I see TI soaring!

[GuitarGuy]

shadow nice thinking but keeping invite system .. u will find less member in here ..

i think there should be a moderator team who approve new accounts .. so it will be safe . and u willl find more people coming ...

keep a introduction thread i guess ...

[Shadow]

im not gonna comment on that however heres' what I learned about open sign ups.
some trackers/forum doesnt want open signups because if they do..they will be cheaters/etc coming in as well.. sometimes there are more bad guys coming in than good ones.

[nullStar]

Making it invite only will help to keep it free from too many leeches =)

[oneallen]

i go for invite only

[vegatracks]

free sign up , i think should be free because some persons search it in google and don't have friends that have here account,

it's my opinion

[todz]

Invite Only, FileHoard is a good way to get invites for TI so you don't absolutely need a friend to get in.

Also it helps to get rid of leechers and tourists because you need some motivation to get the right to be a part of this community.

[1prohacker]

i think it should be by invites only because dubm people will start coming here ...

[ElementZ]

Invite only

Probally to late because it has been open so many times but if you have open sign ups you will get spys from torrent sites coming in and catching people giving invites.

[Omega]

This thread is huge....and keeps on growing. Seems like there are two very different opinions about this, and to be honest both sides have some legitimacy.

[dtrik1706]

I feel invite only will create a more elite community, and make people more willing to trust people with invites, I think that this is a question that should be taken seriously closing signups could create a stagnation in the forums.. However it will weed out the unworthy users easily.

[tehNUGE]

Good call on making T.I. semi-private Omega.

[torrentking8822]

Invite only is fine by me.

[Roooney]

I feel invite only will create a more elite community, and make people more willing to trust people with invites, I think that this is a question that should be taken seriously closing signups could create a stagnation in the forums.. However it will weed out the unworthy users easily.

+1

[Jega]

I think invite only is safer.

[ADRIANORSR]

Definitely ti must be closed for registartion and allowed only invite

[username]

invite only.

because invite only policy usually keeps the general scum off the site.

[headcase]

Invite policies are no more efficient at removing "scum", than having just left sign-ups open. Most private BitTorrent sites are invite only, but many still have to deal with cheaters on a daily basis; what does mean? Invite systems are not filters; they cannot sought between "good users" and "bad users" - they only make it harder to get into a site. If you think about it, an invite system can only destroy a community; most users just give their invites to anyone on the internet - becuase those users are responsible for who they invite, a good user might invite a cheater and then both get banned... this will only destroy the userbase. Most of my friends, AFK, don't even use BitTorrent, so giving them away is the only worthwhile thing to do with invites.

[g24b7]

Invite only

[pulpfictius]

invite only imo

[Addicted]

i vote for invite only :D