Oink invites

[cmigliaccio]

I've got seven. Post here with your e-mail if you'd like one (so I can see your ratio).

Chris

[brettac1]

What kind of ratio is required there?

[rlrs]

rlrs@comcast.net

[cgoodwin22]

goodwin1970@verizon.net

[jmal]

jeffmal AT gmail DOT com

[remtraderhh]

These are the rules of Oink, for brettac1 and anyone else who might be interested:

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Main Rules - Breaking these rules will get you banned

* If you choose to use one, a cute avatar is a must (preferably a stuffed animal, pet, cartoon character, etc.). If you can't find one, ask in the forums. Things that are not acceptable: your favourite band, attractive women, band/sporting/product logos, pictures of you and/or your partner. It's far better to not have an avatar than one that breaks the above rule.
* Do not post our torrent files on other sites. Every torrent file has your personal passkey embedded in it. The tracker will automatically disable your account if you share your torrent files with others. You will not get your account back.
* This is a torrent site which promotes sharing amongst the community. If you are not willing to give back to the community what you take from it, this site is not for you. In other words, we expect you to have an acceptable share ratio.
* Do not sell our invites. The invites were given to you to invite your friends or people you think that can contribute. If you are found selling invites, you'll lose your account.
* We're a community. Working together is what makes this place what it is. There are over a thousand new torrents uploaded every day and sadly the staff aren't psychic. If you come across something which violates a rule, report it! Ignoring it is only damaging the community.

Uploading Rules - Failure to comply with these rules will result in a warning or a ban

General Uploading Rules
* Do not tag your releases. Your name goes next to the upload anyway, there's no need to plaster it all over the place!
* Only music, apps, comedy (audio), audio-book, eLearning videos and eBooks releases are allowed here.
* Releases needn't be 'scene' releases, in fact it's always nice to see personal rips. But please remember that you should use a good CD ripper ie EAC and good encoder ie LAME (or a suitable alternative) ripped with a high quality (--alt-preset standard or --alt-preset extreme [or with a lossless codec such as ape or flac). Regarding app releases however, ensure your release is tested working on not just your own PC if it is your own rip.
* Do not upload a torrent unless you intend to seed until there are at least 1.0 distributed copies.
* (Updated) Duplicate torrents in any category are not allowed. For example, if a torrent exists on the site at 256kbps then no further torrents at 256kbps or lower bitrate are allowed. Significantly higher bitrate rips or different file formats of the same content are allowed (applies to lossy codecs only). There are 2 exceptions to this rule:
1. (New) A FLAC release which contains a .log of the rip process can be uploaded when there is already a FLAC without a .log, or the existing torrent has CRC mismatches. In the latter case, the existing torrent must be reported or your new one will be deleted as a duplicate. If a FLAC torrent already exists, no alternative lossless format may be uploaded.
2. A LAME --alt-preset-extreme (or the newer equivalent, -V0) rip is allowed on the site at any time, even if a higher CBR rip is already on the site. Only 1 APX/V0 rip, though. Lying about the quality or transcoding a release in order to meet this condition will result in severe consequences.
* If your torrent is deleted by a staff member for any reason, you can use the Log to see who deleted it and why. If you disagree with that decision, please use the PM link on the Staff page to contact that staff member. If you post in the forums about these kinds of things, the staff person involved might never see it.
* Do not advertise other sites in your torrent descriptions. We don't have any advertising, you shouldn't either.
Music Specific Uploading Rules
* Music releases must have an average bitrate >= 192kbps, regardless of the format, be properly labelled and ideally also have .m3u (playlist) file and covers. No transcodes or re-encodes of releases are acceptable here. There are no exceptions to this rule (no matter how rare you claim it is!)
* Music releases must be a folder containing the music, not an archive (ie: .rar, .zip). The only exception to this is if it is a single file where a torrent of a single file would be acceptable (though still not archived).
* Image files like .bin, .iso and .nrg are not allowed in music torrents.
* Radio, television, web rips and podcasts are not allowed. It does not matter whether it's FM, direct satellite, internet or even if it's a pre-broadcast tape (too difficult for us to moderate such things). Radio does not have enough bandwidth to meet our 192kbps rule. Plus, anything on the radio has already been through several conversions/reencodes.
* No audience recordings - no matter how rare or how good you think they are.
* Music uploaded here must not be freely available on the web (from official sources such as record label or band websites). If you could just download from the web, so can everyone else. Uploads can be from other torrent sites but you take responsibility for determining that the music is not transcoded.
* Music releases must include the year of release, bitrate or rough average bitrate of the track(s). Writing simply VBR is not acceptable. Release must also include the the format (MP3/WMA/FLAC/AAC/APE/WAV etc) in the torrent name and a tracklisting in the description.
* Music releases must be properly labelled. This means you should not be sharing a folder which is just the album name. The minimum you must have for a folder is 'Artist - Title'. A little extra effort from you saves a lot of time for others.
* File names must reflect the song titles. You may not have file names like track01.mp3, track02.mp3, etc.
* Torrents should never be tagged as [REQ] or [REQUEST]. If you fill a request using Requests then everyone who voted for it will be automatically notified.
* The Artist field in the torrent name should contain only the artist name. Any tags like [Advance] or sub-genres (if you must use them) should come at the end of the Title field.
* (New) CD sourced music must not contain pops or clicks (rip/encode errors). They will be deleted if reported.
* (New) Cassette and VHS sourced music is not suitable for this site, the frequency range is not good enough to meet the high quality we strive to maintain here.
* (New) All music torrents must be encoded with a single encoder using the same settings. This means you cannot create a torrent which contains both CBR and VBR files, nor can you upload torrents containing a mix of APS/V2 and APX/V0.
Multi Album Torrents
* (New) Multi-album torrents are now not allowed on the site under any circumstances. That means no discographies, pitchfork compilations etc. Discographies make it a hassle for users to download individual albums and result in a lot of duplicate albums being uploaded.
* (New) All music torrents must be one release, so if an album is 2CDs, it is fine to upload that as a single torrent. However, uploading 2 or more different albums in one torrent is strictly forbidden. Greatest hits and best of compilations with several CDs are ok. Boxsets may be uploaded as one torrent so long as they do not contain any discs that are available as another individual release.
Lossless Torrents
* (New) A FLAC torrent which contains a .log file of the rip process (and confirms CRC matches) can be uploaded if there is an existing FLAC torrent without a log.
* (New) If there is a CRC mismatch in a FLAC torrent which contains a .log, a new one can replace it only if the existing one is reported to the staff with clear reasons why, and the new one contains no such CRC mismatches. Failure to do this will result in the new one being deleted as a duplicate.
* (New) Other lossless formats cannot be uploaded to the site once a FLAC version exists.
* (New) Uncompressed WAV files are not allowed. Many lossless compression routines exist which are cross-platform and severely reduce the filesize. We recommend FLAC.
Comedy (Audio) and Audio Book Specific Uploading Rules
* Music is not permitted in these two categories. They are for spoken word only.
* Releases must be a torrent of a folder containing the audio files and have a bitrate (or rough average bitrate) at least 16kbps mono (ideally much higher).
* Archive files (.rar, .zip, etc.) are not permitted in these two categories.
* Radio or television rips are not permitted in these categories. We don't allow radio torrents of any kind (including talk).
App Specific Uploading Rules
* App releases (whether Windows or Mac) must not be freely available tools. There are no exceptions to this rule.
* Unix apps are not allowed here - don't upload any.
* App releases can be either a torrent of a folder or an archive, but archives must not be password protected.
* App releases must either have a small description of the program (either taken from its website, or from an nfo) or a link to information.
* The torrentname must not just be a non-informative filename.
* Serial numbers should not be posted in torrent descriptions. They should be in a file (text or otherwise) contained in the torrent.
* Torrents containing collections of cracks or keygens are not allowed. A crack or keygen for an application is only allowed in a torrent containing that application.
* Torrents containing collections of hacking or cracking tools are not allowed.
* Collections of pictures or wallpaper are not applications. They do not belong in this or any other category.
eBook (and eLearning Book) Specific Uploading Rules
* eBook releases can be either a torrent of a folder, an archive or .pdf. Archives must not be password protected.
* Collections of pictures, posters or wallpaper are not eBooks. Do not upload them on our site.
eLearning Video Specific Uploading Rules
* The eLearning Videos category is to be used only for tutorial videos.
* It is only suitable for tutorials on how to use features of applications, musical instruments or computer hardware. i.e. no kung-fu training, how to dance videos or lecture material which does not fit into one of the 3 topics already mentioned.
* Examples of acceptable content: lynda, LearnKey, Total Training and GNOMON.
* Uploads in this category must be either in a video file format (.avi, .mov etc) or a disk image (.iso, .bin/.cue etc), not archive files (.rar, .zip etc).
* As with other categories, they must also not be freely available on the web and should include a proper description and/or a link to further information.

Not Allowed Here
* Games of any kind, whether PC, Mac or phone. No games.
* AllData programs and data (car parts)
* Videos of any kind (other than eLearning Videos). No movies, no TV shows, no concerts.
* Pornography or nudity of any kind. This includes pictures, comic books, etc.
* Anything not specifically allowed above. If you have any doubts, ask before uploading.

Forum Etiquette/Rules - Failure to comply with these rules will result in a warning or a ban

* Some general guidelines.
* Don't use all capital letters, excessive !!! (exclamation marks) or ??? (question marks)... it seems like you're shouting!
* No double posting, there's an edit button, use it.
* No lame referral schemes. This includes freeipods.com, freepsps.com, or any other similar scheme in which the poster gets personal gain from users clicking a link.
* No posting music requests in forums, there's a request link on the top bar, please use that instead.
* No flaming, be pleasant and polite. Don't use offensive language, and don't be confrontational
for the sake of confrontation.
* Don't point out or attack other members' share ratios. A higher ratio does not make you better than someone else.
* Try not to ask stupid questions. A stupid question is one that you could have found the answer to yourself with a little research, or one that you're asking in the wrong place. If you do the basic research suggested (i.e., read the FAQ) or search the forums and don't find the answer to your question, then go ahead and ask.
* Be sure you read all the stickys.
* Use descriptive and specific subject lines. This helps others decide whether your particular words of wisdom relate to a topic they care about.
* Try not to post comments that don't add anything to the discussion. When you're just cruising through a thread in a leisurely manner, it's not too annoying to read through a lot of "hear, hear"'s and "I agree"'s. But if you're actually trying to find information, it's a pain in the neck. So save those one-word responses for threads that have degenerated to the point where none but true aficionados are following them any more.
Or short: NO spamming
* Refrain from quoting excessively. When quoting someone, use only the portion of the quote that is absolutely necessary.
* No posting of requests for serials or cracks. No links to warez or crack sites in the forums.
* Please refrain from starting political or religious discussions. These types of discussions lead to arguments and flaming users, something that will not be tolerated. This is a filesharing community in which we share music and apps.
* Don't waste other people's bandwidth by posting images of a large file size.
* Be patient with newcomers. Once you have become an OiNK expert, it is easy to forget that you started out as a newbie too.
* See the main rule

Rules edited 2006-08-12 (15:00 GMT)

[brettac1]

Is my ratio acceptable? If so:

brewerluvr@yahoo.com

[feederfan19]

feederfan19(at)msn(dot)com

[jespers]

plusk50(at)gmail(dot)com

[cmigliaccio]

Sent a bunch of invites. Goodwin, it said you already got an invite at some point. Weird.

Still have some more for those who'd like them. I'm looking for ratios above .5 or so, just so I have a sense you won't get banned right away (Oink is pretty strict about ratios, and it can be hard to get a good ratio there if you're not the type to jump on things right away and/or seed them forever).

[sicottem]

sicottem@sbcglobal.net

[rlrs]

Gracias

[ryantmdog]

i'm new to this torrent thing, but wuld like to learn about it. how do you get ratios, share, download, and all that jazz?

[cmigliaccio]

FAQ: http://www.ryanadamsarchive.com/forum/faq.php?faq=new_faq_item#faq_whatisbittorrent

[muller]

Ive got three invites going spare. If anyone wants PM me - but please bear in mind Oink is basically run by Nazis and if you step out of line they'll kick you off.

[brettac1]

Yeah, seems like that's all I've heard about the place. I'm downloading stuff where I'm the only leecher, too, so I haven't uploaded anything to this point.

[hgrunwell]

I love oink

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[kees]

I love oink

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Thanks to the goodness of Hal, so do I!!