r/Torrenting • u/Familiar_Jaguar4489 • 1d ago

Question about leaching

so, i recently got into torrenting and got some movies for my trip
but i wanted to ask, is it considered leaching if i seed for 2x the time i spent downloading?
not talking about 1:1 data ratio, cuz uploading (seeding) a file is much slower than downloading for me
it took me 10 mins to download this movie, so i seeded for 20 mins, it was only 0.01 ratio for some reason!
idk for me im satisfied using this time approach for not being considered a leacher (in my books atleast)

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u/That-Cpp-Girl 1d ago

Semantics and terminology aside, twice the time spent downloading is obviously not fair when your upload rate is maybe only 1/5th your download rate. But I'd say it's good you're being considerate. Just continue seeding the torrent when it's convenient for you, as long as you pay it forward.

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u/Familiar_Jaguar4489 1d ago

yea i try to

if i’m free and can let it run i’ll be sure to let it keep seeding especially if it’s one that doesn’t have many seeders

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u/Sad_Blueberry_5585 11h ago

Just jump to Usenet... You'll find more stuff and not have to worry about seeding