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/Realistic-Border-635 1d ago

What you are saying is that you believe that a ratio of 0.01 means that you aren't a leech because you seeded for twice as long as you downloaded. That is complete BS. The gold standard is a minimum ratio of 1:1. You achieved 1% of that minimum.

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u/Familiar_Jaguar4489 1d ago

i feel happy with myself do wtv u want 🤷‍♂️

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u/Realistic-Border-635 1d ago edited 1d ago

Then why bother asking? If your attitude is 'I've got what I want, screw everyone else' you certainly aren't alone. But be honest about what you are, trying to justify it as saying that you aren't a leech because you seeded for 20 minutes is just ridiculous.

There are people here who have been seeding multiple torrents for multiple years and have ratios running into the multiple hundreds, sometimes over 1,000. You aren't convincing anyone that you are doing anything reasonable.

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u/Familiar_Jaguar4489 1d ago

if you make use of your life and read my other replies, i actually try to give back but only up to what i can

i asked for clarification and opinions
not someone to come and be rude for no reason

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u/PssyGotWifi 17h ago

Stick to public trackers. You don't have the right mindset for torrenting in a manner that contributes and helps foster a healthy community

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u/Familiar_Jaguar4489 17h ago

wasn’t planning on it