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Slow Uploaders Guide to Better Ratios at Any Tracker
Quoted from a Moderator of another tracker
"I have lost count of the number of times that slow or capped upload speeds is given an excuse for dismal ratios that I'm almost tired to reply to the same question again. While we understand the user's frustrations, it is not acceptable as a valid excuse.
Having said all that, I do acknowledge that slow uploads is indeed frustrating to users who just want to download as much as they can while fully intending to return the same back. First of all, that mentality has to be changed. If your upload speeds are capped, You will just have to responsibly change your behaviour in order to match that. Why do I have so much interest in slow uploaders? It is precisely because my own speeds are capped at 16kbps.
So here's a guide with some helpful tips and strategies that is meant specifically for those with heavily unbalanced UL/DL capabilities. I hope you find some of it useful and informative."
The One and Only Slow/Capped Uploader's Guide to Better Ratios v2.0
by kookiatw
Don't stop your seeds!
One of the most counfounding things I've come across as a mod are users who try to shift the blame to their ISPs when a quick check on their profile reveals that they are not seeding at all. Why did you stop your seeds?? You have downloaded 30gb worth of stuff, go seed some of them back for goodness sake.
There is no point in seeding 20 files at the same time
Hey look, you have a limited upload of 128kb/s (ie 128kb/s = 16kB/s). Seeding 20 file at the same time will really just backfire on you.
Firstly, Each TCP connection that you make will add additional overhead to your bandwidth, thus lowering the amount of actual data capacity. What this means is that each torrent will only be effectively seeding data at very low rates.
Secondly, bittorrent clients are designed such that when your peers see that you are sending data so slowly, chances are that client will snub you and prioritise incoming data from OTHER clients ahead of yours so you not only do not fully utilise your bandwidth for purely sending useful data, you are also rejected by your peers
Limit your upload slots per torrent
In certain clients, you can change the max number of upload slots per torrent. Limiting this to a reasonable amount such that each upload slot gets a reasonable amount of bandwidth will help your seeds. The same logic applies as above. Having too many connections or seeding too many torrents at 1 time will be detrimental.
Basically the rule of thumb is to not spread your upload bandwidth too thinly across too many connections. What you want to do instead is to fully utilise your UL pipe for sending pure data.
Strategize what you decide to seed
And in relation to the above 2 tips, now that you have decided to only seed a few files at a time. Which one do you acutally seed? A good rule of thumb is to seed torrent with a low seeder to leecher ratio. Azureus keeps track of this data for you even when your torrents are not seeding so just pick the best torrent to seed and stop the rest.
Another strategy is to frequent the request forum. If you pick upon a request, you not only get to be the first seed, you also get the eternal gratitude of the requestor.
Do you really have to download 50 torrents at the same time?
Look. It really makes no sense to be complaining that you can't help having such a bad ratio. Of course you can't help it. Medical science has no cure for lack of common sense
Cap/Limit your downloads speeds to match your upload speeds.
This advice should be golden to users with a heavily unbalanced DL/UL pipe. It is human nature to want to grab grab and grab some more as fast as we can. If you have wonderful DL/UL speeds and can make up the deficit within a few days, sure go ahead. If you have a measly 3mbps/16kbps bandwidth, you will rub your hands in glee downloading 30gb worth of Photoshop DVDs within 3 days but spend the next week frantically trying to make up the deficit on a horrible UL capacity only to realise it is impossible and then you get banned. Well instead of complaining that you have slow upload bandwidth, if you cap your download bandwidth to match your upload capacity, you will not have this problem.
I know some that this is a step many of us are reluctant to take but hey if you think about it, it's quite logical after all. A typical lynda.com title averages 18 hours of training time. If you limit yourself to 1 download at a time at capped speeds, by the time you finish watching your first lynda.com title and take a break the rest of the day, your next lynda.com title will be done and ready to be tackled. And this is assuming that you watch all the training videos that you download back to back.
Think about it. How many of us have tons of material sitting in your HDD that remains unwatched or unused just cause you can't afford the time to go through it as yet. Why be in such a quick rush to grab all those GBs that just sit idle and take up space and give you a major ratio headache? Limit your downloads at a time and at CAPPED speeds.
Upload fresh new content
This has got to be the most obvious advice. Do I even need to explain this one?
Frequent the request forum
If you pick upon a request, you not only get to be the first seed, you also get the eternal gratitude of the requestor.
Check your own torrents, by clicking on your username or "my torrents" to see if a leechers are waiting for a seeder or a torrent you have needs more seeders. If there are less than 10 seeders - help!
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Total Share Ratio vs Ratio Per Torrent?
Some users are attempting to get each torrent they seed to a 1:1 ratio for fear their *Overall Share Ratio* will drop if they do not do this.
Users need to be more concerned about their Overall Share Ratio instead of single torrent ratios. Some users are sacrificing great opportunities to seed and increase their share ratio by dividing their bandwidth with torrents that have plenty of seeders.
Lets say you're seeding a 2GB file or a 150 Meg file with 50 leechers and no one has completed leeching to help seed. And that you are seeding three torrents that each *already* have 10 - 50 or more seeders.
There is no reason to keep seeding the three torrents that already have 10+ seeders. The only thing this does is prevent you from seeding at your optimum rate which prevents you from obtaining the best user Share Ratio you can get because they slow down your total upload rate.
In this case, the additional open torrents also slow down those 60 leechers of the brand new 2GB file or 150 Meg file which only you are seeding and no one else is.
I'm not saying it's not important to seed each torrent to a 1:1 ratio. It's simply better to stop the other three torrents with 10+ seeders to allow maximum bandwidth for your 2GB file or 150 Meg file until you have seeded long enough to have (ideally) nine other helpers.
You can resume seeding the other three torrents to a 1:1 ratio hours or days later when there are less seeders, when newcomer leechers are needing the file and because it is better for your own bandwidth and Overall Share Ratio in the end.
It's a win/win situation for everyone.
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This guide is intended for those who should already have read the main FAQ's and How To's of bittorrenting of the trackers they use. It is also geared specifically for those users with limited bandwidth who are using trackers where ratios are of importance.
What may appear to be extreme for you and your location regarding speeds (fast or slow) may be the norm for others in other locations of the world.
This document was written in direct response to the common problem of users who've already downloaded so much they're having enough problems maintaining a ratio, so leeching more may not be the best choice if they're about to be banned automatically by a tracker.
The point of the guide is specifically intended for users who which to improve their share ratios. There are plenty of guides on bittorrenting, just thought this may help some specific users because it provides insight not commonly addressed in most FAQs.
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