Volunteer Series Seeding - Comments/Suggestions/Feedback

Last edited by jholic on Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:30 pm; edited 7 times in total

Volunteer Series Seeding has begun!
http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12261

what is the 'volunteer series seeding' thread for?
basically, the vss thread allows individuals to ANNOUNCE his/her intention of re-seeding an older, unseeded, completed series. don't confuse this with releasing a new series, answering a seed request for one or two eps, or SOTW/SOTM. 'vss' is for reseeding a completed, older series such as forbidden love, princess hiro, pride, autumn tale, or other torrents that may have been on the tracker for a few months or so.

what is the 'volunteer series seeding' thread NOT to be used for?
- requesting that a series be seeded (you would do that in the appropriate seed req thread)
- answering a seed req for just one or two people (again, in the seed req thread)
- replacing the seed req, sotw, or sotm (there's no voting here)
- reseeding any series that already has multiple, current seeds (please check current seed status w/ MoerkJ's tool)
- raising expectations that someone will always be seeding a series every day, week, month, whatever - it's strictly voluntary and there is no set schedule
- seeding just part of the series and hoping someone will complete the rest - you should have all eps already completed (though you may want to ask for help on the ost or special, if you don't have it)
- "casual seeding" - we practice SAFE AND MEANINGFUL SEEDING here at d-addicts, dangit! if your intent is just to seed an ep here or there over the course of a year, then the vss thread is not for you. you should just continue to seed casually in the seed req section. the vss thread is about COMMITMENT! Laugh

why was the vss thread created?
- many people had an entire series that they could seed, but felt it would be a waste to seed an entire series for just one or two people
- even if a seeder announced his/her intention of reseeding a series (in the seed req thread), not many people ever read that particular thread
- many series never won sotw/sotm, OR they won it, and would never go back on it again
- even if the seeder announced seeding in his/her signature file, s/he'd have to post like 1800 times and change his nick to 'jholic' to get anyone to notice. and everyone already ignores jholic.... Mr. Green

- there were some seeders already reseeding entire dramas, but how many people hear about it? bet you wouldn't have missed it if there was a vss announcement thread

who can be a 'vss'?
anybody! if you have an entire series that was released here on d-addicts, and would like to reseed - as long as it does not already have multiple seeds for each ep - you can announce it here. however, once the vss announces his/her intention, there should be a responsibility to come through with your offer, since many people may be waiting on the particular series.
of course, if you only have a few episodes (or the entire series) of the announced vss, you are always welcome to join in and assist (you don't need to make an announcement). we always appreciate additional help.

where can i.....
- find current vss's? ... here
- make a request for an older series to be seeded? ... in the appropriate seed req thread of that torrent
- say THANK YOU to the vss's? ... in the appropriate seed req thread of that torrent
- provide comments, suggestions, feedback, etc? ... right here in this thread

when would a vss make an announcement?
vss is completely random, but if you do intend to make an announcement, for maximum effectiveness, it's best to pm a mod or jholic a few days before the actual reseeding occurs. you'll want to give time for the mod to post your announcement in the thread.

how does the vss thread work?

the vss thread is always LOCKED to prevent people from posting there, and making the thread too confusing. if you want to ANNOUNCE your intention of being a vss, you should pm jholic or one of the mods (MoerkJ, iceberri, puccakiss79, neonkinpatsu, etc) with the following info (and preferably in the following FORMAT):

the vss should include, at the minimum, the following info:

time period of the reseed (couple of days, weekend, a month - of course, the longer the series, the longer the reseed period, but pls use common sense)
your name
series name (and version if needed)
# of eps/special/ost
whatever notes

OPTIONAL INFO:
**if you cannot figure out how to get the last three items, you can just leave it blank, but it would make our lives easier if you provide us the info**
torrent comments link (probably of ep1, but you could just give the link of the 'search' results page)
torrent download link (use the 'torrent search' function, and copy/paste the corresponding link)
seed request thread link (found in the 'seed req' section)

example format:
time period: 01/04/05 - 01/11/05
vss: jholic
series: autumn tale (cimg dvd rip version)
eps: 1-16 and ost
notes: my upload speed has a max of 16kB, so please bear with me. i will start from ep1 and finish with the ost.
series info: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6302
torrent downloads: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?search=autumn+tale&type=&sort=
updates, comments & thank you's: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6912

example format:
time period: weekend of 01/15/05 - 01/16/05
vss: dmorgan
series: big wing
eps: 1-11
notes: this is a batch torrent, so if you have some of the eps, you may want to put it in one folder and start the batch. i may need to disconnect every once in a while, so please be patient.
torrent info: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6879
torrent downloads: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?search=big+wing&type=&sort=
updates, comments & thank you's: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11593

IMPORTANT NOTE TO VSS: by announcing in this thread, you should assume some responsibility for completing your offer. your announcement may make the torrent uber-popular (2000 leechers) or not so popular (2 leechers). in either case, you should proceed with reseeding. thank you very much for your participation in this project.

EVERYONE ELSE: please help out our vss's by staying on to seed others. sharing is caring! Big Smile

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:22 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Well, you've sold me. Laugh

And thank you for addressing the questions I asked in the other topic in your opening statement. ^.^

If I were going to pick a forum to put it in, I guess it would be seed requests, because it seems like more people going to look for a seed would see it that way. For SotW, I typically access that thread through the link on the torrents page (in the box for the current SotW), and rarely bother accessing it through the forum itself. But then, that's just my personal behavior.....

Another question, perhaps an obvious one: will this also include Jem? I have more of a tendency to look there and offer things that need reseeding myself, and I'm an advocate of anything that would revive his tracker, naturally. Smile

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:22 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

This idea would suit my seeding habits eminently. Smile

And if it would be ok to say that you are going to be seeding some jem stuff, I favour that idea as well. Viva jem.

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:28 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

As I said before, I'm all for it. Big Smile

It would be cool if Jem torrents were included as well. Smile

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:51 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Nicely put jholic! This is what d-addicts needs. We are a great community and can help each other more efficiently with a vss fourm section.

dance

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:44 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

np, if you want to have a moderated thread (no replies, deleting of obsolete posts) I can help you. If you want it locked & sticky I can do that for you too. Once you have your posts in that locked thread you can edit those as you wish. Just send me the details through PM or try to catch me on IRC. Mr. Green

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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:31 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Sounds like you've put a lot of thought into this jholic. Great job~ salut

Since it's your baby, it makes most sense for you to start the thread and the mods will lock/moderate it. You can still edit your posts to add more and more information so that shouldn't be a problem.

Just a point of clarification: At least for the KSOTM, series that have won can be put back on the poll. Actually, pucca and I were thinking about doing just that for February. Tongue

Since it's been running for nearly 8 months now, we felt that there was a significantly larger "newbie" pool who might be interested in it. I think for the JSOTW, thetenken runs it so that past winners are not nominated, but you'd have to ask him to clarify that. ^___^

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:57 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Yay, wonderful idea! Laugh

Count me in!

Also, HA at the "casual seeding" bit =P

Edit: Oh, question. Will we be coordinating series like a SotW type thing? Or spreading out among different series?

*coughs* Watch out for a sheriff, jholic! Crazy

o/~
Sheriff John Brown always hated me;
For what I don't know.
Every time that I plant a seed
He said, "Kill it before it grows."
He said, "Kill it before it grows."
o/~

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:09 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

*nodnod* And a group seeding a group will be even better.

Also, will you be voluntarily sharing some of that pocky with us? Neutral

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Being a newbie around here (but not to jdorama) I think this is a great idea. There are a lot of old series that I see here that I'd like to get, but I hate asking. I'll usually just keep checking the trackers until I see something being seeded, or check the seed requests. And I know from seeding that lots of people don't ask, they just keep hoping that the seeder will show up eventually. Sometimes I have to check the tracker to see who needs something.

Well, I'm sure this is all redundant to you regulars, but now I have ten posts. Cool

lizzo

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:22 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

.. I LOVE this IDEA!!! GREAT!!.. meaning you'll know when to dl and up a torrent file... cause i i'll seed or dl an ep... but no one knows I am..

THanks .. I think it's a good idea .. i would volunteer ..but i'm not a pro at bittorrent and board/forum stuff.. i"ll leave to ppl who can.. I agree it's going to take a deal of work and paitence

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

'tama: IOU - one keyboard. ha! sorry, how else was i going to describe 'casual seeding'? btw, where's YOUR mind at?!?

MJ and ice: i really appreciate your response as mods. just to verify - even if you LOCK the thread, i'll be able to edit my last post? if so, that would work out perfectly for the idea i have in mind.

ice: i plan to start the thread w/in a few days, thanks!

everyone else: i really appreciate your input/comments/feedback/suggestions/etc. to address a few of those ---

- i will definitely contact jem for his permission, but i do not see a reason why he would not want his torrents to be seeded. but i'll see if i can contact him.

- Carn/dm, i like the group coordination thing, but perhaps we should keep it to a minimum. as i mentioned in the thread, i do not want to set a precedence where people will come to EXPECT that a vss will appear every weekend or month or whatever. i also don't want people to feel as if they need to be in a 'group' in order to be a vss. we can discuss it through pm or something.

thanks for the suggestions, i made a few modifications/additions to the post above.