Oink: Christmas Present.

[zarquon]

For all you oink.me.uk users out there...........

http://oink.me.uk/index.php

"Between the 24th of December and the 1st of January GMT (inclusive), downloading will not affect your share ratio in any way.

We will still be recording uploaded amounts, but ignoring downloaded. For those of you who don't often download because you are concerned it will affect your stats too much, now is your chance to get everything you've wanted.
Similarly, those of you who are struggling to maintain a decent share ratio, now's your chance to seed everything you've previously downloaded or upload your own stuff, knowing that it will probably be downloaded much more.

Because we don't want the site to be flooded with new users hoping to cash in on this, users who joined after December 23rd are not included in this and all stats will still be recorded as normal. If this proves too much for us to handle, we may cut this short, but really hope that won't be the case.

Merry Christmas! http://oink.me.uk/pic/smilies/santa.gif
OPP Staff"

[ferrarimodena360]

IMHO oink is just another regular torrent site, same stuff which u get other sites and torrent and search engines that dont ban clients, or people, or think they are bigger than GOD

[black_magiic]

I think you are clearly mistaken. This sounds more like a case of sour grapes. Oink has tons of stuff you won't easily find anywhere else.

[zarquon]

IMHO oink is just another regular torrent site, same stuff which u get other sites and torrent and search engines that dont ban clients, or people, or think they are bigger than GOD

Are you a current member of oink. It has the largest torrent collection of music on the planet with the highest seed/leecher ratios you could possibly find.

There is no better place for music.

[gorphon]

There is no better place for music.

In my opinion, I would amend this to say that there is no better torrent site for music. :icon_rabb Trust me, there are definetely better (in terms of sheer quantity or guaranteed quality, but rarely both at once) places for music.

Not to say I don't like oink. their rules can seem a little strict (especially if you can't hear the difference in an mp3>cd conversion done at 128kb/s and one done at 320 or to one of the ap spec) and different moderators seem to apply them differently at times but, all in all, there is no better all around music community in the BT galaxy. Also, on the one negative issue I ever had at OiNK, I found the moderator I spoke with there to be understanding and respectful- not at all like what other people seem to have experienced, for whatever reason.

And thats the truth right there, ferrarimodena must have had a personal problem there. black_magiic is right, sour grapes!
Also, bitme.org is offering a 2 for 1 upload credit for the week starting Dec. 25th.

[mcovey]

Fun idea.
I don't use oink too much but for some reason, when I seeded a huge file I downloaded to 1 and then deleted it from the queue, it never registered, so I have to share everything there now to 2 or 3 to keep my ratio getting back to 1.

[.:sp00ky:.]

There is no better place for music.

That depends on what type of music you listen to.

[zarquon]

In my opinion, I would amend this to say that there is no better torrent site for music. :icon_rabb Trust me, there are definetely better (in terms of sheer quantity or guaranteed quality, but rarely both at once) places for music.


Agreed, what i really meant was this is the best source for music torrents.
I will admit though they are very strict and do piss off a lot of people, but thats why there are soo many seeds on their torrents. People are too scared to leech cos they're in for a quick ban.

That depends on what type of music you listen to.

True also, there is almost no christian content on oink. But fortunately there are other excellent sources.

[thepuzzler]

There is now this message on the site:

The site is running slowly because of the sheer number of users browsing at a time - more than twice what it normally is.
Once you have found what you want and started downloads/bookmarked torrents, please stop browsing the site to make it faster for everyone else.

I wonder if they'll keep the free downloads running til Jan 1st like they say, I doubt it at this rate.

[black_magiic]

A good supplement to oink if you're into music no one else has ever heard of is indietorrents

[zarquon]

A good supplement to oink if you're into music no one else has ever heard of is indietorrents

Tried it but never heard of any of the music on there. They have no RIAA stuff there.

[.:sp00ky:.]

Tried it but never heard of any of the music on there. They have no RIAA stuff there.

hehe that was pretty funny(you were trying to be funny right:icon_cycl)

[zarquon]

hehe that was pretty funny(you were trying to be funny right:icon_cycl)

No really, no celine dion or mariah carey. It sux

[Mels_Smileys45]

An FBI warrent. You private pirates are so screwed.

[zarquon]

An FBI warrent. You private pirates are so screwed.

Ohh ohh, back to kazaa for me.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Ohh ohh, back to kazaa for me.

Lol, yes Kazaa rocks! and at least the FBI isn't involved :icon_scra

[gumdrop ink]

i thought that was pretty kool of them to do this for xmas. was a ton of stuff i didnt want to get kause it would hurt me ratio but not now. time to justify the cable konnextion.

[broadwayrock]

asiandvdclub.org are doing the same thing.

Its a very good christmas present, but i cant find anything i want to download off oink at the moment. I might download stuff i dont want just because i can. humph

[the great one]

I think it's a good thing they did.Now I'll download like crazy for the next little while.

[cletis_van_damm]

the site its freaking slowwww i could hardly browse.

[shawners]

LoL. . Secret is to download the torrents before it got too slow and then start it up. Oink is the best out there for music.. It not only has scene releases, but FLAC, APE, Lossless, AAC, awesome request section, bookmark torrents, browse by genre, and wide variety of all sorts of genre..

[zarquon]

the site its freaking slowwww i could hardly browse.

Same here but i'm not complaining. My ratio has shot up today even though i'm downloading like crazy.

[pimpinaman]

how is oink on software?

[zarquon]

how is oink on software?

It has some 0day stuff but it really is for music. There are better trackers for software.

[Mels_Smileys45]

It must suck as bad as public trackers now. Merry x-mas FBI

[gorphon]

It must suck as bad as public trackers now. Merry x-mas FBI

naw, nowhere close! in my experience anyway.

funny you mention the FBI. they just stopped by with this thing they call a warrant. Now, I didn't know what that all was about so I just sent em down your way mels.

You can thank me later!

[SanDiegoKid]

Oink does have an awesome selection of music software. I know... because I just downloaded all of it.
... that Front 242 discography looks tasty too....

Ferrarafunkycolmadina360, did they IP ban you for leeching? Why would you say such untrue and, I'm sorry, stupid things?

Mels, is your avatar from Revolver?

Are you there, God? It's me kleenr.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Mels, is your avatar from Revolver?

Are you there, God? It's me kleenr.

Yep, thats Sorter right before he goes on a crazy shooting rampage. I bet you missed the part where he shot Tom Hanks huh


Yes I'm here, what do you want? I know who the fuck you are! I'm God damn it!

naw, nowhere close! in my experience anyway.

funny you mention the FBI. they just stopped by with this thing they call a warrant. Now, I didn't know what that all was about so I just sent em down your way mels.

You can thank me later!

I was talking about right now since they are letting everyone leech away. I work for the FBI (NARC) so no worries here. Plus I don't belong to that private site so they havent been collecting evidence on me for the 2006 private site pirate bust round up thats coming. You do know they run many of the private sites don't you? Old trick we use. Set up a site, let people join and do illegal shit (but make them sign a statement saying they won't do such things) , collect evidence, bust their ass, repeat.

[black_magiic]

I think we have more sour grapes.

[zarquon]

I think we have more sour grapes.

Nahh, he's just pissed that winmx has crapped out.

[boogiedan]

yep agree with most comments
ive been torrenting for over a yr now(since v early day's)

i too this day have'nt used any sign-up privates
my fav's r
1PBay
2.Mininova
3.NewNova(the return of SuprNova-same design-fast)
4.TorrentSpy

[Mels_Smileys45]

If you were not around for Donkax, you were not around for the early days. That was before Suprnova. I remember when everyone was lost and started going to suprnova but they had no torrents at the time. 2003 I guess. Now its all just a suck fest IMO. Danger lurks IMO

[Mels_Smileys45]

Nahh, he's just pissed that winmx has crapped out.

Not at all but you people need to wise up and fast. When you sign up for these sites you are really putting yourself out there. Every site eventually gets busted, these private sites will also fall sooner or later. Think about what youre doing and dont be all, "Ohh Ahhh look at all the cool files". Its not sour grapes, Ive never even tried to sign up and in fact have flat out turned down invites to that site. I'm just trying to provide a warning is all and I only offer it because I do not want people to end up being sued. Its your choice though and totally up to you. But heres the deal. The FBI is known to set up dump sites just to monitor whats being uploaded as well as downloaded. One of these sites is surley a set up. Are you a member? Now go ahead, I have nothing else to say about it guys. Dont be mad at me, hopefully I'm totally wrong, good luck

Wait, I'll go on and on and on - - -

I use BT for one thing, porn. (sometimes comics too) If Oink had a lot of that I might fall inot the trap too but I don't think it does. Dangle a peice of cheese in front of a rat and you can lead it right into a trap. I wonder what the rat thinks when it feels the trap clamp tight around its neck. Maybe, "Oh lord why was I so stupid" or "Damn that Mels was so right! How do I get my head out of this thing?". Im certain its one of the two.

So go ahead, sign up saying you wont traffic in illegal files then go ahead and do it anyways. Keep your ratio high and upload alot, thats what its all about. Safe!

[crackerjacker]

Nahh, he's just pissed that winmx has crapped out.
um leave mels alone

[RACKnRAIL]

I like oink myself, but in all honesty, it does not have the vast selection of music as mentioned. I am a huge fan of old folk music, bluegrass, and even AM pop music of the seventies, all of which oink is very limited in.

Their rules seemed a bit harsh in the beginning, as I got booted when I first joined. I got another invite and have managed to maintain a good ratio ever since. I have found lots of good stuff there. The fastest d/l speed I ever had was from oink.

Oink is an excellent site. Anyways, I would never expect one site to have everything.

[shawners]

Not at all but you people need to wise up and fast. When you sign up for these sites you are really putting yourself out there. Every site eventually gets busted, these private sites will also fall sooner or later. Think about what youre doing and dont be all, "Ohh Ahhh look at all the cool files". Its not sour grapes, Ive never even tried to sign up and in fact have flat out turned down invites to that site. I'm just trying to provide a warning is all and I only offer it because I do not want people to end up being sued. Its your choice though and totally up to you. But heres the deal. The FBI is known to set up dump sites just to monitor whats being uploaded as well as downloaded. One of these sites is surley a set up. Are you a member? Now go ahead, I have nothing else to say about it guys. Dont be mad at me, hopefully I'm totally wrong, good luck

Wait, I'll go on and on and on - - -

I use BT for one thing, porn. (sometimes comics too) If Oink had a lot of that I might fall inot the trap too but I don't think it does. Dangle a peice of cheese in front of a rat and you can lead it right into a trap. I wonder what the rat thinks when it feels the trap clamp tight around its neck. Maybe, "Oh lord why was I so stupid" or "Damn that Mels was so right! How do I get my head out of this thing?". Im certain its one of the two.

So go ahead, sign up saying you wont traffic in illegal files then go ahead and do it anyways. Keep your ratio high and upload alot, thats what its all about. Safe!


Dude.. Do you even know what your saying??? FBI set up FTP Sites and dump sites that SCENE Groups would upload too for them to share, it wasnt a BT Site they setup.. Suprnova.org got legal threats and took itself online, not private site, elitetorrents advertised star wars on front page and that got the law on them quickly. The other torrent site loki was a public site that had failed due to not making it private. OINK has been around for a LONG TIme. No one has ever got busted from using it or anywarnings. Plus why the FUCK WOULD FBI SET UP A PRIVATE BT SITE when they would want ANYONE TO JOIN AND UPLOAD TO BUST as many people as possible instead of locking it to 48 thousand members?? OR even banning people who dont keep a positive ratio?? Or setup servers over in the UK? Do you even hear yourself?? PEOple got busted quickly and easily on winmx as well as other networks, In fact they had to comply and take its servers down.
oink
Registered Users 48,032
Torrents 25,144
Peers 151,008
Clever Users 9,899 (configured to be connectable
Stoopid Users 5,410 (Behind firwall not connectable
Seeders 129,476
Leechers 21,532

[black_magiic]

I dont care too much about FBI run anyways. I'm in Canada and the worst as of now I will get is a nice letter I can mount on my wall.

[SanDiegoKid]

They don't care about borders. The FBI will grappling-hook up to your room, wake you up by putting a bag over your head, hog tie you and drag you back to the US. You will then be transported to international waters where you will be "questioned".

.. and an army of mounties in those cute hats and precious knee-high boots won't be able to stop them.

[black_magiic]

I love those hats.


That aside. Doesnt the FBI have better things to do than hunt down fifteen year olds downloading music off bittorrent. Aren't they supposed to be working to protect America from the evildoers afar. Me downloading music doesnt seem an issue of national security.

[notbob]

I like oink myself, but in all honesty, it does not have the vast selection of music as mentioned. I am a huge fan of old folk music, bluegrass, and even AM pop music of the seventies, all of which oink is very limited in.




boy did you ever burn the wrong bridge

[RACKnRAIL]

boy did you ever burn the wrong bridge

so, still trying to be funny :hi

[notbob]

so, still trying to be funny :hi

nah just an observation, alienating the one guy that has probably more of the music you want than any other person on earth

i know i'm laughing to myself about it

[RACKnRAIL]

nah just an observation, alienating the one guy that has probably more of the music you want than any other person on earth

i know i'm laughing to myself about it

You are assuming I do not have the music you already have. However, I'm not hurting for music or places to find it. I have been collecting for many years. I'm sure I have some rare stuff you would like as well. It's comforting to know we have something in common...even if it's only our choice in music.

[Mels_Smileys45]

Dude.. Do you even know what your saying??? FBI set up FTP Sites and dump sites that SCENE Groups would upload too for them to share, it wasnt a BT Site they setup.. Suprnova.org got legal threats and took itself online, not private site, elitetorrents advertised star wars on front page and that got the law on them quickly. The other torrent site loki was a public site that had failed due to not making it private. OINK has been around for a LONG TIme. No one has ever got busted from using it or anywarnings. Plus why the FUCK WOULD FBI SET UP A PRIVATE BT SITE when they would want ANYONE TO JOIN AND UPLOAD TO BUST as many people as possible instead of locking it to 48 thousand members?? OR even banning people who dont keep a positive ratio?? Or setup servers over in the UK? Do you even hear yourself?? PEOple got busted quickly and easily on winmx as well as other networks, In fact they had to comply and take its servers down.
oink
Registered Users 48,032
Torrents 25,144
Peers 151,008
Clever Users 9,899 (configured to be connectable
Stoopid Users 5,410 (Behind firwall not connectable
Seeders 129,476
Leechers 21,532

Dude calm yourself. I know what I'm saying. There are a few reasons for the FBI to set up a member site. Such as making people sign up and agree not to traffic illegal files. Thus when they do so, it makes it even worse for them. Plus they will be after the elite file sharers, not just anyone who may show up on a public tracker. The FBI surely only has a limited amount of resources so limiting to a set number of people makes perfect sense. They can only bust so many people at a time. Sometimes they observe pirate rings for years before moving in, I don't think they will wait that long in this case. Im not singling out Oink, It could be any of the private sites thats the honey pot.

If the FBI is not runnin the honey pot they will still be able to get all your info the sites keep up with when they raid the servers.

When I say busted I mean houses raided, computers seized. I think the FBI used the FTP sites as a lesson on what they can do, now its time to move on to the big dog on the block. Makes perfect sense. They will not ignore these crimes of the net. If you think they will, you are being foolish. Don't let greed make you blind to the dangers.

Any network is subject to risk but the government will be after the largest network. The one that will make the most noise when the bust it wide open. Don't be mad at me, this is only my opinion. Do what ever the hell you want.

Also, other networks have risks as well, I did not say they didn't.

Notice how many times I said "I think". Now you think about it and make up your own freakin mind ( I know there is no debate about it to most people but anyway---). Its up to you and thats all

[Mels_Smileys45]

um leave mels alone



Thanks CJ. It seems people think I'm attacking them when I'm not. Im formulating an opinion of what may or may not happen. I just happen to think I'm right. I could be completely wrong, in which case, its my loss.

My only motive for even posting this is because I don't want you guys to get in deep shit.

[notbob]

Dude calm yourself. I know what I'm saying. There are a few reasons for the FBI to set up a member site. Such as making people sign up and agree not to traffic illegal files. Thus when they do so, it makes it even worse for them. Plus they will be after the elite file sharers, not just anyone who may show up on a public tracker. The FBI surely only has a limited amount of resources so limiting to a set number of people makes perfect sense. They can only bust so many people at a time. Sometimes they observe pirate rings for years before moving in, I don't think they will wait that long in this case. Im not singling out Oink, It could be any of the private sites thats the honey pot.

If the FBI is not runnin the honey pot they will still be able to get all your info the sites keep up with when they raid the servers.

When I say busted I mean houses raided, computers seized. I think the FBI used the FTP sites as a lesson on what they can do, now its time to move on to the big dog on the block. Makes perfect sense. They will not ignore these crimes of the net. If you think they will, you are being foolish. Don't let greed make you blind to the dangers.

Any network is subject to risk but the government will be after the largest network. The one that will make the most noise when the bust it wide open. Don't be mad at me, this is only my opinion. Do what ever the hell you want.

Also, other networks have risks as well, I did not say they didn't.

Notice how many times I said "I think". Now you think about it and make up your own freakin mind ( I know there is no debate about it to most people but anyway---). Its up to you and thats all


possible? yes

plausible? no

they want the big guys to grab headlines. they want the top level of big sites to make an example, not several thousand nobodies who uploaded a few torrents. in theory, the FBI could get thousands of people on any public p2p of their choice, without ever going to the effort of running a private tracker

you are far too paranoid

[Mels_Smileys45]

possible? yes

plausible? no

they want the big guys to grab headlines. they want the top level of big sites to make an example, not several thousand nobodies who uploaded a few torrents. in theory, the FBI could get thousands of people on any public p2p of their choice, without ever going to the effort of running a private tracker

you are far too paranoid


You are possibly right. I don't think thats a bad thing. My line of thinking is that they want people to sign up so that they are able to track their ratios and what uploads they post. There by grabbing the people who are posting the so called 0day file s and such. Time will tell the tale. How long do you expect they will let these private sites run unchecked? Fore ever? Even more unlikely! Its only a matter of when. I've got my "told you so ready"

I've said that they may not even be running a site, but they could be, its doesn't really matter because when the sites are raided they will have all the ratios, the user agreement, whats been uploaded and by who right there. The main reason I feel they will run a site is so they will not leave to chance the evidence will be flushed away like the other raids that have flopped. The people who have uploaded screeners and such will get a good spanking if this is the case.

Its all just a theory but I won't be taking part so I'll never have to worry. Its good to have piece of mind.

[Mels_Smileys45]

DAMN! I just read this thread at slyck http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17661

My "told you so" is getting warmed up for use faster than I had intended. It seems if you don't have to worry about the Feds, you may have to worry about the controll freaks who run the shit turning narc if they get pissed off.

[black_magiic]

DAMN! I just read this thread at slyck http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17661

My "told you so" is getting warmed for use up faster than I had intended

In response to your question on slyck what happened was a group of people hacked the admin web portal or something to that affect and got the ip and aliases of the SysOp and a whole bunch of uploaders and a whole lot of them got banned from their sources. I can probably pass the nfo they released onto you if you'd like?

[RACKnRAIL]

No offence Mels, but I think you're paranoid. Do you really think a bunch of cops would have that good a sense of humor to call themselves oink?

[Mels_Smileys45]

No offence Mels, but I think you're paranoid. Do you really think a bunch of cops would have that good a sense of humor to call themselves oink?

I admit Im wayyyyy paraniod. That would be way funny, in a bad way though. I do not however feel strongly that Oink itself is a fed set up. The main thing to worry about or not is if the info ever falls into the wrong hands.


@blackmagic: nah, I don't want to touch such information. Its really sad that pirates want to control media they ripped off in the first place. Whats the freaking point in that? It seem they are just on a power trip and their group needs to make themselves feel more powerful because their 'scene' sucks the MPAA's balls