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Originally Posted by Pagal4321
I kept open torrents for almost 3 weeks and it only got leeched about 5% of the size.
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Yeah, that can be a problem sometimes. Although I find it happens mostly with albums that are, a) popular, b) have been out for a while, and c) everybody on Oink has them already. In those instances, I try to keep them open in uTorrent until the ratio for that particular torrent is at 1.00, or as close as possible. They aren't there to boost my ratio, and I try not to let them hurt it.
Another tip for newbies/ratio builders- create a folder called "Oink Boosters" or something to that effect. Whenever it's convenient for you (I try to do it a couple times per day), download something brand new (put on the site within the last few hours) that seems to have a lot of traffic, simply for boosting purposes. After a week or so, when you've uploaded more than you originally downloaded, right click on the file in uTorrent and choose "delete and remove." Again, this is easier ot do if you;re a power user, so I highly suggest you donate to achieve that status if you're not there yet, although you can do it just by browsing the new uploads. Having those files in a separate download folder is nice, just so you don't get them all mixed up with stuff you want.
Oh yeah, just remembered this- a friend of mine has been experimenting with the "promo" torrents to boost his ratio. Simply type that in the search box and snatch some stuff that's been recently uploaded. Said it's been working for him. I guess bottom line is that if your ratio needs help, sometimes you have to download a bunch of stuff you dont want and seed it. Then delete it. Anyways, hope that helps somebody.
And I'm out of invites now. Didn't think it would take long, and it didn't. Enjoy them everybody, and sorry to those who missed out.