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carbonking85:
so i looked in the wiki didn't help as much as i would like tried irc no. Help at all and i searched the forums for almost a. Half an hour nothing helped really so i finally made a thread as of right. Now i can see myself using this site for a long time and id like to know how. To keep using it without problems so i figured id start with ratio. I have 5.127 shared ratio 351.24GB uploaded and 68.51GB downloaded can. Someone explain to me which of the three is most. Important and which should i keep up or better down depending on. What it is thank you for taking the time to read this and respond if you know anything.

Soryon:
Ratio.
Its your upload vs. your download. If you intend to give back to the community then ratio is the number you want to pay attention to. You already have a strong ratio so I wouldn't worry about anything.
I almost feel like I am getting trolled.

Arc-sama:
Your upload divided by your download equal your ratio (rounded to the 1/1000th) ...

In other words ...

351.24 divided by 68.51 = 5.127

carbonking85:
oh well thanks then that was easier explained then i thought i would be

datora:
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You will find some torrents are much more active than others.  Pay attention to date the offer was made, and the total seeders and total leechers.  For example, an obscure torrent from 2006 with 40 seeders & 0 leechers will take quite some time to make a good ratio.  An anime with a well-recognized name (ex. Castle in the Sky) will attract a pretty steady stream of downloaders, so if you see 40 or 60 seeders and 6 or 15 leechers, you'll tend to make ratio back faster.

Catch a new offer, especially with reputation as a good one, and you'll easily see 300 or 500 leechers, who will mostly become seeders fast.  If you're one of the first, you can hit a 20:1 ratio quickly in the first week or two, maybe even better if you have a fantastic connection.

When you download a large torrent (8 GB or 15 GB or 26 GB), it's important to run that torrent to the highest ratio you can ... it will weight your ratio toward the higher number so you can several DL smaller torrents that might be harder to get ratio on.

Since you're already at 5+ ratio, you're off to a great start.  If possible, try not to retire any torrent before 5:1.  Then, when you sometimes stop at smaller ratios, your overall will be at least 3:1 or something like that.  I'm fortunate with my current bandwidth (and no caps), so I use 10:1 as my mark; often I retire torrents only when they exceed 12:1 or more.  Instead of the green ratio number, I watch the black "absolute" ratio under it ... therefore always error in my favor instead of against me.  I'm banking against the day when my bandwidth isn't so good.  I'll be able to D/L a full terabyte and still have a ratio around 8:1.

Also, a lot of people will tell you I'm crazy to care about anything over 1:1.  They might be right.   ;)

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