Thread: How Do I Prevent A Ban?

So i'm pretty sure some people know this already, but I invited a guy from here (sypher420) to a tracker (name hidden so i don't get banned), and he never gave me iGiver, used the same username on a tracker, and he was inactive. Well, now he has become active.... cheating on the site. He downloaded a 25 MB torrent, and it says that he's uploaded 4.18 GB on it... there's no way this can be possible. He joined a week ago! Here's the proof:





Anyone have any suggestions on what I should do..? I don't want to get banned....

Thanks,

giga

maybe he already had that torrent, and just started seeding it?

His upload amount seems a little low, but could he have donated $ or something to get UL credits?..

I usually donate immediately when I join a high level tracker that I like so I don't have to worry about scrambling to build a buffer while I'm figuring a site out.

I don't think Waffles has purchasable upload credit, so that everyone continues to seed. But his upload on that 25 MB torrent is clearly stated as 4.18 GB. So I know that this is not a prize or from a donation.

You could try talking to the admins in IRC - Tell them you think you invited a cheater and are worried that he's abusing Waffles. A friend of mine had a similar problem on BitMe and managed to save his account this way. They didnt even take away his invites. I also had a similar situation on GFT and protected my account by contacting the site admins. I can't promise you Waffles will be as lenient but its better than waiting for them to catch him and then getting banned anyway. And they will catch him eventually. At least this way you are doing the honorable thing.

Now I tried this twice, but both times no one in the "help" room responded. I don't want to bug someone on staff by PM'ing them directly (that would be like asking for a ban), so.. i'm not sure where to go from here.

You could leave your message in the help room and idle there till someone answers. I did that for a specific tracker (not this kind of problem, though similar) and worked out fine. Though don't fall asleep, a chance is you might miss them heh.

Well I pm'ed a sysop at GFT directly and wasn't reprimanded. But they are pretty nice there and I'm not sure what the Waffles staff is like, even though I'm a member there.

That dude is definitely a cheater. As stated, I would contact an admin ASAP and save my ass. And I wouldn't mind bothering them considering the fact I am helping them ban a cheater.