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Why is seeding a torrent helpful? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 hours ago by MaggotInfested@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I keep seeing in forums and sites like these that say it's frowned upon to not seed torrents that you use/used. I saw a post on here or Reddit (I don't remember) with a guy ecstatic that someone started seeding his download he had been trying to get done for months. I know seeding lets someone download something using your computer but how is it helpful if someone doesn't have a site and/or isn't "in-range" ?

If you can't tell, I don't know much about how torrenting works other than how to download something using one. I hope that you all can just explain or point me in the right direction because I would like to support the community.

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[–] MaggotInfested@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

What are ratios?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago

How much you've downloaded compared to how much you've uploaded. If it's equal, it's 1.0. If you've uploaded twice as much as you've downloaded, it's 2.0.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 1 points 6 hours ago

Mid-hundreds. idk, way higher than I was getting for forgetting to delete random game of thrones episodes