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Your ratio is the amount you 've uploaded divided by the amount you' ve downloaded .
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To maintain leeching privileges , we require that you maintain a ratio above a minimum ratio . This is called your " required ratio " . If your upload / download ratio goes below your required ratio , your account will be given a two week period to fix it before you lose your ability to download . This is called " ratio watch " .
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The required ratio is < strong > NOT the extra amount of ratio you need to gain </ strong >. It is the < strong > minimum </ strong > required ratio you must maintain .
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Your required ratio is unique , and is calculated from the amount you ' ve downloaded , and the percentage of your snatched torrents which you are still seeding .
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< b > It is not necessary to know how this ratio is calculated . What you need to know is that downloading makes the required ratio go up ( bad ) and seeding your snatches forever makes your required ratio go down ( good ) . You can view your required ratio in the site header ( it is the " Required " value ) . You want a high ratio , and a low required ratio .</ b >
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The exact formula for calculating the required ratio is provided merely for the curious . It is done in three steps .
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The first step is by determining how high and how low your required ratio can be . This is determined by looking up how much you ' ve downloaded from the following table :
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< td > Amount downloaded </ td >
< td > Required ratio ( 0 % seeded ) </ td >
< td > Required ratio ( 100 % seeded ) </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 5*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 0 - 5 GB </ td >
< td > 0.00 </ td >
< td > 0.00 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 5*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 10*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 5 - 10 GB </ td >
< td > 0.15 </ td >
< td > 0.00 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 10*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 20*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 10 - 20 GB </ td >
< td > 0.20 </ td >
< td > 0.00 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 20*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 30*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 20 - 30 GB </ td >
< td > 0.30 </ td >
< td > 0.05 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 30*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 40*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 30 - 40 GB </ td >
< td > 0.40 </ td >
< td > 0.10 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 40*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 50*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 40 - 50 GB </ td >
< td > 0.50 </ td >
< td > 0.20 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 50*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 60*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 50 - 60 GB </ td >
< td > 0.60 </ td >
< td > 0.30 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 60*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 80*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 60 - 80 GB </ td >
< td > 0.60 </ td >
< td > 0.40 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 80*1024*1024*1024 && $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] < 100*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 80 - 100 GB </ td >
< td > 0.60 </ td >
< td > 0.50 </ td >
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< tr class = " row<?=( $LoggedUser['BytesDownloaded'] >= 100*1024*1024*1024)?'a':'b'?> " >
< td > 100 + GB </ td >
< td > 0.60 </ td >
< td > 0.60 </ td >
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So for example , if you ' ve downloaded 25 GB , your required ratio will be somewhere between 0.05 and 0.30 .
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To get this range of requirements to a more precise number , what we do is take the required ratio ( 0 % seeded ) for your download band , multiply it by < img style = " vertical-align: middle " src = " static/blank.gif " onload = " if (this.src.substr(this.src.length-9,this.src.length) == 'blank.gif') { this.src = 'http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=tx&chf=bg,s,FFFFFF00&chl=1-%5Cfrac%7BSeeding%7D%7BSnatched%7D&chco=' + hexify(getComputedStyle(this.parentNode,null).color); } " /> , and round it up to the required ratio ( 100 % seeded ) if need be . Therefore , your required ratio will always lie between the 0 % seeded and 100 % seeded requirements , depending on the percentage of torrents you are seeding .
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In the formula , " snatched " is the number of < strong > non - deleted unique snatches </ strong > ( complete downloads ) you have made ( so if you snatch a torrent twice , it only counts once , and if it is then deleted , it 's not counted at all). "Seeding" is the average number of torrents you' ve seeded over at least 72 hours in the past week . If you ' ve seeded less than 72 hours in the past week , the " seeding " value will go down ( which is bad ) .
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Thus , if you have downloaded less than 20 GB , and you are seeding 100 % of your snatches , you will have < strong > no required ratio </ strong >. If you have downloaded less than 5 GB , then no matter what percentage of snatches you are seeding , you will again have no required ratio .
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If you stop seeding for an entire week , your required ratio will be the " required ratio (0% seeded) " for your download band . Your required ratio will go down once you start seeding again .
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Take note how , as your download increases , the < strong > 0 % seeded and 100 % seeded required ratios begin to taper together </ strong >. They meet at 100 GB of download , meaning that after you 've downloaded 100GB, your ratio requirement will be 0.60, no matter what percentage of your snatches you' re seeding .
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< h3 > Important information you should know </ h3 >
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If your ratio does not meet your required ratio , you will be put on ratio watch . You will have < strong > two weeks </ strong > to get your ratio above your required ratio - < strong > failure to do so will result in your downloading privileges being automatically disabled </ strong >.
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If you download over 10 GB while you ' re on ratio watch , you will be instantly disabled .
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Everyone gets to download their first 5 GB before ratio watch kicks in .
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< b > To get out of ratio watch , you must either raise your ratio by uploading more , or lower your required ratio by seeding more . Your ratio MUST be above your required ratio .</ b >
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If you have lost your downloading privileges , your new required ratio will be the 0 % seeded ratio . You will re - gain your downloading privileges once your ratio is above that required ratio .
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The ratio watch system is completely automatic , and cannot be altered by staff .
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