October 16, 2010 by sharky
In the competitive world of torrent forums to which the ‘net is grossly overburdened with these days, it almost seems foolish that any tracker discussion board would restrict the influx of new members. Many forums are indifferent to who signs up; others are wisely a touch more selective. Etiv.in is one such community that prides itself on quality over quantity, and they simply don’t offer much in the way of open registration. Never has, never will - simply put, Etiv has essentially remained a closed-community throughout the past ten months.
This story has a happy ending, though - it took yours truly a little bit of coaxing (and a 6-pack) to get Etiv to open the gates for the first time in more than a year. Rare it is that an opportunity should arise such as this, and just in time for Halloween - although it won’t last long. FSF managed to secure an exclusive offer: open registration to Etiv through a special signup link, available to the first 200 FSF readers:
• Etiv.in Signup Link — http://www.etiv.in/fsfex.php
TIP: Leave the Referrer field blank, it’s optional.
Again, there’s only space for 200 new recruits (through the link above). Don’t apply if you’ve already been a member of Etiv. Do use the same username that you use on other tracker forums (if possible), assuming you want to carry forward your good name. This is crucial. "Nicks" that nobody has heard of before can be either good or bad, but most likely bad. Etiv wants quality members who are known to be established, experienced members of the BT community.
Missed out on the open registration? Aspiring members can also apply for membership through Etiv’s IRC interview channel which is also currently open. Note: This is the first time they’ve opened their interview channel since December 2009.
Network: irc.etiv.in
Invite channel: #interview
Hotlink: irc.etiv.in/interview
Tip for inactive members: For those of you who were/are members of Etiv but can no longer log in, this is likely because your account has been flagged as inactive. Needless to say, but it is better to try to get your account reactivated in Etiv’s IRC #support channel, rather than attempt to create a new account.
With over 200 active members, Etiv is comprised of experienced torrenters; long-time users who are active & social. While tracker invites (giveaways/requests) are indeed a popular staple at Etiv, the forum has much more to offer in the way of tracker news & discussion (see image right).
About Etiv:
| Online Since: | June 6th, 2009. | |
| Forum Stats: | Threads: 6,698 | Posts: 52,413 | Active Members: 202. | |
| No-Movement List? | NO | What.CD is the only tracker that is off-limits to giveaways & requests. Other GAs that are blacklisted are those with internal active recruitment. |
| Credit (Rep) System? | YES | iRep system is used to give positive (or negative) feedback for invite GAs, help, etc. Rep is also given by staff for members who submit tracker reviews. |
| Invite Giveaways? | YES | Open to all - no ‘minimum postcount’ is required to access this area. |
| Invite Requests? | YES | Requires 30 forum posts & 5 rep points to be able to make invite requests. |
| Invite Trading/Selling? | NO | Not allowed - trading of tracker invites or accounts is forbidden. |
| Account Giveaways? | NO | Tracker accounts cannot be included in giveaways (only invites are allowed). |
| VIP / Special Forums? | YES | Etiv has two separate sub-forums: one for Donors, and one for VIPs. |
| Tracker Recruitment? | YES | Located in the main "Give-A-Ways" section, and has 34 different tracker threads. |
| Tracker Reviews? | YES | Located in the main forum "Reviews", Etiv currently has 140 different reviews. |
| Seedbox Discussion? | YES | There’s a sub-forum called ‘Seedbox Reviews’. |
Main Forum Areas:
Etiv consists of eight (8) main forum areas, each with their own sub-forum sections. Below is the postcount for each:
| News | |
| Etiv News | 82 Threads | 1,681 Posts |
| Tracker News/Updates | 190 Threads | 3,400 Posts |
| Misc Torrent News | 1,688 Threads | 2,533 Posts |
| Contests | |
| Official Etiv Contests | 15 Threads | 483 Posts |
| Member Contests | 10 Threads | 423 Posts |
| Mainframe | |
| Member Intros | 519 Threads | 2,404 Posts |
| Torrent Talk | 140 Threads | 4,693 Posts |
| Lounge | 747 Threads | 13,866 Posts |
| How To Guides | 89 Threads | 736 Posts |
| XXX | 45 Threads | 979 Posts |
| Give-A-Ways | |
| Tracker Invites | 1,177 Threads | 8,411 Posts |
| Non-Tracker Invites | 340 Threads | 3,588 Posts |
| Tracker Recruitment | 34 Threads | 307 Posts |
| Requests | |
| Invites | 90 Threads | 558 Posts |
| Karma/Bonus | 11 Threads | 56 Posts |
| Special Forums | |
| Donors Corner | 30 Threads | 200 Posts |
| VIP Corner | 22 Threads | 197 Posts |
| Reviews | |
| Tracker Reviews | 140 Threads | 257 Posts |
| Seedbox Reviews | 27 Threads | 318 Posts |
| Support & Help | |
| Etiv Support/Report Users | 40 Threads | 211 Posts |
| EtivBox News/Support | 17 Threads | 139 Posts |
| Report Forum Bugs Here | 41 Threads | 243 Posts |
| Suggestions | 89 Threads | 733 Posts |
| General BitTorrent Help | 36 Threads | 390 Posts |
Etiv - Features:
Image Host — Etiv runs their own internal image hosting service which allows members to upload images directly to the site, instead of using untrustworthy public imagehosts. Each thread contains a link in advanced options for easy uploading.
Movie of the Week club (Motw) — Whereby weekly movies are chosen for discussion by members.
Weekly Poll — Fun & interesting questions and related discussion.
Small Userbase — Active members is kept small by design. Etiv is a small tight-knit site where everyone knows each other.
Friendly Members & Staff — Check your elitism at the door.
Lots of Recruitment — 34 different trackers offer unlimited recruitment to Etiv.in members, including: CHDBits, DesiTorrents, PWNNetwork, iTN, Blackcats-Games, Breathe, PTN and PsyTorrents.
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