January 15, 2010 by sharky
In foresight it’s not always easy to gauge whether or not a new BitTorrent discussion (& invite) community will do well, considering the fierce competition from already well-established forums. Thus when a new torrent forum launches, they’re going to need to come up with three key criteria in order to be successful: active members, unique features and experienced staff. Fortunately for BTRealm.net, they possess all three. And unlike other recent startups, BTRealm is directly open for anyone who wants to register - that’s right; no IRC recruitment, no application form, no mandatory introduction post, no profile links or silly speedtests. Registration is scheduled to be open until the end of January.
http://btrealm.net/register.php?do=signup
About BTRealm:
While BTRealm may be the newest kid on the block, they’re certainly not the least experienced. The BTRealm admins have all been staff at other invite forums - in fact, it’s more of a spinoff sister project from two other well-known forums. For those who’ve been around the invite circuit, certainly you’ll recognize many of the names (staff & members alike). Since officially going public on January 1st, BTRealm already lists an impressive 850 members with 3,500+ total posts.
Invites, GAs, Requests, Reviews and Recruitment:
BTRealm - Features:
BTRealm boasts quite an array of unique features not seen on other boards, including many customized (UserCP) settings as seen here. One thing that really stands out is the BTcash feature (whereby site credit is earned for a variety of forum activity - posts, creating threads, virtually everything). BTcash can then be swapped for upgrades in user class, VIP status, custom titles, ‘living’ avatars and other options - or even used to gamble with in the Bookie area.
No Rep System — Refreshingly, there isn’t any "reputation system" at BTRealm - so for those looking for tracker invites, you won’t be required to have amassed x amount of ‘rep’ before qualifying for the giveaway. As with all invites, check individual GA threads for requirements.
VIP — Some forum areas and features are off-limits to non-VIP members, and also for those who are at the default userclass (ie - ‘Grunt’ rank) when first signing up to the board. Thus, it’s important to climb the ranks and/or obtain VIP access - all of which can be obtained simply from being an active member. That, or donate. Site contests are also a great way to get involved.
Menu Dropdowns and Quicklinks:
Quick Stats:
- Name/URL: BTRealm / http://btrealm.net
- Signup Link: http://btrealm.net/register.php?do=signup
- Online Since: Mid-December 2009 - open to public on 01-01-2010
- IRC: irc.p2p-network.net/#btrealm (hotlink here)
- Members:
425855 - Trading: No trading, no account giveaways.
- Invite Giveaways: Yes, open to all members (no postcount requirements; no ‘days on site’ requirements, no ‘rep’ requirement).
- Invite Requests: Members require 100 posts and 14 days as a member in order to make requests.
- Rep System: None. Uses BTcash for advancement, VIP and other goodies.
- Tracker Recruitment: Yes. "BTRealm is working with a number of tracker staff, to keep the forum ‘tracker friendly’, and several are reps onsite, although not all are listed as such."
- Tracker Reviews: Yes, currently lists 34, with more being added.
- No-Movement Trackers: Yes. Some trackers are blacklisted, or only available through recruitment.
- VIP Forums: Yes. VIPs also gain access to other features, see here.
- Forum Stats — Threads: 1,471 | Posts: 3,502 | Members: 855 (2010-01-15).
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