FileShareFreak [mirror]: An Invite to Join Etiv.in - Tracker Discussion & Invite Forum

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.