Pirate Bay Clone Sees High Traffic, Disables Search

[JMcEntegart]

The cloned version of the Pirate Bay, BTArena has removed search has been disabled due to high server load.

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[valcron]

Ouch that hurts. Search was the most important feature of TPB. However props to him for working on this all on his own.

 

[techtre2003]

Unless I'm missing something, I don't think it's all there. I browsed the Xbox 360 games and there was only 1 listed.

 

[techtre2003]

Nevermind, I was going to tracker.btarena.org rather than the new site at btarena.net

 

[jerther]

BTArena has removed search has been disabled due to

I take the opportunity to ask something. Seriously, Jane, I can understand there are a BUNCH of people here who would like to know if you revise your articles before you post them. Or else, what's happening? Quality isn't a priority?

 

[doomtomb]

The search function is what I use 99% of the time >_

 

[JMcEntegart]

Sorry, seventh article of the day, late in the afternoon. Was sort of running on empty. Fixed. Have a nice weekend.

 

[theholylancer]

Well, one dies and three in its place, now with this full dump, maybe more than 3 lol...

 

[Platypus]

[citation][nom]jerther[/nom]I take the opportunity to ask something. Seriously, Jane, I can understand there are a BUNCH of people here who would like to know if you revise your articles before you post them. Or else, what's happening? Quality isn't a priority?[/citation]
Yeah, it's a tough seat to be in. You're expected to churn out a high volume of articles, and running through them with a fine-toothed comb wouldn't be very efficient. But at the same time, many readers find it difficult to take you seriously when the articles are guaranteed to have spelling and grammatical errors.

Obviously we keep coming back, though, so we're either extremely bored or don't find the mistakes serious enough to find a new site.

 

[haunted one]

Well, the traffic's gonna disappear pretty quickly with search disabled.

 

[jerther]

Oh, so you can actually edit the articles, unlike our comments

knowing that you're under a certain pressure, are people who point those mistakes helpful to you in some way?

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]jerther[/nom]Oh, so you can actually edit the articles, unlike our comments knowing that you're under a certain pressure, are people who point those mistakes helpful to you in some way?[/citation]

Helpful? Yes, but it can also be very frustrating. Pointing out mistakes is great, it means I can correct them. Having someone ask whether or not I care about quality is the kind of thing that ruins my weekend. Every person here who writes articles also proofs someone else's articles. So writing all of this is only a part of what I do, along with other things that I do for Tom's UK.

Oh and yes, we can edit articles, although I don't think you were serious about that bit. However, we can also edit our comments. Ah to have power....

 

[grieve]

I don't find the gramrre arrers 2 bd.... Cn still tell wht the trying to say.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]grieve[/nom]I don't find the gramrre arrers 2 bd.... Cn still tell wht the trying to say.[/citation]

Awesome joke, dude. Tell it again!

 

[jerther]

Having someone ask whether or not I care about quality is the kind of thing that ruins my weekend.

No offence intended, and I'm very serious, no offence

Let me just specify one point: I've seen a couple of people writing about article quality because of mistakes like this, and they're just complaining... I believe I may be one of the few who actually ask for truth. I'm glad to know a bit more about your job, this way I can understand better, and I hope I brang a bit of an external view of how a mistake can be viewed by readers

Please, have a good weekend still

 

[tayb]

I'm sorry but there really is no excuse. Simply reading your own article out loud would have fixed the error (and most errors) but it is clear you don't go through even the simplest steps to error check before posting. And if you do have your peers read the article before posting perhaps hiring a new set of peers would help because anyone with a college degree should be able to correct simple grammar errors and misplaced words.

It really shouldn't be too much to ask that a news site write articles that are not chalk full of errors.

 

[Dax corrin]

That's "chock" full of errors, numbnutz.

 

[Netherscourge]

In what country is the new server based, if I may ask?

 

[ssalim]

I agree with tayb... this is not a long article. For God's sake, it's only 3 paragraphs. Doesn't your editing software have a spelling and grammar check tool, or are you using notepad and type super fast then just hit upload/ftp button?

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]JMcEntegart[/nom]Awesome joke, dude. Tell it again![/citation]
lol, good times

 

[grieve]

Jane…. Just so you know, I was kidding, I wasn't being a prick. We are all human and I’m certain every single one of us make errors every day.

The grammar police suck @ toms, I would prefer they stop or go elsewhere.

 

[Hanin33]

grammar nazis of the world unite! i think tayb is sitting in the grammar police throne...

 

[yekoor]

Geez, stop complaining already, nitpickers, that's much more annoying than reading misspelled words. You really have too much time on your hands.

 

[jerther]

[citation][nom]yekoor[/nom]Geez, stop complaining already, nitpickers, that's much more annoying than reading misspelled words. You really have too much time on your hands.[/citation]
It's not just complaining this time...

 

[-unknown-]

Jane - Don't sweat any errors, we all (decent people) appreciate the effort you and all of Tom's goes through to post news.

As for everyone else complaining about grammar errors and getting critical, how about the fact that you're not paying to go on Tom's nor is anyone forcing you to. If you find it that offensive, go lead by example and create your own grammatically correct site or don't just don't visit Tom's. You wouldn't complain about a lack of salt in a free meal now would you?