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Client whitelist

2025-12-28T20:39:52Z

Aland:

The following clients are supported with our tracker:

* [https://www.qbittorrent.org/ qBittorrent] 3.x, 4.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x -- ''recommended client''
* uTorrent 1.8.x, 2.0.4, 2.2.x, 3.5.x
* uTorrent (Mac) 1.x
* [https://apps.kde.org/en-gb/ktorrent/ KTorrent] 4.3.x
* [https://www.rasterbar.com/products/libtorrent/ Libtorrent (Rasterbar)] 1.x
* [http://rakshasa.github.io/rtorrent/ rtorrent] 0.13.x, 0.14.x, 0.15.x, 0.16.x
* Mainline (bittorent) 6.4, 7.x (up to 7.8.x)
* [https://transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] 1.7.x, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0
* [https://deluge-torrent.org/ Deluge] 1.3x

Please note: we do not recommend uTorrent and Mainline, but they are still currently whitelisted with the versions noted.

Client whitelist

2025-09-30T21:48:42Z

Aland:

The following clients are supported with our tracker:

* [https://www.qbittorrent.org/ qBittorrent] 3.x, 4.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x -- ''recommended client''
* uTorrent 1.8.x, 2.0.4, 2.2.x, 3.5.x
* uTorrent (Mac) 1.x
* [https://apps.kde.org/en-gb/ktorrent/ KTorrent] 4.3.x
* [https://www.rasterbar.com/products/libtorrent/ Libtorrent (Rasterbar)] 1.x
* [http://rakshasa.github.io/rtorrent/ rtorrent] 0.13.x, 0.14.x, 0.15.x
* Mainline (bittorent) 6.4, 7.x (up to 7.8.x)
* [https://transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] 1.7.x, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0
* [https://deluge-torrent.org/ Deluge] 1.3x

Please note: we do not recommend uTorrent and Mainline, but they are still currently whitelisted with the versions noted.

Client whitelist

2025-09-30T21:46:24Z

Aland: clarify supported libtorrent/rtorrent versions

FAQ

2025-04-06T19:17:17Z

Aland: /* How does the auto ban/warning system work? */

{{Policy}}

==Site information==
We intend to be the 1st stop for torrents for: The Essential Mix, The Breezeblock, Kiss FM, XFM, Worldwide, BTTB, One World, Blue Room, The Milk Run, Solid Steel, Annie On One and much more...
Before you do anything here we suggest you have a look at the [[rules]].

===What is this BitTorrent all about anyway? How do I get the files?===

The idea behind Bittorrent is the SHARING of files. As you download a file you will also upload the parts you already have to help others. Bittorrent only works because other users like you are also sharing the files so please be considerate and leave the files open in your [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|bittorrent client]] for as long as you can. The site will keep track of your [[ratio|sharing ratio]], the more you share the more music you have access to.

If you are new to BitTorrent then you will be advised to have a look at the very good [https://lifehacker.com/285489/a-beginners-guide-to-bittorrent|Beginners guide to BitTorrent] which explains how BitTorrent works and how to get started.

For a BitTorrent client we recommend using [[qBittorrent]] or [[uTorrent]]. Both clients keep track of all your torrents for you, making it easier to seed and maintain a decent ratio. See the [[Client whitelist]] for more supported clients.

===Where does the donated money go?===

All donated money goes towards hosting the site.

===How does the auto ban/warning system work?===
'''Starting upload credit'''

All users start with 5G as upload credit, so there is a chance to explore the site's contents without worrying (too much) about ratio.

'''Ratio'''

A [[ratio]] of 0.3 and lower is considered bad with respect to warnings.

'''Auto warnings'''

Every day we automatically issue warnings to any account which has a low ratio. The account then has a warning flag issued recording the date and account statistics when the warning was issued.

'''Auto bans'''

Every day we automatically ban any account which has been warned for over 30 days and whose ratio hasn't improved.

We also monitor the accounts currently flagged with a warning and will ban any one who is trying to download lots before the auto ban or whose ratio has gotten worse since the warning.

Other non-ratio related warnings can be issued by the admin team for abusive behaviour, persistent commercial uploads etc.

===How does your RSS feed work?===

See [[RSS Feed]]

===How can I contact an admin?===

If you are logged in to the site, use [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Message Admin] to send a question to the admin team. If you are not able to log in to the site for any reason, use [https://themixingbowl.org/contact/us Contact Us]. In either case your question will be answered by any available admin.

If you message an admin you see online directly on the site you may not get a response, especially if your question is already covered in the FAQ.

==User information==

===I registered an account but did not receive the confirmation e-mail!===

To delete the account so you can re-register, send a message to the admin team with [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form]. Note though that if you didn't receive the email the first time it will probably not succeed the second time either so you should really try another email address.

===I've lost my user name or password! Can you send it to me?===

Please use [https://themixingbowl.org/forgot this form] to have the login details mailed back to you.

===Can you rename my account?===

Possibly. Send a message to the admin team explaining why using [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===What happens to my account if I don't use it?===

Some user accounts are disabled for inactivity.

Accounts are '''inactive''' if the user hasn't not logged in for 3 months. At 3 months you will get a notification, a reminder after 1 month and disabled if another month passes.

Accounts are '''unused''' if the user has signed up a year ago and not used the account since signing up. Unused accounts will be disabled if not used within 30 days of first notification.

These rules apply to all user and uploader classes. All accounts Resident and above are exempt from being disabled for inactivity.
Furthermore, if you are seeding at least 5 torrents you will not be disabled (although you will still recieve notifications).

If you know that you will be away from internet for a long time, you may park your account from your profile page. Parked accounts cannot login to the site and use of the tracker is restricted to seeding, i.e. parked accounts can seed but can not download new torrents.

===How do I unpark my account?===

<gallery widths=600 heights=400>
File:Account-parked.png|Message displayed with a parked account
File:Account-unparked.png|Message displayed with a just unparked account
</gallery>

===Can you delete my (confirmed) account?===

Send a message to the admin team including the email address you signed up with using [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===So, what's MY ratio?===

You can view your ratio on your [https://themixingbowl.org/user/view profile page]

It's important to distinguish between your overall ratio and the individual ratio on each torrent you may be seeding or leeching. The overall ratio takes into account the total uploaded and downloaded from your account since you joined the site. The individual ratio just indicates the values for each torrent.

You may see two symbols instead of a number: "Inf.", which is just an abbreviation for Infinity, and means that you have downloaded 0 bytes while uploading a non-zero amount (ul/dl becomes infinity); "---", which should be read as "non-available", and shows up when you have both downloaded and uploaded 0 bytes (ul/dl = 0/0 which is an indeterminate amount).

===Why is my IP displayed on my details page?===

Only you and the site moderators can view your IP address and email. Regular users do not see that information.

===Why does my profile show "unconnectable"? (And why should I care?)===

The tracker has determined that you are firewalled or NATed and cannot accept incoming connections. This means that other [[peers]] in the [[swarm]] will be unable to connect to you, only you to them. Even worse, if two peers are both in this state they will not be able to connect at all. This will slow down ''your'' torrents and reduce your chance of being able to upload anything, so it's in your best interests to fix it.

Have a read of the [[How to become connectable]] page or lookup your router on [http://www.portforward.com portforward.com]).

===What are the different user classes?===

{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User
|The default class of new members.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User[[Image:star.gif]]
|Has donated money to themixingbowl.org.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#00C"|Uploader
|Allowed to upload torrents. For information on how to become an Uploader please see the uploading section of the FAQ.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:green"|Resident
|User who has contributed to the site. To become a Resident you must meet ALL the following criteria:
*Have to be registered on the site for more than 3 months
*Have a ratio of 1.0+
*Downloaded more than 5GB
*At least 5 forum posts
And at least ONE of the following criteria:
*Over 200 forum posts
*Uploaded over 20 individual torrents
*Uploaded over 100GB
*Have donated any amount
''Residents are exempt from being disabled for inactivity''.
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Other
|Customised title. Only an Administrator can customize someones title.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Broadcaster
|Participates in the TMB Radio shenanigans.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Pipecock
|There is only one Nifty Pipecock.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:purple"|VIP
|Awarded to a user in recognition of an outstanding contribution to TMB. Our way of saying you're pretty bloody awesome.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|Administrator
|Can do just about anything.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|SysOp
|coptang (site owner). RIP.
|-
|}

===Hey! I've seen a Resident with less than 100GB uploaded!===

Members who make an outstanding contribution to The Mixing Bowl may be promoted to Resident before they meet all the normal criteria.

===How do I add an avatar to my profile?===

You can set your avatar from your [https://themixingbowl.org/my/prefs/ Preferences] page.

Select the image you wish to use as you avatar and the click "Submit changes" at the bottom of the page. The site accepts JPEG, PNG and GIF image types and they are resized automatically to the appropriate size for the forum. You can upload files up to 2MB in size, if the original is larger than this you will need to manually reduce it's size before uploading. GIFs are not resized and there is a 100KB file size limit for these.

===Can I become an admin?===

No. I'm afraid getting to be an admin by asking is not possible on themixingbowl.

==Uploading==

===Why can't I upload torrents?===

Only specially authorised users ('''Uploaders''') have permission to upload torrents.

===What criteria must I meet before I can join the Uploader team?===

Any member can become an uploader. In order to join the uploader group [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/requestuploader read the instructions and fill out the form on the Uploader Request page] to signify that you've read the rules about what kind of torrents are allowed ('''no commercial releases!''').

Once you've done this an admin will add you to the uploaders group. This is a manual process so please allow a few days for this to happen. You will be sent a PM to confirm when your account has been upgraded.

===General Uploaders Etiquette (Uploading Guidelines)===

Maintain excellence at all times. For a more in-depth discussion of what this involves, see the [[Uploading Guidelines]] page.

===How should I title my torrent? (Torrent Naming Guidelines)===

This is covered in the [[Uploading Guidelines]].

===Why have I been demoted back to a user from uploader status?===

There are a number of reasons you might have been demoted to user from uploader or resident. These include (but are not limited to):

*Uploading commercial releases
*Uploading stream rips
*Persistently uploading poorly classified torrents
*Uploads not following the naming guidelines

===What will happen if I ignore any of the uploading guidelines?===

The upload will be deleted, and if you do it persistently you will be demoted. If you persistently upload commercial releases or argue with an admin you will probably be banned as well.

===Can I upload the new blahblahblah music video?===

No, music video's are treated the same as single songs and are not allowed. vj mixes, mashups etc are normally ok, if you are in any doubt at all [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask] before uploading.

===Can I upload your torrents to other trackers and/or share them with my friends?===

No. Each torrent you download from here contains a unique ID linking it to your account. If other people try to download using the same torrent they will mess up your stats, which could result in you getting banned.

However, the files you download from us are yours to do as you please. You can always create another torrent, pointing to some other tracker, and upload it to the site of your choice. We only ask you to give credit where it's due.

===How do I create a torrent?===

See the [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|Bittorrent client guide]] page for guides on how to create torrents.

==Stats==

===Most common reason for stats not updating===

*The user is cheating. (a.k.a. "Summary Ban")
*The server is overloaded and unresponsive. Just try to keep the session open until the server responds again. (Flooding the server with consecutive manual updates is not recommended.)
*You are using a faulty client. If you want to use an experimental or CVS version you do it at your own risk.

===Best practices===

*If a torrent you are currently leeching/seeding is not listed on your profile, just wait or force a manual update.
*Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
*If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats should update properly.

===May I use any bittorrent client?===

NO. See the [[client whitelist]] for details of supported clients.

===Why is a torrent I'm leeching/seeding listed several times in my profile?===

If for some reason (e.g. pc crash, or frozen client) your client exits improperly and you restart it, it will have a new peer_id, so it will show as a new torrent. The old one will never receive a "event=completed" or "event=stopped" and will be listed until some tracker timeout. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

Another reason could be that you have given torrents you have downloaded from this site to other people. Each .torrent file you download contains a unique ID that links it to your account. For this reason sharing .torrent files you have downloaded from The Mixing Bowl is forbidden.

===I've finished or cancelled a torrent. Why is it still listed in my profile?===

Some clients, notably TorrentStorm and Nova Torrent, do not report properly to the tracker when cancelling or finishing a torrent. In that case the tracker will keep waiting for some message - and thus listing the torrent as seeding or leeching - until some timeout occurs. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

===Multiple IPs (Can I login from different computers?)===

Yes, the tracker is now capable of following sessions from different IPs for the same user. A torrent is associated with the user when it starts, and only at that moment is the IP relevant. So if you want to seed/leech from computer A and computer B with the same account you should access the site from computer A, start the torrent there, and then repeat both steps from computer B (not limited to two computers or to a single torrent on each, this is just the simplest example). You do not need to login again when closing the torrent.

===How does NAT/ICS change the picture?===

All torrents are tracker on a per-client basis. Any number of user accounts and/or Bit Torrent clients can report from the same IP address and account stats will be updated correctly.

===How do I improve my ratio?===

Read the [[One Stop Ratio Shop]] and keep an eye out for [[FAQ#Freeleech|Freeleech]]'s.

==Downloading==

===Why did an active torrent suddenly disappear?===

The most likely reasons are that the uploader deleted it because there was a problem with the release, or an admin/moderator deleted it because it broke the site [[rules]].


===How do I resume a broken download or reseed something?===

Download the original .torrent file from server after that open it in you Bit Torrent client and browse the folder of the torrent you are downloading/reseeding.

===What are these "a piece has failed an hash check" messages?===

Bittorrent clients check the data they receive for integrity. When a piece fails this check it is automatically re-downloaded. Occasional hash fails are a common occurrence, and you shouldn't worry.

Some clients have an (advanced) option/preference to "kick/ban" clients that send you bad data or similar. It should be turned on, since it makes sure that if a peer repeatedly sends you pieces that fail the hash check it will be ignored in the future.

===You have the torrent I want, but there's no seeds so I can't download it!===

It may be possible still to download, first of all - just download it and leave it running. There's possibly seeds out there but don't know anyone wants the torrents, at least if you download it you have a chance. If this fails, you can request a reseed. A link will appear on torrents which are eligable for reseed. See [[reseeds]] for more details.

===The torrent is supposed to be 100MB. How come I downloaded 120MB?===

See the hash fails topic. If your client receives bad data it will have to redownload it, therefore the total downloaded may be larger than the torrent size. Make sure the "kick/ban" option is turned on to minimize the extra downloads.

===What ports can I use with my Bit Torrent client===

Due to the widespread use of Deep Packet Inspection by ISPs the choice of a non standard port to use for Bit Torrent connections no longer improves transfer speeds. The Mixing Bowl does not restrict the usage of any ports for clients however it does recommend the use of [[Protocol_Encryption|protocol encryption]]. Please consult the manual for you client for details on enabling protocol encryption.


===Why do I get a "You need a better ratio to download megatorrents!" or "This torrent is too big for you to download" message?===
In order to prevent members from digging a big hole in their ratio they can't get out of, they are prevented from downloading any torrent over 1GB.

You can only download megatorrents with a ratio better than 0.75. If the size of torrent is more than you have downloaded, you must have enough uploaded, such that downloading the torrent will not drop your ratio below 1.0. For example, a 10G torrent can be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 12G downloaded but could not be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 9G downloaded.

===Why do I get a "Your downloads are disabled until further notice" message?===
An admin may decide to disable your downloads. If this happens you should seed everything that you have snatched, afterwards you can visit the [[One_Stop_Ratio_Shop#Bonus_Points]] page and restore your downloads by purchasing additional download slots.



===What does the message "torrent has long filenames" mean?===
Some OS's (notably Windows) have issues when the combined path to a file exceeds certain lengths. If you see this message, be sure to download this torrent to a directory with a short path, e.g. <code>D:\Music</code> rather than <code>D:\My music downloads\themixingbowl.org\Radio shows and other mixes\</code>

We do prevent uploads with exceptionally long paths, however since we are an archive site there are a number of uploads existing that do have long filenames, so caution should be taken with these.

==How can I improve my download speed?==

===Do not immediately jump on new torrents===

The download speed mostly depends on the seeder-to-leecher ratio (SLR). Poor download speed is mainly a problem with new and very popular torrents where the SLR is low.

(Proselytising sidenote: make sure you remember that you did not enjoy the low speed. Seed so that others will not endure the same.)

The best speeds will be found around the half-life of a torrent, when the SLR will be at its highest. (The downside is that you will not be able to seed so much. It's up to you to balance the pros and cons of this.)

===Limit your upload speed===

The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:

*Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate. So due to this effect high upload speeds lead to high download speeds.
*Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs -, a sort of "got it!" messages). If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead to low download speeds.

The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the ACKs to get through without delay. '''A good thumb rule is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical upload speed.''' You will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the upload high has the additional benefit of helping with your ratio.)

===Limit the number of simultaneous connections===

Some operating systems (like Windows 9x) do not deal well with a large number of connections, and may even crash. Also some home routers (particularly when running NAT and/or firewall with stateful inspection services) tend to become slow or crash when having to deal with too many connections. There are no fixed values for this, you may try 60 or 100 and experiment with the value. Note that these numbers are additive, if you have two instances of a client running the numbers add up.

===Limit the number of simultaneous uploads===

Isn't this the same as above? No. Connections limit the number of peers your client is talking to and/or downloading from. Uploads limit the number of peers your client is actually uploading to. The ideal number is typically much lower than the number of connections, and highly dependent on your (physical) connection.

===Just give it some time===

As explained above peers favour other peers that upload to them. When you start leeching a new torrent you have nothing to offer to other peers and they will tend to ignore you. This makes the starts slow, in particular if, by change, the peers you are connected to include few or no seeders. The download speed should increase as soon as you have some pieces to share.

===Why is my internet so slow while leeching?===

Your internet bandwidth is always finite. If you are a peer in a fast torrent it may saturate your connection, and your browsing will suffer. From your client you can limit the download and upload speed to mitigate this.

Browsing was used just as an example, the same would apply to gaming, IMing, etc...

==Proxy/VPN use==

===Site===

If you wish to use a VPN to browse the site, it must be a paid for service that allows you to specify a server/region (or be based in a static location).
You may also browse the site using your seedbox or private server.
You should always let staff know by sending a [https://themixingbowl.org/contact/us staff PM] before using the VPN. If possible, please include what service it is, the location, and IP(s).
Tor, public proxies, and other freely available services are strictly prohibited and your account is likely to be disabled if you use them.

===Tracker===

It is permissible to use almost any type of connection - including public proxies - for P2P bittorrent traffic. Users can seed and download torrent pieces, and announce data to the tracker, from any connection they wish - with the exception of Tor which is forbidden.

It is worth noting that due to a combination of factors (increased latency, worse peering, bottlenecked traffic, inability to port forward, etc), users seeding from behind a proxy could see their upload speeds/net upload traffic decrease.

==Freeleech==

===What is Freeleech?===
Freeleech is where your ratio doesn't take a hit for downloading a torrent, but your ratio benefits from the uploads. They are a useful way of improving your ratio. Any user, regardless of current ratio and downloaded amount, can download these freeleech torrents; all restrictions are removed.

===Where can I find TMB torrents that are Freeleech?===

* All [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/21/ Readers Mixes] are Freeleech.
* TMB has regular '''Freeleech of the Week''' picks ('''FLOTW''') that highlight a member-suggested [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/22/ Megatorrent]. These are announced as news items, so keep your eyes open.
* All current Freeleech torrents can be found via the [https://tmb.dj/torrent/advancedsearch/ Advanced Search] page by ticking the "'''Free'''" checkbox.

===How can I suggest a Megatorrent for Freeleech?===

* Make suggestions for future Megatorrents using the [https://themixingbowl.org/bonus/torrent/ Nominate a torrent] fucntion.

==What if I can't find the answer to my problem here?==

===You can try these:===

Post in the [https://www.themixingbowl.org/forum/ forums], by all means. You'll find they are usually a friendly and helpful place, provided you follow a few basic guidelines:

*Make sure your problem is not really in this FAQ. There's no point in posting just to be sent back here.
*Before posting read the sticky topics (the ones at the top). Many times new information that still hasn't been incorporated in the FAQ can be found there.
*Make just one thread for your issue, an admin can move your thread to the right forum so you don't need to post in them all.
*Help us in helping you. Do not just say "it doesn't work!". Provide details so that we don't have to guess or waste time asking. What client do you use? What's your OS? What's your network setup? What's the exact error message you get, if any? What are the torrents you are having problems with? The more you tell the easiest it will be for us, and the more probable your post will get a reply.
*And needless to say: be polite. Demanding help rarely works, asking for it usually does the trick.

Client whitelist

2024-10-10T23:59:38Z

Aland: qb 5.0.x whitelist

The following clients are supported with our tracker:

* [https://www.qbittorrent.org/ qBittorrent] 3.x, 4.x, 5.0.x -- ''recommended client''
* uTorrent 1.8.x, 2.0.4, 2.2.x, 3.5.x
* uTorrent (Mac) 1.x
* [https://apps.kde.org/en-gb/ktorrent/ KTorrent] 4.3.x
* [https://www.rasterbar.com/products/libtorrent/ Libtorrent (Rasterbar)] 0.1, 0.15, 0.16.x, 1.x
* [http://rakshasa.github.io/rtorrent/ rtorrent] 0.12.x, 0.13.x
* Mainline (bittorent) 6.4, 7.x (up to 7.8.x)
* [https://transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] 1.7.x, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0
* [https://deluge-torrent.org/ Deluge] 1.3x

Please note: we do not recommend uTorrent and Mainline, but they are still currently whitelisted with the versions noted.

Client whitelist

2023-02-16T21:53:27Z

Aland:

The following clients are supported with our tracker:

* uTorrent 1.8.x, 2.0.4, 2.2.x, 3.5.x
* uTorrent (Mac) 1.x
* qBittorrent 3.x, 4.x
* KTorrent 4.3.x
* Libtorrent (Rasterbar) 0.1, 0.15, 0.16.x, 1.x
* rtorrent 0.12.x, 0.13.x
* Mainline (bittorent) 6.4, 7.x (up to 7.8.x)
* Transmission 1.7.x, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0
* Deluge 1.3x

Client whitelist

2023-02-12T21:38:42Z

Aland:

The following clients are supported with our tracker:

* uTorrent 1.8.x, 2.0.4, 2.2.x, 3.x
* uTorrent (Mac) 1.x
* qBittorrent 3.x, 4.x
* KTorrent 4.3.x
* Libtorrent (Rasterbar) 0.1, 0.15, 0.16.x, 1.x
* rtorrent 0.12.x, 0.13.x
* Mainline (bittorent) 6.4, 7.x (up to 7.8.x)
* Transmission 1.7.x, 2.x, 3.0, 4.0
* Deluge 1.3x

Uploading Guidelines

2021-10-24T14:04:16Z

Aland: Text replacement - "http://themixingbowl.org" to "https://themixingbowl.org"

{{Policy}}

Not everything written on this page is an unbreakable [[Rules|rule]]. There are times where it may be appropriate to ignore some guidelines, but if you're new to The Mixing Bowl you should probably follow them at all times until you've got a feel for the ethos of the site.

==General Uploading Etiquette==

* There are over 3,000 members here with uploading privileges. '''You are not more important than anyone else'''.
* There are over 80,000 torrents in the database. '''Your upload is not more important than any other'''.
* Try to follow the guidelines we've compiled so that your upload is of good quality with regards to the presentation of it on our site, the information about it and it's audio quality where this can be controlled.
* Don't immediately upload lots of torrents after becoming an uploader; you will probably cock things right up and create a mess. Take it easy and ask in the forums if you get stuck and if your answer isn't covered here.
* Only upload 2 torrents at a time. Wait until they are well seeded by a few other people before you move onto more.
* Name your torrent and folder to be uploaded according the the guidelines.
* Please keep the scene crap to a minimum. By all means include the nfo with the upload, but don't copy and paste a screen full of indecipherable symbols and "shout-outs" into the torrent description.
* CDs given away free with magazines are allowed to be upped, but only if the audio is mixed and then '''only once the next months magazine edition is out''', ie once you can no longer purchase the magazine with the CD.

'''The following action can be taken if an admin feels someone is uploading against the spirit of these guidelines :'''

* Ban the individual torrent. You will not be allowed to upload the same mix again if this happens.
* Demote the member back to standard member status. This means you will lose your uploading rights and also resident status if you had attained it.
* Official Admin Warning for the member. Two of these and you are banned forever.
* Ban the member.

==Readers' Mixes Uploading Etiquette==

* The readers mixes section was created for members to get feedback on mixes they want to share.
* All torrents in this section are ratio free to encourage people to download and give feedback to the member.
* Don't upload more than 2 readers mixes a week, '''this forum is not your own'''.
* Don't upload readers mixes to increase your ratio, eg with a bunch of playlisted autofaded tracks with no care or thought. You should upload because you want to get some feedback and share your creation!
* Don't excessively bump/pimp your own mixes. Bumping one mix a few times is fine, but '''bumping your back catalogue in one go is not!'''
* Blatant use of Artist name in titles is unacceptable if an admin feels it's only done to trick people into downloading.
* Don't create a mix with just a new artist's album mixed in a different order than the official album; '''show the artist you are supposedly paying homage to some respect.'''

'''Please Note:'''
* Everyone started somewhere and we strongly encourage people to share mixes they have created so some of these wordings are intentionally left vague.
* The admin will make decisions on a case by case basis. If you don't agree with the decision that's fine but remember the rules, specifically: [[Rules|Do not defy the admins' expressed wishes]].
* If you feel someone is uploading against the spirit of the readers mix forum report [[Image:Error.png|Report Button]] the torrent stating why, and then please leave decisions to the admin team, ie no backseat moderation thank you!

'''To ensure every member gets fair exposure the following action can be taken if an admin feels someone is uploading against the spirit of this section :'''

* Move torrent to the studio promo/anything else forum therefore removing the ratio free aspect of the torrent.
* Ban the individual torrent. You will not be allowed to upload the same mix again if this happens.
* Demote the member back to standard member status. This means you will lose your uploading rights and also resident status if you had attained it.
* Official Admin Warning for the member. Two of these and you are banned forever.
* Ban the member.

==Torrent Tagging Guidelines==

With the launch of TMBv2 the way in which torrents are named and categorised has changed dramatically. Titles, artists, categories and genres are all now specified separately which has greatly enhanced the filtering and searching functions of the site. This has in part been made possible by the development of a new "tagging" systems.

For more details on the new system please read the following guide and examples.

===Title===

The title should be a very brief description of the torrent. This can be the name of the radio show, event or witty name for your Readers Mix. The title should not contain any artists names or genres. All extra details about and upload should be included in the description.

====Good Titles====

Clublife - EP 92

BTTB - Back to the Basics

Essential Mix - Live from Glastonbury

====Bad Titles====

Essential Mix - Sasha - MP3

Should only be

Essential Mix

'''Sasha''' should be defined as an artist, '''MP3''' specified as the codec and '''Essential Mix''' tag selected.

And another example
Radio 1 Drum and Bass show with Fabio, Grooverider and High Contrast

Should be

Radio 1 Drum and Bass show

'''Fabio''', '''Grooverider''' and '''High Contrast''' should be specified as artists.

===Artists===

Artists should be entered as a comma separated list. The site has an autocomplete function which will guess as you type the artist you are entering from the artists already in our database. '''The artist tag field is for who created the mix/session/performance, not every artist featured.'''

High Contrast, Pendulum

The list of artists should '''not''' contain '''and''' or '''&''' unless they are part of the artists full name. Neither should they contain any special characters such as brackets '''()''', pipes '''|''' or dashes '''-'''.

The following are incorrect;

Sasha and Digweed

Cal Alex Vs Dreamgirl

and should be

Sasha, Digweed

Cal Alex, Dreamgirl

===Tags===

====Main Tags====

We have specified a set of tags as being "Main Tags" and every upload must have at least one of these selected. The purpose of main tags is to provide at least the most basic information about an upload, in most cases this is the source of the torrent. The list of Main Tags can be found on the upload form by clicking the green main tags help link.

Many of the popular radio shows are main tags, examples being the '''Essential Mix''', '''ASOT''' and '''Breezeblock'''. '''Other Radio''' is provided for radio shows for which there in no main tag. '''Live DJ Mix''' & '''Studio/Promo''' are self explanatory, as is '''Readers Mix'''. '''Vids''' is provided for video uploads and '''Other''' can be used when no other main tag is suitable.

It is perfectly acceptable to use more than one main tag for an upload, the combination below being an example if the Essential Mix was being broadcast live from an event.

Essential Mix, Live DJ Mix

====Other Tags====

Attributes of an upload can be specified by the inclusion of extra tags. Most commonly this will be the genre or style of a mix however tags can be extended to include any attribute. For example an event name could be used as a tag to allow users to find all torrents uploaded from that event, eg. '''Sonar''', '''Glastonbury''' or '''Warehouse Project'''.

====Tag Ordering====

The order in which you specify tags effects the images which are displayed in the [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/ torrent list]. The rules for this are as follows.

* Main tags take priority, the first main tag will set the first image and the second main tag the second image.
* If only one main tag is specified the second image will be the next tag for which we have an image. Most of the common genres and radio shows have images however not all tags have images.
* In the case that the only tag defined is a main tag the tag '''Misc.''' will be added. This will also happen if none of the secondary tags specified have images.

The coding for these rules is relatively new so older torrents will not follow this convention.

====Examples====

Essential Mix, Live DJ Mix, Glastonbury, Breakbeat, Drum and Bass

Live DJ Mix, Electro, Warehouse Project

Other Radio, Trance, AH.fm

Readers Mix, Techno, Ableton

Vids, Interview, Instructional

Vids, Documentary, House, 1990s

===Codec===

Select the encoding used for the recording, common values are MP3, AAC and Lossless. For videos please use specify Other.

===Bitrate===

When MP3 and MP2 codecs are selected you are required to specify the bitrate of the recording. Valid values are between 1-1500 and Lame switches such as V0, V1, V2 & VBR. For all other codecs the bitrate is not required however it can be added where appropriate.

===Length===

Specify the length of the recording in minutes. If you don't know or can't determine the time please enter an estimate.

===Date===

Three fields are provided to specify the date of a torrent; day, month and year. In the event that you do not know the full date of the torrent provide as much information as you can. The most basic date information required for every torrent is the year.

===Description===

The description field allows you to add extra information about the torrent, such as tracklisings, programme synopsis and artwork. A good description can greatly enhance an upload and make it much more appealing to downloaders.

It is highly recommended that the tracklist for mixes are added to the description if known.

===Folder and file names===

Use sensible folder and file names including enough details to be unique without going over the top. For example, the artist responsible for the mix, the title and date are all sensible values to use. There is a hard limit of 200 characters for the combined folder and file names. If you are hitting this limit, consider removing any duplication between the folder and filenames.

==How to attract more downloaders to your torrents==

* Name/Title your upload clearly & according to our guidelines.
* Provide a good description including your method of capture if you are uploading a radio show or live set.
* If you are uploading a CD learn how to rip with [[EAC]] and encode it correctly with [[LAME]].
* Include a tracklist if at all possible (you can often find them by searching google).
* Use sensible names for the folder and files to be uploaded - see [[#Folder_and_file_names|Folder and file names]]
* If possible include a [[Cue_sheet|.cue sheet]].
* Seed it until there are a few other seeders.

==Common mistakes made by new uploaders==

* SHOUTING IN YOUR TITLES.
* @@>>!!??# or other useless characters in your title (aka ebay idiot syndrome).
* Useless folder title (always include the artist name, mix title and date if it is a radio show or live dj set).
* Useless info in the title, eg (OMG GREAT MIX!)
* Including your username in the title, filename or main file tags (comment tag is ok)
* CDs ripped with mediaplayer/itunes or other non gapless compliant applications.
* Uploading a single mp3 instead of uploading inside a clearly named folder.
* Uploading a mix then not seeding for a day (wait to upload if you can't seed for some time).
* If you have 2 parts put them in a folder and upload as one, DO NOT upload 2 separate torrents
* Forgetting to include the site .nfo file.
* Incorrect choice of category or genre.

'''Important:'''

* If you have made any of these mistakes and an admin notices it they will ban (remove) your torrent. If any other member thinks your torrent hasn't followed the uploading guidelines they can report it [[Image:Error.png|Report Button]] (which will bring it to the attention of the admin team). If you have already had uploads banned the admin may revoke your uploading privileges. It will be harder for you to regain your uploader status as you will have to demonstrate an understanding of the guidelines and a willingness to follow them.
* If you have made these mistakes on any of your uploads don't panic. You can edit your own torrent including any of the details, you can also delete your own torrent. You should only delete your torrent if it can't be edited for example when you didn't upload inside a folder or had a useless filename, in this case you will need to make the corrections and upload again. To edit or delete a torrent view the torrent details [[Image:Table.png]] (not the forum topic) and click [[Image:Pencil.png|Edit this torrent]].
* If you see a torrent you feel isn't up to scratch you should report it using the link provided in the forum thread [[Image:Error.png|Report Button]]. You could tell the uploader in the thread if it is something easily fixable, like incorrect genre or category, but don't start any flaming with abusive comments!

FAQ

2021-10-24T14:04:13Z

Aland: Text replacement - "http://www.themixingbowl.org" to "https://www.themixingbowl.org"

{{Policy}}

==Site information==
We intend to be the 1st stop for torrents for: The Essential Mix, The Breezeblock, Kiss FM, XFM, Worldwide, BTTB, One World, Blue Room, The Milk Run, Solid Steel, Annie On One and much more...
Before you do anything here we suggest you have a look at the [[rules]].

===What is this BitTorrent all about anyway? How do I get the files?===

The idea behind Bittorrent is the SHARING of files. As you download a file you will also upload the parts you already have to help others. Bittorrent only works because other users like you are also sharing the files so please be considerate and leave the files open in your [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|bittorrent client]] for as long as you can. The site will keep track of your [[ratio|sharing ratio]], the more you share the more music you have access to.

If you are new to BitTorrent then you will be advised to have a look at the very good [https://lifehacker.com/285489/a-beginners-guide-to-bittorrent|Beginners guide to BitTorrent] which explains how BitTorrent works and how to get started.

For a BitTorrent client we recommend using [[qBittorrent]] or [[uTorrent]]. Both clients keep track of all your torrents for you, making it easier to seed and maintain a decent ratio. See the [[Client whitelist]] for more supported clients.

===Where does the donated money go?===

All donated money goes towards hosting the site.

===How does the auto ban/warning system work?===
'''Ratio'''

A ratio of 0.3 and lower is considered bad with respect to warnings.

'''Auto warnings'''

Every day we automatically issue warnings to any account which has a low ratio. The account then has a warning flag issued recording the date and account statistics when the warning was issued.

'''Auto bans'''

Every day we automatically ban any account which has been warned for over 30 days and whose ratio hasn't improved.

We also monitor the accounts currently flagged with a warning and will ban any one who is trying to download lots before the auto ban or whose ratio has gotten worse since the warning.

Other non-ratio related warnings can be issued by the admin team for abusive behaviour, persistent commercial uploads etc.

===How does your RSS feed work?===

See [[RSS Feed]]

===How can I contact an admin?===

If you are logged in to the site, use [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Message Admin] to send a question to the admin team. If you are not able to log in to the site for any reason, use [https://themixingbowl.org/contact/us Contact Us]. In either case your question will be answered by any available admin.

If you message an admin you see online directly on the site you may not get a response, especially if your question is already covered in the FAQ.

==User information==

===I registered an account but did not receive the confirmation e-mail!===

To delete the account so you can re-register, send a message to the admin team with [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form]. Note though that if you didn't receive the email the first time it will probably not succeed the second time either so you should really try another email address.

===I've lost my user name or password! Can you send it to me?===

Please use [https://themixingbowl.org/forgot this form] to have the login details mailed back to you.

===Can you rename my account?===

Possibly. Send a message to the admin team explaining why using [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===What happens to my account if I don't use it?===

Some user accounts are disabled for inactivity.

Accounts are '''inactive''' if the user hasn't not logged in for 3 months. At 3 months you will get a notification, a reminder after 1 month and disabled if another month passes.

Accounts are '''unused''' if the user has signed up a year ago and not used the account since signing up. Unused accounts will be disabled if not used within 30 days of first notification.

These rules apply to all user and uploader classes. All accounts Resident and above are exempt from being disabled for inactivity.
Furthermore, if you are seeding at least 5 torrents you will not be disabled (although you will still recieve notifications).

If you know that you will be away from internet for a long time, you may park your account from your profile page. Parked accounts cannot login to the site and use of the tracker is restricted to seeding, i.e. parked accounts can seed but can not download new torrents.

===Can you delete my (confirmed) account?===

Send a message to the admin team including the email address you signed up with using [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===So, what's MY ratio?===

You can view your ratio on your [https://themixingbowl.org/user/view profile page]

It's important to distinguish between your overall ratio and the individual ratio on each torrent you may be seeding or leeching. The overall ratio takes into account the total uploaded and downloaded from your account since you joined the site. The individual ratio just indicates the values for each torrent.

You may see two symbols instead of a number: "Inf.", which is just an abbreviation for Infinity, and means that you have downloaded 0 bytes while uploading a non-zero amount (ul/dl becomes infinity); "---", which should be read as "non-available", and shows up when you have both downloaded and uploaded 0 bytes (ul/dl = 0/0 which is an indeterminate amount).

===Why is my IP displayed on my details page?===

Only you and the site moderators can view your IP address and email. Regular users do not see that information.

===Why does my profile show "unconnectable"? (And why should I care?)===

The tracker has determined that you are firewalled or NATed and cannot accept incoming connections. This means that other [[peers]] in the [[swarm]] will be unable to connect to you, only you to them. Even worse, if two peers are both in this state they will not be able to connect at all. This will slow down ''your'' torrents and reduce your chance of being able to upload anything, so it's in your best interests to fix it.

Have a read of the [[How to become connectable]] page or lookup your router on [http://www.portforward.com portforward.com]).

===What are the different user classes?===

{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User
|The default class of new members.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User[[Image:star.gif]]
|Has donated money to themixingbowl.org.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#00C"|Uploader
|Allowed to upload torrents. For information on how to become an Uploader please see the uploading section of the FAQ.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:green"|Resident
|User who has contributed to the site. To become a Resident you must meet ALL the following criteria:
*Have to be registered on the site for more than 3 months
*Have a ratio of 1.0+
*Downloaded more than 5GB
*At least 5 forum posts
And at least ONE of the following criteria:
*Over 200 forum posts
*Uploaded over 20 individual torrents
*Uploaded over 100GB
*Have donated any amount
''Residents are exempt from being disabled for inactivity''.
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Other
|Customised title. Only an Administrator can customize someones title.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Broadcaster
|Participates in the TMB Radio shenanigans.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Pipecock
|There is only one Nifty Pipecock.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:purple"|VIP
|Awarded to a user in recognition of an outstanding contribution to TMB. Our way of saying you're pretty bloody awesome.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|Administrator
|Can do just about anything.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|SysOp
|coptang (site owner). RIP.
|-
|}

===Hey! I've seen a Resident with less than 100GB uploaded!===

Members who make an outstanding contribution to The Mixing Bowl may be promoted to Resident before they meet all the normal criteria.

===How do I add an avatar to my profile?===

You can set your avatar from your [https://themixingbowl.org/my/prefs/ Preferences] page.

Select the image you wish to use as you avatar and the click "Submit changes" at the bottom of the page. The site accepts JPEG, PNG and GIF image types and they are resized automatically to the appropriate size for the forum. You can upload files up to 2MB in size, if the original is larger than this you will need to manually reduce it's size before uploading. GIFs are not resized and there is a 100KB file size limit for these.

===Can I become an admin?===

No. I'm afraid getting to be an admin by asking is not possible on themixingbowl.

==Uploading==

===Why can't I upload torrents?===

Only specially authorised users ('''Uploaders''') have permission to upload torrents.

===What criteria must I meet before I can join the Uploader team?===

Any member can become an uploader. In order to join the uploader group [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/requestuploader read the instructions and fill out the form on the Uploader Request page] to signify that you've read the rules about what kind of torrents are allowed ('''no commercial releases!''').

Once you've done this an admin will add you to the uploaders group. This is a manual process so please allow a few days for this to happen. You will be sent a PM to confirm when your account has been upgraded.

===General Uploaders Etiquette (Uploading Guidelines)===

Maintain excellence at all times. For a more in-depth discussion of what this involves, see the [[Uploading Guidelines]] page.

===How should I title my torrent? (Torrent Naming Guidelines)===

This is covered in the [[Uploading Guidelines]].

===Why have I been demoted back to a user from uploader status?===

There are a number of reasons you might have been demoted to user from uploader or resident. These include (but are not limited to):

*Uploading commercial releases
*Uploading stream rips
*Persistently uploading poorly classified torrents
*Uploads not following the naming guidelines

===What will happen if I ignore any of the uploading guidelines?===

The upload will be deleted, and if you do it persistently you will be demoted. If you persistently upload commercial releases or argue with an admin you will probably be banned as well.

===Can I upload the new blahblahblah music video?===

No, music video's are treated the same as single songs and are not allowed. vj mixes, mashups etc are normally ok, if you are in any doubt at all [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask] before uploading.

===Can I upload your torrents to other trackers and/or share them with my friends?===

No. Each torrent you download from here contains a unique ID linking it to your account. If other people try to download using the same torrent they will mess up your stats, which could result in you getting banned.

However, the files you download from us are yours to do as you please. You can always create another torrent, pointing to some other tracker, and upload it to the site of your choice. We only ask you to give credit where it's due.

===How do I create a torrent?===

See the [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|Bittorrent client guide]] page for guides on how to create torrents.

==Stats==

===Most common reason for stats not updating===

*The user is cheating. (a.k.a. "Summary Ban")
*The server is overloaded and unresponsive. Just try to keep the session open until the server responds again. (Flooding the server with consecutive manual updates is not recommended.)
*You are using a faulty client. If you want to use an experimental or CVS version you do it at your own risk.

===Best practices===

*If a torrent you are currently leeching/seeding is not listed on your profile, just wait or force a manual update.
*Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
*If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats should update properly.

===May I use any bittorrent client?===

NO. See the [[client whitelist]] for details of supported clients.

===Why is a torrent I'm leeching/seeding listed several times in my profile?===

If for some reason (e.g. pc crash, or frozen client) your client exits improperly and you restart it, it will have a new peer_id, so it will show as a new torrent. The old one will never receive a "event=completed" or "event=stopped" and will be listed until some tracker timeout. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

Another reason could be that you have given torrents you have downloaded from this site to other people. Each .torrent file you download contains a unique ID that links it to your account. For this reason sharing .torrent files you have downloaded from The Mixing Bowl is forbidden.

===I've finished or cancelled a torrent. Why is it still listed in my profile?===

Some clients, notably TorrentStorm and Nova Torrent, do not report properly to the tracker when cancelling or finishing a torrent. In that case the tracker will keep waiting for some message - and thus listing the torrent as seeding or leeching - until some timeout occurs. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

===Multiple IPs (Can I login from different computers?)===

Yes, the tracker is now capable of following sessions from different IPs for the same user. A torrent is associated with the user when it starts, and only at that moment is the IP relevant. So if you want to seed/leech from computer A and computer B with the same account you should access the site from computer A, start the torrent there, and then repeat both steps from computer B (not limited to two computers or to a single torrent on each, this is just the simplest example). You do not need to login again when closing the torrent.

===How does NAT/ICS change the picture?===

All torrents are tracker on a per-client basis. Any number of user accounts and/or Bit Torrent clients can report from the same IP address and account stats will be updated correctly.

===How do I improve my ratio?===

Read the [[One Stop Ratio Shop]] and keep an eye out for [[FAQ#Freeleech|Freeleech]]'s.

==Downloading==

===Why did an active torrent suddenly disappear?===

The most likely reasons are that the uploader deleted it because there was a problem with the release, or an admin/moderator deleted it because it broke the site [[rules]].


===How do I resume a broken download or reseed something?===

Download the original .torrent file from server after that open it in you Bit Torrent client and browse the folder of the torrent you are downloading/reseeding.

===What are these "a piece has failed an hash check" messages?===

Bittorrent clients check the data they receive for integrity. When a piece fails this check it is automatically re-downloaded. Occasional hash fails are a common occurrence, and you shouldn't worry.

Some clients have an (advanced) option/preference to "kick/ban" clients that send you bad data or similar. It should be turned on, since it makes sure that if a peer repeatedly sends you pieces that fail the hash check it will be ignored in the future.

===You have the torrent I want, but there's no seeds so I can't download it!===

It may be possible still to download, first of all - just download it and leave it running. There's possibly seeds out there but don't know anyone wants the torrents, at least if you download it you have a chance. If this fails, you can request a reseed. A link will appear on torrents which are eligable for reseed. See [[reseeds]] for more details.

===The torrent is supposed to be 100MB. How come I downloaded 120MB?===

See the hash fails topic. If your client receives bad data it will have to redownload it, therefore the total downloaded may be larger than the torrent size. Make sure the "kick/ban" option is turned on to minimize the extra downloads.

===What ports can I use with my Bit Torrent client===

Due to the widespread use of Deep Packet Inspection by ISPs the choice of a non standard port to use for Bit Torrent connections no longer improves transfer speeds. The Mixing Bowl does not restrict the usage of any ports for clients however it does recommend the use of [[Protocol_Encryption|protocol encryption]]. Please consult the manual for you client for details on enabling protocol encryption.


===Why do I get a "You need a better ratio to download megatorrents!" or "This torrent is too big for you to download" message?===
In order to prevent members from digging a big hole in their ratio they can't get out of, they are prevented from downloading any torrent over 1GB.

You can only download megatorrents with a ratio better than 0.75. If the size of torrent is more than you have downloaded, you must have enough uploaded, such that downloading the torrent will not drop your ratio below 1.0. For example, a 10G torrent can be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 12G downloaded but could not be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 9G downloaded.

===Why do I get a "Your downloads are disabled until further notice" message?===
An admin may decide to disable your downloads. If this happens you should seed everything that you have snatched, afterwards you can visit the [[One_Stop_Ratio_Shop#Bonus_Points]] page and restore your downloads by purchasing additional download slots.



===What does the message "torrent has long filenames" mean?===
Some OS's (notably Windows) have issues when the combined path to a file exceeds certain lengths. If you see this message, be sure to download this torrent to a directory with a short path, e.g. <code>D:\Music</code> rather than <code>D:\My music downloads\themixingbowl.org\Radio shows and other mixes\</code>

We do prevent uploads with exceptionally long paths, however since we are an archive site there are a number of uploads existing that do have long filenames, so caution should be taken with these.

==How can I improve my download speed?==

===Do not immediately jump on new torrents===

The download speed mostly depends on the seeder-to-leecher ratio (SLR). Poor download speed is mainly a problem with new and very popular torrents where the SLR is low.

(Proselytising sidenote: make sure you remember that you did not enjoy the low speed. Seed so that others will not endure the same.)

The best speeds will be found around the half-life of a torrent, when the SLR will be at its highest. (The downside is that you will not be able to seed so much. It's up to you to balance the pros and cons of this.)

===Limit your upload speed===

The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:

*Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate. So due to this effect high upload speeds lead to high download speeds.
*Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs -, a sort of "got it!" messages). If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead to low download speeds.

The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the ACKs to get through without delay. '''A good thumb rule is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical upload speed.''' You will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the upload high has the additional benefit of helping with your ratio.)

===Limit the number of simultaneous connections===

Some operating systems (like Windows 9x) do not deal well with a large number of connections, and may even crash. Also some home routers (particularly when running NAT and/or firewall with stateful inspection services) tend to become slow or crash when having to deal with too many connections. There are no fixed values for this, you may try 60 or 100 and experiment with the value. Note that these numbers are additive, if you have two instances of a client running the numbers add up.

===Limit the number of simultaneous uploads===

Isn't this the same as above? No. Connections limit the number of peers your client is talking to and/or downloading from. Uploads limit the number of peers your client is actually uploading to. The ideal number is typically much lower than the number of connections, and highly dependent on your (physical) connection.

===Just give it some time===

As explained above peers favour other peers that upload to them. When you start leeching a new torrent you have nothing to offer to other peers and they will tend to ignore you. This makes the starts slow, in particular if, by change, the peers you are connected to include few or no seeders. The download speed should increase as soon as you have some pieces to share.

===Why is my internet so slow while leeching?===

Your internet bandwidth is always finite. If you are a peer in a fast torrent it may saturate your connection, and your browsing will suffer. From your client you can limit the download and upload speed to mitigate this.

Browsing was used just as an example, the same would apply to gaming, IMing, etc...

==Proxy/VPN use==

===Site===

If you wish to use a VPN to browse the site, it must be a paid for service that allows you to specify a server/region (or be based in a static location).
You may also browse the site using your seedbox or private server.
You should always let staff know by sending a [https://themixingbowl.org/contact/us staff PM] before using the VPN. If possible, please include what service it is, the location, and IP(s).
Tor, public proxies, and other freely available services are strictly prohibited and your account is likely to be disabled if you use them.

===Tracker===

It is permissible to use almost any type of connection - including public proxies - for P2P bittorrent traffic. Users can seed and download torrent pieces, and announce data to the tracker, from any connection they wish - with the exception of Tor which is forbidden.

It is worth noting that due to a combination of factors (increased latency, worse peering, bottlenecked traffic, inability to port forward, etc), users seeding from behind a proxy could see their upload speeds/net upload traffic decrease.

==Freeleech==

===What is Freeleech?===
Freeleech is where your ratio doesn't take a hit for downloading a torrent, but your ratio benefits from the uploads. They are a useful way of improving your ratio. Any user, regardless of current ratio and downloaded amount, can download these freeleech torrents; all restrictions are removed.

===Where can I find TMB torrents that are Freeleech?===

* All [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/21/ Readers Mixes] are Freeleech.
* TMB has regular '''Freeleech of the Week''' picks ('''FLOTW''') that highlight a member-suggested [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/22/ Megatorrent]. These are announced as news items, so keep your eyes open.
* All current Freeleech torrents can be found via the [https://tmb.dj/torrent/advancedsearch/ Advanced Search] page by ticking the "'''Free'''" checkbox.

===How can I suggest a Megatorrent for Freeleech?===

* Make suggestions for future Megatorrents using the [https://themixingbowl.org/bonus/torrent/ Nominate a torrent] fucntion.

==What if I can't find the answer to my problem here?==

===You can try these:===

Post in the [https://www.themixingbowl.org/forum/ forums], by all means. You'll find they are usually a friendly and helpful place, provided you follow a few basic guidelines:

*Make sure your problem is not really in this FAQ. There's no point in posting just to be sent back here.
*Before posting read the sticky topics (the ones at the top). Many times new information that still hasn't been incorporated in the FAQ can be found there.
*Make just one thread for your issue, an admin can move your thread to the right forum so you don't need to post in them all.
*Help us in helping you. Do not just say "it doesn't work!". Provide details so that we don't have to guess or waste time asking. What client do you use? What's your OS? What's your network setup? What's the exact error message you get, if any? What are the torrents you are having problems with? The more you tell the easiest it will be for us, and the more probable your post will get a reply.
*And needless to say: be polite. Demanding help rarely works, asking for it usually does the trick.

Breezeblock

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{{Infobox Radio Show|name=Mary Anne Hobbs
|genre=Electronica, Experimental
|host=Mary Anne Hobbs
|time=Wed 02:00-04:00
|station=BBC Radio 1
|country=UK
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/}}

'''''The Breezeblock''''' was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 1]] in the UK and ran from 17th February 1997 to 2nd September 2010, broadcast late at night during the week. Its final timeslot was every Wednesday morning from 2am to 4am (GMT). ''The Breezeblock'' was presented by [[Mary Anne Hobbs]].

On 25 September 2006 the ''Breezeblock'' moniker was dropped and the show renamed to '''''[[Mary Anne Hobbs]]: BBC Radio 1's Experimental Show'''''. Though accompanied by a time slot change, the show's format, purpose, and breadth of genre remained very similar.

==Year packs==
* [https://www.themixingbowl.org/thread/view/85247/ 1997: Breezeblock] (1.08 GB)
* [https://www.themixingbowl.org/thread/view/63117/ 2004: Breezeblock] (7.56 GB)
* [https://www.themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=39754 2006: Breezeblock / Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (8.31 GB)
* [https://www.themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=64453 2007: Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (7.58 GB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/83691 2008: Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (8.20 GB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/83882 2008: Guest mixes part 1] (2.1 GB) [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/83893 part 2] (41 MB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/97365 2009: Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (8.02 GB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/98679 2009: Guest mixes] (3.19 GB)
* The rest: [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=1998&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 1998] [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=1999&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 1999] [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2000&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2000] [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2001&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2001] [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2002&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2002] [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2003&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2003] [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2005&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2005] [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Abreezeblock%2Fmah All]
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/82932 The TMB 'Year Packs' thread]

==Schedule history==
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!align="right"|From
!align="left"|Slot
|-
|align="right"|(''Oct'' 1996)
|(Midnight-4am, Thursday night. ''MAH'' show before the ''Breezeblock'' ever started) [http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_94_97.html#o96]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 17 Feb 1997
|Midnight-1am, Monday - Thursday nights. (Start of ''MAH'' show Mo-Th 2230-0100) [http://radio.about.com/library/blprofiles/blpro-maryannehobbs.htm][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_94_97.html#f97][http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/mary_anne_hobbs_page.htm][http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/tellyyears/may1997.htm][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_94_97.html#o97][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/e129713e0a15f930][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/fc091e93ff09e774]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 27 July 1998
|Midnight-2am, Monday - Wednesday nights. (Thurs replaced by Andy Kershaw) [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/browse_thread/thread/3858eaa6fdec9bf8/7fbaec6e482e170c?#7fbaec6e482e170c][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/browse_thread/thread/68323fb81f6ac4d6/f9af6c9fa76ccd27][http://groups.google.com/group/uk.media.radio.radcliffe/msg/72ea3928442a99a5][https://themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=15820]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 12 Oct 1998
|Midnight-2am, Monday & Tuesday nights. (Weds replaced by ''Gilles Peterson Worldwide'', end of preceding 2230-0000 ''MAH'' show) [http://www.mediafire.com/?yioauzqcm5c][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#o98][http://web.archive.org/web/19981206135547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onair_extra/onair_extra.html][http://web.archive.org/web/19990203114256/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onair_extra/hobbs.html][http://web.archive.org/web/19990302051612/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onair_extra/onair_extra.html]

|-
|align="right"|Monday 20 Sept 1999
|Midnight-4am, Monday night. (Tuesday replaced by MAH's ''Rock Show''). Usually two mixes: a 60 min Headline Set & a 30 min Showcase Set [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/0abf16a799247773][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/browse_thread/thread/ab66d1f98016b477/faea9f5d881aba7c?#faea9f5d881aba7c][http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/404931.stm][http://www.slickmedia.com/super/bn990830.htm][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#n99][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#a00][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#f01][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/04abb1d40865fe3e?hl=en]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 5 Nov 2001
|Midnight-2am, Monday night. (2am-4am replaced by 7 weeks of ''Essential Mix'' reruns). Just one mix: usually 45 mins or 30 mins [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.music.makers.dj/msg/d4005094e9737c9e][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.music.chemical-bros/msg/f87880e8fa971eda][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#f02][http://web.archive.org/web/20020802223116/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#n03]
|-
|align="right"|Tuesday 27 July 2004
|1am-3am, Tuesday morning [http://web.archive.org/web/20040721020311/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/][http://web.archive.org/web/20040725031547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#j04]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 25 Sept 2006
|2am-4am, Friday morning. Renamed ''Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show'' [http://djmartian.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html#115947174511755015][http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jul/04/bbc.radio][http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Media/documents/2006/07/04/Radio1.pdf][http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/sept06.shtml]
|-
|align="right"|Friday 12th Oct 2007
|2am-4am, Wednesday morning [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/observermusic/2007/09/radio_gaga.html#comment-692924]
|-
|align="right"|Thursday 24th Sept 2009
|2am-4am, Thursday morning [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/programmes/schedules/2009/09/16][http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/programmes/schedules/2009/09/24][http://www.myspace.com/maryannehobbs]. Mary Anne's farewell show was Thursday 2nd Sept 2010, with two of her favourite repeats aired on Thursday 9th Sept 2010.
|}
Note:
* Monday night means Monday night into Tuesday morning, midnight starts are dated Monday
* Friday morning means Thursday night into Friday morning, a.m. starts are dated Friday

==External Links==

* [https://swamptowers.weebly.com/breezeblock.html Swamp Breezeblock Tracklisting Archive]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breezeblock The Breezeblock on Wikipedia]
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/mary-anne-hobbs-my-life-in-media-422158.html Mary Anne Hobbs: My life in media]

Customise TMB

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==Userscripts==
===The Scripts===
See all the scripts here http://userscripts.org/tags/themixingbowl

[http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/68485 alertOnNonEmptyTextArea]
Show an alert if navigating away from a page with a modified textarea

[http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/68481 hideSearch]
button to hide/show search options. Unfortunately not working on advanced search, but still useful to hide the block of space the search options take, eg- bigcloud

[http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/68480 showsearchtext]
shows name of search instead of colored pills.
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30897/tmb_searchtext.png Preview]

[http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/68479 removesticky]
removes sticky threads from https://themixingbowl.org/forum/unread/ of course it won't retrieve more posts, so you might not be left with many threads on the first page.

[http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/69168 latestpost]
Creates a link on forum pages to the latest post of a thread. Handy for those big threads like animated gif/picture gallery, save you loading all the images just to check the latest post.

[http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/77444 showtagimages]
Shows the tag icons (instead of tag text) on torrent details page, looks betterer.
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30897/withshowtagimages.png Preview]

===For your browser===
====Firefox====
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748

Install the Greasemonkey addon, now you can just click the Install button on the userscript pages (see above).
====Opera====
http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/userjs/

To enable user JavaScript, use Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Content > JavaScript options, and select the directory where you will put your User JavaScript files. Opera will load all files in the specified directory whose names end with .js and will use them as User JavaScript files. If a file name ends with .user.js it will be assumed to use Greasemonkey notation.
You may want to add [http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/operaStuff/userjs/aagmfunctions.js aagmfunctions.js] to your Opera userscript directory as it will enable Greasemonkey specific functions which means it's much more likely a Greasemonkey script will actually work. Read more information on [http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/operaStuff/userJavaScript.html User JavaScript in Opera]

====Chrome====
http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/user-scripts

Chromium and Google Chrome (version 4 and higher) have built-in support for Greasemonkey-style user scripts.
To use, click on any .user.js file. You should see an install dialog. Press OK to install.

==Userstyles==
===The Styles===
New color theme for the bowl, makes it orangey (you can see a preview if you follow the link).

http://userstyles.org/styles/31216
I've added comments to the source so if you know a bit of CSS you can make your own theme!

tmbthin1 + tmbthin2 remove some of the vertical blank space between the top torrent box and content. Either use tmbthin1 or both.
http://userstyles.org/styles/browse/all/themixingbowl

===For your browser===
====Firefox====
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108
====Opera====
Basically the same as for userscripts, it just goes in the css directory instead. http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/userjs/
====Chrome====
http://forum.userstyles.org/comments.php?DiscussionID=2867

RSS Feed

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The site RSS feed allows you to get a feed of the latest torrents uploaded to our site and directly download them into your client. This can help keep on top of shows or genres that you enjoy.

====Available Feeds====
;Human-readable forum feed:
:https://themixingbowl.org/rss.xml
;Direct torrent download feed:
:https://themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml

'''Authentication'''
To access the feeds, you need to authenticate with your TMB user credentials. There are two ways to do this
* if your client supports it, it will prompt you for your credentials
* directly provide your credentials in the URL like this:
https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml

'''Filtering'''

Without any restrictions in the URL, the feed will contain all new torrents. You will need use your client downloader settings to filter.
But you can also restrict your feed to a particular tag, artist, dates etc of torrents by adding filters to the above URL.

'''Update inveral'''

The recommended time between each RSS request is 15 minutes - this is the default in most clients. The absolute minimum allowed is 10 minutes.

====Examples====
* to get a feed of torrents tagged as jungle for your torrent client use this url:
https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:jungle
* or to perform a free text search
https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=something

*more examples:

[https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:readers%20mixes https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:readers mixes]
[https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:annie%20on%20one https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:annie on one]
https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=title:nocturnal
https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=leechers:1
https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=bookmarked:yes

*multiple filter examples:

[https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:essential%20mix,%20year:2010,%20codec:mp3 https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:essential mix, year:2010, codec:mp3]
[https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:Breezeblock/MAH%20OR%20breakcore https://USERNAME:PASSWORD@themixingbowl.org/rssddl.xml?search=tag:Breezeblock/MAH OR breakcore]

If you have trouble with spaces, replace spaces with %20 or a + (plus sign)

====More filtering====
Filter your feed using any of the search terms explained in the help on the normal torrent search on the TMB website:
https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/

o title: Only searches title
o description: Only searches description
o uploader: streetjack
o year: 2007, -2006 (not 2006)
o size: 88mb (88MB+), -1g (-1GB)
o tag: techno, "live dj mix"
o artist: 4hero, "DJ Shadow"
o codec: mp3, aac, -ogg
o bitrate: 192 (at least), -256 (less than)
o length: 60min (at least), -1h (less than)
o start: 2007-01-02
o end: 2007-05-06
o seeders: 2 (at least 2), -3 (less than 3)
o leechers: 2 (at least 2), -3 (less than 3)
o files: 2 (at least 2), -3 (less than 3)
o snatches: 100 (100+), -50 (-50)
o topten: username
o free: yes/no
o bookmarked: yes/no

This syntax of searching also works by typing into the search box
[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag:live tag:live]

Tags can be anything, some examples are
the [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/classictags/ classictags]
and the [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/bigcloud bigcloud]

Tags will match case insensitive text, eg:
[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag:house tag:house]
will match House, Progressive house, Deep House and Tech House .. etc

Transmission

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[https://transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] is a fully featured fast, easy and free BitTorrent. Its a bit different from other (Windows orientated) clients and is geared towards GNU/Linux, BSD and OSX operating systems as it runs as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computing) daemon] process in the background and connections are then made from clients such as [https://forum.transmissionbt.com/viewforum.php?f=8 a Web browser], Command Line [https://forum.transmissionbt.com/viewforum.php?f=9 dedicated client] or [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neogb.rtac&hl=en_GB Android application]. Transmission also has the ability to create torrents using a dedicated programme.

==Installation==

This will depend on the GNU/Linux (or OSX) that you are using, but Transmission is available in most distributions package repository.

'''Gentoo'''

emerge -av transmission

'''Arch'''

pacman -Syu transmission

'''Debian''' (includes Ubuntu)

[sudo] apt-get install transmission

==Creating Torrents with Transmission==

===Pre-requisites===

Before starting...

* You must have Uploader privileges in order to upload torrents. If you don't already have them please read the [https://wiki.themixingbowl.org/FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_upload_torrents.3F FAQ].
* Please read the [https://wiki.themixingbowl.org/Uploading_Guidelines Uploading Guidelines].
* Make sure you've searched the TMB thoroughly and that what you are going to upload isn't already on the site.
* Make use of the ID3 system and tag your files.
* Place your files in a folder of their own and name it appropriately.
* Obtain your unique announce URL from your [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/upload Upload page].

===Create your torrent===

Once installed you can use <code>transmission-cli</code> to create torrents.

* Download the TMB <code>www.themixingbowl.org.nfo</code> file from [https://themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo here] (Right-click and 'Save As') and place it in the directory that contains your files.
* Open a terminal and <code>cd</code> to the directory that contains the directory you wish to create a torrent of (i.e. one directory level up).
* Create your torrent using the following command, you '''must''' replace the <code>--tracker</code> with [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/upload ''your''] URL

transmission-create -p -t http://tracker.themixingbowl.org/thisisnotgoingtoworkasitsjustanexample/announce -c "www.themixingbowl.org" -o "a sensible name for your torrent.torrent" "my new torrent directory"

===Upload your torrent===

Now you can upload the torrent you just created by going to your [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/upload Upload page], filling in the details following the guidelines described in the [https://wiki.themixingbowl.org/Uploading_Guidelines Uploading Guidelines] and selecting the torrent file you just created. You should say a little something about what you are uploading too, as you would when posting on the Forum.

==External Links==

*[https://transmissionbt.com/ Transmission BitTorrent Client]
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neogb.rtac&hl=en_GB Remote Transmission Android Client]

[[Category:Bittorrent Client Guide]]

UTorrent

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== Notice of allowed uTorrent version ==
See the [[Client whitelist]] for supported versions

==Summary==

µTorrent is a very small and fast BitTorrent client. It needs very little memory and can run on almost any computer, fast or slow. It is recommended for users that want enough control over their torrents but also want to use their computer for other things simultaneously.

µTorrent (pronounced as 'micro-torrent') can be downloaded at [http://www.utorrent.com http://www.utorrent.com].

'''This Guide is based on µTorrent version 1.7.x.'''

'''Updated Sections:'''
* Summary
* How to Change your Port
* How To Setup Auto-Downloading via RSS

'''To Do'''
* How To Create a Torrent
* How To Setup a TMB Search Feed
* At A Glance...

==How to Change your port==

You will need to do this if you receive the following error message: "Rejected by tracker - Port xxxx is blacklisted" when trying to download.

Go to Options->Preferences (or hit Ctrl+P). This will open the Preferences window. Select ''Connection'' from the list on the left. You will see the following window:

[[Image:Connection.PNG]]

'''Port Used For Incoming Connections:''' This is what you need to change. it can be anything other than the ports from 6881 to 6889, and its up to you what you choose. However, it is recommended to choose something between 50000 and 60000. These ports are not commonly used for anything else. Refrain from using a number below 1024. These are known as service ports and are reserved for specific programs/tasks. You can use the Random Port button to automatically generate a random port number

'''Randomize port each time µTorrent starts:''' This option can be useful if your ISP monitors your Internet traffic or attempts to Throttle bandwidth used by P2P (Peer to Peer) applications (which BitTorrent is). '''Note:''' If you have this option selected and are doing manual port forwarding, you will need to change that forwarding every time you start µTorrent in order to make sure that you are [[One Stop Ratio Shop#Why being Clever is Good For Your Ratio|connectable]].

'''Enable UPnP port mapping:''' This should be ticked. This may save you having to do any manual port forwarding if you are behind a router and your router supports [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPnP UPnP].

'''Enable NAT-PMP port mapping:''' This is essentially the same as the previous option and also should be ticked. NAT-PMP stands for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAT-PMP Network Address Translation Port Mapping Protocol] and is simply a different method of achieving the same end result. Chances are that, between UPnP and NAT-PMP, µTorrent will be able to automatically forward the correct port to your computer.

'''Add uTorrent to Windows Firewall exceptions (Windows XP SP2 or later):''' This should be ticked. You don't want a firewall blocking your downloads!

You can ignore the other options for now. Once thats been done, click OK to exit the Preferences window. Next, we're going to test your connection to make sure your port is properly forwarded.

Go to Options -> Speed Guide (Ctrl+G) and click the 'Test if port is forwarded correctly' button. It will run a little test and tell you if it is. This will open a browser window to show you the results. If you receive an error, you may have to manually forward ports from your router to your computer. This can happen on school/university networks. You can also do a quick visual check to see if everything is working correctly by looking at the Network Status light at the bottom of the uTorrent window. Please note that this method is not 100% accurate, while the previous test method is.

'''Red:''' Something is wrong. Run the connection test. (Means you are not 'connectable') (Usually caused by unforwarded ports)

'''Yellow:''' At the moment there are no imcoming connections. (If this never turns green, run the connection test to check if it's OK.)

'''Green:''' You have successfully received an incoming connection, which means that your ports are forwarded and that everything is working like it should. (You are connectable). Hooray!

==How to Create a Torrent==

1. Put the file you want to torrent into a folder. Make sure you name all files and folders neatly and tidy up the file's tags with a program such as mp3tag --> [http://www.mp3tag.de/en]

2. Before attempting to create the torrent, search themixingbowl.org '''very thoroughly''' to check that the mix or show hasn't already been uploaded - use the search function, making sure to tick the 'including dead torrents' box. Duplicates are only allowed where every attempt has been made to find a seeder for a dead torrent but none have appeared after a reasonable amount of time.

3. IMPORTANT - You must make sure this folder includes the mixing bowl .nfo, found here --> [https://themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo] - Click File --> Save As then save the .nfo file in the folder that you are making into a torrent. Also try to include in the folder :-

- A tracklist, written in Notepad or Word.
- Any .cue files that the file may have.
- Any other relevant information. The more detail about the file's source you can
include, the better.

4. Open µTorrent

5. Click File --> Create New Torrent

6. Click 'Add Directory' --> find the folder you're torrenting and select it.

7. From the [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/upload Upload] screen, cut and paste your personal announce url into the Trackers field in uTorrent.

8. In 'Comments', put this --> "www.themixingbowl.org"

9. Check 'Private Torrent'

10. Click 'Create and Save As'

11. Once it's torrented, save the .torrent file to your hard drive

12. On themixingbowl.org, click '[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/upload Upload]' in the 'Torrents' menu

13. Fill in all the details '''''very carefully'''''

14. At the bottom of the page is the "Torrent Files Only" section. you need to click the '''''"BROWSE"''''' button and navigate to the area on your hard drive where you saved the torrent file you just created in '''''STEP 11.'''''

15. Once that has been done and you have filled in all the info Click ''''''Upload torrent''''''

16. Bingo!

==How to Setup auto-downloading via RSS==

===Install===

The first thing to note is you don't need to download any external program - µTorrent has RSS built in!

===Configuration===

Click on the RSS icon (2nd rightmost button) or go Options > RSS Downloader (Ctrl+R).

Now you can add 'feeds', a feed is simply an address that will tell µTorrent where to find torrent files. The basic format for the TMB RSS feed is:

<nowiki>https://themixingbowl.org/rss.xml</nowiki> OR
<nowiki>https://themixingbowl.org/rss.xml</nowiki>

See the [[FAQ]] entry on [[FAQ#How_does_your_RSS_feed_work.3F|RSS feeds]] for more details.

If you use an old version of uTorrent, to name the feed (to keep it organized, for example) you'll need to add 'Name|' before the feed's URL, so that it looks something like this:

<nowiki>TheMixingBowl|https://themixingbowl.org/rss.xml</nowiki>

Do not add spaces before or after the '|'.

===Setting Up Filters===

I feel that these filters are redundant, now that you can customize the feed to only a certain category/genre, however I have included them here as a reference.

In the same window as before, click the Favourites tab. This window will appear:

[[Image:RSSFavs.PNG]]

Then, name the filter whatever you like. After that, fill in the following values.

'''Filter:''' What you're looking for. Do not enter plain text here. You'll need to use the following wildcards to get a match:
* <nowiki>*</nowiki> means any number of characters.
* ? means any 1 character.

You can also use the '|' (pipe) character to represent 'or'. For example, say I want to search our example feed (from above) for Essential Mixes done by Deep Dish or Pendulum. I would enter the following into the Filter box:

<nowiki>*Deep?Dish*|*Pendulum*</nowiki>

'''Not:''' This is for entering values so that µTorrent will ignore a torrent. Probably more useful on other sites with proper scene release names, but I'll still mention it here. Works identically to the Filter box.

'''Save in:''' Designate the folder that you want the files in the torrent to download to. ''This box is required unless you use µTorrent's 'Put new downloads in:' option''

'''Feed:''' Whether or not to apply the filter you have created to all of the feeds you have µTorrent reading, or only a specific one. Select the feed you created earlier.

'''Everything else:''' You can ignore it. They are more useful on feeds that have a larger variety of content.

After you've finished everything, simply close the window. Changes are automatically saved.

PS The History tab shows you what µTorrent has downloaded in the past (subject to the filters you've created) and the Releases tab shows the entire feed.

PPS Also make sure that Options->Preferences->Downloads->Don't Start the Download Automatically is not ticked. If it is, the torrent will not automatically start.

==How to setup a TMB search feed==

This will allow you to search all of TMB's torrents from uTorrent's interface!

Options > preferences > apperance
(if using 1.6.1 its in = Options > preferences > Advanced > User Interface)

search 'strings' work the the following way : 'your name for search/site' | 'the search url'

paste this into the box to have a search named TMB:

<nowiki>TMB|https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/?search=%s</nowiki>

You should now see this: [[Image:Searchstring.jpg]]

now go click and select it in the top corner!

Like This:[[Image:SearchTMB.jpg]]

==External links==
*[http://www.utorrent.com Official Site]

[[Category:Bittorrent Client Guide]]

TMBisms

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==A jaybeee==
To do a "jaybeee" is to be the first to post on a new page in an existing thread without referencing any previous post; so anyone who reads it doesn't know what the hell you are on about [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/60466/?gotopost=717509#717496].

[[Image:Oh-noes-i-have-jaybeeeeed.gif]]

A [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/User:Jaybeee jaybeee], often amusingly misspelled Jaybee [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/18715/?page=2#139775] & [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/96231/?gotopost=874300#874300], is also a type of TMB admin.

==Android Name==
Real TMBers; the popular top notch in-crowd of bowlers, all have an android name which is secret and only they know about.
To get in with the cool kids you should PM your android name to [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/User:Nifty Nifty] so he can add it to the android name database. Within a week you will find whole new world of online popularity opening up to you.

To figure out your android name follow these steps carefully:

It's your full name, followed by your main credit or debit card number, followed by your full address, followed by the expiry date of the card, followed by the card type, followed by the security number on the signature strip and the issue number (switch cards only).

REMEMBER: Your android name only becomes valid once you have PMed it to [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/User:Nifty Nifty].

==Awwww, blee, just install iy nor==
Just one of the teachings imparted by our esteemed Commander-in-Chief, Coptang.

==Camals camals==
'''Jesus Jesus never come near''' 
Jesus Jesus never come near 
Because I don't want you here 
Jesus Jesus never fear 
Really Jesus never fear 
 
'''Chorus''' 
Jesus Jesus good old 
Jesus I can say 
Jesus Jesus thank you for this lovely day 
 
camals camals

==irv'ing (or to irv)==
Synonymous to making something FUBAR (fucked up beyond all recognition) in the manner of the TMB admin by the same name. Also synonymous with "DWSR'ing" or "Clouseau'ing" as this entry ironically screwed up the alphabetical order of the TMB'ism wiki after DWSR added it. Both synonyms coined by kbatman. However, it should be noted that DWSR ''''claimed'''' he screwed up the entry on purpose, in order to give an example of what it is 'to irv'.

==irvinator or to be ''irv'inated''==
Is an aggressive variation of irv'ing, whereby the irv'ing is intentionally done to a victim of choice by irv. It is usually manifested in the form of a funny change to ones avatart or custom title. Most notable victims include Hoozn and Hungryanteater.

[[Image:Irvinator.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|The Irvinator]]

==Bid voyeurism==
To watch bids on e-bay with the intent to causing mental instability to the person selling the item being watched, bid voyeurs will try to encourage others to join in "the watch" and maybe even ask the seller random questions that are likely to incite "bay rage" [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/43023/]

==Don't Know What Film It Is?==

If you don't know what the film is - chances are it's Spykids [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/90425?page=1].

==Drugs Are Bad, mmkay?==
Drugs are bad
[[Image:DSC00078.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Drugs Are Bad]]

==Fart in your mouth, slap some taint==
The greatest put-down in the history of the modern put-down. First recorded in tmb-irc circa 2006.

==FFS or OH FFS==
Now sure who coined it, or where it came from.
Stands for '''FOR FUCKS SAKES''', could also be OH FFS!

==Fish, or to Fish==
Started around Chinese Whispers 10 due to the immense amount of time it took to do a simple collaborative mix. To fish is to not keep the mix passing round

==Fucky you guy (aka ocoisa)==
[https://themixingbowl.org/post/view/94441 fucky you]...
I am a stupid motherfucker and my IP has been blocked.
I would love to stay and converse like a rational human being, but since I had a large penis inserted in my ear it has made it almost impossible for me to act in any other way than the plankton that I am

==Goosing==
An act of sexual aggression but with no harm intended. Practised by Rees and other no good student types!!!

==Ham pockets==
Yay for ham pockets.

==Hot Blocker==
Coined by irv.

Any ugly fucker that stands between you and a hotty on public transport (particularly the Tube), obscuring your view of said hotty and therefore ruining the only joy that public transport has to offer.

==Houston==
I am not from there.

=="I Wanna Upload" Muppet==
A person who wants to contribute to TMB by sharing stuff but clearly cannot read '''HUGE RED LETTERS'''. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/158/ Look Here]

==Jump the shark, to==
According to cipater72, "jumping the shark" is "a reference to when something has become convoluted and a parody of itself, it loses sight of its former goals and becomes silly and meaningless. It comes from the programme Happy Days and was seen as a season too far when Fonzie jumped over a shark whilst water skiing". And dont even try to call this definition in question, because cipater72 is a resident who already donated to themixingbowl :)

==Libble==
An insignificant or nominal amount, particularly (but not necessarily) in reference to bittorrent sites, e.g. "What.cd and Waffles are neck-and-neck, more or less - give or take a Libble."

==Macwest (or to Macwest)==
Hotlink an image from another site which results in an alternative image displayed for everyone
[[Image:nohotlinking.jpg]]

==Medal==
You get this TMB classic for incredibly l33t achievements like uploading 100GB (w00t??? respeeect maaan) or being a member for a year (its harder than you think thanks to the shiny red admin button). And if you should take it too seriously, check out the definition of [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/TMBisms#Whoopdy_Fucking_Do Whoopdy Fuckin Do] ;-)
[[Image:medal.jpg|thumb|none|200px|The Medal]]

==New Job==
Something apparently not only worth posting about on TMB in its own thread, but also worth telling people you know in real life after you've read somebody else got one. May also be accompanied by a news announcement on the main page. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/42275/?page=1 Example]
[[Image:2wenty6ix.jpg|thumb|none|200px|New job announcement]]

==NSFW==
Acronym for "Not Safe For Work" but potentially means "Not suitable for anybody anywhere." If you are easily offended, in the presence of minors or using a publicly viewable computer you should not enter a forum thread marked NSFW. Expect to be offended at some point but mostly expect to see lovely human females in various states of undress. Always check links before clicking, unless you really want to find out about Tub Girl and Meatspin.

== OFWGKTA ==
An expression of appreciation to be used on sight of a cracking pair of Norks. Acronym for "Oh Fuck What Great Knockers They Are". Also the name of some band, or something.

==Owl flirting==
A euphemism for "having an erection", e.g. "Don't mind the dog; one can only expect such a welcome when he's flirting with the owl as he is." - luvtub [https://themixingbowl.org/user/view/luvtub/]

[[Image:Alanowl0dq.jpg|thumb|left|200px|No Wai!]][[Image:Hootvz7.jpg|none|thumb|208px|Mag!]]

==Pary Hardy!==
General expression of joy, originally signifying the desire to 'party hard' during the celebration of a New Year, coined (accidentally) by casuale [https://tmb.dj/thread/view/97498?thread-p=1]

==Pella==
Acapella collection, most notably uploaded by Plugg

==RICHA==
The Renegade Internet Cat Hating Alliance [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/RICHA]
==Spaceship==
[[Image:ShingoSpaceship.jpg]]

Misunderstood, misused and mis-interpreted. pentry hates it, irv loves it, sHiNgO never really explained himself.

==Taint==
Anatomical reference, specifically female human, a.k.a. perineum, chinrest : derived from "T'aint pussy, t'aint ass."

==The Random Thread a.k.a "Ouch" [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/9691/?page=1]==

"So, you can see that it's green, and it's not even a new one!"

==Tit Monday==
That special day in the year when, for the first time, the temperature rises above that magical point which causes girls getting dressed in the morning to decide to show a bit of nork.

==Titso==
Phenomenally gifted [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag:Trance Trance] DJ with teh 1337 Fisher Price sk1llz. Nickname coined by Vital1c. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/29041/?page=1#228616]
[[Image:Tiesto_turntables.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Titso showing off M4d sk1llz]]
[[Image:ravers.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Titso fans!]]

==#themixingbowl==

Habituated by the small number of TMB members who can figure out how to use IRC. Gay innuendo and Vito's tales of dog rape are the order of the day. #themixingbowl is a sanctuary for TMB's most bitter and twisted individuals. There is nothing better than after a long hard day of wanking at work to jump into #themixingbowl and enjoy a spit-roasting. Beware of the lurkers, chances are its your mum and she wont be happy about the naughty words you have been saying.

The best banter to be had when everyone is fucked up on Stella.

BTW, Rad hates M$ and we thank Mook for the endless enjoyment he provides by entertaining his rants.

==The Daddy==

When you haven't uploaded enough he comes to your house and shits on your settee. It takes weeks to get rid of the smell, not to mention his entourage of Tong-crazed pilled-up lunatics.
[[Image:coptang.jpg|thumb|none|300px|I can see your settee from here.......]]

==Whoopdy Fucking Do==
while not originating on TMB, it has, courtesy of Snykch [https://themixingbowl.org/user/view/Snykch/], become a standard cynical and withering reply to self-fellating threads, e.g. "My 10th Post", "I've uploaded a megabyte!", "I'm 1 Year Old!!!" etc. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/6498/?page=2#82361]

==Widging (or to Widge)==
Losing ones job due to excessive use of the broadweb whilst at work, this includes 'Bowling, emailing and looking at too much (is there such a thing?) porn whilst you are supposed to be doing the job your frickin' paid to do!!!!

==Wiki==
A mythical place that exists only in legend. [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/]

==Why Ratio?==
A question many times posed within the TMB community - to which there are many answers - none said so succinctly as when surgeon responded:

"leave TMB if your gonna come to us with such a question ... stupid fucking question .. think b4 asking such lame questions in future please

I mean it !!!"

Now almost TMB-lore it's a dangerous enquiry to make and only n00bs or the TMB elite can get away with it.

''NB: Hyperglitter and J-F are not the TMB elite.''

Rssdler.rc

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Sample config file for [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/UtilsRSSDler RSS Downloader]

<pre>
# lines (like this one) starting with # are comments and will be ignored by the config parser
# the only required section (though the program won't do much without others)
# sections are denoted by a line starting with [
# then the name of the section, then ending with ]
# so this is the global section
[global]
# download files to this directory. Defaults to the working directory.
downloadDir = /home/colin/rss/dloaded/

# makes this the 'working directory' of RSSDler. anytime you specify a filename without an absolute path, it will be relative to this
workingDir = /home/colin/rss/

# if a file is smaller than this, it will not be downloaded. if filesize cannot be determined, this is ignored.
# Specified in MB. Remember 1024 MB == 1GB
# 0 means no minimum, as does "None" (w/o the quotes)
#minSize = 0

# if a file is larger than this, it will not be downloaded. Default is None
# though this line is ignored because it starts with a #
#maxSize = 2

# write messages to a log file. 0 is off, 1 is just error messages, 3 is quite wordy, 5 is very, very wordy. (default = 0)
log = 0
# where to write those log messages (default 'downloads.log')
logFile = downloads.log

# like log, only prints to the screen (errors to stderr, other to stdout)
# default 3
verbose = 3

# the place where a cookie file can be found. Default None.
cookieFile = ./cookies.txt

# type of cookie file to be found at above location. default MozillaCookieJar
cookieType = MozillaCookieJar
# other possible types are:
# cookieType = LWPCookieJar
# only works if urllib = False
# cookieType = MSIECookieJar

#how long to wait between checking feeds (in minutes). Default 15.
scanMins = 10

# how long to wait between http requests (in seconds). Default 0
sleepTime = 2

# to exit after scanning all the feeds, or to keep looping. Default False.
#runOnce = False

# set to true to avoid having to install mechanize. side effects described in help. Default False.
urllib = True

# the rest of the global options are described in the help, let's move on to a thread

###################
# The TMB RSS feed could be grabbed as a whole and a variety of expressions run against it
# but I have chosen to save bandwidth and just grab the parts of the feed I want
###################

[TMB-EM]
# just link to the feed
link = https://themixingbowl.org/rss.xml?cat=6

directory = /home/colin/torrent_queue/TMB/

# Set time to check for new EMs, between 3AM and 9AM on Saturday morning, no point checking outside these times really
checkTime1Day = Sat
checkTime1Start = 3
checkTime1Stop = 9

# Now, without any of the download<x> or regEx options (detailed below)
# every item in the rss feed will be downloaded, provided that it has not previously been downloaded
# all the regular expression should be specified in lower case
# (except for character classes and other special regular expression characters, if you know what that means)
# as the string that it is searched against is set to lower case.
# the default value, None, makes RET ignored
# regExTrue = None

# Starting with regExTrue (RET)

# I only want the MP2 versions

regExTrue = mp2

# but we want to make sure we don't download anything with nrg in the name or ccd
# because those are undesirable formats, but we want to make sure to not match
# a name that may have those as a substring e.g. enrgy
# (ok, not a great example, come up with something better and I'll include it)
# REF from now on (\b indicates a word boundary)
# regExFalse = (\bnrg\b|\bccd\b)
# the default value, which means it will be ignored
# regExFalse = None

# at this point, as long as the file gets a positive hit in RET and no hit in REF, the file will be downloaded
# equivalently said, RET and REF are necessary and sufficient conditions for a download.
# lengthy expressions can be constructed to deal with every combination of things you want, but there is
# a looping facility to allow us to get more fine grained control over the items we want to grab
# without having to have hundreds of characters on a single line, which of course gets rather unreadable

# making use of this looping facility makes RET and REF neccessary (though that can be bypassed too, more later) conditions
# however, they are no longer sufficient....
# download<x> is like regExTrue, but begins the definition of an 'item' and we can associate further actions with it
# if we so choose
# put a non-negative integer where <x> goes
#download1 = ubuntu
# but say we love ubuntu, and want to always grab everything that mentions it
# so we want to ignore regExTrue, this 'bypasses' RET when set to False. Default True.
#download1True = False

# we could also bypass REF. but we really don't like nrg, but we'll deal with ccd's, just for ubuntu
# to be clear, download<x>False is a mixed type option, taking both True, False for dealing with the global REF
# or a string (like here) to specify what amounts to a 'localized REF', which effectively says False to the global REF
# while at the same time specifying the local REF
#download1False = \bnrg\b

# we don't want to download things like howto, md5 files, etc, so we can set a minSize (MB)
# this overrides the global/thread minSize when not set to None
# Default None. works like thread-based minSize. a maxSize option is also available
#download1MinSize = 10
#download1MaxSize = 750

# and finally, we can put our ubuntu stuff in a special folder, if we choose
#download1Dir = /home/user/ubuntustuff

[TMB-Readers]
# just link to the feed
link = https://themixingbowl.org/rss.xml?cat=14

directory = /home/colin/torrent_queue/TMB/

# I like just about everything that these guys do so I will grab anything of theirs that goes up
regExTrue = xill|plugg|bbjunky|djp|mook|glint
</pre>

About

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==[https://themixingbowl.org themixingbowl.org]==
We intend to be the 1st stop for torrents for: The [[Essential Mix]], The [[Breezeblock]], [[Kiss FM]], [[XFM]], [[Gilles Peterson Worldwide|Worldwide]], [[BTTB]], [[One World]], [[Blue Room]], [[The Milk Run]], [[Solid Steel]], [[Annie On One]] and much more...

If you like dance music, nightclubbing or anything related to: House, Trance, IDM, Breaks, Hard House, Techno, Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, Big Beat, Trip-Hop, Turntablism or whatever spastic genre name is flavour of the month and haven't already [https://themixingbowl.org/signup.php signed up] then what are you waiting for?

==[https://themixingbowl.org/post/view/54371 surgeon's History Of TMBv1]==
''Posted: Sep 18, 2005 11:26:32 PM''

I was addicted to Suprnova grabbing loads of applications and music. The music constantly had a .nfo for http://coptang.f2s.com/ [themixingbowl]

I was in heaven, as many of you are when you first discovered the site.

It had categories for the [[Essential Mix]], [[Breezeblock]], [[Annie Nightingale]], [[Peel Sessions]] and so forth. wow wow wow!

'''This was a site specialising in BBC Radio One shows , BTTB and Nova Radio'''

Bookmarked - I was the 200 and something member of the site. I registered sometime around August 2004... I swiftly looked for the site owner to basically congratulate his philosophy especially the [[Breezeblock]] and [[Essential Mix]] category. coptang's join date was April 2004 so I knew this puppy was new.

I started upping torrents left, right and centre and TMB was attracting a stable amount of users per week, around 20 to 30. Suprnova was getting too big and millions of hits were the key to TMB's success.

coptang, glint, DaezD and Baldfresh (R.I.P) were running the show. Baldfresh had the best avatar I had ever seen, some scary monster face with red eyes coming out of a black background!

coptang then made me Mod (as it was then). Nicktids was then upgraded to Mod around about two months after me. Excellent knowledge of the inner workings of [[Azureus]] and invaluable for the [[FAQ]].

Each night at 12:10 midnight, us Admins and SysOp would put all torrents uploaded that day onto Suprnova, basically personally grabbing all torrents throughout the day! Upping them at that time meant they would go on the main page and would stay there for a matter of two days, the ultimate advertising as all torrents on Suprnova directed you to TMB! By '''October 2004''' TMB was getting a shed load of new members directed by hitting torrents on Suprnova, sometimes 100 new members a day. The load was becoming too much on coptang's free web space on his ISP! Something needed to be done, so we asked for donations and got stable hosting (so we thought) and moved from http://coptang.f2s.com/ to https://www.themixingbowl.org. The dot org was the choice of the admin - sounds important.

Anywooooo coptang then spent fooking hours-days-weeks-months sorting out the beta version of the new site with great input from glint, baldfresh and DaezD. We started at the very tail end of '''December 2004''' and opened our doors to a select few original members a couple of weeks after that to check for errors and then to the masses around '''February 2005'''.

We have had one fuck up since the site was originally formed as http://coptang.f2s.com/ by a host admin error [cnuts]... but that's it - but that was very fucking annoying!

TMB is beautiful, and we owe a lot of gratitude to coptang.

*glint for a lot of effort behing the scenes with .php and general site maintenance
*tz for a lot of code <--- shit loads of code (I love the ban and warning feature!)
*DaezD for his comedy - I miss him - where the fuck are you dude?
*mbw23 for never being here [admin since new site was opened]
*gforce for being a complete dude - one of the original "old man" tags
*Baldfresh was amazing - I miss his IRC chats and always amazingly helpful on OiNK and Indietorrents
*Me - well I'm too bored at work all day! Internet access is great!
*nicktids - amazingly helpful with [[Azureus]] queries and very good with helping ppl in torrent support

== 2004 screenshot of Mr coptang's Mixing Bowl ==
In the beginning it was called coptang's Wank Cabin, but one of his mates couldn't view it from work as wank is a rude word. So TMB was born.
[[Image:mrcoptangsmixingbowl2004.jpg]]

== TMBv2 ==

On Saturday 15th November 2008 at approximately 8pm London, UK time, TMBv2 was launched.

=== TMBv2 - Background and What's New ===

In May 07 we set out to build our idea of the perfect BitTorrent-based community website. Using the years of experience gained from running TMB we have come to an understanding as to what the most important functions of a BT site are. It was our goal to create a site which encompassed all the great features of TMBv1 and also offered us the flexibility to add new features. Our heavily customised TBDev code has served us well but to achieve the goals for the new site we had to abandon it and start afresh. We put to work the latest standards in web development and set about coding v2. 50,000 lines of code and 18 months later we have created a Bit Torrent codebase like no other. There are items on our wish-list for v2 that have had to be left out for the launch - perfection isn't easy to achieve but we believe that we are 99% there.

A full list of credits can be found [https://themixingbowl.org/credits here] however we would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to all that have helped us with testing and debugging up to now. This includes the small group of testers who have been with us since the very beginning and all Residents who have participated in testing the Beta. All the time you have contributed to poking and prodding the site during its various stages of development is greatly appreciated.

TMBv2 is highly modular by design which allows us to bolt on new pages and features quickly and easily. In the weeks following the launch our development team will be ironing out bugs which surface when 30K users are let loose on it. As soon as possible we will be looking for your suggestions and input on new features you would like to see.

The behind-the-scenes changes are innumerable and only comprehensible by the truly l33t. However, there has been a large number of changes to the user interface and how users interact with the site.

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==Site information==
We intend to be the 1st stop for torrents for: The Essential Mix, The Breezeblock, Kiss FM, XFM, Worldwide, BTTB, One World, Blue Room, The Milk Run, Solid Steel, Annie On One and much more...
Before you do anything here we suggest you have a look at the [[rules]].

===What is this BitTorrent all about anyway? How do I get the files?===

The idea behind Bittorrent is the SHARING of files. As you download a file you will also upload the parts you already have to help others. Bittorrent only works because other users like you are also sharing the files so please be considerate and leave the files open in your [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|bittorrent client]] for as long as you can. The site will keep track of your [[ratio|sharing ratio]], the more you share the more music you have access to.

If you are new to BitTorrent then you will be advised to have a look at the very good [https://lifehacker.com/285489/a-beginners-guide-to-bittorrent|Beginners guide to BitTorrent] which explains how BitTorrent works and how to get started.

For a BitTorrent client we recommend using [[qBittorrent]] or [[uTorrent]]. Both clients keep track of all your torrents for you, making it easier to seed and maintain a decent ratio. See the [[Client whitelist]] for more supported clients.

===Where does the donated money go?===

All donated money goes towards hosting the site.

===How does the auto ban/warning system work?===
'''Ratio'''

A ratio of 0.3 and lower is considered bad with respect to warnings.

'''Auto warnings'''

Every day we automatically issue warnings to any account which has a low ratio. The account then has a warning flag issued recording the date and account statistics when the warning was issued.

'''Auto bans'''

Every day we automatically ban any account which has been warned for over 30 days and whose ratio hasn't improved.

We also monitor the accounts currently flagged with a warning and will ban any one who is trying to download lots before the auto ban or whose ratio has gotten worse since the warning.

Other non-ratio related warnings can be issued by the admin team for abusive behaviour, persistent commercial uploads etc.

===How does your RSS feed work?===

See [[RSS Feed]]

===How can I contact an admin?===

If you are logged in to the site, use [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Message Admin] to send a question to the admin team. If you are not able to log in to the site for any reason, use [https://themixingbowl.org/contact/us Contact Us]. In either case your question will be answered by any available admin.

If you message an admin you see online directly on the site you may not get a response, especially if your question is already covered in the FAQ.

==User information==

===I registered an account but did not receive the confirmation e-mail!===

To delete the account so you can re-register, send a message to the admin team with [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form]. Note though that if you didn't receive the email the first time it will probably not succeed the second time either so you should really try another email address.

===I've lost my user name or password! Can you send it to me?===

Please use [https://themixingbowl.org/forgot this form] to have the login details mailed back to you.

===Can you rename my account?===

Possibly. Send a message to the admin team explaining why using [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===What happens to my account if I don't use it?===

Some user accounts are disabled for inactivity.

Accounts are '''inactive''' if the user hasn't not logged in for 3 months. At 3 months you will get a notification, a reminder after 1 month and disabled if another month passes.

Accounts are '''unused''' if the user has signed up a year ago and not used the account since signing up. Unused accounts will be disabled if not used within 30 days of first notification.

These rules apply to all user and uploader classes. All accounts Resident and above are exempt from being disabled for inactivity.
Furthermore, if you are seeding at least 5 torrents you will not be disabled (although you will still recieve notifications).

If you know that you will be away from internet for a long time, you may park your account from your profile page. Parked accounts cannot login to the site and use of the tracker is restricted to seeding, i.e. parked accounts can seed but can not download new torrents.

===Can you delete my (confirmed) account?===

Send a message to the admin team including the email address you signed up with using [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===So, what's MY ratio?===

You can view your ratio on your [https://themixingbowl.org/user/view profile page]

It's important to distinguish between your overall ratio and the individual ratio on each torrent you may be seeding or leeching. The overall ratio takes into account the total uploaded and downloaded from your account since you joined the site. The individual ratio just indicates the values for each torrent.

You may see two symbols instead of a number: "Inf.", which is just an abbreviation for Infinity, and means that you have downloaded 0 bytes while uploading a non-zero amount (ul/dl becomes infinity); "---", which should be read as "non-available", and shows up when you have both downloaded and uploaded 0 bytes (ul/dl = 0/0 which is an indeterminate amount).

===Why is my IP displayed on my details page?===

Only you and the site moderators can view your IP address and email. Regular users do not see that information.

===Why does my profile show "unconnectable"? (And why should I care?)===

The tracker has determined that you are firewalled or NATed and cannot accept incoming connections. This means that other [[peers]] in the [[swarm]] will be unable to connect to you, only you to them. Even worse, if two peers are both in this state they will not be able to connect at all. This will slow down ''your'' torrents and reduce your chance of being able to upload anything, so it's in your best interests to fix it.

Have a read of the [[How to become connectable]] page or lookup your router on [http://www.portforward.com portforward.com]).

===What are the different user classes?===

{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User
|The default class of new members.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User[[Image:star.gif]]
|Has donated money to themixingbowl.org.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#00C"|Uploader
|Allowed to upload torrents. For information on how to become an Uploader please see the uploading section of the FAQ.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:green"|Resident
|User who has contributed to the site. To become a Resident you must meet ALL the following criteria:
*Have to be registered on the site for more than 3 months
*Have a ratio of 1.0+
*Downloaded more than 5GB
*At least 5 forum posts
And at least ONE of the following criteria:
*Over 200 forum posts
*Uploaded over 20 individual torrents
*Uploaded over 100GB
*Have donated any amount
''Residents are exempt from being disabled for inactivity''.
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Other
|Customised title. Only an Administrator can customize someones title.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Broadcaster
|Participates in the TMB Radio shenanigans.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Pipecock
|There is only one Nifty Pipecock.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:purple"|VIP
|Awarded to a user in recognition of an outstanding contribution to TMB. Our way of saying you're pretty bloody awesome.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|Administrator
|Can do just about anything.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|SysOp
|coptang (site owner). RIP.
|-
|}

===Hey! I've seen a Resident with less than 100GB uploaded!===

Members who make an outstanding contribution to The Mixing Bowl may be promoted to Resident before they meet all the normal criteria.

===How do I add an avatar to my profile?===

You can set your avatar from your [https://themixingbowl.org/my/prefs/ Preferences] page.

Select the image you wish to use as you avatar and the click "Submit changes" at the bottom of the page. The site accepts JPEG, PNG and GIF image types and they are resized automatically to the appropriate size for the forum. You can upload files up to 2MB in size, if the original is larger than this you will need to manually reduce it's size before uploading. GIFs are not resized and there is a 100KB file size limit for these.

===Can I become an admin?===

No. I'm afraid getting to be an admin by asking is not possible on themixingbowl.

==Uploading==

===Why can't I upload torrents?===

Only specially authorised users ('''Uploaders''') have permission to upload torrents.

===What criteria must I meet before I can join the Uploader team?===

Any member can become an uploader. In order to join the uploader group [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/requestuploader read the instructions and fill out the form on the Uploader Request page] to signify that you've read the rules about what kind of torrents are allowed ('''no commercial releases!''').

Once you've done this an admin will add you to the uploaders group. This is a manual process so please allow a few days for this to happen. You will be sent a PM to confirm when your account has been upgraded.

===General Uploaders Etiquette (Uploading Guidelines)===

Maintain excellence at all times. For a more in-depth discussion of what this involves, see the [[Uploading Guidelines]] page.

===How should I title my torrent? (Torrent Naming Guidelines)===

This is covered in the [[Uploading Guidelines]].

===Why have I been demoted back to a user from uploader status?===

There are a number of reasons you might have been demoted to user from uploader or resident. These include (but are not limited to):

*Uploading commercial releases
*Uploading stream rips
*Persistently uploading poorly classified torrents
*Uploads not following the naming guidelines

===What will happen if I ignore any of the uploading guidelines?===

The upload will be deleted, and if you do it persistently you will be demoted. If you persistently upload commercial releases or argue with an admin you will probably be banned as well.

===Can I upload the new blahblahblah music video?===

No, music video's are treated the same as single songs and are not allowed. vj mixes, mashups etc are normally ok, if you are in any doubt at all [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask] before uploading.

===Can I upload your torrents to other trackers and/or share them with my friends?===

No. Each torrent you download from here contains a unique ID linking it to your account. If other people try to download using the same torrent they will mess up your stats, which could result in you getting banned.

However, the files you download from us are yours to do as you please. You can always create another torrent, pointing to some other tracker, and upload it to the site of your choice. We only ask you to give credit where it's due.

===How do I create a torrent?===

See the [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|Bittorrent client guide]] page for guides on how to create torrents.

==Stats==

===Most common reason for stats not updating===

*The user is cheating. (a.k.a. "Summary Ban")
*The server is overloaded and unresponsive. Just try to keep the session open until the server responds again. (Flooding the server with consecutive manual updates is not recommended.)
*You are using a faulty client. If you want to use an experimental or CVS version you do it at your own risk.

===Best practices===

*If a torrent you are currently leeching/seeding is not listed on your profile, just wait or force a manual update.
*Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
*If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats should update properly.

===May I use any bittorrent client?===

NO. See the [[client whitelist]] for details of supported clients.

===Why is a torrent I'm leeching/seeding listed several times in my profile?===

If for some reason (e.g. pc crash, or frozen client) your client exits improperly and you restart it, it will have a new peer_id, so it will show as a new torrent. The old one will never receive a "event=completed" or "event=stopped" and will be listed until some tracker timeout. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

Another reason could be that you have given torrents you have downloaded from this site to other people. Each .torrent file you download contains a unique ID that links it to your account. For this reason sharing .torrent files you have downloaded from The Mixing Bowl is forbidden.

===I've finished or cancelled a torrent. Why is it still listed in my profile?===

Some clients, notably TorrentStorm and Nova Torrent, do not report properly to the tracker when cancelling or finishing a torrent. In that case the tracker will keep waiting for some message - and thus listing the torrent as seeding or leeching - until some timeout occurs. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

===Multiple IPs (Can I login from different computers?)===

Yes, the tracker is now capable of following sessions from different IPs for the same user. A torrent is associated with the user when it starts, and only at that moment is the IP relevant. So if you want to seed/leech from computer A and computer B with the same account you should access the site from computer A, start the torrent there, and then repeat both steps from computer B (not limited to two computers or to a single torrent on each, this is just the simplest example). You do not need to login again when closing the torrent.

===How does NAT/ICS change the picture?===

All torrents are tracker on a per-client basis. Any number of user accounts and/or Bit Torrent clients can report from the same IP address and account stats will be updated correctly.

===How do I improve my ratio?===

Read the [[One Stop Ratio Shop]] and keep an eye out for [[FAQ#Freeleech|Freeleech]]'s.

==Downloading==

===Why did an active torrent suddenly disappear?===

The most likely reasons are that the uploader deleted it because there was a problem with the release, or an admin/moderator deleted it because it broke the site [[rules]].


===How do I resume a broken download or reseed something?===

Download the original .torrent file from server after that open it in you Bit Torrent client and browse the folder of the torrent you are downloading/reseeding.

===What are these "a piece has failed an hash check" messages?===

Bittorrent clients check the data they receive for integrity. When a piece fails this check it is automatically re-downloaded. Occasional hash fails are a common occurrence, and you shouldn't worry.

Some clients have an (advanced) option/preference to "kick/ban" clients that send you bad data or similar. It should be turned on, since it makes sure that if a peer repeatedly sends you pieces that fail the hash check it will be ignored in the future.

===You have the torrent I want, but there's no seeds so I can't download it!===

It may be possible still to download, first of all - just download it and leave it running. There's possibly seeds out there but don't know anyone wants the torrents, at least if you download it you have a chance. If this fails, you can request a reseed. A link will appear on torrents which are eligable for reseed. See [[reseeds]] for more details.

===The torrent is supposed to be 100MB. How come I downloaded 120MB?===

See the hash fails topic. If your client receives bad data it will have to redownload it, therefore the total downloaded may be larger than the torrent size. Make sure the "kick/ban" option is turned on to minimize the extra downloads.

===What ports can I use with my Bit Torrent client===

Due to the widespread use of Deep Packet Inspection by ISPs the choice of a non standard port to use for Bit Torrent connections no longer improves transfer speeds. The Mixing Bowl does not restrict the usage of any ports for clients however it does recommend the use of [[Protocol_Encryption|protocol encryption]]. Please consult the manual for you client for details on enabling protocol encryption.


===Why do I get a "You need a better ratio to download megatorrents!" or "This torrent is too big for you to download" message?===
In order to prevent members from digging a big hole in their ratio they can't get out of, they are prevented from downloading any torrent over 1GB.

You can only download megatorrents with a ratio better than 0.75. If the size of torrent is more than you have downloaded, you must have enough uploaded, such that downloading the torrent will not drop your ratio below 1.0. For example, a 10G torrent can be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 12G downloaded but could not be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 9G downloaded.

===Why do I get a "Your downloads are disabled until further notice" message?===
An admin may decide to disable your downloads. If this happens you should seed everything that you have snatched, afterwards you can visit the [[One_Stop_Ratio_Shop#Bonus_Points]] page and restore your downloads by purchasing additional download slots.



===What does the message "torrent has long filenames" mean?===
Some OS's (notably Windows) have issues when the combined path to a file exceeds certain lengths. If you see this message, be sure to download this torrent to a directory with a short path, e.g. <code>D:\Music</code> rather than <code>D:\My music downloads\themixingbowl.org\Radio shows and other mixes\</code>

We do prevent uploads with exceptionally long paths, however since we are an archive site there are a number of uploads existing that do have long filenames, so caution should be taken with these.

==How can I improve my download speed?==

===Do not immediately jump on new torrents===

The download speed mostly depends on the seeder-to-leecher ratio (SLR). Poor download speed is mainly a problem with new and very popular torrents where the SLR is low.

(Proselytising sidenote: make sure you remember that you did not enjoy the low speed. Seed so that others will not endure the same.)

The best speeds will be found around the half-life of a torrent, when the SLR will be at its highest. (The downside is that you will not be able to seed so much. It's up to you to balance the pros and cons of this.)

===Limit your upload speed===

The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:

*Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate. So due to this effect high upload speeds lead to high download speeds.
*Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs -, a sort of "got it!" messages). If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead to low download speeds.

The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the ACKs to get through without delay. '''A good thumb rule is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical upload speed.''' You will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the upload high has the additional benefit of helping with your ratio.)

===Limit the number of simultaneous connections===

Some operating systems (like Windows 9x) do not deal well with a large number of connections, and may even crash. Also some home routers (particularly when running NAT and/or firewall with stateful inspection services) tend to become slow or crash when having to deal with too many connections. There are no fixed values for this, you may try 60 or 100 and experiment with the value. Note that these numbers are additive, if you have two instances of a client running the numbers add up.

===Limit the number of simultaneous uploads===

Isn't this the same as above? No. Connections limit the number of peers your client is talking to and/or downloading from. Uploads limit the number of peers your client is actually uploading to. The ideal number is typically much lower than the number of connections, and highly dependent on your (physical) connection.

===Just give it some time===

As explained above peers favour other peers that upload to them. When you start leeching a new torrent you have nothing to offer to other peers and they will tend to ignore you. This makes the starts slow, in particular if, by change, the peers you are connected to include few or no seeders. The download speed should increase as soon as you have some pieces to share.

===Why is my internet so slow while leeching?===

Your internet bandwidth is always finite. If you are a peer in a fast torrent it may saturate your connection, and your browsing will suffer. From your client you can limit the download and upload speed to mitigate this.

Browsing was used just as an example, the same would apply to gaming, IMing, etc...

==Proxy/VPN use==

===Site===

If you wish to use a VPN to browse the site, it must be a paid for service that allows you to specify a server/region (or be based in a static location).
You may also browse the site using your seedbox or private server.
You should always let staff know by sending a [https://themixingbowl.org/contact/us staff PM] before using the VPN. If possible, please include what service it is, the location, and IP(s).
Tor, public proxies, and other freely available services are strictly prohibited and your account is likely to be disabled if you use them.

===Tracker===

It is permissible to use almost any type of connection - including public proxies - for P2P bittorrent traffic. Users can seed and download torrent pieces, and announce data to the tracker, from any connection they wish - with the exception of Tor which is forbidden.

It is worth noting that due to a combination of factors (increased latency, worse peering, bottlenecked traffic, inability to port forward, etc), users seeding from behind a proxy could see their upload speeds/net upload traffic decrease.

==Freeleech==

===What is Freeleech?===
Freeleech is where your ratio doesn't take a hit for downloading a torrent, but your ratio benefits from the uploads. They are a useful way of improving your ratio. Any user, regardless of current ratio and downloaded amount, can download these freeleech torrents; all restrictions are removed.

===Where can I find TMB torrents that are Freeleech?===

* All [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/21/ Readers Mixes] are Freeleech.
* TMB has regular '''Freeleech of the Week''' picks ('''FLOTW''') that highlight a member-suggested [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/22/ Megatorrent]. These are announced as news items, so keep your eyes open.
* All current Freeleech torrents can be found via the [https://tmb.dj/torrent/advancedsearch/ Advanced Search] page by ticking the "'''Free'''" checkbox.

===How can I suggest a Megatorrent for Freeleech?===

* Make suggestions for future Megatorrents using the [https://themixingbowl.org/bonus/torrent/ Nominate a torrent] fucntion.

==What if I can't find the answer to my problem here?==

===You can try these:===

Post in the [http://www.themixingbowl.org/forum/ forums], by all means. You'll find they are usually a friendly and helpful place, provided you follow a few basic guidelines:

*Make sure your problem is not really in this FAQ. There's no point in posting just to be sent back here.
*Before posting read the sticky topics (the ones at the top). Many times new information that still hasn't been incorporated in the FAQ can be found there.
*Make just one thread for your issue, an admin can move your thread to the right forum so you don't need to post in them all.
*Help us in helping you. Do not just say "it doesn't work!". Provide details so that we don't have to guess or waste time asking. What client do you use? What's your OS? What's your network setup? What's the exact error message you get, if any? What are the torrents you are having problems with? The more you tell the easiest it will be for us, and the more probable your post will get a reply.
*And needless to say: be polite. Demanding help rarely works, asking for it usually does the trick.

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==[https://themixingbowl.org themixingbowl.org]==
'''We intend to be the 1st stop for torrents for: The [[Essential Mix]], The [[Breezeblock]], [[Kiss FM]], [[XFM]], [[Gilles Peterson Worldwide|Worldwide]], [[BTTB]], [[One World]], [[Blue Room]], [[The Milk Run]], [[Solid Steel]], [[Annie On One]] and much more...'''

'''If you like dance music, nightclubbing or anything related to: House, Trance, IDM, Breaks, Hard House, Techno, Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, Big Beat, Trip-Hop, Turntablism or whatever spastic genre name is flavour of the month and haven't already [https://themixingbowl.org/signup.php signed up] then what are you waiting for?'''

This Wiki is the best place to find information on anything TMB-related including [[bittorrent|how bittorrent works]], [[Digitising_cassette_tapes|ripping old tapes to mp3]] or [[:Category:Uploading Own Recordings|how to upload your own mixes and recordings]]. We have listings for many [[:Category:Radio Stations|international dance music radio stations]] amongst many other things. Please scroll down the page for more information. If you have a specific query, use the search box on the left of the page or check out the [[FAQ]] first.

If you want to add or modify wiki topics please feel free to do so. Any TMB-related contribution is '''very welcome'''!

==Audio Resources / Information==

*[[:Category:Audio Formats|Audio Formats]]: Information about many audio formats including [[MP3]], [[FLAC]], [[MP2]] and [[Ogg_Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]].
*[[:Category:Audio Tools|Audio Tools]]: Lots of useful tools to create your own mixes, edit and tune audio files (with guides).
*[[Cue sheet]]: Everything about cue sheets (making them, using them, where to find them).
*[[:Category:Media Players|Media Players]]: Media players for your OS of choice.
*[[:Category:Music Genres|Music Genres]]: Need to find out about [[wrong music]] or [[DnB]]? You've come to the right place!
*[[:Category:Radio Shows|Radio Shows]]: Radio Shows with lots of details (time, broadcasting format,...)
*[[:Category:Radio Stations|Radio Stations]]: Want to listen to Dance radios worldwide? Want to record them? We have info on frequencies, bitrates, direct links to broadcasting schedules and internet streams...

==Special TMB Guides==

*[[One Stop Ratio Shop]]: Guide to maintaining a healthy ratio.
*[[:Category:Bittorrent Client Guide|Bittorrent Client Guides]]: HOWTO's for many different Bittorrent clients, their usage and specific optimization for TMB.
*[[Reseeding Torrents]]: How to reseed files already on your computer
*[[:Category:Uploading Own Recordings|Recording Shows From Radio]]: Guides on recording from radios and editing and digitising analogue sources.
*[[Preparing releases from internet-based broadcasts|Ripping Internet Streams]]: What you need to do to make the perfect internet radio stream rip.
*[[Get iplayer]]: Guide on how to capture BBC content
*[[Digitising cassette tapes]]: Guide on how to digitise / rip your cassette tapes.

==TMB Social Life & Special Member Contributions==

*[[TMBisms]]: The essential guide to TMB slang.
*[[:Category:TMB Town and City Guides|TMB Town and City Guides]]: Going somewhere? Meeting other TMB members? TMB-member guides for town and cities around the world.
*[[TMB Wallpaper]]: TMB User Artwork
*[[:Category:Live Events|Live Events]]: Dance music events around the world - [[Glade]], [[Global Gathering]], [[Love Parade]], [[Antiworld]], [[Springseven_Graz]], [[The Big Chill]]...
*[[TMB Gamers]]: TMB Gamers Section, Gamertags, Usernames, Teams, Clans, Etc
*[[TMB Tunes]]: Waffle-age and opinions on all things musical
*[[Customise TMB]]: User scripts and styles to customise the appearance of TMB in Firefox, Chrome and Opera
*[[Protecting your Privacy]] : A guide to VPNs and anonymity
*[[Internet Relay Chat]] : Come say hi in TMB's IRC room

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http://soundcloud.com/groups/the-mixing-bowl - The OFFICIAL Mixing Bowl group. Join it and submit your songs which will be added to the front group page. Also, it's a good idea to link yourself in [https://www.themixingbowl.org/thread/view/91486 The soundcloud thread] so we recognise you and approve your submission to the group [[Image:wink.gif]]

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==What’s this Ratio all about then?==
Your usage of this site is tracked to calculate what is known as your [[ratio]]. Your ratio is, simply, the amount you have uploaded divided by the amount you have downloaded.
So, if you have downloaded 200MB and uploaded 300MB, your ratio would be 300/200= 1.5.
But if you have downloaded 300MB and only uploaded 200MB, your ratio will be 200/300=0.66.
Ideally, all members should aim to have a ratio above or around 1.0 – uploading as much as you have downloaded.

====What is a Bad Ratio?====

Strictly speaking anything under 1.00 is a bad ratio.

See the [[FAQ#How_does_the_auto_ban.2Fwarning_system_work.3F|FAQ]] for details of the auto ban and auto warn systems.

====How Can I See What My Ratio Is?====
Go to the drop-down menu at the top of any Mixing Bowl page, and then click on your user name under ‘Inbox‘. The page you will now see shows how much you have uploaded and downloaded, and your overall ratio. This page also shows you which torrents you are currently “leeching” (downloading) and “seeding” (uploading). On each torrent, you can also see how many other “seeders” and “leechers” are currently active.It's important to distinguish between your overall ratio and the individual ratio on each torrent you may be seeding or leeching. The overall ratio takes into account the total uploaded and downloaded from your account since you joined the site. The individual ratio takes into account those values for each torrent.

==How Do I Improve My Ratio?==
For your ratio to increase, you simply need to upload more than you download. This is achieved by “seeding”. The way that BitTorrent works, you are already “sharing” as soon as you start to download a file – packets of data that you receive are sent out to other people who are downloading the same file. But most users will be downloading much faster than they can upload. So in order to “seed” (and therefore improve your ratio), you need to keep the file active long after you have finished downloading.

===Keeping files open===
Whilst there are numerous tips and tricks you can utilize to improve your ratio, the most important factor is time. The most desirable situation is to have a computer that you can leave seeding 24/7. Unfortunately there are often cost and lifestyle implications to this solution, and therefore may not suit all members. The MixingBowl is primarily an archive site, therefore it is important not to remove files from your BitTorrent client :-

*Keep your BitTorrent client open whenever your computer is switched on
*Don’t remove files from your client, you never know when someone needs a reseed
*The more & longer you seed, the more [[One_Stop_Ratio_Shop#Bonus_Points|Bonus Points]] you earn
*Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
*If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats should update properly

===Limit your upload speed===

The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:

*Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate. So due to this effect high upload speeds lead to high download speeds.
*Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs -, a sort of "got it!" messages). If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead to low download speeds.

The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the ACKs to get through without delay. '''A good thumb rule is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical upload speed'''. You will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the upload high has the additional benefit of helping with your ratio.)

===Check torrent age===
One of the most common mistakes made by new users is to download torrents that are weeks or even months old, the availability of these mixes is certainly one the most valued aspects of the site, however they should be treated with caution by users with low ratios. If you download a torrent which is more than one or two weeks old remember that it may well be days, weeks, or months before another leecher appears to whom you can upload data.

===It’s good to talk===

One of the main reasons behind the success of The Mixing Bowl is the strong sense of community within the forums and throughout the torrent threads. Believe it or not you can actually improve your ratio simply by providing feedback on the torrents you have downloaded. Many users choose their downloads by browsing the torrent forums, instead of using the main torrent page, often the decision to download a particular torrent is based solely on the comments within the torrent thread. Of course, it is simply a matter of common courtesy to thank the uploader for providing the torrent, but in doing so you 'bump' the torrent thread to the top of the forum which will bring it to the attention of other users. Providing feedback becomes even more important if you have downloaded a torrent which is more than a few weeks old!

===Popular torrents===

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Aessential+mix The Essential Mix]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=a+state+of+trance A State of Trance]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Abreezeblock%2Fmah Mary Anne Hobbs (Breezeblock)]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Aworldwide Gilles Peterson Worldwide]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Abttb Back to the Basics] (Free Leech) 

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Amotw Mix of the Week]

A regularly repeated piece of advice given to those with low ratios is to jump onto popular torrents such as the Essential Mix as soon as they are uploaded. Whilst it is certainly helpful, there is simply no need to download torrents that you are unlikely to listen to just to raise your ratio.

===Uploading===

'''You don't need to become an uploader to raise your ratio''', but if you have a non-commercial mix that you think other users would enjoy then by all means apply for uploader status. Because The Mixing Bowl is an archive site it is important to avoid duplicates, make sure you do a thorough [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/ search] of the torrents before uploading. When searching, a torrent may appear to be dead (have no seeders) but often a seeder will not be shown by the tracker if there has been no activity on the torrent for a while.

If you have a set to upload make sure you 'sell it' properly, include all information relevant to the mix such as the tracklist, length, audio quality and most importantly why you like the set and why other users should download it! This is important as you will lose the vast majority of potential downloaders if you don't put some effort into the description.

If you want to become an uploader read the [[Uploading_Guidelines]], if you agree to the uploading rules then apply for [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/requestuploader Uploader] class. When uploading, please ensure the torrent satisfies the following :-

- '''Non-Commercial Only'''
- Include www.themixingbowl.org.nfo [https://www.themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo](Click File --> Save As)
- Put your release inside a folder, name it appropriately.
- Do not tag your releases with your username in the folder, file, or title.
- Include as much info as possible, tracklists are good.
*uTorrent tutorial [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/UTorrent#How_to_Create_a_Torrent here]
*MakeTorrent tutorial [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/MakeTorrent#How_to_make_a_torrent_using_MakeTorrent_2 here]

===ISP woes===
If you are worried about exceeding monthly data limits imposed by your ISP check the terms and conditions of the contract. Many ISP's offer off-peak unmetered bandwidth , these typically include the hours between midnight and 6am.

===RSS feed===

[[RSS Feed|RSS]] is a subscription format that gives you the option to instantly get notified when new torrents are added to our site. If you have a torrent client with support for RSS you can even let it search for your favourite series and automatically download new episodes as soon as they show up. Read about how our RSS feed works on the [[RSS Feed]] page.

*To setup an RSS feed in uTorrent see [[UTorrent#How_to_Setup_auto-downloading_via_RSS|here]].

===Readers Mixes===

Readers mixes have become one of the most popular sections of the site over recent months. Mixes are ratio free to download, however, anything that you upload will improve your ratio. If you download a mix from this forum please listen to it and give the mixer some feedback.

===Megapacks===

If there's a year pack or megapack of any individual shows you've already downloaded, download the pack torrent file but don't start it yet, then stick your already downloaded files in matching folders, then get your client to Force Recheck (or similar) and it should start seeding those you've already got. You can now download the rest, or if you just want to help seeding, get your client to skip them. This not only improves your ratio, but keep large packs well seeded.

===Reseeds===

Check the [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/reseedrequests/ Reseed Requests] page for any torrents you've [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/reseedrequests/?onlyinclude=complete downloaded] or [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/reseedrequests/?onlyinclude=upload uploaded] that someone has requested a reseed for. You will receive bonus upload credit, proportionate to the number of requests.

For example, 1 reseed request = 25% bonus, 2 reseed requests = 50% bonus, e.t.c.

You can also check [https://www.themixingbowl.org/my/needseeds/ Need Seeds] page to show torrents which you have downloaded and which now need seeds.

===Bonus Points===

The more & longer you seed, the more Bonus Points you collect. If you have enough points and your ratio is poor, then you can exchange them for upload credit. Go to your [https://themixingbowl.org/bonus/upload bonus points :: purchase upload] page and convert your bonus points into upload credit. There are also other items you can purchase from the [https://themixingbowl.org/bonus bonus page].

Bonus points are calculated based on these rules:
*Freeleech torrents are not counted while they remain free
*Torrents over 300MB are counted according to their size, so the bigger they are, the more points collected
*Torrents with fewer seeders get more points than torrents with many seeders

You can see how many points you are earning from your [https://themixingbowl.org/user/bonusrates bonus rates] page.

==Why being Clever is Good For Your Ratio==

You've probably noticed references to "clever" and "stoopid" users on OiNK's Pink Palace. What OiNK calls "clever" others may call "connectable". It refers to whether other people in the same torrent as you can contact you in order to share data. Being connectable is a Good Thing. Why?

''A connectable user can share data with anyone in the torrent. Two unconnectable people can't establish a connection between them. If you're the only leecher and all the seeders are unconnectable, you won't get any data.''

This information is for people who want to become connectable. It's going to take some reading and work on your part to fix it. The payoff is that you'll be able to connect to the non-clever peers in a torrent. That can dramatically improve your speed since those peers are connected to fewer others. If you're seeding, you'll be able to send data to anyone, not just "clever" users. That'll make your ratio go up faster.

First of all, it may be beyond your control to affect this. If you're connecting from a college or from work, you'd have to get the people who administer the network to fix this. They'd have to assign you a static IP address and forward some ports from their firewall/router to that IP address. It's pretty unusual for them to do this. They don't want their bandwidth used for file sharing - that's why they installed that firewall in the first place.

On the other hand, if you own or administer the router you can forward ports yourself. It's my firm belief that you're more likely to succeed if you understand why you're doing things. So, a bit of background first. (When I refer to BT here, I'm talking about the BitTorrent protocol and/or your particular BitTorrent client. For the purposes of this document, it shouldn't matter which BT client you use.)

===IP Addresses===
For purposes of this document, we'll assume that every device on the internet needs to have an IP address. Your ISP somehow assigns you an IP address. It may have been programmed into your router by hand or more likely is assigned automatically by a DHCP server. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Each computer behind your router also has an IP address. Routers almost always include a DHCP server and by far the easiest way to get a computer connected on your network is to let the router supply the IP address automatically. This is called a dynamic IP address. That address is not necessarily the same every time your computer connects to your local network. For most purposes it wouldn't matter. You can also tell a computer to use a hard-coded (supplied by you) address. In that case it's called a static IP address. It's easy to screw up a static address entry, because you have to supply not only the IP address, but a subnet mask, gateway address and DNS server address(es). Some routers have an Address Reservation feature where you can use the router to always assign the same IP address to any given computer. That's really the best of both worlds if you want IP addresses to be predictable. More about that later...

===TCP/IP===
The protocol used by BitTorrent is called TCP/IP. Most of the data moving through the internet is TCP/IP. Information is divided into small bundles called packets. Each packet has an originating address and port number (together they make up a "return address" ) and a destination address and port number. That's how the computers you contact know where to return information - you're sending your return address with every packet. When your computer opens a new connection it just adds 1 (or some number) to the last port number it used. When a connection is closed, that port number becomes available again, in case your PC makes it all the way through the 64K or so port numbers. You can think of the IP address like a street address and the port like an apartment number. Once you get to the building, you need to know which door to knock on.

===How NAT routers work===
NAT stands for Network Address Translation. A NAT router allows multiple computers to connect to the internet via a single IP address. For the most part, individual connections to the internet originate at your computer. You want to browse a web page, connect to an email server, etc. When your outgoing connection hits the router, it notes your IP address, port number and the destination address. It assigns a unique port number to your request. That information gets added to a table of such addresses that the router maintains. The router then modifies the outgoing network packet so that to the rest of the internet it looks like the request originated from the router's IP address with that unique port number. When information comes back from the internet, the router knows by the IP it came from and the port it's addressed to where to send that information. It replaces the IP and port with that of the computer that originally sent it. It then passes that on to your network, where your computer receives the data. When your computer closes this connection, the router throws away the table entry for that connection. Unless otherwise configured by you, connections have to originate behind the router. That's because a NAT router ignores any incoming data that doesn't match a port and IP that are currently in its table. The router really doesn't have a choice in this case, because where would it send that data? The result of this is that your NAT router protects you from all the crap flying around the internet. Even if you only run one computer, a NAT router is a good investment if only for the protection it gives you.

Most NAT routers have something called DMZ (demilitarized zone). When you put an IP address in the DMZ, any unrecognized traffic is sent to that address. There are two downsides to this: Only one computer can be put into the DMZ at a time and any computer in the DMZ might as well be connected directly to the internet. If that computer doesn't have a very good software firewall, it will quickly be compromised. Windows leaves certain ports open for file sharing, messages, etc. Some of these can be exploited by hackers. Stay away from the DMZ if you can.

There might be a legitimate reason for people from the internet to connect to one of your machines. You could be running a web, FTP or mail server for example. And of course you want to be "connectable" on BitTorrent. To meet this need, most routers allow you to open or forward ports. What this means is that a packet arriving addressed to a certain port on your router would always be sent to a specific IP address and port in your network. This is independent of whether that computer is actually waiting for traffic on that port. If the computer is not expecting any traffic, the packet is rejected by the computer. At most, the originating computer on the internet would receive a reply saying that the port was closed.

It's possible to have different ports forwarded to different computers. There might be two people running FTP servers. To the outside world, they'd be on different ports. Inside your network they could each be on the default port 21. The router would send data to the IP address associated with each forwarded port. You can run BitTorrent simultaneously on several computers behind the same NAT router if the router is properly configured.

===How the BitTorrent protocol works===
You download a .torrent file from somewhere. In that file is the name of the tracker, a port number and a 20-byte ID that identifies the torrent within that tracker. Your BT client connects with the tracker (since you initiate this connection, it always works properly with your router). You tell the tracker the ID as well as the port number that your BT client is listening on. The tracker looks at who else is using that torrent and gives you a random subset of those users' IP addresses and listening ports. This random set of users is called your swarm. The tracker also tells your swarm about you, giving your IP address and port number. Your BT client attempts to contact swarm members directly and starts negotiating for "pieces" of the files in the torrent. Swarm members are also free to try to contact you.

Now your BT client has a list of IP addresses that it is trying to contact. The objective for BT is to open a connection between your computer and each computer in the swarm. Once that connection is made data starts flowing both into and out of your computer. It makes no difference which computer initiates the connection so long as you do connect. If both users are behind routers then that connection can't be completed. That is, not unless at least one router has been told how to forward data to the computer running BT.

===Port Forwarding===
There are two ways to forward ports. Let's talk about the pain-free way first. Many routers support something called uPnP. As far as I can tell, this means that computers behind the router can tell the router to open ports as needed. I use the BitTornado program for my BT needs. In it's default configuration BitTornado uses a random port between 10000 and 60000 and uses uPnP to automatically make sure that port is forwarded by the router. When you close BitTornado it should close that port. If your BT client and router both support uPnP, this is certainly the easiest way to go. Multiple computers running BT simultaneously behind the same firewall will also work properly, unless they happen to pick the same port number. It's easy to change the port number range in any BitTorrent client so that two computers' port numbers will never overlap. You don't even need a static IP address in this case, as the router will always know where to forward packets.

The not-so-easy way to forward ports is to use your router's web interface and specifically tell it what ports to forward where. You need several things for this to work. They are:
*A static IP address for your computer
*Your BT client configured for a known port or small range of ports
*Your router configured to forward those ports to your static IP address
*Any software firewall must be disabled or configured to let traffic on BT ports through

===Establishing a static IP address===
Directions can be found in almost any router manual that I've seen. You can also look at [http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm/ www.portforward.com]
What ports to use: Pick a number between 50,000 and 60,000. If your BT client can have multiple torrents open using a single port then you only need to open a single port. If you need a separate port for every torrent, figure out how many you'll have open and use a range of at least that many ports.

==External links==

*[http://www.portforward.com/ http://www.portforward.com] Help with forwarding your ports. Specific help for many brands/models of router

One Stop Ratio Shop

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==What’s this Ratio all about then?==
Your usage of this site is tracked to calculate what is known as your [[ratio]]. Your ratio is, simply, the amount you have uploaded divided by the amount you have downloaded.
So, if you have downloaded 200MB and uploaded 300MB, your ratio would be 300/200= 1.5.
But if you have downloaded 300MB and only uploaded 200MB, your ratio will be 200/300=0.66.
Ideally, all members should aim to have a ratio above or around 1.0 – uploading as much as you have downloaded.

====What is a Bad Ratio?====

Strictly speaking anything under 1.00 is a bad ratio.

See the [[FAQ#How_does_the_auto_ban.2Fwarning_system_work.3F|FAQ]] for details of the auto ban and auto warn systems.

====How Can I See What My Ratio Is?====
Go to the drop-down menu at the top of any Mixing Bowl page, and then click on your user name under ‘Inbox‘. The page you will now see shows how much you have uploaded and downloaded, and your overall ratio. This page also shows you which torrents you are currently “leeching” (downloading) and “seeding” (uploading). On each torrent, you can also see how many other “seeders” and “leechers” are currently active.It's important to distinguish between your overall ratio and the individual ratio on each torrent you may be seeding or leeching. The overall ratio takes into account the total uploaded and downloaded from your account since you joined the site. The individual ratio takes into account those values for each torrent.

==How Do I Improve My Ratio?==
For your ratio to increase, you simply need to upload more than you download. This is achieved by “seeding”. The way that BitTorrent works, you are already “sharing” as soon as you start to download a file – packets of data that you receive are sent out to other people who are downloading the same file. But most users will be downloading much faster than they can upload. So in order to “seed” (and therefore improve your ratio), you need to keep the file active long after you have finished downloading.

===Keeping files open===
Whilst there are numerous tips and tricks you can utilize to improve your ratio, the most important factor is time. The most desirable situation is to have a computer that you can leave seeding 24/7. Unfortunately there are often cost and lifestyle implications to this solution, and therefore may not suit all members. The MixingBowl is primarily an archive site, therefore it is important not to remove files from your BitTorrent client :-

*Keep your BitTorrent client open whenever your computer is switched on
*Don’t remove files from your client, you never know when someone needs a reseed
*The more & longer you seed, the more [[One_Stop_Ratio_Shop#Bonus_Points|Bonus Points]] you earn
*Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
*If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats should update properly

===Limit your upload speed===

The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:

*Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate. So due to this effect high upload speeds lead to high download speeds.
*Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs -, a sort of "got it!" messages). If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead to low download speeds.

The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the ACKs to get through without delay. '''A good thumb rule is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical upload speed'''. You will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the upload high has the additional benefit of helping with your ratio.)

===Check torrent age===
One of the most common mistakes made by new users is to download torrents that are weeks or even months old, the availability of these mixes is certainly one the most valued aspects of the site, however they should be treated with caution by users with low ratios. If you download a torrent which is more than one or two weeks old remember that it may well be days, weeks, or months before another leecher appears to whom you can upload data.

===It’s good to talk===

One of the main reasons behind the success of The Mixing Bowl is the strong sense of community within the forums and throughout the torrent threads. Believe it or not you can actually improve your ratio simply by providing feedback on the torrents you have downloaded. Many users choose their downloads by browsing the torrent forums, instead of using the main torrent page, often the decision to download a particular torrent is based solely on the comments within the torrent thread. Of course, it is simply a matter of common courtesy to thank the uploader for providing the torrent, but in doing so you 'bump' the torrent thread to the top of the forum which will bring it to the attention of other users. Providing feedback becomes even more important if you have downloaded a torrent which is more than a few weeks old!

===Popular torrents===

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Aessential+mix The Essential Mix]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=a+state+of+trance A State of Trance]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Abreezeblock%2Fmah Mary Anne Hobbs (Breezeblock)]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Aworldwide Gilles Peterson Worldwide]

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Abttb Back to the Basics] (Free Leech) 

*[https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Amotw Mix of the Week]

A regularly repeated piece of advice given to those with low ratios is to jump onto popular torrents such as the Essential Mix as soon as they are uploaded. Whilst it is certainly helpful, there is simply no need to download torrents that you are unlikely to listen to just to raise your ratio.

===Uploading===

'''You don't need to become an uploader to raise your ratio''', but if you have a non-commercial mix that you think other users would enjoy then by all means apply for uploader status. Because The Mixing Bowl is an archive site it is important to avoid duplicates, make sure you do a thorough [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/ search] of the torrents before uploading. When searching, a torrent may appear to be dead (have no seeders) but often a seeder will not be shown by the tracker if there has been no activity on the torrent for a while.

If you have a set to upload make sure you 'sell it' properly, include all information relevant to the mix such as the tracklist, length, audio quality and most importantly why you like the set and why other users should download it! This is important as you will lose the vast majority of potential downloaders if you don't put some effort into the description.

If you want to become an uploader read the [[Uploading_Guidelines]], if you agree to the uploading rules then apply for [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/requestuploader Uploader] class. When uploading, please ensure the torrent satisfies the following :-

- '''Non-Commercial Only'''
- Include www.themixingbowl.org.nfo [http://www.themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo](Click File --> Save As)
- Put your release inside a folder, name it appropriately.
- Do not tag your releases with your username in the folder, file, or title.
- Include as much info as possible, tracklists are good.
*uTorrent tutorial [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/UTorrent#How_to_Create_a_Torrent here]
*MakeTorrent tutorial [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/MakeTorrent#How_to_make_a_torrent_using_MakeTorrent_2 here]

===ISP woes===
If you are worried about exceeding monthly data limits imposed by your ISP check the terms and conditions of the contract. Many ISP's offer off-peak unmetered bandwidth , these typically include the hours between midnight and 6am.

===RSS feed===

[[RSS Feed|RSS]] is a subscription format that gives you the option to instantly get notified when new torrents are added to our site. If you have a torrent client with support for RSS you can even let it search for your favourite series and automatically download new episodes as soon as they show up. Read about how our RSS feed works on the [[RSS Feed]] page.

*To setup an RSS feed in uTorrent see [[UTorrent#How_to_Setup_auto-downloading_via_RSS|here]].

===Readers Mixes===

Readers mixes have become one of the most popular sections of the site over recent months. Mixes are ratio free to download, however, anything that you upload will improve your ratio. If you download a mix from this forum please listen to it and give the mixer some feedback.

===Megapacks===

If there's a year pack or megapack of any individual shows you've already downloaded, download the pack torrent file but don't start it yet, then stick your already downloaded files in matching folders, then get your client to Force Recheck (or similar) and it should start seeding those you've already got. You can now download the rest, or if you just want to help seeding, get your client to skip them. This not only improves your ratio, but keep large packs well seeded.

===Reseeds===

Check the [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/reseedrequests/ Reseed Requests] page for any torrents you've [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/reseedrequests/?onlyinclude=complete downloaded] or [https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/reseedrequests/?onlyinclude=upload uploaded] that someone has requested a reseed for. You will receive bonus upload credit, proportionate to the number of requests.

For example, 1 reseed request = 25% bonus, 2 reseed requests = 50% bonus, e.t.c.

You can also check [https://www.themixingbowl.org/my/needseeds/ Need Seeds] page to show torrents which you have downloaded and which now need seeds.

===Bonus Points===

The more & longer you seed, the more Bonus Points you collect. If you have enough points and your ratio is poor, then you can exchange them for upload credit. Go to your [https://themixingbowl.org/bonus/upload bonus points :: purchase upload] page and convert your bonus points into upload credit. There are also other items you can purchase from the [https://themixingbowl.org/bonus bonus page].

Bonus points are calculated based on these rules:
*Freeleech torrents are not counted while they remain free
*Torrents over 300MB are counted according to their size, so the bigger they are, the more points collected
*Torrents with fewer seeders get more points than torrents with many seeders

You can see how many points you are earning from your [https://themixingbowl.org/user/bonusrates bonus rates] page.

==Why being Clever is Good For Your Ratio==

You've probably noticed references to "clever" and "stoopid" users on OiNK's Pink Palace. What OiNK calls "clever" others may call "connectable". It refers to whether other people in the same torrent as you can contact you in order to share data. Being connectable is a Good Thing. Why?

''A connectable user can share data with anyone in the torrent. Two unconnectable people can't establish a connection between them. If you're the only leecher and all the seeders are unconnectable, you won't get any data.''

This information is for people who want to become connectable. It's going to take some reading and work on your part to fix it. The payoff is that you'll be able to connect to the non-clever peers in a torrent. That can dramatically improve your speed since those peers are connected to fewer others. If you're seeding, you'll be able to send data to anyone, not just "clever" users. That'll make your ratio go up faster.

First of all, it may be beyond your control to affect this. If you're connecting from a college or from work, you'd have to get the people who administer the network to fix this. They'd have to assign you a static IP address and forward some ports from their firewall/router to that IP address. It's pretty unusual for them to do this. They don't want their bandwidth used for file sharing - that's why they installed that firewall in the first place.

On the other hand, if you own or administer the router you can forward ports yourself. It's my firm belief that you're more likely to succeed if you understand why you're doing things. So, a bit of background first. (When I refer to BT here, I'm talking about the BitTorrent protocol and/or your particular BitTorrent client. For the purposes of this document, it shouldn't matter which BT client you use.)

===IP Addresses===
For purposes of this document, we'll assume that every device on the internet needs to have an IP address. Your ISP somehow assigns you an IP address. It may have been programmed into your router by hand or more likely is assigned automatically by a DHCP server. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Each computer behind your router also has an IP address. Routers almost always include a DHCP server and by far the easiest way to get a computer connected on your network is to let the router supply the IP address automatically. This is called a dynamic IP address. That address is not necessarily the same every time your computer connects to your local network. For most purposes it wouldn't matter. You can also tell a computer to use a hard-coded (supplied by you) address. In that case it's called a static IP address. It's easy to screw up a static address entry, because you have to supply not only the IP address, but a subnet mask, gateway address and DNS server address(es). Some routers have an Address Reservation feature where you can use the router to always assign the same IP address to any given computer. That's really the best of both worlds if you want IP addresses to be predictable. More about that later...

===TCP/IP===
The protocol used by BitTorrent is called TCP/IP. Most of the data moving through the internet is TCP/IP. Information is divided into small bundles called packets. Each packet has an originating address and port number (together they make up a "return address" ) and a destination address and port number. That's how the computers you contact know where to return information - you're sending your return address with every packet. When your computer opens a new connection it just adds 1 (or some number) to the last port number it used. When a connection is closed, that port number becomes available again, in case your PC makes it all the way through the 64K or so port numbers. You can think of the IP address like a street address and the port like an apartment number. Once you get to the building, you need to know which door to knock on.

===How NAT routers work===
NAT stands for Network Address Translation. A NAT router allows multiple computers to connect to the internet via a single IP address. For the most part, individual connections to the internet originate at your computer. You want to browse a web page, connect to an email server, etc. When your outgoing connection hits the router, it notes your IP address, port number and the destination address. It assigns a unique port number to your request. That information gets added to a table of such addresses that the router maintains. The router then modifies the outgoing network packet so that to the rest of the internet it looks like the request originated from the router's IP address with that unique port number. When information comes back from the internet, the router knows by the IP it came from and the port it's addressed to where to send that information. It replaces the IP and port with that of the computer that originally sent it. It then passes that on to your network, where your computer receives the data. When your computer closes this connection, the router throws away the table entry for that connection. Unless otherwise configured by you, connections have to originate behind the router. That's because a NAT router ignores any incoming data that doesn't match a port and IP that are currently in its table. The router really doesn't have a choice in this case, because where would it send that data? The result of this is that your NAT router protects you from all the crap flying around the internet. Even if you only run one computer, a NAT router is a good investment if only for the protection it gives you.

Most NAT routers have something called DMZ (demilitarized zone). When you put an IP address in the DMZ, any unrecognized traffic is sent to that address. There are two downsides to this: Only one computer can be put into the DMZ at a time and any computer in the DMZ might as well be connected directly to the internet. If that computer doesn't have a very good software firewall, it will quickly be compromised. Windows leaves certain ports open for file sharing, messages, etc. Some of these can be exploited by hackers. Stay away from the DMZ if you can.

There might be a legitimate reason for people from the internet to connect to one of your machines. You could be running a web, FTP or mail server for example. And of course you want to be "connectable" on BitTorrent. To meet this need, most routers allow you to open or forward ports. What this means is that a packet arriving addressed to a certain port on your router would always be sent to a specific IP address and port in your network. This is independent of whether that computer is actually waiting for traffic on that port. If the computer is not expecting any traffic, the packet is rejected by the computer. At most, the originating computer on the internet would receive a reply saying that the port was closed.

It's possible to have different ports forwarded to different computers. There might be two people running FTP servers. To the outside world, they'd be on different ports. Inside your network they could each be on the default port 21. The router would send data to the IP address associated with each forwarded port. You can run BitTorrent simultaneously on several computers behind the same NAT router if the router is properly configured.

===How the BitTorrent protocol works===
You download a .torrent file from somewhere. In that file is the name of the tracker, a port number and a 20-byte ID that identifies the torrent within that tracker. Your BT client connects with the tracker (since you initiate this connection, it always works properly with your router). You tell the tracker the ID as well as the port number that your BT client is listening on. The tracker looks at who else is using that torrent and gives you a random subset of those users' IP addresses and listening ports. This random set of users is called your swarm. The tracker also tells your swarm about you, giving your IP address and port number. Your BT client attempts to contact swarm members directly and starts negotiating for "pieces" of the files in the torrent. Swarm members are also free to try to contact you.

Now your BT client has a list of IP addresses that it is trying to contact. The objective for BT is to open a connection between your computer and each computer in the swarm. Once that connection is made data starts flowing both into and out of your computer. It makes no difference which computer initiates the connection so long as you do connect. If both users are behind routers then that connection can't be completed. That is, not unless at least one router has been told how to forward data to the computer running BT.

===Port Forwarding===
There are two ways to forward ports. Let's talk about the pain-free way first. Many routers support something called uPnP. As far as I can tell, this means that computers behind the router can tell the router to open ports as needed. I use the BitTornado program for my BT needs. In it's default configuration BitTornado uses a random port between 10000 and 60000 and uses uPnP to automatically make sure that port is forwarded by the router. When you close BitTornado it should close that port. If your BT client and router both support uPnP, this is certainly the easiest way to go. Multiple computers running BT simultaneously behind the same firewall will also work properly, unless they happen to pick the same port number. It's easy to change the port number range in any BitTorrent client so that two computers' port numbers will never overlap. You don't even need a static IP address in this case, as the router will always know where to forward packets.

The not-so-easy way to forward ports is to use your router's web interface and specifically tell it what ports to forward where. You need several things for this to work. They are:
*A static IP address for your computer
*Your BT client configured for a known port or small range of ports
*Your router configured to forward those ports to your static IP address
*Any software firewall must be disabled or configured to let traffic on BT ports through

===Establishing a static IP address===
Directions can be found in almost any router manual that I've seen. You can also look at [http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm/ www.portforward.com]
What ports to use: Pick a number between 50,000 and 60,000. If your BT client can have multiple torrents open using a single port then you only need to open a single port. If you need a separate port for every torrent, figure out how many you'll have open and use a range of at least that many ports.

==External links==

*[http://www.portforward.com/ http://www.portforward.com] Help with forwarding your ports. Specific help for many brands/models of router

Links

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Links that may be useful to the [[TMB]] community. This page is now unlocked so all TMB members can add new links. Please keep them relevant and work safe.

==TMB Links==

*[http://www.openrightsgroup.org/ Open Rights Group] - Looking out for digital rights in the UK.
*[https://www.themixingbowl.org/rss.xml RSS feed] - TMB RSS feed. See the [[FAQ#How_does_your_RSS_feed_work.3F|FAQ]] for more information.
*[[:Category:Audio_Tools|Audio Tools]] - TMB wiki audio tool pages

==BitTorrent Information==

*[http://help.bittorrent.com/customer/en/portal/articles/178790-the-basics-of-bittorrent The Basics of BitTorrent] - Everything you need to know about BitTorrent.

==BitTorrent Software==

*[https://www.utorrent.com/ µTorrent] - "A (very) tiny BitTorrent client".
*[https://www.qbittorrent.org/ qBittorrent] - The qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent.
*[http://www.deluge-torrent.org/ Deluge] - Open source, cross-platform BitTorrent client.

==Radio shows/stations==

*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/ Radio 1] - BBC Radio 1, home of the Breezeblock, Essential Mix plus many more.
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/ 1Xtra] - BBC 1Xtra, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Dancehall and more.
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/6mix/ 6 Mix] - BBC 6 Music's 6 Mix show.
*[http://www.vinylizer.net/ BTTB] - Back To The Basics - Eclectic German radio show.
*[http://www.ninjatune.net/solidsteel/ Solid Steel] - Ninja Tune radio.

==Tracklists==

*[https://swamptowers.weebly.com/breezeblock.html The Swamp] - Breezeblocks & 6 Mix tracklist and info site
*[http://www.thepeelsessions.co.uk/ Peel Sessions] - Details of every Peel Session since 1992
*[http://emstats.flowledge.nl/ EM Stats] - Essential Mix tracklistings + stats, created by TMB's very own wim
*[http://www.essentialmix.ca/ essentialmix.ca] - Searchable Essential Mix tracklists
*[http://www.essentialmix.info/ Essential Mix Tracklistings] - Plus listings for John Digweed Kiss 100, Breezeblock and Annie On One and many other shows
*[http://www.tracklistings.net/ tracklistings.net] - Essential mix and Kiss 100 tracklistings
*[http://tranceaddict.com/forums3/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=6 TA Tracklisting Forum] - Intense tracklisting efforts including large artist related (for example: [http://tranceaddict.com/forums3/showthread.php?s=&forumid=6&threadid=350603 Sasha 1989-2006]) tracklisting archives.
*[http://www.beyondjazz.net/playlists.php Beyondjazz] - tracklists for Gilles Peterson Worldwide, Mr Scruff's Hot Pot, Benji B's Deviation and many more.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/ Radio 1 schedules] Archived on the Wayback Macine from 2002.
*[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/freq_find/r1_sched.html Frequency Finder UK] - Classic Radio 1 schedules, handy for checking what times and days programmes were originally broadcast.
*[http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/tellyyears/ Telly Years] A few more old BBC schedules.

==Torrent Sites==

*[http://www.mvgroup.org/forums/index.php? MV Group] - Torrent releases of quality documentary and science series.
*[http://www.sonofshun.com Son of Shun] - Contains shows related to politics, science, sociological, and documentaries.
*[http://www.Global-Sets.com Global-Sets] - Best tracker for torrents!

==Internet tools==

*[http://www.tineye.com/ tineye.com] searches the web with an image, either a url or uploaded by you. also comes as a [http://www.tineye.com/plugin plugin] for [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8922 firefox] and [https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/haebnnbpedcbhciplfhjjkbafijpncjl chrome]

Reseeds

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We are an archive site, which means that old torrents are not deleted. This has the consequence that many torrents are without seeders and they seem dead. However, a seed for these torrents is just a few clicks away. If you see the text 'Click here to request a reseed' on a torrent without seeds that you want - simply click it and automatically a message is sent to the last 10 snatchers & the uploader. If this same torrent recieves additional reseed requests, each subsequent requests will message the next 5 snatchers.
You can see all the open reseed requests on the following page which can be found under the Torrents menu - https://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/reseedrequests/

There is a ratio bonus for anyone who seeds a 'reseed requested' torrent, it's calculated as an additional 25% of the uploaded amount for each reseed requestor, e.g. if 2 people have requested a reseed on a torrent then ratio is x1.5, 4 requests means double ratio. The bonus is applied after the fact which means that there will be a delay before the bonus is applied.

Torrents which are sucssesfully reseeded will be 'bumped' to the top of the main torrent view, this is win-win situation as the original reseeder gets a upload bonus and by showing the seeder on the front page will attract more downloaders.

A reseed can be requested on any torrent which has not had a seeder for at least 14 days. You will see a link to request a reseed on the torrent thread and torrent details pages. There is no penalty to request a reseed but not everyone is able to send them.

The requirements to request a reseed are to have download minimum of 1.5GB and a ratio at least 0.75.
Requesting reseeds is limited to 1 per day for users & uploaders, everyone else gets unlimited - please don't abuse it!

Rules

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__NOTOC__
{{Policy}}

==General rules - Breaking these rules can and will get you banned!==

#Be excellent to each other.
#Do not defy the admins' expressed wishes.
#Keep your overall ratio as close to 1.0 as possible.

==General forum guidelines - Please try to follow these guidelines==

#No moaning!
#No language other than English in the forums.
#Do not request/offer/trade invites to other bittorrent trackers in the public forums.
#Please read the [[FAQ]] before asking any questions!

==Uploading rules - Torrents violating these rules may be deleted without notice==

#All uploads must include the mixingbowl [https://www.themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo nfo].
#Only '''non-commercial audio and video''', i.e. nothing that has been '''commercially licensed''' that you can buy in the shops or online.
#Allowed audio uploads include: DJ Mixes, mixtapes, broadcast radio, podcasts, and live recordings. We do not allow broadcasts of commercial releases played in their entirety.
#Video uploads must either be of a broadcast by an artist or be documentaries about an artist or a genre.
#Any uploads that the admins feel are unsuitable for the site will be removed without warning. [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Ask an admin] before uploading if you're not sure.
#If you have the tracklist, post it in the Description part of the upload form.
#Make sure your torrents are well-seeded at least until there are above 5 other seeds.
#If you have something interesting that somehow violate these rules, [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask an admin] and we '''might''' make an exception.
#Adhere to all of the [[Uploading_Guidelines | Uploading Guidelines]]

==Avatar rules - Your avatar must adhere to these requirements==

#'''Must be work safe'''; no nudity etc.
#GIFs must be less than 100KB in size

About

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==[https://themixingbowl.org themixingbowl.org]==
We intend to be the 1st stop for torrents for: The [[Essential Mix]], The [[Breezeblock]], [[Kiss FM]], [[XFM]], [[Gilles Peterson Worldwide|Worldwide]], [[BTTB]], [[One World]], [[Blue Room]], [[The Milk Run]], [[Solid Steel]], [[Annie On One]] and much more...

If you like dance music, nightclubbing or anything related to: House, Trance, IDM, Breaks, Hard House, Techno, Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, Big Beat, Trip-Hop, Turntablism or whatever spastic genre name is flavour of the month and haven't already [https://themixingbowl.org/signup.php signed up] then what are you waiting for?

==[https://themixingbowl.org/post/view/54371 surgeon's History Of TMBv1]==
''Posted: Sep 18, 2005 11:26:32 PM''

I was addicted to Suprnova grabbing loads of applications and music. The music constantly had a .nfo for http://coptang.f2s.com/ [themixingbowl]

I was in heaven, as many of you are when you first discovered the site.

It had categories for the [[Essential Mix]], [[Breezeblock]], [[Annie Nightingale]], [[Peel Sessions]] and so forth. wow wow wow!

'''This was a site specialising in BBC Radio One shows , BTTB and Nova Radio'''

Bookmarked - I was the 200 and something member of the site. I registered sometime around August 2004... I swiftly looked for the site owner to basically congratulate his philosophy especially the [[Breezeblock]] and [[Essential Mix]] category. coptang's join date was April 2004 so I knew this puppy was new.

I started upping torrents left, right and centre and TMB was attracting a stable amount of users per week, around 20 to 30. Suprnova was getting too big and millions of hits were the key to TMB's success.

coptang, glint, DaezD and Baldfresh (R.I.P) were running the show. Baldfresh had the best avatar I had ever seen, some scary monster face with red eyes coming out of a black background!

coptang then made me Mod (as it was then). Nicktids was then upgraded to Mod around about two months after me. Excellent knowledge of the inner workings of [[Azureus]] and invaluable for the [[FAQ]].

Each night at 12:10 midnight, us Admins and SysOp would put all torrents uploaded that day onto Suprnova, basically personally grabbing all torrents throughout the day! Upping them at that time meant they would go on the main page and would stay there for a matter of two days, the ultimate advertising as all torrents on Suprnova directed you to TMB! By '''October 2004''' TMB was getting a shed load of new members directed by hitting torrents on Suprnova, sometimes 100 new members a day. The load was becoming too much on coptang's free web space on his ISP! Something needed to be done, so we asked for donations and got stable hosting (so we thought) and moved from http://coptang.f2s.com/ to http://www.themixingbowl.org. The dot org was the choice of the admin - sounds important.

Anywooooo coptang then spent fooking hours-days-weeks-months sorting out the beta version of the new site with great input from glint, baldfresh and DaezD. We started at the very tail end of '''December 2004''' and opened our doors to a select few original members a couple of weeks after that to check for errors and then to the masses around '''February 2005'''.

We have had one fuck up since the site was originally formed as http://coptang.f2s.com/ by a host admin error [cnuts]... but that's it - but that was very fucking annoying!

TMB is beautiful, and we owe a lot of gratitude to coptang.

*glint for a lot of effort behing the scenes with .php and general site maintenance
*tz for a lot of code <--- shit loads of code (I love the ban and warning feature!)
*DaezD for his comedy - I miss him - where the fuck are you dude?
*mbw23 for never being here [admin since new site was opened]
*gforce for being a complete dude - one of the original "old man" tags
*Baldfresh was amazing - I miss his IRC chats and always amazingly helpful on OiNK and Indietorrents
*Me - well I'm too bored at work all day! Internet access is great!
*nicktids - amazingly helpful with [[Azureus]] queries and very good with helping ppl in torrent support

== 2004 screenshot of Mr coptang's Mixing Bowl ==
In the beginning it was called coptang's Wank Cabin, but one of his mates couldn't view it from work as wank is a rude word. So TMB was born.
[[Image:mrcoptangsmixingbowl2004.jpg]]

== TMBv2 ==

On Saturday 15th November 2008 at approximately 8pm London, UK time, TMBv2 was launched.

=== TMBv2 - Background and What's New ===

In May 07 we set out to build our idea of the perfect BitTorrent-based community website. Using the years of experience gained from running TMB we have come to an understanding as to what the most important functions of a BT site are. It was our goal to create a site which encompassed all the great features of TMBv1 and also offered us the flexibility to add new features. Our heavily customised TBDev code has served us well but to achieve the goals for the new site we had to abandon it and start afresh. We put to work the latest standards in web development and set about coding v2. 50,000 lines of code and 18 months later we have created a Bit Torrent codebase like no other. There are items on our wish-list for v2 that have had to be left out for the launch - perfection isn't easy to achieve but we believe that we are 99% there.

A full list of credits can be found [https://themixingbowl.org/credits here] however we would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to all that have helped us with testing and debugging up to now. This includes the small group of testers who have been with us since the very beginning and all Residents who have participated in testing the Beta. All the time you have contributed to poking and prodding the site during its various stages of development is greatly appreciated.

TMBv2 is highly modular by design which allows us to bolt on new pages and features quickly and easily. In the weeks following the launch our development team will be ironing out bugs which surface when 30K users are let loose on it. As soon as possible we will be looking for your suggestions and input on new features you would like to see.

The behind-the-scenes changes are innumerable and only comprehensible by the truly l33t. However, there has been a large number of changes to the user interface and how users interact with the site.

Rules

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__NOTOC__
{{Policy}}

==General rules - Breaking these rules can and will get you banned!==

#Be excellent to each other.
#Do not defy the admins' expressed wishes.
#Keep your overall ratio as close to 1.0 as possible.

==General forum guidelines - Please try to follow these guidelines==

#No moaning!
#No language other than English in the forums.
#Do not request/offer/trade invites to other bittorrent trackers in the public forums.
#Please read the [[FAQ]] before asking any questions!

==Uploading rules - Torrents violating these rules may be deleted without notice==

#All uploads must include the mixingbowl [http://www.themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo nfo].
#Only '''non-commercial audio and video''', i.e. nothing that has been '''commercially licensed''' that you can buy in the shops or online.
#Allowed audio uploads include: DJ Mixes, mixtapes, broadcast radio, podcasts, and live recordings. We do not allow broadcasts of commercial releases played in their entirety.
#Video uploads must either be of a broadcast by an artist or be documentaries about an artist or a genre.
#Any uploads that the admins feel are unsuitable for the site will be removed without warning. [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Ask an admin] before uploading if you're not sure.
#If you have the tracklist, post it in the Description part of the upload form.
#Make sure your torrents are well-seeded at least until there are above 5 other seeds.
#If you have something interesting that somehow violate these rules, [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask an admin] and we '''might''' make an exception.
#Adhere to all of the [[Uploading_Guidelines | Uploading Guidelines]]

==Avatar rules - Your avatar must adhere to these requirements==

#'''Must be work safe'''; no nudity etc.
#GIFs must be less than 100KB in size

Breezeblock

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{{Infobox Radio Show|name=Mary Anne Hobbs
|genre=Electronica, Experimental
|host=Mary Anne Hobbs
|time=Wed 02:00-04:00
|station=BBC Radio 1
|country=UK
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/}}

'''''The Breezeblock''''' was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 1]] in the UK and ran from 17th February 1997 to 2nd September 2010, broadcast late at night during the week. Its final timeslot was every Wednesday morning from 2am to 4am (GMT). ''The Breezeblock'' was presented by [[Mary Anne Hobbs]].

On 25 September 2006 the ''Breezeblock'' moniker was dropped and the show renamed to '''''[[Mary Anne Hobbs]]: BBC Radio 1's Experimental Show'''''. Though accompanied by a time slot change, the show's format, purpose, and breadth of genre remained very similar.

==Year packs==
* [http://www.themixingbowl.org/thread/view/85247/ 1997: Breezeblock] (1.08 GB)
* [http://www.themixingbowl.org/thread/view/63117/ 2004: Breezeblock] (7.56 GB)
* [http://www.themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=39754 2006: Breezeblock / Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (8.31 GB)
* [http://www.themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=64453 2007: Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (7.58 GB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/83691 2008: Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (8.20 GB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/83882 2008: Guest mixes part 1] (2.1 GB) [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/83893 part 2] (41 MB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/97365 2009: Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show] (8.02 GB)
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/98679 2009: Guest mixes] (3.19 GB)
* The rest: [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=1998&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 1998] [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=1999&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 1999] [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2000&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2000] [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2001&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2001] [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2002&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2002] [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2003&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2003] [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/advancedsearch/?tagsearch=breezeblock%2Fmah&yearsearch=2005&results-o1=2.d&results-o2=3.a&results-p=1&results-s=2.a 2005] [http://www.themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag%3Abreezeblock%2Fmah All]
* [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/82932 The TMB 'Year Packs' thread]

==Schedule history==
{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
!align="right"|From
!align="left"|Slot
|-
|align="right"|(''Oct'' 1996)
|(Midnight-4am, Thursday night. ''MAH'' show before the ''Breezeblock'' ever started) [http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_94_97.html#o96]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 17 Feb 1997
|Midnight-1am, Monday - Thursday nights. (Start of ''MAH'' show Mo-Th 2230-0100) [http://radio.about.com/library/blprofiles/blpro-maryannehobbs.htm][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_94_97.html#f97][http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/mary_anne_hobbs_page.htm][http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/tellyyears/may1997.htm][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_94_97.html#o97][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/e129713e0a15f930][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/fc091e93ff09e774]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 27 July 1998
|Midnight-2am, Monday - Wednesday nights. (Thurs replaced by Andy Kershaw) [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/browse_thread/thread/3858eaa6fdec9bf8/7fbaec6e482e170c?#7fbaec6e482e170c][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/browse_thread/thread/68323fb81f6ac4d6/f9af6c9fa76ccd27][http://groups.google.com/group/uk.media.radio.radcliffe/msg/72ea3928442a99a5][https://themixingbowl.org/topics.php?action=viewtopic&topicid=15820]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 12 Oct 1998
|Midnight-2am, Monday & Tuesday nights. (Weds replaced by ''Gilles Peterson Worldwide'', end of preceding 2230-0000 ''MAH'' show) [http://www.mediafire.com/?yioauzqcm5c][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#o98][http://web.archive.org/web/19981206135547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onair_extra/onair_extra.html][http://web.archive.org/web/19990203114256/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onair_extra/hobbs.html][http://web.archive.org/web/19990302051612/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onair_extra/onair_extra.html]

|-
|align="right"|Monday 20 Sept 1999
|Midnight-4am, Monday night. (Tuesday replaced by MAH's ''Rock Show''). Usually two mixes: a 60 min Headline Set & a 30 min Showcase Set [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/0abf16a799247773][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/browse_thread/thread/ab66d1f98016b477/faea9f5d881aba7c?#faea9f5d881aba7c][http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/404931.stm][http://www.slickmedia.com/super/bn990830.htm][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#n99][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#a00][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#f01][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.media.radio.bbc-r1/msg/04abb1d40865fe3e?hl=en]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 5 Nov 2001
|Midnight-2am, Monday night. (2am-4am replaced by 7 weeks of ''Essential Mix'' reruns). Just one mix: usually 45 mins or 30 mins [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.music.makers.dj/msg/d4005094e9737c9e][http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.music.chemical-bros/msg/f87880e8fa971eda][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#f02][http://web.archive.org/web/20020802223116/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#n03]
|-
|align="right"|Tuesday 27 July 2004
|1am-3am, Tuesday morning [http://web.archive.org/web/20040721020311/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/][http://web.archive.org/web/20040725031547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/][http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/r1_sched_98_04.html#j04]
|-
|align="right"|Monday 25 Sept 2006
|2am-4am, Friday morning. Renamed ''Mary Anne Hobbs Experimental Show'' [http://djmartian.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html#115947174511755015][http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jul/04/bbc.radio][http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Media/documents/2006/07/04/Radio1.pdf][http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/schedule/sept06.shtml]
|-
|align="right"|Friday 12th Oct 2007
|2am-4am, Wednesday morning [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/observermusic/2007/09/radio_gaga.html#comment-692924]
|-
|align="right"|Thursday 24th Sept 2009
|2am-4am, Thursday morning [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/programmes/schedules/2009/09/16][http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/programmes/schedules/2009/09/24][http://www.myspace.com/maryannehobbs]. Mary Anne's farewell show was Thursday 2nd Sept 2010, with two of her favourite repeats aired on Thursday 9th Sept 2010.
|}
Note:
* Monday night means Monday night into Tuesday morning, midnight starts are dated Monday
* Friday morning means Thursday night into Friday morning, a.m. starts are dated Friday

==External Links==

* [https://swamptowers.weebly.com/breezeblock.html Swamp Breezeblock Tracklisting Archive]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Breezeblock The Breezeblock on Wikipedia]
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/mary-anne-hobbs-my-life-in-media-422158.html Mary Anne Hobbs: My life in media]

TMBisms

2021-10-24T13:58:01Z

Aland: Text replacement - "http://themixingbowl.org" to "https://themixingbowl.org"

==A jaybeee==
To do a "jaybeee" is to be the first to post on a new page in an existing thread without referencing any previous post; so anyone who reads it doesn't know what the hell you are on about [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/60466/?gotopost=717509#717496].

[[Image:Oh-noes-i-have-jaybeeeeed.gif]]

A [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/User:Jaybeee jaybeee], often amusingly misspelled Jaybee [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/18715/?page=2#139775] & [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/96231/?gotopost=874300#874300], is also a type of TMB admin.

==Android Name==
Real TMBers; the popular top notch in-crowd of bowlers, all have an android name which is secret and only they know about.
To get in with the cool kids you should PM your android name to [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/User:Nifty Nifty] so he can add it to the android name database. Within a week you will find whole new world of online popularity opening up to you.

To figure out your android name follow these steps carefully:

It's your full name, followed by your main credit or debit card number, followed by your full address, followed by the expiry date of the card, followed by the card type, followed by the security number on the signature strip and the issue number (switch cards only).

REMEMBER: Your android name only becomes valid once you have PMed it to [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/User:Nifty Nifty].

==Awwww, blee, just install iy nor==
Just one of the teachings imparted by our esteemed Commander-in-Chief, Coptang.

==Camals camals==
'''Jesus Jesus never come near''' 
Jesus Jesus never come near 
Because I don't want you here 
Jesus Jesus never fear 
Really Jesus never fear 
 
'''Chorus''' 
Jesus Jesus good old 
Jesus I can say 
Jesus Jesus thank you for this lovely day 
 
camals camals

==irv'ing (or to irv)==
Synonymous to making something FUBAR (fucked up beyond all recognition) in the manner of the TMB admin by the same name. Also synonymous with "DWSR'ing" or "Clouseau'ing" as this entry ironically screwed up the alphabetical order of the TMB'ism wiki after DWSR added it. Both synonyms coined by kbatman. However, it should be noted that DWSR ''''claimed'''' he screwed up the entry on purpose, in order to give an example of what it is 'to irv'.

==irvinator or to be ''irv'inated''==
Is an aggressive variation of irv'ing, whereby the irv'ing is intentionally done to a victim of choice by irv. It is usually manifested in the form of a funny change to ones avatart or custom title. Most notable victims include Hoozn and Hungryanteater.

[[Image:Irvinator.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|The Irvinator]]

==Bid voyeurism==
To watch bids on e-bay with the intent to causing mental instability to the person selling the item being watched, bid voyeurs will try to encourage others to join in "the watch" and maybe even ask the seller random questions that are likely to incite "bay rage" [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/43023/]

==Don't Know What Film It Is?==

If you don't know what the film is - chances are it's Spykids [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/90425?page=1].

==Drugs Are Bad, mmkay?==
Drugs are bad
[[Image:DSC00078.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Drugs Are Bad]]

==Fart in your mouth, slap some taint==
The greatest put-down in the history of the modern put-down. First recorded in tmb-irc circa 2006.

==FFS or OH FFS==
Now sure who coined it, or where it came from.
Stands for '''FOR FUCKS SAKES''', could also be OH FFS!

==Fish, or to Fish==
Started around Chinese Whispers 10 due to the immense amount of time it took to do a simple collaborative mix. To fish is to not keep the mix passing round

==Fucky you guy (aka ocoisa)==
[https://themixingbowl.org/post/view/94441 fucky you]...
I am a stupid motherfucker and my IP has been blocked.
I would love to stay and converse like a rational human being, but since I had a large penis inserted in my ear it has made it almost impossible for me to act in any other way than the plankton that I am

==Goosing==
An act of sexual aggression but with no harm intended. Practised by Rees and other no good student types!!!

==Ham pockets==
Yay for ham pockets.

==Hot Blocker==
Coined by irv.

Any ugly fucker that stands between you and a hotty on public transport (particularly the Tube), obscuring your view of said hotty and therefore ruining the only joy that public transport has to offer.

==Houston==
I am not from there.

=="I Wanna Upload" Muppet==
A person who wants to contribute to TMB by sharing stuff but clearly cannot read '''HUGE RED LETTERS'''. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/158/ Look Here]

==Jump the shark, to==
According to cipater72, "jumping the shark" is "a reference to when something has become convoluted and a parody of itself, it loses sight of its former goals and becomes silly and meaningless. It comes from the programme Happy Days and was seen as a season too far when Fonzie jumped over a shark whilst water skiing". And dont even try to call this definition in question, because cipater72 is a resident who already donated to themixingbowl :)

==Libble==
An insignificant or nominal amount, particularly (but not necessarily) in reference to bittorrent sites, e.g. "What.cd and Waffles are neck-and-neck, more or less - give or take a Libble."

==Macwest (or to Macwest)==
Hotlink an image from another site which results in an alternative image displayed for everyone
[[Image:nohotlinking.jpg]]

==Medal==
You get this TMB classic for incredibly l33t achievements like uploading 100GB (w00t??? respeeect maaan) or being a member for a year (its harder than you think thanks to the shiny red admin button). And if you should take it too seriously, check out the definition of [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/TMBisms#Whoopdy_Fucking_Do Whoopdy Fuckin Do] ;-)
[[Image:medal.jpg|thumb|none|200px|The Medal]]

==New Job==
Something apparently not only worth posting about on TMB in its own thread, but also worth telling people you know in real life after you've read somebody else got one. May also be accompanied by a news announcement on the main page. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/42275/?page=1 Example]
[[Image:2wenty6ix.jpg|thumb|none|200px|New job announcement]]

==NSFW==
Acronym for "Not Safe For Work" but potentially means "Not suitable for anybody anywhere." If you are easily offended, in the presence of minors or using a publicly viewable computer you should not enter a forum thread marked NSFW. Expect to be offended at some point but mostly expect to see lovely human females in various states of undress. Always check links before clicking, unless you really want to find out about Tub Girl and Meatspin.

== OFWGKTA ==
An expression of appreciation to be used on sight of a cracking pair of Norks. Acronym for "Oh Fuck What Great Knockers They Are". Also the name of some band, or something.

==Owl flirting==
A euphemism for "having an erection", e.g. "Don't mind the dog; one can only expect such a welcome when he's flirting with the owl as he is." - luvtub [https://themixingbowl.org/user/view/luvtub/]

[[Image:Alanowl0dq.jpg|thumb|left|200px|No Wai!]][[Image:Hootvz7.jpg|none|thumb|208px|Mag!]]

==Pary Hardy!==
General expression of joy, originally signifying the desire to 'party hard' during the celebration of a New Year, coined (accidentally) by casuale [http://tmb.dj/thread/view/97498?thread-p=1]

==Pella==
Acapella collection, most notably uploaded by Plugg

==RICHA==
The Renegade Internet Cat Hating Alliance [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/RICHA]
==Spaceship==
[[Image:ShingoSpaceship.jpg]]

Misunderstood, misused and mis-interpreted. pentry hates it, irv loves it, sHiNgO never really explained himself.

==Taint==
Anatomical reference, specifically female human, a.k.a. perineum, chinrest : derived from "T'aint pussy, t'aint ass."

==The Random Thread a.k.a "Ouch" [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/9691/?page=1]==

"So, you can see that it's green, and it's not even a new one!"

==Tit Monday==
That special day in the year when, for the first time, the temperature rises above that magical point which causes girls getting dressed in the morning to decide to show a bit of nork.

==Titso==
Phenomenally gifted [https://themixingbowl.org/torrent/search/?search=tag:Trance Trance] DJ with teh 1337 Fisher Price sk1llz. Nickname coined by Vital1c. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/29041/?page=1#228616]
[[Image:Tiesto_turntables.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Titso showing off M4d sk1llz]]
[[Image:ravers.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Titso fans!]]

==#themixingbowl==

Habituated by the small number of TMB members who can figure out how to use IRC. Gay innuendo and Vito's tales of dog rape are the order of the day. #themixingbowl is a sanctuary for TMB's most bitter and twisted individuals. There is nothing better than after a long hard day of wanking at work to jump into #themixingbowl and enjoy a spit-roasting. Beware of the lurkers, chances are its your mum and she wont be happy about the naughty words you have been saying.

The best banter to be had when everyone is fucked up on Stella.

BTW, Rad hates M$ and we thank Mook for the endless enjoyment he provides by entertaining his rants.

==The Daddy==

When you haven't uploaded enough he comes to your house and shits on your settee. It takes weeks to get rid of the smell, not to mention his entourage of Tong-crazed pilled-up lunatics.
[[Image:coptang.jpg|thumb|none|300px|I can see your settee from here.......]]

==Whoopdy Fucking Do==
while not originating on TMB, it has, courtesy of Snykch [https://themixingbowl.org/user/view/Snykch/], become a standard cynical and withering reply to self-fellating threads, e.g. "My 10th Post", "I've uploaded a megabyte!", "I'm 1 Year Old!!!" etc. [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/6498/?page=2#82361]

==Widging (or to Widge)==
Losing ones job due to excessive use of the broadweb whilst at work, this includes 'Bowling, emailing and looking at too much (is there such a thing?) porn whilst you are supposed to be doing the job your frickin' paid to do!!!!

==Wiki==
A mythical place that exists only in legend. [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/]

==Why Ratio?==
A question many times posed within the TMB community - to which there are many answers - none said so succinctly as when surgeon responded:

"leave TMB if your gonna come to us with such a question ... stupid fucking question .. think b4 asking such lame questions in future please

I mean it !!!"

Now almost TMB-lore it's a dangerous enquiry to make and only n00bs or the TMB elite can get away with it.

''NB: Hyperglitter and J-F are not the TMB elite.''

2020-06-08T22:13:34Z

Aland: /* Uploading rules - Torrents violating these rules may be deleted without notice */

__NOTOC__
{{Policy}}

==General rules - Breaking these rules can and will get you banned!==

#Be excellent to each other.
#Do not defy the admins expressed wishes.
#Keep your overall ratio as close to 1.0 as possible.

==General forum guidelines - Please try to follow these guidelines==

#No moaning!
#No language other than English in the forums.
#Do not request/offer/trade invites to other bittorrent trackers in the forums.
#Please read the [[FAQ]] before asking any questions!

==Uploading rules - Torrents violating these rules may be deleted without notice==

#All uploads must include the mixingbowl [http://www.themixingbowl.org/static/www.themixingbowl.org.nfo nfo].
#Only '''non-commercial audio and video''', i.e. nothing that has been '''commercially licensed''' that you can buy in the shops or online.
#Allowed audio uploads include: DJ Mixes, mixtapes, broadcast radio, podcasts, and live recordings. We do not allow broadcasts of commercial releases played in their entirety.
#Video uploads must either be of a broadcast by an artist or be documentaries about an artist or a genre.
#Any uploads that the admins feel are unsuitable for the site will be removed without warning. [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Ask an admin] before uploading if you're not sure.
#If you have the tracklist, post it in the Description part of the upload form.
#Make sure your torrents are well-seeded at least until there are above 5 other seeds.
#If you have something interesting that somehow violate these rules, [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask an admin] and we '''might''' make an exception.
#Adhere to all of the [[Uploading_Guidelines | Uploading Guidelines]]

==Avatar rules - Your avatar must adhere to these requirements==

#'''Must be work safe''', no nudity etc.
#GIFs must be less than 100KB in size

2019-09-03T09:48:46Z

Aland: /* Downloading */ long filenames

{{Policy}}

==Site information==
We intend to be the 1st stop for torrents for: The Essential Mix, The Breezeblock, Kiss FM, XFM, Worldwide, BTTB, One World, Blue Room, The Milk Run, Solid Steel, Annie On One and much more...
Before you do anything here we suggest you have a look at the [[rules]].

===What is this BitTorrent all about anyway? How do I get the files?===

The idea behind Bittorrent is the SHARING of files. As you download a file you will also upload the parts you already have to help others. Bittorrent only works because other users like you are also sharing the files so please be considerate and leave the files open in your [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|bittorrent client]] for as long as you can. The site will keep track of your [[ratio|sharing ratio]], the more you share the more music you have access to.

If you are new to BitTorrent then you will be advised to have a look at the very good [https://lifehacker.com/285489/a-beginners-guide-to-bittorrent|Beginners guide to BitTorrent] which explains how BitTorrent works and how to get started.

For a BitTorrent client we recommend using [[qBittorrent]] or [[uTorrent]]. Both clients keep track of all your torrents for you, making it easier to seed and maintain a decent ratio. See the [[Client whitelist]] for more supported clients.

===Where does the donated money go?===

All donated money goes towards hosting the site.

===How does the auto ban/warning system work?===
'''Ratio'''

A ratio of 0.3 and lower is considered bad with respect to warnings.

'''Auto warnings'''

Every day we automatically issue warnings to any account which has a low ratio. The account then has a warning flag issued recording the date and account statistics when the warning was issued.

'''Auto bans'''

Every day we automatically ban any account which has been warned for over 30 days and whose ratio hasn't improved.

We also monitor the accounts currently flagged with a warning and will ban any one who is trying to download lots before the auto ban or whose ratio has gotten worse since the warning.

Other non-ratio related warnings can be issued by the admin team for abusive behaviour, persistent commercial uploads etc.

===How does your RSS feed work?===

See [[RSS Feed]]

===How can I contact an admin?===

If you are logged in to the site, use [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin Message Admin] to send a question to the admin team. If you are not able to log in to the site for any reason, use [http://themixingbowl.org/contact/us Contact Us]. In either case your question will be answered by any available admin.

If you message an admin you see online directly on the site you may not get a response, especially if your question is already covered in the FAQ.

==User information==

===I registered an account but did not receive the confirmation e-mail!===

To delete the account so you can re-register, send a message to the admin team with [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form]. Note though that if you didn't receive the email the first time it will probably not succeed the second time either so you should really try another email address.

===I've lost my user name or password! Can you send it to me?===

Please use [http://themixingbowl.org/forgot this form] to have the login details mailed back to you.

===Can you rename my account?===

Possibly. Send a message to the admin team explaining why using [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===What happens to my account if I don't use it?===

Some user accounts are disabled for inactivity.

Accounts are '''inactive''' if the user hasn't not logged in for 3 months. At 3 months you will get a notification, a reminder after 1 month and disabled if another month passes.

Accounts are '''unused''' if the user has signed up a year ago and not used the account since signing up. Unused accounts will be disabled if not used within 30 days of first notification.

These rules apply to all user and uploader classes. All accounts Resident and above are exempt from being disabled for inactivity.
Furthermore, if you are seeding at least 5 torrents you will not be disabled (although you will still recieve notifications).

If you know that you will be away from internet for a long time, you may park your account from your profile page. Parked accounts cannot login to the site and use of the tracker is restricted to seeding, i.e. parked accounts can seed but can not download new torrents.

===Can you delete my (confirmed) account?===

Send a message to the admin team including the email address you signed up with using [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].

===So, what's MY ratio?===

You can view your ratio on your [http://themixingbowl.org/user/view profile page]

It's important to distinguish between your overall ratio and the individual ratio on each torrent you may be seeding or leeching. The overall ratio takes into account the total uploaded and downloaded from your account since you joined the site. The individual ratio just indicates the values for each torrent.

You may see two symbols instead of a number: "Inf.", which is just an abbreviation for Infinity, and means that you have downloaded 0 bytes while uploading a non-zero amount (ul/dl becomes infinity); "---", which should be read as "non-available", and shows up when you have both downloaded and uploaded 0 bytes (ul/dl = 0/0 which is an indeterminate amount).

===Why is my IP displayed on my details page?===

Only you and the site moderators can view your IP address and email. Regular users do not see that information.

===Why does my profile show "unconnectable"? (And why should I care?)===

The tracker has determined that you are firewalled or NATed and cannot accept incoming connections. This means that other [[peers]] in the [[swarm]] will be unable to connect to you, only you to them. Even worse, if two peers are both in this state they will not be able to connect at all. This will slow down ''your'' torrents and reduce your chance of being able to upload anything, so it's in your best interests to fix it.

Have a read of the [[How to become connectable]] page or lookup your router on [http://www.portforward.com portforward.com]).

===What are the different user classes?===

{|class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User
|The default class of new members.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#2B4157"|User[[Image:star.gif]]
|Has donated money to themixingbowl.org.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:#00C"|Uploader
|Allowed to upload torrents. For information on how to become an Uploader please see the uploading section of the FAQ.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:green"|Resident
|User who has contributed to the site. To become a Resident you must meet ALL the following criteria:
*Have to be registered on the site for more than 3 months
*Have a ratio of 1.0+
*Downloaded more than 5GB
*At least 5 forum posts
And at least ONE of the following criteria:
*Over 200 forum posts
*Uploaded over 20 individual torrents
*Uploaded over 100GB
*Have donated any amount
''Residents are exempt from being disabled for inactivity''.
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Other
|Customised title. Only an Administrator can customize someones title.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Broadcaster
|Participates in the TMB Radio shenanigans.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:darkblue"|Pipecock
|There is only one Nifty Pipecock.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:purple"|VIP
|Awarded to a user in recognition of an outstanding contribution to TMB. Our way of saying you're pretty bloody awesome.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|Administrator
|Can do just about anything.
|-
!align="left" valign="top" style="color:red"|SysOp
|coptang (site owner). RIP.
|-
|}

===Hey! I've seen a Resident with less than 100GB uploaded!===

Members who make an outstanding contribution to The Mixing Bowl may be promoted to Resident before they meet all the normal criteria.

===How do I add an avatar to my profile?===

You can set your avatar from your [http://themixingbowl.org/my/prefs/ Preferences] page.

Select the image you wish to use as you avatar and the click "Submit changes" at the bottom of the page. The site accepts JPEG, PNG and GIF image types and they are resized automatically to the appropriate size for the forum. You can upload files up to 2MB in size, if the original is larger than this you will need to manually reduce it's size before uploading. GIFs are not resized and there is a 100KB file size limit for these.

===Can I become an admin?===

No. I'm afraid getting to be an admin by asking is not possible on themixingbowl.

==Uploading==

===Why can't I upload torrents?===

Only specially authorised users ('''Uploaders''') have permission to upload torrents.

===What criteria must I meet before I can join the Uploader team?===

Any member can become an uploader. In order to join the uploader group [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/requestuploader read the instructions and fill out the form on the Uploader Request page] to signify that you've read the rules about what kind of torrents are allowed ('''no commercial releases!''').

Once you've done this an admin will add you to the uploaders group. This is a manual process so please allow a few days for this to happen. You will be sent a PM to confirm when your account has been upgraded.

===General Uploaders Etiquette (Uploading Guidelines)===

Maintain excellence at all times. For a more in-depth discussion of what this involves, see the [[Uploading Guidelines]] page.

===How should I title my torrent? (Torrent Naming Guidelines)===

This is covered in the [[Uploading Guidelines]].

===Why have I been demoted back to a user from uploader status?===

There are a number of reasons you might have been demoted to user from uploader or resident. These include (but are not limited to):

*Uploading commercial releases
*Uploading stream rips
*Persistently uploading poorly classified torrents
*Uploads not following the naming guidelines

===What will happen if I ignore any of the uploading guidelines?===

The upload will be deleted, and if you do it persistently you will be demoted. If you persistently upload commercial releases or argue with an admin you will probably be banned as well.

===Can I upload the new blahblahblah music video?===

No, music video's are treated the same as single songs and are not allowed. vj mixes, mashups etc are normally ok, if you are in any doubt at all [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin ask] before uploading.

===Can I upload a stream rip?===

See the [[Internet Radios]] page for rules about uploading internet radio streams.

===Can I upload your torrents to other trackers and/or share them with my friends?===

No. Each torrent you download from here contains a unique ID linking it to your account. If other people try to download using the same torrent they will mess up your stats, which could result in you getting banned.

However, the files you download from us are yours to do as you please. You can always create another torrent, pointing to some other tracker, and upload it to the site of your choice. We only ask you to give credit where it's due.

===How do I create a torrent?===

See the [[:Category:Bittorrent_Client_Guide|Bittorrent client guide]] page for guides on how to create torrents.

==Stats==

===Most common reason for stats not updating===

*The user is cheating. (a.k.a. "Summary Ban")
*The server is overloaded and unresponsive. Just try to keep the session open until the server responds again. (Flooding the server with consecutive manual updates is not recommended.)
*You are using a faulty client. If you want to use an experimental or CVS version you do it at your own risk.

===Best practices===

*If a torrent you are currently leeching/seeding is not listed on your profile, just wait or force a manual update.
*Make sure you exit your client properly, so that the tracker receives "event=completed".
*If the tracker is down, do not stop seeding. As long as the tracker is back up before you exit the client the stats should update properly.

===May I use any bittorrent client?===

NO. See the [[client whitelist]] for details of supported clients.

===Why is a torrent I'm leeching/seeding listed several times in my profile?===

If for some reason (e.g. pc crash, or frozen client) your client exits improperly and you restart it, it will have a new peer_id, so it will show as a new torrent. The old one will never receive a "event=completed" or "event=stopped" and will be listed until some tracker timeout. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

Another reason could be that you have given torrents you have downloaded from this site to other people. Each .torrent file you download contains a unique ID that links it to your account. For this reason sharing .torrent files you have downloaded from The Mixing Bowl is forbidden.

===I've finished or cancelled a torrent. Why is it still listed in my profile?===

Some clients, notably TorrentStorm and Nova Torrent, do not report properly to the tracker when cancelling or finishing a torrent. In that case the tracker will keep waiting for some message - and thus listing the torrent as seeding or leeching - until some timeout occurs. Just ignore it, it will eventually go away.

===Multiple IPs (Can I login from different computers?)===

Yes, the tracker is now capable of following sessions from different IPs for the same user. A torrent is associated with the user when it starts, and only at that moment is the IP relevant. So if you want to seed/leech from computer A and computer B with the same account you should access the site from computer A, start the torrent there, and then repeat both steps from computer B (not limited to two computers or to a single torrent on each, this is just the simplest example). You do not need to login again when closing the torrent.

===How does NAT/ICS change the picture?===

All torrents are tracker on a per-client basis. Any number of user accounts and/or Bit Torrent clients can report from the same IP address and account stats will be updated correctly.

===How do I improve my ratio?===

Read the [[One Stop Ratio Shop]] and keep an eye out for [[FAQ#Freeleech|Freeleech]]'s.

==Downloading==

===Why did an active torrent suddenly disappear?===

The most likely reasons are that the uploader deleted it because there was a problem with the release, or an admin/moderator deleted it because it broke the site [[rules]].

===How do I resume a broken download or reseed something?===

Download the original .torrent file from server after that open it in you Bit Torrent client and browse the folder of the torrent you are downloading/reseeding.

===What are these "a piece has failed an hash check" messages?===

Bittorrent clients check the data they receive for integrity. When a piece fails this check it is automatically re-downloaded. Occasional hash fails are a common occurrence, and you shouldn't worry.

Some clients have an (advanced) option/preference to "kick/ban" clients that send you bad data or similar. It should be turned on, since it makes sure that if a peer repeatedly sends you pieces that fail the hash check it will be ignored in the future.

===You have the torrent I want, but there's no seeds so I can't download it!===

It may be possible still to download, first of all - just download it and leave it running. There's possibly seeds out there but don't know anyone wants the torrents, at least if you download it you have a chance. If this fails, you can request a reseed. A link will appear on torrents which are eligable for reseed. See [[reseeds]] for more details.

===The torrent is supposed to be 100MB. How come I downloaded 120MB?===

See the hash fails topic. If your client receives bad data it will have to redownload it, therefore the total downloaded may be larger than the torrent size. Make sure the "kick/ban" option is turned on to minimize the extra downloads.

===What ports can I use with my Bit Torrent client===

Due to the widespread use of Deep Packet Inspection by ISPs the choice of a non standard port to use for Bit Torrent connections no longer improves transfer speeds. The Mixing Bowl does not restrict the usage of any ports for clients however it does recommend the use of [[Protocol_Encryption|protocol encryption]]. Please consult the manual for you client for details on enabling protocol encryption.


===Why do I get an "Error (You need a better ratio to download megatorrents!) message?===
In order to prevent members from digging a big hole in their ratio they can't get out of, they are prevented from downloading any torrent over 1GB.

You can only download megatorrents with a ratio better than 0.75. If the size of torrent is more than you have downloaded, you must have enough uploaded, such that downloading the torrent will not drop your ratio below 1.0. For example, a 10G torrent can be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 12G downloaded but could not be downloaded by a user with a ratio of 0.8 and 9G downloaded.


===What does the message "torrent has long filenames" mean?===
Some OS's (notably Windows) have issues when the combined path to a file exceeds certain lengths. If you see this message, be sure to download this torrent to a directory with a short path, e.g. <code>D:\Music</code> rather than <code>D:\My music downloads\themixingbowl.org\Radio shows and other mixes\</code>

We do prevent uploads with exceptionally long paths, however since we are an archive site there are a number of uploads existing that do have long filenames, so caution should be taken with these.

==How can I improve my download speed?==

===Do not immediately jump on new torrents===

The download speed mostly depends on the seeder-to-leecher ratio (SLR). Poor download speed is mainly a problem with new and very popular torrents where the SLR is low.

(Proselytising sidenote: make sure you remember that you did not enjoy the low speed. Seed so that others will not endure the same.)

The best speeds will be found around the half-life of a torrent, when the SLR will be at its highest. (The downside is that you will not be able to seed so much. It's up to you to balance the pros and cons of this.)

===Limit your upload speed===

The upload speed affects the download speed in essentially two ways:

*Bittorrent peers tend to favour those other peers that upload to them. This means that if A and B are leeching the same torrent and A is sending data to B at high speed then B will try to reciprocate. So due to this effect high upload speeds lead to high download speeds.
*Due to the way TCP works, when A is downloading something from B it has to keep telling B that it received the data sent to him. (These are called acknowledgements - ACKs -, a sort of "got it!" messages). If A fails to do this then B will stop sending data and wait. If A is uploading at full speed there may be no bandwidth left for the ACKs and they will be delayed. So due to this effect excessively high upload speeds lead to low download speeds.

The full effect is a combination of the two. The upload should be kept as high as possible while allowing the ACKs to get through without delay. '''A good thumb rule is keeping the upload at about 80% of the theoretical upload speed.''' You will have to fine tune yours to find out what works best for you. (Remember that keeping the upload high has the additional benefit of helping with your ratio.)

===Limit the number of simultaneous connections===

Some operating systems (like Windows 9x) do not deal well with a large number of connections, and may even crash. Also some home routers (particularly when running NAT and/or firewall with stateful inspection services) tend to become slow or crash when having to deal with too many connections. There are no fixed values for this, you may try 60 or 100 and experiment with the value. Note that these numbers are additive, if you have two instances of a client running the numbers add up.

===Limit the number of simultaneous uploads===

Isn't this the same as above? No. Connections limit the number of peers your client is talking to and/or downloading from. Uploads limit the number of peers your client is actually uploading to. The ideal number is typically much lower than the number of connections, and highly dependent on your (physical) connection.

===Just give it some time===

As explained above peers favour other peers that upload to them. When you start leeching a new torrent you have nothing to offer to other peers and they will tend to ignore you. This makes the starts slow, in particular if, by change, the peers you are connected to include few or no seeders. The download speed should increase as soon as you have some pieces to share.

===Why is my internet so slow while leeching?===

Your internet bandwidth is always finite. If you are a peer in a fast torrent it may saturate your connection, and your browsing will suffer. From your client you can limit the download and upload speed to mitigate this.

Browsing was used just as an example, the same would apply to gaming, IMing, etc...

==Proxy/VPN use==

===Site===

If you wish to use a VPN to browse the site, it must be a paid for service that allows you to specify a server/region (or be based in a static location).
You may also browse the site using your seedbox or private server.
You should always let staff know by sending a [http://themixingbowl.org/contact/us staff PM] before using the VPN. If possible, please include what service it is, the location, and IP(s).
Tor, public proxies, and other freely available services are strictly prohibited and your account is likely to be disabled if you use them.

===Tracker===

It is permissible to use almost any type of connection - including public proxies - for P2P bittorrent traffic. Users can seed and download torrent pieces, and announce data to the tracker, from any connection they wish - with the exception of Tor which is forbidden.

It is worth noting that due to a combination of factors (increased latency, worse peering, bottlenecked traffic, inability to port forward, etc), users seeding from behind a proxy could see their upload speeds/net upload traffic decrease.

==Freeleech==

===What is Freeleech?===
Freeleech is where your ratio doesn't take a hit for downloading a torrent, but your ratio benefits from the uploads. They are a useful way of improving your ratio.

===Where can I find TMB torrents that are Freeleech?===

* All [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/21/ Readers Mixes] are Freeleech.
* TMB has regular '''Freeleech of the Week''' picks ('''FLOTW''') that highlight a member-suggested [https://tmb.dj/forum/view/22/ Megatorrent]. These are announced as news items, so keep your eyes open.
* All current Freeleech torrents can be found via the [https://tmb.dj/torrent/advancedsearch/ Advanced Search] page by ticking the "'''Free'''" checkbox.

===How can I suggest a Megatorrent for Freeleech?===

* Make suggestions for future Megatorrents in [https://themixingbowl.org/thread/view/132018 Freeleech of the week nominations].

==What if I can't find the answer to my problem here?==

===You can try these:===

Post in the [http://www.themixingbowl.org/forum/ forums], by all means. You'll find they are usually a friendly and helpful place, provided you follow a few basic guidelines:

*Make sure your problem is not really in this FAQ. There's no point in posting just to be sent back here.
*Before posting read the sticky topics (the ones at the top). Many times new information that still hasn't been incorporated in the FAQ can be found there.
*Make just one thread for your issue, an admin can move your thread to the right forum so you don't need to post in them all.
*Help us in helping you. Do not just say "it doesn't work!". Provide details so that we don't have to guess or waste time asking. What client do you use? What's your OS? What's your network setup? What's the exact error message you get, if any? What are the torrents you are having problems with? The more you tell the easiest it will be for us, and the more probable your post will get a reply.
*And needless to say: be polite. Demanding help rarely works, asking for it usually does the trick.

Uploading Guidelines

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{{Policy}}

Not everything written on this page is an unbreakable [[Rules|rule]]. There are times where it may be appropriate to ignore some guidelines, but if you're new to The Mixing Bowl you should probably follow them at all times until you've got a feel for the ethos of the site.

==General Uploading Etiquette==

* There are over 3,000 members here with uploading privileges. '''You are not more important than anyone else'''.
* There are over 80,000 torrents in the database. '''Your upload is not more important than any other'''.
* Try to follow the guidelines we've compiled so that your upload is of good quality with regards to the presentation of it on our site, the information about it and it's audio quality where this can be controlled.
* Don't immediately upload lots of torrents after becoming an uploader; you will probably cock things right up and create a mess. Take it easy and ask in the forums if you get stuck and if your answer isn't covered here.
* Only upload 2 torrents at a time. Wait until they are well seeded by a few other people before you move onto more.
* Name your torrent and folder to be uploaded according the the guidelines.
* Please keep the scene crap to a minimum. By all means include the nfo with the upload, but don't copy and paste a screen full of indecipherable symbols and "shout-outs" into the torrent description.
* CDs given away free with magazines are allowed to be upped, but only if the audio is mixed and then '''only once the next months magazine edition is out''', ie once you can no longer purchase the magazine with the CD.
* 'Tape Packs' are only allowed to be upped '''once they are over two years of age''' (from the event date). No exceptions.

'''The following action can be taken if an admin feels someone is uploading against the spirit of these guidelines :'''

* Ban the individual torrent. You will not be allowed to upload the same mix again if this happens.
* Demote the member back to standard member status. This means you will lose your uploading rights and also resident status if you had attained it.
* Official Admin Warning for the member. Two of these and you are banned forever.
* Ban the member.

==Readers' Mixes Uploading Etiquette==

* The readers mixes section was created for members to get feedback on mixes they want to share.
* All torrents in this section are ratio free to encourage people to download and give feedback to the member.
* Don't upload more than 2 readers mixes a week, '''this forum is not your own'''.
* Don't upload readers mixes to increase your ratio, eg with a bunch of playlisted autofaded tracks with no care or thought. You should upload because you want to get some feedback and share your creation!
* Don't excessively bump/pimp your own mixes. Bumping one mix a few times is fine, but '''bumping your back catalogue in one go is not!'''
* Blatant use of Artist name in titles is unacceptable if an admin feels it's only done to trick people into downloading.
* Don't create a mix with just a new artist's album mixed in a different order than the official album; '''show the artist you are supposedly paying homage to some respect.'''

'''Please Note:'''
* Everyone started somewhere and we strongly encourage people to share mixes they have created so some of these wordings are intentionally left vague.
* The admin will make decisions on a case by case basis. If you don't agree with the decision that's fine but remember the rules, specifically: [[Rules|Do not defy the admins' expressed wishes]].
* If you feel someone is uploading against the spirit of the readers mix forum report [[Image:Error.png|Report Button]] the torrent stating why, and then please leave decisions to the admin team, ie no backseat moderation thank you!

'''To ensure every member gets fair exposure the following action can be taken if an admin feels someone is uploading against the spirit of this section :'''

* Move torrent to the studio promo/anything else forum therefore removing the ratio free aspect of the torrent.
* Ban the individual torrent. You will not be allowed to upload the same mix again if this happens.
* Demote the member back to standard member status. This means you will lose your uploading rights and also resident status if you had attained it.
* Official Admin Warning for the member. Two of these and you are banned forever.
* Ban the member.

==Torrent Tagging Guidelines==

With the launch of TMBv2 the way in which torrents are named and categorised has changed dramatically. Titles, artists, categories and genres are all now specified separately which has greatly enhanced the filtering and searching functions of the site. This has in part been made possible by the development of a new "tagging" systems.

For more details on the new system please read the following guide and examples.

===Title===

The title should be a very brief description of the torrent. This can be the name of the radio show, event or witty name for your Readers Mix. The title should not contain any artists names or genres. All extra details about and upload should be included in the description.

====Good Titles====

Clublife - EP 92

BTTB - Back to the Basics

Essential Mix - Live from Glastonbury

====Bad Titles====

Essential Mix - Sasha - MP3

Should only be

Essential Mix

'''Sasha''' should be defined as an artist, '''MP3''' specified as the codec and '''Essential Mix''' tag selected.

And another example
Radio 1 Drum and Bass show with Fabio, Grooverider and High Contrast

Should be

Radio 1 Drum and Bass show

'''Fabio''', '''Grooverider''' and '''High Contrast''' should be specified as artists.

===Artists===

Artists should be entered as a comma separated list. The site has an autocomplete function which will guess as you type the artist you are entering from the artists already in our database. '''The artist tag field is for who created the mix/session/performance, not every artist featured.'''

High Contrast, Pendulum

The list of artists should '''not''' contain '''and''' or '''&''' unless they are part of the artists full name. Neither should they contain any special characters such as brackets '''()''', pipes '''|''' or dashes '''-'''.

The following are incorrect;

Sasha and Digweed

Cal Alex Vs Dreamgirl

and should be

Sasha, Digweed

Cal Alex, Dreamgirl

===Tags===

====Main Tags====

We have specified a set of tags as being "Main Tags" and every upload must have at least one of these selected. The purpose of main tags is to provide at least the most basic information about an upload, in most cases this is the source of the torrent. The list of Main Tags can be found on the upload form by clicking the green main tags help link.

Many of the popular radio shows are main tags, examples being the '''Essential Mix''', '''ASOT''' and '''Breezeblock'''. '''Other Radio''' is provided for radio shows for which there in no main tag. '''Live DJ Mix''' & '''Studio/Promo''' are self explanatory, as is '''Readers Mix'''. '''Vids''' is provided for video uploads and '''Other''' can be used when no other main tag is suitable.

It is perfectly acceptable to use more than one main tag for an upload, the combination below being an example if the Essential Mix was being broadcast live from an event.

Essential Mix, Live DJ Mix

====Other Tags====

Attributes of an upload can be specified by the inclusion of extra tags. Most commonly this will be the genre or style of a mix however tags can be extended to include any attribute. For example an event name could be used as a tag to allow users to find all torrents uploaded from that event, eg. '''Sonar''', '''Glastonbury''' or '''Warehouse Project'''.

====Tag Ordering====

The order in which you specify tags effects the images which are displayed in the [http://themixingbowl.org/torrent/ torrent list]. The rules for this are as follows.

* Main tags take priority, the first main tag will set the first image and the second main tag the second image.
* If only one main tag is specified the second image will be the next tag for which we have an image. Most of the common genres and radio shows have images however not all tags have images.
* In the case that the only tag defined is a main tag the tag '''Misc.''' will be added. This will also happen if none of the secondary tags specified have images.

The coding for these rules is relatively new so older torrents will not follow this convention.

====Examples====

Essential Mix, Live DJ Mix, Glastonbury, Breakbeat, Drum and Bass

Live DJ Mix, Electro, Warehouse Project

Other Radio, Trance, AH.fm

Readers Mix, Techno, Ableton

Vids, Interview, Instructional

Vids, Documentary, House, 1990s

===Codec===

Select the encoding used for the recording, common values are MP3, AAC and Lossless. For videos please use specify Other.

===Bitrate===

When MP3 and MP2 codecs are selected you are required to specify the bitrate of the recording. Valid values are between 1-1500 and Lame switches such as V0, V1, V2 & VBR. For all other codecs the bitrate is not required however it can be added where appropriate.

===Length===

Specify the length of the recording in minutes. If you don't know or can't determine the time please enter an estimate.

===Date===

Three fields are provided to specify the date of a torrent; day, month and year. In the event that you do not know the full date of the torrent provide as much information as you can. The most basic date information required for every torrent is the year.

===Description===

The description field allows you to add extra information about the torrent, such as tracklisings, programme synopsis and artwork. A good description can greatly enhance an upload and make it much more appealing to downloaders.

It is highly recommended that the tracklist for mixes are added to the description if known.

===Folder and file names===

Use sensible folder and file names including enough details to be unique without going over the top. For example, the artist responsible for the mix, the title and date are all sensible values to use. There is a hard limit of 200 characters for the combined folder and file names. If you are hitting this limit, consider removing any duplication between the folder and filenames.

==How to attract more downloaders to your torrents==

* Name/Title your upload clearly & according to our guidelines.
* Provide a good description including your method of capture if you are uploading a radio show or live set.
* If you are uploading a CD learn how to rip with [[EAC]] and encode it correctly with [[LAME]].
* Include a tracklist if at all possible (you can often find them by searching google).
* Use sensible names for the folder and files to be uploaded - see [[#Folder_and_file_names|Folder and file names]]
* If possible include a [[Cue_sheet|.cue sheet]].
* Seed it until there are a few other seeders.

==Common mistakes made by new uploaders==

* SHOUTING IN YOUR TITLES.
* @@>>!!??# or other useless characters in your title (aka ebay idiot syndrome).
* Useless folder title (always include the artist name, mix title and date if it is a radio show or live dj set).
* Useless info in the title, eg (OMG GREAT MIX!)
* Including your username in the title, filename or main file tags (comment tag is ok)
* CDs ripped with mediaplayer/itunes or other non gapless compliant applications.
* Uploading a single mp3 instead of uploading inside a clearly named folder.
* Uploading a mix then not seeding for a day (wait to upload if you can't seed for some time).
* If you have 2 parts put them in a folder and upload as one, DO NOT upload 2 separate torrents
* Forgetting to include the site .nfo file.
* Incorrect choice of category or genre.

'''Important:'''

* If you have made any of these mistakes and an admin notices it they will ban (remove) your torrent. If any other member thinks your torrent hasn't followed the uploading guidelines they can report it [[Image:Error.png|Report Button]] (which will bring it to the attention of the admin team). If you have already had uploads banned the admin may revoke your uploading privileges. It will be harder for you to regain your uploader status as you will have to demonstrate an understanding of the guidelines and a willingness to follow them.
* If you have made these mistakes on any of your uploads don't panic. You can edit your own torrent including any of the details, you can also delete your own torrent. You should only delete your torrent if it can't be edited for example when you didn't upload inside a folder or had a useless filename, in this case you will need to make the corrections and upload again. To edit or delete a torrent view the torrent details [[Image:Table.png]] (not the forum topic) and click [[Image:Pencil.png|Edit this torrent]].
* If you see a torrent you feel isn't up to scratch you should report it using the link provided in the forum thread [[Image:Error.png|Report Button]]. You could tell the uploader in the thread if it is something easily fixable, like incorrect genre or category, but don't start any flaming with abusive comments!