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Jaybeee: /* Can you delete my (confirmed) account? */

2025-06-21T10:01:48Z

‎Can you delete my (confirmed) account?

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

2025-04-06T19:17:17Z

‎How does the auto ban/warning system work?

Jaybeee at 11:55, 28 September 2024

2024-09-28T11:55:32Z

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

2021-10-24T14:04:13Z

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

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

2021-10-24T14:03:44Z

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

Jaybeee: /* Freeleech */

2021-04-28T17:58:56Z

‎Freeleech

Jaybeee: /* Freeleech */

2021-04-28T13:37:40Z

‎Freeleech

Aland: /* Uploading */ removing links to 'Internet Radios'

2020-08-02T09:44:55Z

‎Uploading: removing links to 'Internet Radios'

Aland: /* Why do I get a "Your downloads are disabled until further notice" message? */

2020-05-16T17:32:46Z

‎Why do I get a "Your downloads are disabled until further notice" message?

Aland: /* Downloading */ note about disabled downloads

2020-05-16T17:30:02Z

‎Downloading: note about disabled downloads

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 ===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].
+If you no longer wish to use your account, [https://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin message the admin] and request that your account be disabled. Note, we do not delete accounts.
 ===So, what's MY ratio?===

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 ===How does the auto ban/warning system work?===
 '''Ratio'''
-A ratio of 0.3 and lower is considered bad with respect to warnings.
+A [[ratio]] of 0.3 and lower is considered bad with respect to warnings.

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

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 ===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:
+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.

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 ===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 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.
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 ===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.
+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 [http://themixingbowl.org/forgot this form] to have the login details mailed back to you.
+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 [http://themixingbowl.org/tickets/messageadmin this form].
+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?===
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 ===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].
+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 [http://themixingbowl.org/user/view profile page]
+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.
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 ===How do I add an avatar to my profile?===
-You can set your avatar from your [http://themixingbowl.org/my/prefs/ Preferences] page.
+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.
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 ===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!''').
+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.
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 ===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.
+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?===
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 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).
+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.

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 ===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.
+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?===

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 ===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].
+* 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?==

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

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 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>

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 <span id="megatorrents">
-===Why do I get an "Error (You need a better ratio to download megatorrents!) message?===
+===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.
 <span id="longfilenames">