tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post4414510349339768431..comments2023-12-29T12:09:03.981-08:00Comments on OiNK.cd Memorial, News and BT Insider: OP ED: Why OiNK workedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-35442599584879958762007-10-31T08:00:00.000-07:002007-10-31T08:00:00.000-07:00OiNKv2 works too.its where to go instead of oinkoi...OiNKv2 works too.<BR/><BR/>its where to go instead of oink<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://oink.6x.to" REL="nofollow">oinkv2</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-74892749719959469612007-10-29T05:02:00.000-07:002007-10-29T05:02:00.000-07:00the problem with oink is that it is no more. and s...the problem with oink is that it is no more. and soulseek is alive an kicking. and yes, i have my folders organized in the way I want it. renaming folders after downloading an album form oink meant not sharing it with others. that's why bittorrent is and will be not efficient protocol for sharing thousands of albums.<BR/><BR/>how would you find your favourite axolotl relese, when folders are named like this:<BR/><BR/>axolotl - prophetic ass [chocolate monk, 2007]<BR/><BR/>[chocolate monk, 2007] axolotl - prophetic ass <BR/><BR/>2007 axolotl - prophetic ass<BR/><BR/>---chocolate monk---axolotl---prophetic ass<BR/><BR/>imagine hundreds of other ways of naming your folders. i wish you good luck with 5500 folders named in 189 different ways.<BR/><BR/>speaking about "rarity" - well, i could't find most of rare albums on oink. i'd say it was mainly for pseudorarities. i missed those black metal casette demos, avant folk form new zealand, new wave singles from brazil, exotica, obscure mexican jazz rock, etc. i searched for lots of things on oink and i couldn't find most of them. but hey, if the most experimetal music you've ever come across is radiohead, well...<BR/><BR/>speakin about community - soulseek seem to be kind of low profile. that's why it's not dead yet. i like it's user forum, i like chat rooms. i don't need fancy ratio bars and other shit. i come there for rare music and i have never had problems with finding it. <BR/><BR/><BR/>"that is - precisely - the diff between soleshit and the beauty of opp."<BR/><BR/>if i get you right: the beauty is that you CANNOT share most of your stuff. great. that's why oink resources could never be compared to soulseek resources. they always sucked and were for less demanding users.<BR/><BR/>in the meantime, try soulseek, bro cause your favorite server is dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-36647155296921054342007-10-28T17:45:00.000-07:002007-10-28T17:45:00.000-07:00> sounds like soulseek...apart from what others al...> sounds like soulseek...<BR/><BR/>apart from what others already and correctly stated, i'd like to add this<BR/><BR/>> i've got 40k+ mp3s neatly organized<BR/>> in folders named they way I LIKE IT.<BR/><BR/>Listen, nobody gives a fuck about that.<BR/>To be precise, that is EXACTLY the point why - even if you would - you couldn't have created those 5000 torrents on opp.<BR/><BR/>that is - precisely - the diff between soleshit and the beauty of opp.<BR/><BR/>but just continue to do that.<BR/>i personally can live without knowing what probably amazingly cool way you name your folders.<BR/><BR/>jeez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-82368569064661296292007-10-26T14:29:00.000-07:002007-10-26T14:29:00.000-07:00I'm on libble now, but ya, not even close to the s...I'm on libble now, but ya, not even close to the same. There are also wait periods, which sucks.<BR/><BR/>I had to use irc to track down a newly released album. Don't forget, for now, there's always packetnews.com if you don't have other sources.<BR/><BR/>Also, I have the OiNK foobar skin. Good memories.. If anyone wants, let me know and I'll upload it somewhere... yousendit or something.. anyone know of somewhere better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-73676704847531328712007-10-26T10:26:00.000-07:002007-10-26T10:26:00.000-07:00Oink was the livest mufucking site on the planet. ...Oink was the livest mufucking site on the planet. <BR/><BR/>Why you ask? ofcourse a couple of reasons where already mentioned in the previous posts but i'll give you guys a little summary:<BR/><BR/>- fresh music, the rarest and the newest in the best quality and album packages. <BR/>- it was fast as hell<BR/>- great searchfunction<BR/>- lots and lots of users<BR/>- a great and dope design and simple, with some cool avatars.<BR/>- the forum<BR/>- the other stuff like apps, e-books e-learning videos (almost couldn't do without)<BR/>- the invitation system<BR/>- <B>overall the great quality, because of the strict rules</B>. <BR/><BR/>Man I sure miss OiNK.cd. The other day I went back to soulseek again. Found out I didn't even had the app installed anymore. What a pain downloading song for song in 10 kb/s. A lot of em not even available.<BR/><BR/><B>Conclusion: there is nothing out there like oink.</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-90286951829144279402007-10-26T07:37:00.000-07:002007-10-26T07:37:00.000-07:00oink was great for rare and oop releases - really ...oink was great for rare and oop releases - really fun upping torrents with images, blurbs, oh man so much fun, spreading the word about this or that unknown record. arrgh!!!!Holland Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219061548690982183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-30656623727895178582007-10-26T07:32:00.000-07:002007-10-26T07:32:00.000-07:00Not to forget the Firefox plug-in.BTW has anyone t...Not to forget the Firefox plug-in.<BR/>BTW has anyone the Oinkbar code?<BR/><BR/>I also miss the great Forum, it covered everything and you got immediately answered your questions - at least with a OiNK for Dummies link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-24096068149065614332007-10-26T07:26:00.000-07:002007-10-26T07:26:00.000-07:00not just music, ebooks and apps as well. this mig...not just music, ebooks and apps as well. this might be a problem in addition to the music downloads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-76987786546935569032007-10-26T07:16:00.000-07:002007-10-26T07:16:00.000-07:00I credit OiNK's success to the huge user base and ...I credit OiNK's success to the huge user base and the rewards given for keeping a good ratio. It assured that there was a wide amount of content available to be put up and effectively rewarded people for being the first to get it up. It's part of the reason OiNK was such a good place for pre-releases. There was such a strong incentive system for putting stuff up quickly.<BR/><BR/>The high quality standards and strict enforcement didn't hurt either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-83219770104213095052007-10-26T07:11:00.000-07:002007-10-26T07:11:00.000-07:00"The design? Don't get me wrong I liked oink but e..."The design? Don't get me wrong I liked oink but every time i saw that page my eyes bled. Design was the worst part of the site."<BR/><BR/>Well good thing they had different theme colors to choose from. I liked the green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-28317220020706683852007-10-26T06:55:00.000-07:002007-10-26T06:55:00.000-07:00The design? Don't get me wrong I liked oink but ev...The design? Don't get me wrong I liked oink but every time i saw that page my eyes bled. Design was the worst part of the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-34041026223522289832007-10-26T06:44:00.000-07:002007-10-26T06:44:00.000-07:00Damn, is that guy from soulseek kidding me... i sw...Damn, is that guy from soulseek kidding me... i swear to god, if you've ever had OiNK you'll never want anything different. And all that stuff about other servers really has to stop, can't a mod delete the messages with oink.cx.la? <BR/>The part I liked was the request option and ofcouuuurse the cute avatar must :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-5520421596207213042007-10-26T06:07:00.000-07:002007-10-26T06:07:00.000-07:00i wasn't talking about lossless classical music bu...i wasn't talking about lossless classical music but "Hard to find vinyl rips, out of print records, stuff you couldn't get legally."<BR/><BR/>speaking about that, oing was crap. there's still MUCH more hard to find, experimental music on slsk than has ever been on oink. mainly because when i wanna join oink and start sharing my collection, i have to make 5000 releases. when i wanna share my collection on slsk, i just turn it on.<BR/><BR/>as for lossless (c'mon, who can tell the difference between lossless flac or ape and 256 kbps mp3? maybe 1% of ppl) - true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-89442521299042200072007-10-26T05:59:00.000-07:002007-10-26T05:59:00.000-07:00Soulseek sucks for lossless music and especially c...Soulseek sucks for lossless music and especially classical music (only eMule connected to eDonkey network and Demonoid are any good for lossless classical music...).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-60923663747388487272007-10-26T05:53:00.001-07:002007-10-26T05:53:00.001-07:00the fact that it was invite only with upload requi...the fact that it was invite only with upload requirementsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150978480496224984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-47860753092264165312007-10-26T05:53:00.000-07:002007-10-26T05:53:00.000-07:00"sounds like soulseek. why double that with crappy..."sounds like soulseek. why double that with crappy upload/hashing system? i've got 40k+ mp3s neatly organized in folders named they way I LIKE IT. making 5000 torrent releases is just a waste of time. if you're looking for the best place for music, try soulseek."<BR/><BR/>Is this guy joking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-89459815142309541832007-10-26T05:52:00.000-07:002007-10-26T05:52:00.000-07:00What is this oink everyone keeps talking about, wa...What is this oink everyone keeps talking about, was it like a site with pigs or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-85710051321568376292007-10-26T05:48:00.000-07:002007-10-26T05:48:00.000-07:00Oh, you mean SLOWseek?Oh, you mean SLOWseek?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-41117522973097324382007-10-26T05:43:00.000-07:002007-10-26T05:43:00.000-07:00Yeah, it was a wonderful community. The whole conc...Yeah, it was a wonderful community. The whole concept (oink name, the pink interface, cute avatar -rule) was cute, sure a bit silly but very memorable. <BR/>And of course, the main thing, it had a lot of people and files.<BR/>Perhaps these music associations and record companies should invent a concept like Oink, where people can share their files legally and pay a monthly fee (perhaps a credit system or something?), insttead of moaning about losses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-84472875952048409382007-10-26T05:39:00.000-07:002007-10-26T05:39:00.000-07:00"Hard to find vinyl rips, out of print records, st..."Hard to find vinyl rips, out of print records, stuff you couldn't get legally."<BR/><BR/>sounds like soulseek. why double that with crappy upload/hashing system? i've got 40k+ mp3s neatly organized in folders named they way I LIKE IT. making 5000 torrent releases is just a waste of time. if you're looking for the best place for music, try soulseek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-47494740861417617102007-10-26T04:27:00.000-07:002007-10-26T04:27:00.000-07:00whats wrong with the irc channel? is it down? i ca...whats wrong with the irc channel? is it down? i cannot get in!FOOenteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055710598373650958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-92191989430188580742007-10-26T04:00:00.000-07:002007-10-26T04:00:00.000-07:00^^^ Stop making dumb posts. Use your head dumbo .....^^^ <BR/>Stop making dumb posts. Use your head dumbo .....<BR/>OINK will stay OINK and nobody will or can copy that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-90533604840155201352007-10-26T03:37:00.000-07:002007-10-26T03:37:00.000-07:00the former oink mods are so lazy,they prefer to wa...the former oink mods are so lazy,they prefer to waste the whole day in irc over making a new oink.sad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-11267517494674925582007-10-26T03:29:00.000-07:002007-10-26T03:29:00.000-07:00well,the lame troll then removed the post again.i ...well,the lame troll then removed the post again.<BR/><BR/>i love THIS blog here it really is the best, thanks.<BR/><BR/>freeeeeeeeeeee mp3 + freeeeeeeeeeee speech xDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399236165885232892.post-78311966923482480372007-10-26T03:28:00.000-07:002007-10-26T03:28:00.000-07:00who is this lame troll paine? wasnt he banned from...who is this lame troll paine? wasnt he banned from oink?<BR/><BR/>he just posted oink is flying to sweden and he risks oinks safety in uk by this. what a dumb cow that paine is :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com