Potential Minimum Ratio Message

If a message similar to the one below is seen when trying to download a  file from the tracker:



The first thing to do is to read the message carefully, multiple times if necessary.

You are not allowed to download the  file because your ratio would get too low if you downloaded the torrent's contents (you would be shitlisted):


 * Current ratio = Upload / Download


 * Potential Minimum Ratio = Upload / ( Download + Torrent size )

If the Potential Minimum Ratio is:
 * equal or over 0.50 &rarr; the  file can be downloaded anyway
 * equal or over 0.25 and under 0.50 &rarr; ASAC equal or greater than 1 week is required to download the  file (can only be taken into account once every 14 days)
 * lower than 0.25 &rarr; the  file can't be downloaded no matter what

Workarounds
To get the  file you want as soon as possible, you can:
 * download and seed Free Torrents (they only record upload transfers; download transfers are not recorded)
 * use a CUSTOM-FREE Ticket on the torrent you want (you earn one ticket every year on the anniversary of joining Pleasuredome)
 * join the Folding@home team to increase your upload totals
 * wait for the 12 Days of Pleasuredome event - the torrent you want might be set free for 12 days
 * use a seedbox which is a rent computer with high connection speeds dedicated to seeding

FAQ
The most common doubts are:


 * Question: Do I have to seed for 1 week to download the  file?
 * Answer: Remember that the ASAC is the average of all your torrents' SACs, so you'll probably have to seed for longer than that. It depends on how many torrents you have on your history, how many of them you seed and how large their SACs are.


 * Question: I have the contents of the torrent on my hard disk but the tracker won't let me download the  file so that I could do a force recheck and start seeding (or stealth-seed). Could you allow me to download the   file?
 * Answer: Nope, the system isn't coded to allow exceptions, sorry. Also remember that using  files of other members is a permanent ban offense for both parts involved.