Session Start: Sat Jan 30 13:54:12 2010
Session Ident: #what.cd-interview2
 03[13:54] * Now talking in #what.cd-interview2
 03[13:54] * Topic is 'What.CD Invite Interview Room #2 || Questions
must be answered quickly || Those getting interviewed please /part
from the channel after the interview is finished. '
 03[13:54] * Set by IRConan on Fri Sep 04 14:53:59
[13:54] <@MrE2Me> hey evdc34
 01[13:58] <evdc34> hey
[13:58] <@MrE2Me> hey
 02[13:58] * @Seasnake4 (114788@seasnake4.torrentmaster.what.cd) Quit (Quit:  )
 01[13:59] <evdc34> thank you for taking the time to interview me
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> sure
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> Welcome to the What.CD Interviews Channel, evdc34!
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> Before We Begin:
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> An interview can take as little as 15 minutes or
more than an hour, depending on how quickly
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> and how well you answer. If you think you won't have
enough time, please say so now and you may leave.
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> This will not count as a fail. However, if you start
your interview and then leave in the middle,
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> you will fail and be banned from this channel for 48
hours, after which you can try again.
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[13:59] <@MrE2Me> Are you ready to begin your interview?
 01[13:59] <evdc34> Yes.
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Hello! My name is  MrE2Me , and you have the dubious
honor of being my interviewee today. =)
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Congratulations on taking your first step toward
what I hope will be a long and
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> fruitful relationship with the best private music
tracker on the web, What.CD!
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Okay, let's get started! Please answer the questions
quickly and to the best of your ability,
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> one answer per line, numbering them as you go.
(Example: 1. Yes/No)
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Don't use google or any other search engine/outside
help. If you don't know an answer,
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> tell me you don't know. Honesty will serve us both well.
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Not knowing an answer is not an automatic failure!
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Any questions?
 01[14:00] <evdc34> Nope, let's begin
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Let's start off with some preliminary questions:
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  01.  Is English your native language (or a language
that you speak fluently)?
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> If not, tell me now and I will be more patient.
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  02.  Where are you located? (City / Country)
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  03.  Are you on your HOME connection?
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  04.  Have you ever had an account at What.CD before?
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  05.  Have you been interviewed here before? If so,
by who and when?
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  06.  Do you have a Waffles account? If so, provide
a link to your profile.
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  07.  What is your email address?
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  08.  Where did you hear about this IRC invite
channel? Provide a link, if possible.
[14:00] <@MrE2Me>  09.  Are you a member of any private trackers? If
so, what are they?
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:00] <@MrE2Me> Say my name ( MrE2Me ) when you're finished.
 01[14:00] <evdc34> 01. Yes
 01[14:01] <evdc34> 02. Camarillo, California (near LA)
 01[14:01] <evdc34> United States
 01[14:01] <evdc34> 03. Yes
 01[14:01] <evdc34> 04. No
 01[14:01] <evdc34> 05. No
 01[14:01] <evdc34> 06. No
 01[14:01] <evdc34> 07. evannc@gmail.com
 01[14:02] <evdc34> 08. A friend of mine, who goes by the name of
needmoney90 on here, recommended it to me
 01[14:02] <evdc34> 09. None
 01[14:02] <evdc34> MrE2Me
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> ah, yes, needmoney, i've seen them around
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> The Following is the What.CD Transcode Rule. Please
take the time to read it.
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> "No transcodes or re-encodes of lossy releases are
acceptable here. There are no
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> exceptions to this rule, no matter how rare you
claim the release is. The only
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> acceptable transcodes are releases that were
transcoded from a lossless source
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> (such as a CD or lossless file)."
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> In other words, lossy-to-lossy and lossy-to-lossless
transcodes are forbidden.
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> Lossless-to-anything (192 kbps and above) is OK.
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:03] <@MrE2Me> Do you have any questions about this rule before we continue?
 01[14:03] <evdc34> Nope
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> To determine whether you are adequately prepared for the rest
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> of the interview, please answer the following questions:
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:04] <@MrE2Me>  1.  What are V0 and V2? Which has a higher target
bitrate, and what is it?
[14:04] <@MrE2Me>  2.  Please indicate which of the following
transcodes would or would  NOT  be acceptable at What.CD
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> (write  YES  for acceptable and  NO  for unacceptable).
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> - a.  320 kbps (CBR) MP3 -> 256 kbps (CBR) MP3
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> - b.  V0 -> V2
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> - c.  WAV (PCM) -> FLAC -> 320 kbps (CBR) MP3
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> - d.  FLAC -> 256 kbps (CBR) MP3 -> V2
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:04] <@MrE2Me> Say my name ( MrE2Me ) when you're finished.
 01[14:04] <evdc34> 1. V0 and V2 are LAME encoding presets. V0 has a
higher target bitrate of ~245 kbps
 01[14:05] <evdc34> 2. -a NO -b NO -c YES -d NO
 01[14:05] <evdc34> MrE2Me
[14:05] <@MrE2Me> perfect
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> Excellent! Moving on... Let's talk about the common
audio codecs used on What.CD.
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:06] <@MrE2Me>  1.  Name 3 examples each of lossless and lossy audio codecs.
[14:06] <@MrE2Me>  2.  What is a transcode? Is transcoding "good" or
"bad"? Explain.
[14:06] <@MrE2Me>  3.  What do VBR and CBR stand for? What is the
difference between them?
[14:06] <@MrE2Me>  4.  Explain what lossless and lossy codecs do to
the original data.
[14:06] <@MrE2Me>  5.  Which of the following are allowed on What.CD
and which are not? (Write  YES  for allowed and  NO  for not allowed.)
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - AAC
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - AIFF
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - FLAC
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - MP3
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - Ogg Vorbis
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - WAV
[14:06] <@MrE2Me>  6.  Rank the following in order from lowest
(average) bitrate to highest:
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - 320 kbps (CBR)
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - V0
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - V2
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - FLAC
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> - 128 kbps (CBR)
[14:06] <@MrE2Me>  7.  Which of the above would not be allowed on
What.CD? Why not?
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:06] <@MrE2Me> Say my name ( MrE2Me ) when you're finished.
 01[14:07] <evdc34> 1. Lossless - FLAC, wav, APE. Lossy - mp3, ogg vorbis, aac
 01[14:08] <evdc34> 2. Transcoding is changing from one codec to
another. it's not "bad" as long as the source is lossless. Transcoding
is useful to reduce filesizes, or sometimes a certain program/device
can only play certain formats
 01[14:09] <evdc34> 3. CBR is constant bit rate, meaning every frame
of the file has the same number of bits allocated to it. VBR is
variable bit rate, meaning some frames have more bits allocated than
others.
 01[14:09] <evdc34> 4. Lossless codecs perfectly preserve the original
data - it can be fully reconstructed. lossy codecs cut out some data,
i.e. above a certain frequency, to reduce filesize
 01[14:10] <evdc34> 5. -AAC: YES -AIFF: NO -FLAC: YES -MP3: YES -Ogg
Vorbis: YES -WAV: NO
 01[14:11] <evdc34> 6. 128 kbps CBR, V2, V0, 320 kbps CBR, FLAC
 01[14:11] <evdc34> 7. 128kbps is not allowed on What.Cd because the
minimum allowed is 192 kbps
 01[14:12] <evdc34> MrE2Me
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> perfect
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> Well done! Now on to an equally important subject:
transcoding.
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> Please indicate which of the following transcodes
would or wouldn't be acceptable at What.CD
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> (write  YES  for acceptable and  NO  for unacceptable).
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  01.  V0 MP3 -> V2 MP3
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  02.  CD -> ALAC -> OGG q.8x
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  03.  CD -> FLAC -> 320 kbps (CBR) AAC
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  04.  192 kbps (CBR) MP3 -> 256 kbps (CBR) MP3
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  05.  256 kbps (CBR) MP3 -> V2 MP3 -> WAV (PCM) -> FLAC
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  06.  CD -> WAV (PCM) -> ALAC -> APE -> FLAC
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  07.  320 kbps (CBR) AAC -> 320 kbps (CBR) MP3
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  08.  CD -> 320 kbps (CBR) MP3 -> 256 kbps (CBR) MP3
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  09.  CD -> 192 kbps (CBR) MP3
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  10.  CD -> APE -> FLAC -> WAV (PCM) -> 320 kbps
(CBR) MP3 -> V0 MP3
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  11.  CD -> 320 kbps (CBR) MP3 -> Burned CD -> FLAC
[14:12] <@MrE2Me>  12.  CD -> FLAC -> ALAC -> OGG q.8x
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:12] <@MrE2Me> Say my name ( MrE2Me ) when you're finished.
 01[14:12] <evdc34> 01. NO
 01[14:12] <evdc34> 02. YES
 01[14:12] <evdc34> 03. YES
 01[14:12] <evdc34> 04. NO
 01[14:13] <evdc34> 05. NO
 01[14:13] <evdc34> 06. YES
 01[14:13] <evdc34> 07. NO
 01[14:13] <evdc34> 08. NO
 01[14:13] <evdc34> 09. YES
 01[14:13] <evdc34> 10. NO
 01[14:14] <evdc34> 11. NO
 01[14:14] <evdc34> 12. YES
 01[14:14] <evdc34> MrE2Me
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> nice work
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> Outstanding! Up next I'll be testing your grasp of
basic BitTorrent concepts,
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> as well as some of the most important rules of What.CD.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> Please answer  True  or  False  for each (and
elaborate on your answers where requested).
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  01.  It's okay to download content from another
site and upload it to What.CD.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  02.  It's okay to download content from What.CD and
upload it to another site.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  03.  It's okay to post a What.CD .torrent file on
another site. Why or why not?
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  04.  160 kbps is the minimum constant bitrate (CBR)
allowed on What.CD.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  05.  Maintaining a good ratio on What.CD will be
easier than on a public tracker. Why or why not?
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  06.  If you upload 10GB and download 20GB your
ratio will be 2.0. If false, what will your ratio actually be?
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  07.  If you upload 2 GB and download 6 GB, your
ratio will be 0.33. If false, what will your ratio actually be?
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  08.  Editing ID3 tags after creating and uploading
a torrent will interfere with seeding the file(s).
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  09.  Port-forwarding makes it harder for you to
connect to peers.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  10.  DHT should be enabled when using private
trackers. Why or why not?
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  11.  Seeding data means the same thing as uploading
data. What do they mean?
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  12.  You see a 15 gigabyte torrent on the site that
is 4 months old, has 150 seeders and 225 leechers.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> This is a good torrent to jump on as a new user in
order to build up a good ratio.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me>  13.  The best way to deal with being "warned" is by
throwing a temper tantrum and
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> threatening to kill anyone remotely connected to the
running of the site.
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:14] <@MrE2Me> Say my name ( MrE2Me ) when you're finished.
 01[14:15] <evdc34> 1. False
 01[14:15] <evdc34> 2. False
 01[14:16] <evdc34> 3. False. What.cd is a *private* torrent tracker
site, from my understanding - and your key is contained in every
.torrent file
 01[14:16] <evdc34> 4. False (192 is)
 01[14:17] <evdc34> 5. As long as you follow good practice and seed
everything you download, it should be the same?
 01[14:18] <evdc34> 6. False - it'll be 1:2 or 0.50
 01[14:18] <evdc34> 7. True
 01[14:19] <evdc34> 8. True
 01[14:19] <evdc34> 9. False - makes it easier
 01[14:20] <evdc34> 10. DHT (distributed hash table) should be
disabled...I can remember reading this but can't remember why. ><
 01[14:22] <evdc34> 11. False. Uploading data means uploading it to a
server...seeding data means that you have a complete copy of the data,
and are sending it to peers.
 01[14:23] <evdc34> 12. If by "jump on" you mean download, then false,
as there are already more seeders than leechers. If you mean "help
seeding", true.
 01[14:23] <evdc34> 13. False. Completely false.
 01[14:23] <evdc34> MrE2Me
[14:24] <@MrE2Me>  #1 is True!  Just make sure the other site doesn't
have any rules about redistributing their content,
[14:24] <@MrE2Me> and confirm that it's not a transcode before you
upload it to What.CD.
[14:24] <@MrE2Me>  #2 is True!  You are welcome to share our content
on other sites, it is only the .torrent file that is restricted.
[14:25] <@MrE2Me> #5 is a bit subjective, but most people find it
harder on private trackers like what.cd
 01[14:25] <evdc34> ah, right. >>
[14:25] <@MrE2Me> for 10, right, here's why
[14:25] <@MrE2Me>  #10 is False!  It is important to disable DHT! If
you have enabled DHT you could be uploading to people
[14:25] <@MrE2Me> who don't even have access to the site so you won't
be receiving the proper credit for your uploads & downloads.
[14:25] <@MrE2Me> You will be sharing data out of the tracker and
those ghost peers will be using your bandwidth to download from you.
[14:25] <@MrE2Me> Even worse, you could be tagged for cheating! Disable DHT!
 01[14:25] <evdc34> Ah, that makes sense. thanks
[14:26] <@MrE2Me> for 12, notice anything odd about the torrent?
 01[14:27] <evdc34> it's pretty big...and a little bit old, too
[14:27] <@MrE2Me> yes
[14:27] <@MrE2Me> old and still has a lot of leechers
[14:27] <@MrE2Me> heard of partial seeders?
 01[14:28] <evdc34> no
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> ok
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> Partial seeders are people who only downloaded parts
of the file and who are now seeding them.
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> If you are considering downloading a very large file
with many, many leechers, assume the worst and  DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT .
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> You will NOT get any upload credit.
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> For example, the Rosetta Stone is a very large
torrent but most people just download one or two languages and ignore
the rest.
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> They are listed as leechers when they are in fact
partial seeders.
[14:28] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
 01[14:29] <evdc34> Ah. So most of those leechers could be partial
seeders...and it'd be a bad one to jump on because I wouldn't get any
upload credit.
[14:30] <@MrE2Me> right
 01[14:30] <evdc34> thanks
[14:30] <@MrE2Me> they only grabbed a few of the files, probably, and
so you won't upload much to them
[14:30] <@MrE2Me> just something to keep an eye on - old torrents with
lots of leechers
[14:30] <@MrE2Me> we see new users lose their accounts because they
tried to snatch them, hoping to seed to the so-called leechers
 01[14:31] <evdc34> ah
[14:31] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:31] <@MrE2Me> Orgasmic! You're almost done, so hang in there. =)
Time for some general questions about you.
[14:31] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  01.  How old are you? Are you male, female, or
other? If other, please explain. =P
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  02.  If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  03.  Why are you interested in becoming a member at
What.CD? How often do you plan to use the site?
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  04.  Do you have any pets?
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  05.  What is the size of your music collection
(both physical and/or digital)? Do you have a favorite artist or
genre?
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  06.  What is your preferred audio format/bitrate?
What program do you use to rip CDs? What program do you use for MP3
encoding?
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  07.  What torrent client(s) do you use? Is this
client allowed on What.cd?
[14:31] <@MrE2Me> Check the client Whitelist ->
http://www.whatinterviewprep.com/preparefortheinterview.html
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  08.  What was the last movie you saw? How was it?
[14:31] <@MrE2Me>  09.  (Optional) Do you have any suggestions as to
how I can improve the interview process? Your feedback is appreciated.
[14:31] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:31] <@MrE2Me> Say my name ( MrE2Me ) when you're finished.
 01[14:32] <evdc34> 01. 16, Male
 01[14:32] <evdc34> 02. Red. I'm not sure the explanation, I like the color
 01[14:33] <evdc34> 03. I really like music and have a bunch of old
music lying around to share. Also, needmoney90 spoke about the site in
pretty glowing terms and told me I'd like it. I plan to use it
relatively often
 01[14:33] <evdc34> 04. Nope
 01[14:34] <evdc34> 05. Medium-sized, both physical and digital...I
like classic rock, electronic music and chill music.
 01[14:35] <evdc34> 06. Mp3, V0. I have EAC (exact audio copy) and LAME
 01[14:35] <evdc34> 07. uTorrent/Deluge. I'm pretty sure they're both allowed
 01[14:36] <evdc34> 08. The Hangover. It was pretty hilarious
 01[14:36] <evdc34> 09. Nah, the process is good. =)
 01[14:36] <evdc34> MrE2Me
[14:37] <@MrE2Me> good stuff
[14:37] <@MrE2Me> EAC and LAME is what we like
[14:37] <@MrE2Me> =============================================
[14:37] <@MrE2Me>   CONGRATULATIONS!   You have passed the interview!