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The GimmePeers staff are committed to providing the absolute best content, speed, quality info and support structure to all its members in our great community. If you have access to 0-day stuff do not hesitate to contact us!

This is a private tracker and you have to register before you can get full access to the site.

Before you do anything here at GimmePeers we suggest you read the RULES as they are enforced for all user's benefit and security.

Before you go any further you should read the GimmePeers.com User Agreement.
Contents
Membership/Renewal FAQ
Tansaction and Payment System Updated
What do I need to do after renewing?
When will my account be updated after renewal?
I have renewed and my account was not updated, what do I do?
Are my transactions discrete and secure?
Can you issue a refund?
Do you accpet Bitcoin?

Active Membership Policy
How do I keep my account alive? Updated

Site Information
Where I can find information or guides? Updated
Where can I get a copy of the source code?

User information
What is my profile page and where can I find it? Updated
What are the different site/ueser classes? New
Can I have two accounts? Updated
Can you delete my account?
Can you rename my account?
How do I add an avatar to my profile?
I've lost my user name or password! Can you send it to me?
Help! I cannot login!? (a.k.a. Login of Death)
I did not receive a confirmation eMail!
Why is my IP and eMail on my details page?
Why is Open Port showing "No" or "Waiting" Updated

Stats
May I use any bittorrent client?
How does NAT/ICS change the picture?
Best practices
Most common reason for stats not updating/ approved and banned clients.
Why is a torrent I'm leeching/seeding listed several times in my profile?
I've finished or cancelled a torrent. Why is it still listed in my profile?
Why do I sometimes see torrents I'm not leeching in my profile!?

Requests
Does GimmePeers have a Request section?
Can I place a request in the GimmePeers Forums?
If I am not a VIP is there another way to make my desires known?

Invites
Can I get a GimmePeers Invite?

Why can't I connect? Is the site blocking me?
Maybe my address is blacklisted?
Your ISP blocks the site's address

What if I can't find the answer to my problem here?
Ask your question in the forums Updated
Use our Help Desk New

Membership/Renewal FAQ - Top

Tansaction and Payment System

Turn OFF any ad-block software as it may prevent you from seeing important images that you need for your transaction!

Using a VPN or Proxy while making your transaction may cause it to hang or fail upon submission.. turn them off first!

Please use this quick guide for information about our payment system.
Rest assured that after 12 years of dedication, GimmePeers will always have your security and discretion as priority one.

01. PayPal
    - Using PayPal directly is simply NOT possible and not a choice made by GimmePeers, so please don't ask if you can be the exception as it isn't an option we can make possible
    - PayPal offers Debit PayPal Cards that can be used with our credit card system and your existing PayPal account
    - Direct payments may be available on very rare occasions and will be clearly marked and announced as such, so again, please don't ask for exceptions as they are not possible

02. Bitcoin is not supported (see below for details)

03. We suggest using Firefox when making a transaction
    - Java must be enabled
    - You must allow images for Gimmepeers (and turn off) any ad-block software
    - You can not copy/paste to form fields without error and an (invalid argument) could occur
    - You can not use auto-fill to complete the transaction form and the same thing as pasting your entries
    - SSL errors and non-page loads have been known to occur with other browsers
    - If you are using a proxy or VPN, you may need to bypass that to successfully make a transaction

04. All transactions are processed securely and discretely
    - GimmePeers does not collect or store any of your personal information. GimmePeers doesn't even see it
    - Transaction issues should be reported to the GimmePeers Help Desk
    - Your personal info is encrypted twice before transmitting over SSL protocols encrypting your information for a third time
    - We do not have reoccurring or automated payment systems, so you will need to manually add time to your account upon expiration

05. Be sure your card allows foreign currency and transactions
    - All cards must allow for USD transactions
    - All cards must also allow for foreign transactions. GimmePeers transactions are processed in Canada
    - Many creditors will block foreign transactions by default for your security
    - Creditors may also block suspicious activity not in your spending patterns and could callback a decline status
    - Your card policy may charge a transaction fee or something similar. These are not imposed by GimmePeers
    - GimmePeers can not assist you with any credit card policies or settings
    - Common error codes: (15005)currency not allowed, (10752)gateway
    - Complete list of error codes and definitions. (click for details)

06. All major credit cards accepted
    - We apologize, but GimmePeers can not accept the Discover card at this time

07. Prepaid debit cards are also accepted
    - All cards must allow for USD transactions
    - Verify your card for online and international purchasing BEFORE you buy it!
    - Some prepaid cards may be registered with unverified information or no registration at all given you another layer of anonymity
    - PayPal offers free prepaid cards with free elevated accounts
    - For those with Walmart access, they have a new service in most areas Walmart Prepaid (READ THE POLICIES FIRST)
    - Canadian users - The "Vanilla" prepaid MasterCard, is known to work on our system

08. Prizes
    - Prizes are normally paid out within 30 days of announcement, but may take up to 90 days in some cases
    - Winning members will have 30 days to reply to any winning communication regarding prizes or a forfeiture of winnings will occur
    - All cash payouts are made through PayPal and are subject to PayPal's standard transaction and purchasing fees
    - GimmePeers reserves the right to compensate winners monetarily or a choice prize of equal or higher value
    - Winning members have the right to ask for monetary compensation in regards to region specific hardware
    - Extended warranties, taxes, shipping cost (including custom fees) may be the responsibility of the winner
    - Free shipping within North America only



What do I need to do after renewing?

Nothing. The system will credit your account automatically.



When will my account be updated after renewal?

Instant payment renewal - Your transaction is instantly completed and you should receive your status update within 1 hour of processing.
- extreme cases could take up to an hour, but very rare.

Transfers and eChecks (PayPal only) - It can take as many as 15 days for the transaction to clear and to update our records.



I have renewed and my account was not updated, what do I do?

Instant credit card donations - Contact the Help Desk with the requested information below.

To confirm your donation manually, we will need all of the following:
Name used (first name only)
Amount and Package used
Date and Time of your transaction
Any approval/transaction number or statements you may have (screenshots accepted) and can be hosted at imgur.com




Are my transactions discrete and secure?

Your transaction couldn't be more safe or discrete. Our members' security is paramount and something we couldn't take more seriously.

- All transactions go through legitimate sources
- Nothing about your transaction is tied to a torrent site or related items of any kind
- All financial statements are discrete and say nothing about torrents
- Other than your name and email, site owners get no personal information about you whatsoever
- Any transactions are done offsite and no member, staff or otherwise, has access to them (including sysops)
- There are no records whatsoever obtained or retained ever or associated with your account



Can you issue a refund?

No we can not

- As stated above, we have no records whatsoever onsite. Unfortunately, this is something you will need to initiate on your end
- All charge-backs or filed refunds must be reported to the GP Help Desk before you file or you may be banned for fraud



Do you accpet Bitcoin?

No we do not.
This entire service is a novelty, experimental and heavily used by the unsavory, making it a prime target for all global authorities!

This is more than enough information to satisfy any inquiry about why we should not use Bitcoin. You wouldn't gamble with your financial blanket or hard earned dollar and neither will we. No one that depends on real currency and its value to survive in the real world should.

Quoted directly from the Bitcoin FAQ.

Bitcoin price is volatile
   - The price of a bitcoin can unpredictably increase or decrease over a short period of time due to its young economy, novel nature, and sometimes illiquid markets.
   - Bitcoin should be seen as a high risk asset, and you should never store money that you cannot afford to lose with Bitcoin
Bitcoin payments are irreversible
   - Any transaction issued with Bitcoin cannot be reversed, they can only be refunded by the person receiving the funds. That means you should take care to do business with people and organizations you know and trust, or who have an established reputation
Bitcoin is not anonymous
   - All Bitcoin transactions are stored publicly and permanently on the network, which means anyone can see the balance and transactions of any Bitcoin address
Instant transactions are less secure
   - A Bitcoin transaction is usually deployed within a few seconds and begins to be confirmed in the following 10 minutes. During that time, a transaction can be considered authentic but still reversible. Dishonest users could try and cheat
Bitcoin is still experimental
   - Bitcoin is an experimental new currency that is in active development. Although it becomes less experimental as usage grows, you should keep in mind that Bitcoin is a new invention that is exploring ideas that have never been attempted before. As such, its future cannot be predicted by anyone
   - Bitcoin is not an official currency

Active Membership Policy - Top

How do I keep my account alive?

GimmePeers is a membership site and does not rely on voluntary donations to keep servicing our community!

What does this mean?
   This means that you must keep membership time on your account or you will loose most site services until renewed
   - After ( 6 ) months of non-membership your account may be disabled
   - After ( 1 ) year of non-membership your account may be purged/deleted

   - Our email service will send a membership reminder to your registered email on the following 3 occasions:
    * 7 days before membership expiration     * Upon membership expiration     * 14 days after membership expiration

If my account was disable can it be enabled again?
   - Maybe! If you can contact us, then theoretically it could be possible

If my account was deleted, can it be brought back?
   - No! This is absolutely impossible. Any records of your account will be gone

We would love to see you all here, active and secure. Use it! Don't lose it!


Site Information - Top

Where I can find information or guides?

Our Forums are the best place to find information and to get the help you need.

Site News and Announcements - If it's important and site related, you'll find it here.

Torrent Tags - Don't know what all the abbreviations and [TAG]s mean? Look no further!

Tutorials and Guides - Need a step by step? This is for you.

Bug Reports or Site Suggestions - To report something odd or make a suggestion for something you'd like to see here on GP.

There are many more forums for you to participate in and we encourage you to take full advantage of our member's expertise.


Where can I get a copy of the source code?

You can't, so please don't ask!

User information - Top

What is my profile page and where can I find it?

If you click on your name anywhere onsite or Right Here, you will find your user details or what is commonly referred to as your public profile. This profile will show you a lot of useful information about your account, including your registered email, your sponsored accounts, your current upload/download speeds, forum posts and comments, ratio etc.

You can also change many settings for your account by configuring your profile settings which is also located up in the left corner beside or name or by clicking Right Here. This will allow you to change your email, password, default browse categories, view porn or the top 20 etc.

NOTE: Not everyone can see all your information. If you want to know what someone else can see and what they can not, simply click on someone else's name.


What are the different site/ueser classes?

GimmePeers makes great effort in providing your community with the best in equality whenever possible

User Classes:
Tier 1 - 98% of all GP users will belong to this class regardless of membership
Tier 2 - This class is reserved for future site development. (it will carry all the same site privileges, but include extra external services)
Top Tier - This class is reserved for GP ex-staff and family etc..

Staff Classes:
Design Team - This class contains our gfx peeps. They do custom avatars etc. If interested, please contact our help desk
Uploader - These guys spend a good deal of time, effort and money to bring you what you need
Super Uploader - These guys spend an insane deal of time, effort and money to bring you what you need
Mod and Sen Mod - They keep our members happy with general support and by keeping the place cleaned up for your enjoyment
- Promotions to this class are only done by upper management. If you ask for this class, you will be automatically disqualified
Admin and Sen Admin - These guys have done it all and been doing it for years. They can help you with almost every problem
- Specialize in account and site support



Can I have two accounts?

You can have as many accounts as you can properly invite and maintain
- Each account will need to maintain its own separate membership
- Accounts on the same network may need assistance in being created. Please contact our help desk if needed


Can you delete my account?

Sorry, we will not manually delete your account
- If you no longer want your account, simply do not renew or log in and your account will be purged at the proper time


Can you rename my account?

If you have a good reason for needing it changed, we will be more than happy to help you


How do I add an avatar to my profile?

First, find an image that you like and is within the GP avatar rules then find a place to host the image
- We recommend using imgur.com to host your image NOTPhotobucket or Imageshack as both are highly unreliable and will break your image
- You shouldn't just hotlink your image to any old website as a direct links could prove very problematic

Copy the link you were given by your hosting site to the avatar field in your profile settings
- If you need hosting for your image, send us the image link and your request to our help desk and we'll be glad to host it for you and even put it on your profile!


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

You should first try using the recovery options on the login page - You may also contact our help desk for password help

You can also contact our IRC help channel (coming soon)
- For account security, all offline help will require you to answer a few question to verify ownership
- Upon account verification we will be more than happy to help you reset your account and get you back to your community


Help! I cannot login!? (a.k.a. Login of Death)

This problem can occur with MSIE
- Close all IE windows and open the Internet Options from the system control panel. Click the 'delete cookies' button.

You should now have no problems logging in. If you do see our IRC help channel (coming soon)


I did not receive a confirmation eMail!

The e-mail server probably considered the confirmation email as junk mail or spam.
- Check your Junk mail and Spam folders
- Try using a different eMail service. we recommend using gmail

Temp eMail services are not allowed to be registered with your account
- Your registered email is extremely important to the life of your account and is the only thing that will save it, so be sure it is always valid and accessible


Why is my IP and eMail on my details page?

Only you can view your IP address and email


Why is Open Port showing "No" or "Waiting"

If 'waiting' this simply means you don't have any torrents running. If your torrents aren't starting, then you're probably using a bad or UNsupported client. Please check this thread for Support Clients

If 'no' the tracker has determined that you are firewalled or have not opened a port on your router to 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 has obviously a detrimental effect on your overall speed as there are fewer peers you can connect to.

The way to solve this problem involves opening the ports used for incoming connections (the same port or port range you defined in your client) in your Firewall, Modem, and/or Router, or configuring your NAT server to use a basic form of NAT for that range instead of NAPT to allow the incoming requests.

The recommended port range is 49152 and 65535

This range is reserved for private use unlike most other port numbers which can be seen HERE. You should choose a single port from this range or just a small 10 port range for example and not the entire range. Most clients only need 1 port and you'll have an easier setup.

Check your router documentation and/or support forum. You will also find lots of information on the subject at PortForward.com

You will find lots of information on this subject at CLICK HERE


Stats - Top

May I use any bittorrent client?

Sure, you can use whatever client you wish that the tracker accepts. We do have a ban list though and can be seen by CLICKING HERE.


How does NAT/ICS change the picture?

This is a very particular case in that all computers in the LAN will appear to the outside world as having the same IP. We must distinguish between two cases:
1. You are the single GimmePeers users in the LAN
You should use the same GimmePeers account in all the computers.
Note also that in the ICS case it is preferable to run the BT client on the ICS gateway. Clients running on the other computers will be unconnectable (their ports will be listed as "---", as explained elsewhere in the FAQ) unless you specify the appropriate services in your ICS configuration (a good explanation of how to do this for Windows XP can be found here). In the NAT case you should configure different ranges for clients on different computers and create appropriate NAT rules in the router. (Details vary widely from router to router and are outside the scope of this FAQ. Check your router documentation and/or support forum.)

2. There are multiple GimmePeers users in the LAN
At present there is no way of making this setup always work properly with GimmePeers. Each torrent will be associated with the user who last accessed the site from within the LAN before the torrent was started. Unless there is cooperation between the users mixing of statistics is possible.(User A accesses the site, downloads a .torrent file, but does not start the torrent immediately. Meanwhile, user B accesses the site. User A then starts the torrent. The torrent will count towards user B's statistics, not user A's.)
It is your LAN, the responsibility is yours. Do not ask us to ban other users with the same IP, we will not do that. (Why should we ban him instead of you?)



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.


Most common reason for stats not updating/ approved and banned clients.

* 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 and will not help.)
* You are using a faulty client or one that is not approved. If you want to use an experimental or CVS version you do it at your ownrisk.
* You are closing your client or pc prior to the update to the tracker, remember your client only reports the upload stats to the site every 40 mins and should you close your client prior to that, then all the date transferred since the last successful update will not be credited to your overall stats.


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.
You can try to 'flush" the torrent from your stats, by clicking on 'flush torrents' found in your details page [see stats section].


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

Some clients do not report properly to the tracker when canceling 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.


Why do I sometimes see torrents I'm not leeching in my profile!?

When a torrent is first started, the tracker uses the IP to identify the user. Therefore the torrent will become associated with the user who last accessed the site from that IP. If you share your IP in some way (you are behind NAT/ICS, or using a proxy), and some of the people you share it with are also users, you may occasionally see their torrents listed in your profile. (If they start a torrent session from that IP and you were the last one to visit the site the torrent will be associated with you). Note that now torrents listed in your profile will always count towards your total stats.
To make sure your torrents show up in your profile you should visit the site immediately before starting a session.

Requests - Top

Does GimmePeers have a Request section?

Yes


Can I place a request in the GimmePeers Forums?

If you are a VIP, you would make your request in the special forum only visible to VIP members.
Be sure to read the rules on posting VIP request prior to placing request.
Request from non-VIP members is not permitted anywhere other than in your profile and carries a 3 day warning for doing so.


If I am not a VIP is there another way to make my desires known?

Create a list of what you are looking for, and place it in the public section of your member profile.
This way, everyone that looks at your profile page can see what you are looking for.

Invites - Top

Can I get a GimmePeers Invite?

Sure, invites come with every membership renewal

You can also find invite-only packages on the renewal page
Earn free membership time while building your community
Total invites an account can store at any one time is five (5) max

Why can't I connect? Is the site blocking me? - Top

Maybe my address is blacklisted?

The site blocks addresses listed in the (former) PeerGaurdian Database, as well as addresses of banned users. This works at Apache/PHP level, it's just a script that blocks logins from those addresses. It should not stop you from reaching the site. In particular it does not block lower level protocols, you should be able to ping/traceroute the server even if your address is blacklisted. If you cannot then the reason for the problem lies elsewhere.
If somehow your address is indeed blocked in the PG database do not contact us about it, it is not our policy to open ad hoc exceptions. You should clear your IP with the database maintainers instead.


Your ISP blocks the site's address

(In first place, it's unlikely your ISP is doing so. DNS name resolution and/or network problems are the usual culprits.) There's nothing we can do. You should contact your ISP (or get a new one). Note that you can still visit the site via a proxy, follow the instructions in the relevant section. In this case it doesn't matter if the proxy is anonymous or not, or which port it listens to.
Notice that you will always be listed as an "unconnectable" client because the tracker will be unable to check that you're capable of accepting incoming connections.

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

Ask your question in the forums

Post in the 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.
• 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.
• Use a clear thread title. Non-descriptive thread titles like "Question" or "Problems" are not very useful at grabbing the attention of those that can help you.
• And needless to say: Be polite. Demanding help rarely works, asking for it usually does the trick.


Use our Help Desk

• Make sure you have read this FAQ and searched the Forums before you ask a question via our Helpdesk.
• Abuse of the Helpdesk and/or spamming the Helpdesk will not be tolerated.
• Our Help Desk is designed to help members with their accounts and possible site related issues that only staff can help with, not common software or client issue that help from the community would be more beneficial.