Much as I hate to practice necromancy, I feel compelled to bring this thread back from the dead. I understand the difficulties that can be related to torrenting, but all of these posts were from 3 years ago. Is torrenting for many of us not easier now than it was in 2009? I know for me it most certainly is. Not to mention, storage space is cheaper these days too.
Now, a couple points I'd like to raise:
-Batch torrenting. Rather than individual issues, or complete collections of a particular magazine, what say you to year-by-year or volume-by-volume torrents? I recently came across the Nintendo Power torrents from 1988 through 1995. Wasn't a frequent reader of the magazine, but I like having collections of stuff like this. I've been seeding ever since I came across them, seems I'm in a group of about 10-12 people doing so.
-Private torrents. This was mentioned above, with the private tracker thing. Could we not (or is it a gray area) have a section of RetroMags that is only accessable to members, with the links to said torrents? We all know things on the internet have a way of leaking out, but it is certainly one option. I am part of the staff on another forum (my car hobby), and there are plenty of sections on that site that are only accessible to members of various levels. I can't say for certain, but this might be something to do with how the forum software is set up. Might be something to look into for RM 2.0, no?
Anyway, my apologies if I'm beating a dead horse, but to me it seems more convenient way of distribution, and I am certainly willing to help out with seeding duties. Also have plenty of storage space on my computer, so there's no issue there. Thoughts? Are we as a group willing to give torrenting another try?