What Waffles? The Hydra Lives On
Written by Ben Jones on October 30, 2007With the demise of oink, many music aficionados were left with little in the way of similar sites. However, true to the hydra phenomenon, a week later and several new sites have sprung up to replace it. We asked the admins of two of these sites for their future plans.
Both what.cd and waffles.fm are set to continue from where oink left off, with the same rules and requirements. Each of them aiming to provide music lovers with a place to both share and discuss music.
What.cd (currently offline at time of publication) was founded the day of the OiNK takedown. “I felt sick to my stomach all morning” was how ‘What’, co-founder of what.cd described the day OiNK got raided. “We plan to grow into a large tracker - probably not as large as oink, and not as open, but eventually, I would like to support at least a hundred thousand users,” he adds
Waffles.fm on the other hand, doesn’t open for another few hours (12:01AM PST on October 31st). “In principle we’re filling a gap in the market - a lot of people just don’t get on with open / lenient trackers. In restoring that we’re also bringing back the community OiNK had, which is a big part of it,” is how waffles co-founder ‘Barney’ put his site to TorrentFreak. He is also not being as openly ambitious at first as “What” either “We’re looking at inviting perhaps 200 or less people on the opening day. We’ll gradually invite more people as things progress.”
Neither of the admins showed much enthusiasm for BOiNK, the project that is in development by the guys behind The Pirate Bay. Their main concerns were in the overall quality, and longevity of torrents on a public tracker. Somewhat ironically, however, both sites are aiming on moving to take up permanent hosting at the PRQ datacenter, as soon as upgrades there are complete. “The electricians started their work of installing another 3×200A feed yesterday” a PRQ source told TorrentFreak today.
And the reaction of the old OiNK staffers? Paine, currently the public voice of the old OiNK team, had no real comment on them, beyond hoping they both do well, and reiterating that neither is an ‘official’ replacement for OiNK.
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Looking invite for http://www.waffles.fm
Have Demonoid, What, Filelist & torrentleech
Contact: loconodice@yahoo.es
I guess waffles.fm is finally up, and I sent them proof but they never replied to my e-mail
Anyone have an invite?
ficklebeast@gmail.com
I’d be so greatful.
P.S. I can’t get on IRC anymore, anyone know why?
Prior OiNK member with a 4.3 ratio, 40GB uploaded. Does anybody have invites to Waffles or What? swoab@yahoo.com
pointless what their doing this starting with invite only, it’s leaving thausands of us in the dark with no new home, the whole point of these 2 sites was for ex-oinks now it seems even through we provide prove there main interest now is not doing this for oink, it’s turned into doing it for themselves and nothing else.
way to go
I have invites for What.cd and Stmusic.org. I’m willing to exchange for an Waffles.fm invite!
I hate to leave my e-mail here but I just don’t see a choice as the new sites are invite only. I was an Oink member for over three years and up’d over fifty of my own 80’s and pop rips in FLAC and V0. I also filled many user requests in these genres. In other words, I was a good, productive poweruser member and am hoping someone at either waffles or what.cd could invite me. Would be much appreciated!
andybkmastr@yahoo.com
Former Oink member looking for invites to Waffles.fm and What.cd. I was a member of Oink for maybe four years, I started back when there were open registrations. I had a 1.17 ratio at the end I think. What I miss most are the comments and the forums. I learned a lot about music and making excellent rips there. It was a terrific community (sniff). tahih@dontreg.com
i was oink memeber too…over 3 year…i would love an invite to what.cd and waffles.
great thx all kindy help
b031cykwanhk at gmail dot com
i was oink memeber too…over 3 year…i would love an invite to what.cd and waffles.
great thx all kindy help
b031cykwanhk at gmail dot com
i was a huge oink user. good ration. i have plenty of stuff to share. can anyone float an invite my way? ill do the same if/when i get some.
thanks!
susiegberg at yahoo dot com
[quote comment="200358"]I guess waffles.fm is finally up, and I sent them proof but they never replied to my e-mail
Anyone have an invite?
ficklebeast@gmail.com
I’d be so greatful.
P.S. I can’t get on IRC anymore, anyone know why?[/quote]
Yeah I feel your pain. I also sent them my proof that I was a member and I haven’t gotten a reply! Sigh. Hopefully we both get our invites.
I can’t get on IRC either ’cause they require you to register your nickname before you can connect to their channels (#waffles.fm, -chat & -help)
hey,
i was an oink member for 3years. Had a good 100GB+ upload and a ratio of around 1.2
Any chance of an invite from anyone to waffles.fm ?
Looking for an invite to waffles.fm
I was PU+ on Oink and my musical preferences are Indie, Electronica and some Modern Classical Music (especially Minimalists like Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Terry Riley…)
Have What and some invites to a rare Scene Tracker (not allowed to mention in public)
Contact: dergong@fastmail.fm
anyone with a spare waffles, stmusic, or what.cd? uploaded over 90 gigs on oink and invited tons of good users.
oink.10.23@gmail.com
c’mon you gotta kick one down for the email address :)
I have STmusic invites
Looking for what.cd and waffles.fm
dumbjeff@hotmail.com
can anyone get me a waffles invite?
vegastx AT yahoo dot com
ex oinker, lookin for an invite to either site, sent in a email to waffles about 24 hrs ago with proof still no reply. If anyones got invites to share id really appreciate one. been a big part of the commonity for awhile now just hopin to get back into one, im tired of all these crap rips everywhere else.
doda0502@gmail.com
http://xs.vc/waffles.fm/faq.php
..not working
Invites still being sent, as they said on irc chat. So, dunno…
I’m in the same position as anybody else in this post apparently: I need a invite too. I am a old OiNK member, and i really need a invite to either waffles.fm or what.cd. I can offer a invite to Nordic-t.org or Demonoid.com in return. Please let me in :(
aske.nielsen@gmail.com
I believe they removed the link after the site launch…
was on OiNK. good, longtime ratio.
would love what.cd or waffles invites.
aliensexfiend at hotmail dot com.
thank you very much kindly :)
I have what.cd and stmusic invites for anyone who wants to send me an invite for waffles. I already sent proof of membership but I cant wait any longer! Former OiNKer with over 100gb of indie/elctronica/progressive/stoner music/all kinds of shit…mostly V0, some 320, and a select few at 192.
I have what.cd and stmusic invites for anyone who wants to send me an invite for waffles. I already sent proof of membership but I cant wait any longer! Former OiNKer with over 100gb of indie/elctronica/progressive/stoner music/all kinds of shit…mostly V0, some 320, and a select few at 192.
This has been a rather sad six months for private trackers so now I’m in the same boat as everyone else. Didn’t have anything new to ad at oink, but hell, now I’ve got a solid 180 gigs that would be fresh somewhere new. Always maintained ratio of >2. Anything at all would be appreciated
goonse at gmail dot com.
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