This is very important, if you are a member here you need to read this, if not, you might not have an account. We had to restore our database back to an earlier version, by earlier we mean over a year ago. There is a substantial amount of data loss. This includes users, while most of our backups were corrupted we can still access some of that information, but to parse it and add it all manually back into the database would take ages.
So this is what we are going to do, if you come to the login screen and you try to login and it won't let you, chances are, your account does not exist anymore.YOU WILL NEED TO REAPPLY, when you reapply you will need to use the SAME USERNAME AND EMAILyou used when you originally signed up. We are going to add a check box to the application to state that you were an existing member. We can search our corrupted database for usernames and emails, so we can verify you.
We've been down for about a week now, and we are looking at a couple more days of downtime, there is a lot of behind the scenes work to be done regarding the site and trying to get information back in place, we appreciate your patience and support during this time and we look forward to see you all back on site again.
Recently we encountered quite a few attempts to break the users passwords,
some of them successful. We would advise everybody to change their password
and to use strong ones (including special characters, numbers and letters).
In case you see unknown torrents in your history, we recommend you also to
change your PID.
Torrent-Damage has received a Cease and Desist notice from FACT (Federation against Copyright Theft), and while FACT are UK based (and none of us are), the operators of this site will stick to their gentleman's agreement and comply with any such request - for the safety of the staff members and its user base.
It is with much sadness to announce that Torrent-Damage will be closing its doors on the 5th of August, 2013. Effective immediately, the tracker will be shut down and all torrents removed (thus complying with the cease and desist order).
We wish all of our members Godspeed for the future, and hope that our community was of a great benefit to you while it was here.
With much sadness, a fond farewell
Staff of Torrent-Damage
Torrent-Damage: 5th nov 2005 - 5th aug 2013. Age: 8yr, 9 mo.
Dear GGn members,
We’re extremely happy to be here and able to welcome you back to your favorite games tracker! No doubt you have some burning questions on how this can be possible and the events leading up to our return; so let’s start:
Why’d you close, only to come back?
Two months ago we were in a position where we could not guarantee the ongoing safety of the staffers or members of the site. Rather than risk making that data accessible to some legal organization, we decided to shut down and fully give the impression we would never be returning (ha!). We’ve spent our downtime moving servers around and buffing up our security, as well as fixing lots of bugs and usability issues. The site and all your great work in terms of game descriptions and user contributions are 100% intact.
Really? All our stats?
All accounts are active again. You’ll of course not be subject to any hit n runs or inactivity disables that would have otherwise come into effect for not logging in/seeding whilst the tracker was offline. No torrents have been deleted for inactivity. Now what is important is we get back to seeding the existing torrents so all your hard work in the past doesn’t go to waste. To accommodate for the fact some users will have removed content, torrent inactivity deletions is disabled for the next month. There have been plenty of game releases in the last month that we need to catch up on, so there’re plenty of upload bytes opportunities – get uploading!
What about my stats? And didn’t you say you wiped the data?
All your stats, including torrents, seeding, forums, achievements, etc. have been fully restored. The plan was to wipe the data shortly after taking the site down, but the sysops immediately began talking about re-opening and decided to hold on to it for a little while should that happen. Rest assured, the data was handled with the respect your privacy deserves, fully encrypted and stored offline until a trustworthy host was established.
I’ve deleted files and now have/will get HnRs?
None of your current downloads will be processed as hit-n-runs for the next month. Re-download anything that will be classed as a hit-n-run due to lack of seedtime and resolve this before the month-long grace period expires. Anything you download from here on out though is subject to the rules.
Anything else change?
While we were down, we took the time to make a few fixes/improvements to the site. Most were around security, but some other back-end changes were also made to improve the site experience. If you look at the staff page you’ll notice that it more clearly shows which staffers cover which responsibilities, and who is in charge of each aspect of the site.
As a welcome back gift, everything is free leech for the next week. Enjoy!