How to make an offer

How to Make a Boxtorrents Offer In here, you might just find the answers you're looking for!

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Reading the FAQ

Before you make an offer, you should have read the FAQ at least once. If not, read it now before scrolling down. Here a passing familiarity with the FAQ is presumed, so some common/obvious rules may be omitted or not discussed in detail. It is your responsibility to ensure that these rules are adhered to even if they are not mentioned here.

Is your offer Blacklisted?

Blacklisted anime/manga may not be uploaded. If you are unclear on whether a series belongs under the blacklist you may clarify on the Uploader's Forum.

Is your offer already on Boxtorrents?

Do a search first; if the series is well-known, not blacklisted and stopped airing a while ago, chances are it's on Boxtorrents already. Some series may be known by more than one name, or may have an English name and a (romanised) Japanese name; search all possible names before making an offer.

In general we allow more than one version of an offer on Boxtorrents. The following offers are non-exclusive (i.e. both versions can be accepted):

• SD/HD
• h264[/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvid XviD (and/or older codecs)
• Fansubs/"Official" subs
• TVrips/DVDrips
• Dual-audio/non-English audio

Is your offer the highest-quality offer around?

Just because a torrent meets the above requirements, it does not necessarily mean it will be accepted on Boxtorrents. If you're not confident that it is the best version, check on AniDB. Do not look only at overall ratings, also read the comments and check the distribution of ratings as well. If a better sub group is working on the same anime series but isn't quite done yet we'll usually opt to wait for it (unless the group has announced that they are dropping the project).

Making the offer

Once you've verified that the offer meets the above requirements, you can proceed to make the offer. There are a lot of things to check and include, but this goes a long way in ensuring that Boxtorrents hosts only the best torrents.

Making the torrent file

First of all, you will need to create a .torrent file. The link has detailed instructions on how to create a .torrent file in different clients. Technical details aside, you'll need to ensure that the .torrent file has the private fag set, and does not contain SFV, NFO, TXT or other small files; those can be added to the torrent under the "Attachments" tab.

Filling in the Upload Page

While description-writing may be a little intimidating the first time, it is relatively straightforward. To make an offer, click on the Offers link on the main page navigation bar, then click on Make an offer. This will bring you to the upload page.

The fields are relatively straightforward to understand.

1. Torrent file
   Select the .torrent file to be uploaded.
2. Torrent name
   Suggested format: "{(Romanised) Japanese name} | {English name} [{fansub group}]" <-- Replace italicised text in {round brackets} with the appropriate names. Words like "OVA" or "Movie" are not always necessary because of the category system (however, if the title of the show includes "OVA" or "Movie", you should add it). In case you're uploading only a particular season of a longer series, it is useful to include the season and/or the episodes (for example: My Series - Season 1 [01-25]).
3. Link to AniDB
   Find the anime description on AniDB and paste the link here.
4. Keywords
   Add later.
5. Description
   See below.
6. Tags
   Optional. Check the appropriate boxes, or none of them.
7. Type
   Select one.

Writing a Description

If you don't have time to make a template, or know some rudimentary HTML but don't have time to mess with it too much, you can use one of the ready-made templates (link also available from the upload page). We also have a Sandbox for users to try out and preview descriptions before making an offer (link also available from the upload page). [Sandbox is currently down]

We look for succinct, accurate descriptions of the contents of your torrent. Information that is required but unknown should be indicated as such. It is preferable for files on Boxtorrents to be of known origin, but if it is the best version available then it can't be helped. Include a short description of what you're uploading, if it's not obvious. Images and/or screenshots, as well as links to sites like AniDB and ANN will be very much appreciated, although not strictly necessary. Do take a look at some of the approved uploads to get an idea of what's needed before a torrent is approved.

The following table outlines information that must be in the torrent description:

Information	Anime Movie/OVA/Series	Manga/Artbooks	OST/Albums	Comments
Summary	Yes	Yes	Optional	May be taken from AniDB/ANN Should not contain spoilers
Categories	Yes	Yes	If applicable	Possible keywords 720p/1080p Categories Director/Author Producer/Publisher Fansub group Other relevant keywords
File Info	Video Codec Bitrate* Resolution Audio Codec Bitrate* Channels Subtitles Language(s) ASS/SRT *Bitrate info is optional	Optional	Codec Bitrate Tracklist	Most information can be found on AniDB - check file info
Group Info	Fansub group/encoder Subtitle source	Translator/Scanlator	Ripper	Use abbreviations (e.g. SHS, AnY) unless group is not well-known

You may mark-up your text using either BBcode or HTML. If using HTML, be sure to include <html><body> ... </body></html> in the description so that the code is properly interpreted as HTML code and not BBCode.

Feature update: Screenshots (Announcement)

Once you are ready to make the offer, click on the "Make offer" button at the bottom of the upload page. Your torrent has now been submitted and will appear in the Offers section of the site. But it is not quite ready yet; two sections still need to be worked on.