How to make an offer
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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.
- Torrent file
Select the .torrent file to be uploaded. - Torrent name
Suggested format: "{(Romanised) Japanese name} | {English name} [{fansub group}]" <-- Replace italicised text in {round brackets} with the appropriate names. - Link to AniDB
Find the anime description on AniDB and paste the link here. - Keywords
Add later. - Description
[[Writing a Description|See below]. - Tags
Optional. Check the appropriate boxes, or none of them. - 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.)