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Is this worth a mention?

http://torrentfreak.com/largest-bittorrent-trackers-go-offline-in-protest-120716/ Tracker is indefinitely offline in protest. 68.188.143.10 (talk) 20:52, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ISP blocking trackers?

I haven't been able to connect to OBT, either the tracker or website, at all for the past few weeks. Need to find out if this is actively being blocked by my ISP. Can someone confirm/deny? There is as yet nothing in the news about this. 99.25.119.45 (talk) 06:35, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Using a proxy service I am able to connect to the websites. Unless there is some network problem at the ISP level, this would mean that AT&T is actively blocking OBT, TPB and all its sister domains and IPs, as well as several other popular BT-related sites and trackers that until recently were working just fine. 99.25.119.45 (talk) 10:49, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I can confirm I have the same problem, and can only connect to the OBT website through a proxy. I can however access TPB directly with no problems. My ISP is not AT&T. Nothing is posted on the OBT website about the apparent blockage. DHT and PE seem to be doing an fine job of getting around the problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.199.190.165 (talk) 22:19, 29 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In looking at the situation I found someone else with the same problem, posted here http://forum.suprbay.org/showthread.php?tid=57995&pid=435426#pid435426—Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.199.190.165 (talk • contribs) 22:19, 29 January 2010

I have confirmed that when I use a different IP address on another dsl line (but same ISP) there is no block, so it seems only specific IP's are being blocked, or it may have something to do with the routes taken, or some other reason. I've noted that in my case the blocked IP in question has become unusable with another completely unrelated url, so this is not an OBT issue specifically. After having a new dynamic IP assigned, the problem has gone away. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.199.190.165 (talk) 07:30, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is a talk page about improving the article, not a discussion forum for OBT enthusiasts. Off-topic discussions may be removed.—Quicksilver^{T @} 15:37, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Which Lima?

The article currently states, "The operators of OBT claim to be from Lima." This is apparently taken directly from the OpenBitTorrent home page. I added a wikilink to the Lima disambiguation page, and it's obvious that the name "Lima" is vague. Many of the Limas listed in the Wikipedia page are small towns with no universities or colleges. Lima, Peru, has many universities, but doesn't seem a likely location for such activity. If they are, as they claim, "a bunch of students studying IT engineering and computer science in Lima", likely candidates would be University of Northwestern Ohio or Ohio State University, Lima Campus, in Lima, Ohio. I also sent an email a few days ago to one of the addresses listed on the OpenBitTorrent home page to encourage them to be a bit more specific. If the deficiency isn't corrected within the next few weeks, it could safely be assumed that the statement is a lie, and should be described as such in the article. —Quicksilver^{T @} 15:51, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lima, Peru is home to the National University of Engineering, which has programs in computer science, mathematics, electrical and telecommunications engineering. How exactly is this city an unlikely place for OBT to have originated? Colloquially the name "Lima" refers to Peru, just like "Paris" refers to France and not Texas. As for calling out the OBT team's statement as a lie, it's not Wikipedia's place to do that (WP:NPOV) although the OBT site itself may or may not be a reliable source. --Stybn (talk) 07:25, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your explanation is far-fetched and sounds just as bogus as the OpenBitTorrent home page. Maybe that's why the article has been tagged for rewrite. It's crap.—Quicksilver^{T @} 22:28, 3 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the article is pretty sparse, but your other assertions are presumptuous and unconvincing to me. What about Stybn's explanation doesn't make sense? Have you been to Lima, Peru and found that it doesn't have such a university? Anyway, linking "Lima" to the disambiguation page is a good solution. Esn (talk) 12:45, 24 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are you really this stupid? Lima = Peru. Your assumption that Peru is not a likely place for 'such activity' is mind boggling, and even more baseless than the original statement. 61.69.128.145 (talk) 12:39, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Back Up January 2015

I haven't seen any news about this, but both the tracker and the website appear to be back up. Julyo (talk) 23:36, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]