Those who ever heard me on TPS Radio knows that I am a woman with an weird accent (not English but not even of my native language). Those who never heard me talking has to know that I’m not an English speaker, English isn’t even my second language and I lived 21 years under the communism.
My story starts an year ago, when, after I asked between my students about a game, one of them invited me to my first private tracker. So the date of November.17.2008 was the day when I started torrenting.
Something changed when Docs.Torrents closed permanently. I lost the food for my brain and I had to move forvard in order to find something else. At this point, the same student invited me to Demonoid. This was my first foreign tracker but it wasn’t very suitable for my learning needs. I knew about the possibility of getting invited to a tracker from the forum on Docs.Torrents but never needed before. But, when I signed in Demonoid Forum, I did it only for to see how can I obtain an invite to another e-learning tracker. Browsing the forum I found out about The Pirate Society. N3v3R had a thread where he was offering invites to this community I knew nothing about. Somewhere in April he closed his thread, after stating in his last post that TPS has open signups. I hurried to join because I wanted to find as more as I can about this Society. I made my first post (in my introduction thread) and I started to read. I discovered that I just have found something new to learn (another food for my brain). For the moment I forgot about invites on e-learning trackers.
When TPS was forced to change servers my account was lost. I was very confused but Muddslinger announced on Demonoid that The Dinasty Forum can be our host until the site will be back. From there I found out in may that The Pirate Society is online again. I had to resign up when were the last signups and made again my introduction thread. This was the point when I realized that the community I just joined is different and is awesome. I was astonished to see that people here remembered me even if I had only few posts in the previous account. I was aware that I need to be in this community but all those who remembered me made me feel like I am needed too here. I felt that all here wanted to be my friends and were willing to help me with anything they are able to. I realized that this community is giving me something amazing that I never expected and imagined that could ever happen. I understood that The Pirate Society gave me a second home. My online home where the members of my family are from all over the world. A family in which I am a child and the other members help me grow and teach me everything needed for to become an adult in this community and in torrenting world. I have to share a secret with you: my awesome family even gave me toys to play. Yes, less than a month after my signup and after I played few interesting games in The Pirate Den, I got access to what I considered to be at that time a funny toy – The TPS Radio. And I started playing. Playing music, making shows, talking with my fellow pirates until I realized I got myself known, I have made a lot of friends, I am fully integrated in this awesome community. And TPS Radio is no longer a toy, is my passion, my way to show my gratitude. I am no more a child, The Pirate Society grew me up, learned me about being a member in an online community, about torrenting, about seedboxes, about computing and a lot of other things. I found everything I needed here, in these awesome tutorials and guides written by my fellow pirates, I received answers to all my questions on forum or on IRC. That was the moment when I felt I have to bring my contribution to this community.
I have to tell you that, after few month, when I’ve totally forgotten about why I joined TPS, a dear friend of mine (from this community, of course) asked me if I want an invite to that e-learning tracker that I dreamed once. I didn’t refuse her and thanked her very much for this offer but I learned from this that everything in life will come to you when you really need it and if you are worthy enough.
This is the story of my beginning here on TPS, with my thoughts and my feelings about this incredible community that is The Pirate Society!
-Castagnety
Amazing blog post. That’s really all there is to say about that.
You’re awesome Castagnety, and TPS is glad to have you.
–Orange
It’s always nice to hear other people experience. Especially, in that extended from. People just get here by so many different ways. To create that kinda nice place takes a lot of efforts and public heart. I hope I will be a good part of it too …. Nice testimony …
Castagnety Awesome blog and a well crafted post…It’s really touchy..you do a gr8 DJ work and love to see you around the forum….
I love reading other member’s torrenting experiences. We may have taken different paths but we all meet at the end here at TPS. Thank you for all the hard work and effort you’ve done for TPS. We are very lucky to have you here!