What I will miss most of all is that combination: size and relative security. There are many trackers serving niche communities that do a better job in their areas of focus than OiNK ever did, but only OiNK offered the huge variety that approached that of an archive rather than just a day-to-day selection, while maintaining the strict moderation that is only possible on a private tracker. Any site that aspires to "replace" OiNK will have to be private, and it will have to grow its userbase organically - suspicious ex-OiNKers won't put their trust in it immediately, and those new to torrent communities will as always need time to learn how to maintain a good ratio and, if they want to upload, produce quality rips. The message board comments you quote above are, in large part, histrionic and overstated; but that doesn't mean there isn't fundamental truth underlying them. Any "replacement" for OiNK will take time to develop, and longtime OiNKers are right to be suspicious of the many sites representing themselves as a quick fix.

caravan70

I think the people pointing out that Boink can't possibly be OiNK (without OiNK's stringent rules) are right, and more's the pity. It combined quality and depth, and while using it was illegal, it wasn't always unethical. I have CDs that are still in the shrink wrap because the quality of the rips I got from OiNK were more than good enough, but I paid the full face value for them nonetheless.

nerdsausage is a busysausage

Maura Johnston

You guys hold a grudge and whine just as much as those moronically entitled ex-OiNKers do.

One would think OiNK insulted a loved one's honor. Oh wait! They just banned your account.

That seems to be an equally heinous offense in the world of music blogging.

leverman

mackro

The delightful cherry of this self-absorbed, beyond-narcissistic, don't-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry sundae of schadenfreude.

King of Pants

Nicolars