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* Topic is 'RED :: Interview Room :: 07'
* Set by Gatekeeper!ammissio@Gatekeeper.bot.redacted.ch on <DATE OF THE DAY>
<YOU> hi
<%Interviewer> Hello YOU!
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... INTRO -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> Howdy! I'm 04Interviewer and I'm going to be interviewing you today.
<%Interviewer> It's important you consider that this interview can take up to 2 hours, so if you don't think you have the time just let me know and this won't be counted as a fail.
<%Interviewer> If you leave for any reason after the questions have been shown, you 04will fail. A failure results in a 48 hour ban before you can take the interview again.
<%Interviewer> You get 3 attempts at the interview TOTAL. After 3 failures you will not be invited to redacted by interview. You can however still be invited by another member.
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<%Interviewer> I strongly suggest that you have studied before this interview. If you haven't yet, you can still leave and study at the interview-prep site (
https://interviewfor.red/)
<%Interviewer> If you have any questions about the interview or the process now is a great time to ask.
<%Interviewer> If you would like to leave, just let me know.
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<%Interviewer> When it comes to the interview, I have a few personal rules:
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<%Interviewer> 1) Answers need to be numbered and on separate lines.
<%Interviewer> 2) If you have any confusion about what a question is asking feel free to type: 04Interviewer and ask. NOTE: I will not help you answer the question.
<%Interviewer> 3) Just because you don't know an answer doesn't (necessarily) mean you fail. If you don't know, just say so.
<%Interviewer> 4) If you haven't heard from me, and I don't reply in 10-15 minutes please type my name another time. Keep in mind I'm a person and sometimes I miss your notification.
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<%Interviewer> If you have no more questions, please just type my name: 04Interviewer
<YOU> Interviewer
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... RULES -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> Before we start your interview today we have to go over a couple of ground rules.
<%Interviewer> 1) Use your own words. This interview is intended to gauge your knowledge. You don't need to sound like Wikipedia.
<%Interviewer> 2) External research is NOT allowed for this interview. Please close all paper notes, virtual notes and browser tabs now.
<%Interviewer> 3) 04POSTING THE CONTENTS OF THIS INTERVIEW OR SHOWING IT TO ANYONE WILL COST YOU YOUR ACCOUNT AND/OR YOUR CHANCE AT INTERVIEWING AGAIN.
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... BACKGROUND -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> Alright! Now that we have that cleared up, I need to know a couple of things about you.
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<%Interviewer> 1) Have you had an account at redacted (RED) before?
<%Interviewer> 2) Is this your first interview at RED? If not, who interviewed you before, and when?
<%Interviewer> 3) Where in the world do you live? Are you using your home connection?
<%Interviewer> 4) What is your email address?
<%Interviewer> 5) Are you comfortable with an English interview?
<%Interviewer> 6) Where did you find out about the interview process?
<%Interviewer> 7) Have you ever traded or sold invites? You won’t be denied an invite if you say yes, but you will be banned if you say no and we find out that you lied.
<%Interviewer> 8) Are you a member of any private torrent sites? List all of them (rutracker counts).
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... SCREENSHOTS -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> To start I'm going to need a screenshot of your 04torrent client.
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<%Interviewer> You will need to follow these instructions very carefully. If you do not, I will request you to take a new screenshot.
<%Interviewer> 1) The screenshot must be of your entire screen, this must include the entire taskbar or your dock. It must be uncropped and unresized.
<%Interviewer> 2) Make sure that this chat is visible in each screenshot.
<%Interviewer> 3) Blacking out passkeys and/or blacking out irc keys is the only editing allowed on the screenshot. Do NOT crop the screenshot at all.
<%Interviewer> 4) Only upload your screenshot to
http://imgur.com/ or any other similar image hosting website.
<%Interviewer> 7) Only link direct images, i.e. Client:
http://i.imgur.com/abcd04.png
<%Interviewer> If you have any questions about the rules, I am here to help you out.
<%Interviewer> If you are having trouble with how to take a screenshot please refer to this website:
http://www.take-a-screenshot.org/
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<%Interviewer> Once you finish this please type my name: 04Interviewer
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... FORMATS -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> 1) What does the bitrate of an audio file tell you?
<%Interviewer> 2) What do CBR and VBR mean? What is the difference between the two?
<%Interviewer> 3) What are the minimum CBR bitrate that redacted allows to be uploaded?
<%Interviewer> 4) What are the minimum VBR preset that redacted allows to be uploaded?
<%Interviewer> 5) What are the lowest and highest possible (not just on RED) VBR presets?
<%Interviewer> 6) What are some advantages and disadvantages of VBR over CBR?
<%Interviewer> 7) What is the difference between a lossy and a lossless encode? Why would you choose one over the other?
<%Interviewer> 8) Which of the following are lossless encodes? List the letters only.
<%Interviewer> --- A) WMA
<%Interviewer> --- B) WAV (PCM)
<%Interviewer> --- C) ALAC
<%Interviewer> --- D) AC3
<%Interviewer> --- E) APE
<%Interviewer> --- F) MP3 320 (CBR)
<%Interviewer> --- G) FLAC
<%Interviewer> --- H) AIFF (PCM)
<%Interviewer> 9) Which of the following are allowed to be uploaded to redacted?
<%Interviewer> --- A) WMA
<%Interviewer> --- B) AC3
<%Interviewer> --- C) FLAC
<%Interviewer> --- D) MP3 128 (CBR)
<%Interviewer> --- E) MP3 V4 (VBR)
<%Interviewer> --- F) MP3 V1 (VBR)
<%Interviewer> --- G) MP3 320 (CBR)
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<%Interviewer> Once you finish answering these questions please type my name: 04Interviewer
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... TRANSCODING -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> 1) What is LAME? What does it do?
<%Interviewer> 2) What might be a reason for someone to transcode from a WAV (PCM) or AIFF (PCM) to FLAC?
<%Interviewer> 3) If you have an MP3 but are unsure what VBR preset/CBR bitrate it is, what options do you have to find out?
<%Interviewer> 4) What is a transcode? What is it used for?
<%Interviewer> 5) For the following which are good transcodes and which are bad? If the transcode is bad explain why.
<%Interviewer> --- A) Retail CD -> WAV (PCM) -> APE -> MP3 256 (CBR) -> MP3 V2 (VBR)
<%Interviewer> --- B) Retail Vinyl -> WAV (PCM) -> MP3 320 (CBR)
<%Interviewer> --- C) Retail Vinyl -> ALAC -> MP3 V0 (VBR) -> AAC 192
<%Interviewer> --- D) Retail Vinyl -> ALAC -> MP3 V0 (VBR) -> ALAC
<%Interviewer> --- E) Retail CD -> AIFF (PCM) -> MP3 V4 (VBR) -> MP3 V0 (VBR)
<%Interviewer> --- F) Retail CD -> AIFF (PCM) -> AAC 320 -> AAC 320
<%Interviewer> --- G) Retail Vinyl -> ALAC -> FLAC -> MP3 192 (CBR)
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<%Interviewer> Once you finish answering these questions please type my name: 04Interviewer
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... RIPPING -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> 1) What is a .log file, and what is its purpose on a site like redacted? When do we edit these files?
<%Interviewer> 2) What OS are you on, and what ripping program would you use?
<%Interviewer> 3) What is the purpose of a CUE file? Does your CD rip have to have one?
<%Interviewer> 4) Mark each of the following True or False. Please explain you reasoning. (Even if true)
<%Interviewer> --- A) You cannot upload a duplicate for an existing torrent (bitrate, format, and edition are the same)
<%Interviewer> --- B) A torrent with the format AAC can ALWAYS be trumped by any allowed MP3.
<%Interviewer> --- C) You can trump a lossless torrent with a .log less than 100% with a torrent with a greater scoring .log file (a 90% log trumps a 32%)
<%Interviewer> --- D) You can upload your CD Rip even if there already exists a WEB release.
<%Interviewer> --- E) Having a different catalog number means you have a different edition than a Rip already uploaded.
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<%Interviewer> Once you finish answering these questions please type my name: 04Interviewer
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... UPLOADING/TORRENTING -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> 1) What is a 'partial seeder'? How can it help you to know what a partial seeder is?
<%Interviewer> 2) How does one calculate their ratio on a torrent site? What is a required ratio?
<%Interviewer> 3) What bittorrent client do you use?
<%Interviewer> 4) What are the advantages of freeleech and neutral leach torrents?
<%Interviewer> 5) Why is it important that you port forward?
<%Interviewer> 6) Mark each of the following True or False. Please explain you reasoning
<%Interviewer> --- A) Huge torrents should be downloaded when able because they can increase your ratio with even one snatch.
<%Interviewer> --- B) DHT should be enabled on your torrent client because it helps you download faster.
<%Interviewer> --- C) Torrents must be marked private before they are uploaded.
<%Interviewer> --- D) You can only start seeding a torrent (upload to other members) when it has finished downloading
<%Interviewer> --- E) Your required ratio is zero until you download more than 20 GB if you seed all your torrents.
<%Interviewer> --- F) You gain a small amount of upload credit simply for seeding your torrents.
<%Interviewer> --- G) A FLAC with a 100% log is untrumpable.
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<%Interviewer> Once you finish answering these questions please type my name: 04Interviewer
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... GOLDEN RULES -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> 1) Is a format trump a bad thing?
<%Interviewer> 2) How much would you sell a RED invite for?
<%Interviewer> 3) What sites would you trade a RED invite for?
<%Interviewer> 4) Mark each of the following True or False. Please explain you reasoning
<%Interviewer> --- A) It's okay to share your account with your roommate.
<%Interviewer> --- B) Its okay to share the files you've downloaded from RED on other trackers
<%Interviewer> --- C) Modifying your .torrent files to include other trackers is a great way to share the files.
<%Interviewer> --- D) Uploading your .torrent file from RED is okay ONLY if you change the name of the file
<%Interviewer> --- E) It's okay to offer invites on public forums
<%Interviewer> --- F) Music you upload should never be compressed in a .rar or a .zip
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<%Interviewer> Once you finish answering these questions please type my name: 04Interviewer
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... ALMOST THERE! -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> 1) What made you want to become a member of redacted?
<%Interviewer> 2) You're trapped on an island and you can bring one song with you, link me to the song you would take. (No judging don't worry)
<%Interviewer> 3) What is your favorite genre of music?
<%Interviewer> 4) What is your biggest hobby?
<%Interviewer> 5) If you could have any super-power what would it be?
<%Interviewer> 6) What's your favorite book?
<%Interviewer> 7) Lastly what is your email again?
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<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... CONGRATULATIONS -.-..-..---......
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<%Interviewer> Congrats YOU you've passed the interview! You have demonstrated the knowledge we believe will help you succeed on the site.
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<%Interviewer> The one thing I need to reiterate is 04POSTING THE CONTENTS OF THIS INTERVIEW OR SHOWING IT TO ANYONE WILL COST YOU YOUR ACCOUNT AND/OR YOUR CHANCE AT INTERVIEWING AGAIN.
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<%Interviewer> A couple things that I want you to keep in mind.
<%Interviewer> 1) Your invitation will be sent to the email that you provided.
<%Interviewer> 2) I will need you to sign onto redacted before you leave this channel.
<%Interviewer> 3) redacted is not the easiest tracker to build a ratio on, however if you watch what you download and contribute to the site you should not have ratio problems.
<%Interviewer> 4) Once you log onto the site, the first thing you should do is read the Rules and Wiki Even I still find myself frequently consulting these resources.
<%Interviewer> 5) Before uploading be sure that you have familiarized yourself with the Upload rules. A torrent uploaded that breaks these rules will be removed and may even have additional punishments.
<%Interviewer> 6)
https://redacted.ch/torrents.php?freetorrent=1 These torrents are a great place to start in building yourself a good ratio.
<%Interviewer> 7) Don't be afraid to share! The Forums and IRC are great places to meet people with similar music interests. -
https://redacted.ch/wiki.php?action=article&id=22
<%Interviewer> -.-..-..---...... HELPFUL LINKS -.-..-..---......
<%Interviewer> Wiki -
https://redacted.ch/wiki.php
<%Interviewer> Rules -
https://redacted.ch/rules.php
<%Interviewer> Tips For Improving Your Ratio -
https://redacted.ch/wiki.php?action=article&id=70
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<%Interviewer> If you ever need help with anything on site or have any question feel free to PM me on site. My nick is the same (feel free to add me as a friend!!): 04Interviewer -
https://redacted.ch/user.php?id=
