HOW TO SPOT A FAKE "aXXo" OR "FXG" RELEASE!!!

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    aXXo


    1 - GENUINE AXXO RELEASES COME WITH 3 FILES: AN .AVI FILE (THE MOVIE) A .TXT FILE (TEXT FILE) AND A .NFO FILE (NFO FILE)

    IF THE DOWNLOAD COMES WITH MORE OR LESS THAN THESE 3 FILES, YOU CAN GUARANTEE IT IS A FAKE!

    2 - AXXO WILL NOT RELEASE MOVIES IN .RAR FORMAT

    IF THE DOWNLOAD COMES COMPRESSED IN RAR FORMAT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, IT IS A FAKE!

    3 - AXXO PUTS PERIODS IN THE NAMES OF THE FILES

    A GENUINE AXXO RELEASE WILL HAVE A PERIOD BETWEEN EACH WORD, STOPPING BEFORE THE YEAR OF THE MOVIE. EXAMPLE "MY.MOM'S.NEW.BOY.FRIEND[2008]DvDrip-aXXo" NOTICE THERE IS NO PERIOD BETWEEN FRIEND AND [2008]

    4 - AXXO SPELLS HIS NAME AS "aXXo" NOT "axxo" OR "AXXO" OR "AxxO"

    SOMETIMES THESE FAKERS ARE SO DUMB, THEY CREATE FAKE ONES WHERE AXXO'S NAME IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY

    5 - AXXO ONLY RELEASES MOVIES JUST BEFORE THEY COME OUT ON DVD! NOT WHEN THEY ARE IN THEATRES!

    6 - THE MAIN FOLDER OR FILE NAME MUST END IN "aXXo" NOT "aXXo.AVI" OR "aXXo.(1).MP4"

    THIS IS ON THE MAIN PAGE OF YOUR SEARCH! THE ACTUAL AVI FILE WILL END IN .AVI, BUT I AM TALKING ABOUT THE MAIN SCREEN WHERE YOU SEE MULTIPLE TORRENTS.

    7 - AXXO USES THESE BRACKETS AROUND THE YEAR OF THE FILM [2008] NOT THESE BRACKETS (2008)


    8 - THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF PROPERLY NAMED AXXO RELEASES:

    My.Mom's.New.Boy.Friend[2008]DvDrip-aXXo
    The.Onion.Movie[2008]DvDrip.AC3-aXXo
    Over.Her.Dead.Body[2008]DvDrip[Eng]-aXXo
    Vantage.Point[2008]DvDrip.AC3-aXXo
    AS YOU CAN SEE, NOT ALL OF THESE ARE LABLED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, BUT THEY ARE VERY VERY SIMILAR! ALL OF THEM FOLLOW THE RULES ABOVE AND ARE ALL GENUINE! SOME HAVE "AC3" IN THEM AND SOME HAVE [ENG] IN THEM. IF THE RULES ABOVE ARE FOLLOWED YOU WILL NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FAKES A GREAT MAJORITY OF THE TIME!
    9 - THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF INCORRECT FAKE AXXO TORRENTS
    The.Love.Guru.[2008]R5.AC3.DvDrip.[Eng]-aXXo - NOTICE THE PERIOD BEFORE [2008]? AND ITS TOO NEW FOR AXXO.
    The.Incredible.Hulk.[Eng.2008.DivX].HDTV.AC3.HQ.-aXXo.avi A LOT WRONG WITH THIS! FIGURE IT OUT!
    10 - IF YOU ARE EVER IN DOUBT... READ THE USER COMMENTS AND I WILL USUALLY BE THERE WARNING PPL ABOUT FAKES OR TELLING PEOPLE IT IS GENUINE! IF I'M NOT THERE, SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD BE!

    FXG

    FXG (FXG IS A TEAM, AND IS NOT AS CONSISTENT WITH TORRENTS AS AXXO, BUT THERE ARE STILL GOOD WAYS TO SPOT A FAKE)

    1 - FXG RELEASES DO NOT COME WITH ANY PERIODS IN THE TITLE LIKE AXXO'S! SOME FAKERS ARE SO DUMB THEY GET CONFUSED AND PUT PERIODS IN FXG RELEASES AND NO PERIODS IN AXXO'S.
    2 - FXG RELEASES USUALLY, USUALLY, COME WITH 3 FILES AS WELL: AN .AVI FILE, A .NFO FILE, AND A .SRT FILE (SUBS) THEY ARE NOT ALL LIKE THIS THOUGH, BUT I DO BELIEVE THEY COME WITH AT LEAST 2 FILES NOT JUST 1.
    3 - SAME AS AXXO, FXG DOES NOT RELEASE MOVIES IN THEATRES, ONLY WHEN THEY ARE ABOUT TO COME OUT ON DVD.
    4 - IN THE UPLOADERS COMMENTS, IT SHOULD SAY WHAT NUMBER OF TEAM MEMBER CREATED THE TORRENT.
    5 - GENUINE FXG RELEASES END IN "FXG" AS AXXO'S DO! NOT IN "FXG.AVI" OR ANYTHING SIMILAR!
    6 - FXG RELEASES USE THESE BRACKETS AROUND THE YEAR [2008] NOT THESE (2008)
    7 - THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF PROPER FXG RELEASES
    In Bruges[2008]DvDrip[Eng]-FXG
    30 Days of Night[2007]DvDrip[Eng]-FXG
    Fool's Gold[2008]DvDrip[Eng]-FXG
    AND THE SUMMARY (UPLOADERS COMMENTS) SHOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
    Uploader's Comments:
    FXG's 151 rip!!! -----> www.mininova.org/user/FXG {please, SEED...}
    Directory: Fool's Gold[2008]DvDrip[Eng]-FXG

    Files:
    Fool's Gold[2008]DvDrip[Eng]-FXG.avi 701.14 MB
    Fool's Gold[Eng][Subs].srt 98.24 KB
    FXG™.nfo 4.74 KB
    701.24 MB in 3 files. Torrent created 3 weeks ago.

    8 - THE FOLLOWING ARE INCORRECTLY NAMED AND FAKES!!!
    Expired.(2008)DvDrip(Eng)-FXG NOTICE THE PERIOD AFTER EXPIRED? WRONG!
    The.Incredible.Hulk.[MULTILANG].2008.[BEST-QUALI].HG.FXG.avi JUST PLAIN WRONG!
    Kung.Fu.Panda.[FRENCH.2008.DVDRiP].HD.DVDSCR.XviD.-FXG.avi NOPE!
    9 - IF YOU ARE EVER IN DOUBT... READ THE USER COMMENTS AND I WILL USUALLY BE THERE WARNING PPL ABOUT FAKES OR TELLING PEOPLE IT IS GENUINE! IF I'M NOT THERE, SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD BE!

    IF WE ALL PITCH IN WE CAN ELIMINATE THESE FAKERS!!!
     
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    OptiplexFx

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    Those are valid only for torrents. But its not true for direct download links (Rapidshare, HotFile etc..), because they always come with multiple RAR or ZIP files as those hosting sites do not allow storing 700MB or larger files.

    Even with torrents, especially with public trackers like mininova, the best way to spot a fake is by going through user comments of previous downloaders. On the other hand, if you use a private tracker like iptorrents etc.. then you don't have to worry too much, since fakes wont last on private trackers for more than few mins.