The Unofficial SuprNova.org Closure FAQ by SilentDragz

1. Has SuprNova.org really closed?
Yes, it has.

2. When will SuprNova.org be back?
Never as it was. If it eventually does come back up, it won't feature ANY links to torrents at all.

3. What about the torrents I'm currently downloading/have queued, will they still download?
Maybe, probably. However if they don't, it has nothing to do with SuprNova.org's closure. If the tracker for that particular torrent is still online and there are seeds, your file will still download.

4. Will joining the IRC channel and spamming about some random nonsense and/or "BRING SUPRNOVA BACK UP" help at all or bring SuprNova.org back?
NO. So don't. Really, don't.

5. Where can I download torrents from now?
http://www.tvtorrents.tv
http://www.btefnet.net
http://www.fulldls.com
http://www.tv-swarm.com
http://www.bi-torrent.com
http://isohunt.com
http://torrentspy.com
http://thepiratebay.org
http://uk-torrents.com
http://torrentreactor.net
http://filelist.org
http://newtorrents.info
http://demonoid.com
http://elitetorrents.org
http://lokitorrent.com
http://www.lickmytaint.com/bt.html
http://www.420joint.com/bt/
http://www.torrentsearch.com
http://www.bitconsole.com/
http://www.uknova.com/
#BT-GM on EFnet
and
http://www.bi-torrent.com/ (thx kds for the info...:)

6. Who is the owner of SuprNova.org?
Sloncek is the owner. I advise you leave off mailing/PMing him for now, he will be flooded with them and this is likely to be a very emotional time for him. He has feelings too. Give him some space.

7. Is BitTorrent closing?
No. To clarify, BitTorrent is a file protocol, not a network in itself. As long as .torrent files are made and distributed, BitTorrent will continue to run as the only central servers needed are Trackers, and they never handle the files themselves.

8. Does the current situation mean I can break the channel rules in #SuprNova.org and use "!list" and "@find"?
NO.

9. You know this HTML code is very sloppy, right?
Yes, it was rushed.

10. Where do I send additions/corrections?
silentdragz@silentdragz.net

11. Why has SuprNova.org closed?
For two years, SuprNova.org maintained the largest BitTorrent community on the Internet. Literally millions of individuals each day would traverse this BitTorrent site looking for the latest releases. Although SuprNova was not a tracker, it did provide thousands of Torrent links to a multitude of movies, games, images and music. Today, the millions who called SuprNova home are now facing the grim reality that SuprNova.org no longer exists.

SuprNova.org's fall comes shortly after the demise of other key BitTorrent and eDonkey2000 link sites. Last week, the MPAA and other world wide copyright organizations began to clamp down on ShareConnector, Youceff Torrents and many others. While SuprNova.org was not forced off line, the administration was definitely feeling the pressure.

Slyck spoke with Sloncek, administrator of SuprNova.org about its closure.

"SuprNova.org was more like a hobby that took most of my free time away. And now with current situation, there抯 too much pressure and I don抰 have the time for it."

Considering that administrators of smaller, although no less significant, communities such as ShareConnector were actually arrested, Sloncek decided to take SuprNova.org off line voluntarily. This will allow him and his fellow administrative staff to concentrate on other projects without worry of prosecution.


While the ability to trade information was a key reason for the success of SuprNova.org, the community will remain intact. SuprNova.org's forums and IRC network will remain online. In addition to keeping the community functioning, it will also allow the SuprNova.org administration to relay any addition news and information. The following statement is all that remains on SuprNova.org:

Greetings everybody,

As you have probably noticed, we have often had downtimes. This was because it was so hard to keep this site up! But now we are sorry to inform you all, that SuprNova is closing down for good in the way that we all know it. We do not know if SuprNova is going to return, but it is certainly not going to be hosting any more torrent links.

We are very sorry for this, but there was no other way, we have tried everything.

Thank you all that helped us, by donating mirrors or something else, by uploading and seeding files, by helping people out on IRC and on forum, by spreading the word about SuprNova.org. It is a sad day for all of us!

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, the link to the Sloncek interview on NovaStream radio!

12. What's happening with eXeem?
We don't know this either. An insider has said that there will be no statement about eXeem today.

13. How do I turn off the joins/parts/quits?
In mIRC, it's Tools, Options, IRC, Events, tick Hide Quits, Parts, Joins.

14. Are there any plans to release the SuprNova.org source code?
The official word is that there are no plans to release the source code at this time.

15. What does MPAA stand for?
Motion Picture Association of America.