Nuke (warez)
Encyclopedia
In the warez
scene
, nuke refers to labeling content as "bad", for reasons which might include unusable software, bad video/audio quality, virus
-infected content, deceptively labeled (fake) content or not following the rules
. Also duplicates and stolen releases from other pirates that do not attribute the other pirates will be nuked. When a scene release is "nuked", a message is attached to its listing informing other sceners of its "nuked" status, as well as the specific nature of the problem.
Contrary to what the term implies, a nuke does not actually destroy offending content or prevent anyone from downloading it. A nuke merely serves as a cautionary flag to potential users. The person that uploaded the nuked content to a site
will lose credits.
, often referred to as "nukers". The nuke is issued by a nuke command in a nuke channel. For example:
!nuke release reason
!unnuke release reason
!modnuke release reason
Erroneous nukes are usually "un-nuked" easily, by the same people who have access to issue nukes, that nukes and unnukes happen on irc
. These nuke networks have their own guidelines on how to nuke a release. In 2008, twelve of those nuke networks created a coalition to work together "to ensure nukers bias, nukewars and many other problems that plague the nuke scene become a thing of the past."
administrator and are only applicable to that site. Each individual site has rules for which kind of releases that are allowed. e.g. no VCD releases. Hence a locally nuked release can still be valid.
Example of a nukewar. The first two columns represent the time when the release was pred or when a nuke was issued. The next column is the category of the release. In this example two releases were released at almost the same time.
2007-03-08 04:15:26 Tv Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV
2007-03-08 04:15:32 Tv Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR
2007-03-08 04:16:16 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.same.day
2007-03-08 04:20:21 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR NUKED lost.race.to.NoTV
2007-03-08 04:21:59 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.03-07-2007
2007-03-08 04:22:46 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV UNNUKE fix
2007-03-08 04:23:12 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.2007-03-07
2007-03-08 04:23:46 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV UNNUKE NoTV.pred.first
2007-03-08 04:24:47 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR NUKED dupe.NoTV.2007-03-08
2007-03-08 04:38:41 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR UNNUKE is.fine
2007-03-08 04:39:23 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.2007-03-08
2007-03-08 05:18:23 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV UNNUKE won.race
2007-03-08 05:18:50 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR NUKED dupe.NoTV.2007-08-03
2007-03-08 05:20:22 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR UNNUKE fixing
2007-03-08 05:24:03 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR UNNUKE fix_won.race.against.NoTV
Another source will shows different timestamps. The clock of a computer is not always accurate. This and the difference in timezone explain the time difference. This shows why this nukewar was started.
2007-03-08 03:14:07 TV-XVID Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR
2007-03-08 03:14:14 TV-XVID Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV
Another example is the nukewar about the TDRS2K10 ruleset. The name between the square brackets is the nuke network where the nuke originates from. Each of those networks in this example is also a council member network.
Nuked on 2009-11-14 15:15:09
crap_signing.grps.are.crap_for.small.changes.create.a.adendum [LocalNet]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 15:20:56
this.ruleset.is.real.and.legit.leave.it.alone [oneNET]
Nuked on 2009-11-14 20:51:10
signing.grps.are.crap_for.small.changes.create.an.adendum.or.rebuttal.to.tdrs2k9_invalid.ruleset [Nuclear]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 20:52:23
invalid.nuke_nukenets.do.not.have.the.authority.to.invalidate.rulesets_such.things.are.left.to.section.groups.and.leaders [LocalNet]
Nuked on 2009-11-14 20:52:25
signing.grps.are.crap_for.small.changes.create.an.adendum.or.rebuttal.to.tdrs2k9_invalid.ruleset [Nuclear]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 20:52:26
invalid.nuke_nukenets.do.not.have.the.authority.to.invalidate.rulesets_such.things.are.left.to.section.groups.and.leaders [LocalNet]
Nuked on 2009-11-14 21:23:31
no.leading.groups.signed_valid.nuke_2k5.was.rewritten.with.2k9.inserts_release.a.rebuttal.or.addendum [Nuclear]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 21:55:04
invalid.nuke_nukenets.do.not.have.the.authority.to.invalidate.rulesets_such.things.are.left.to.section.groups.and.leaders_it.is.not.your.duty.to.decide.which.groups.are.good.enough [LocalNet]
that must be followed.
. Pre channels are typically private.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Warez
Warez refers primarily to copyrighted works distributed without fees or royalties, and may be traded, in general violation of copyright law. The term generally refers to unauthorized releases by organized groups, as opposed to file sharing between friends or large groups of people with similar...
scene
The Scene
The Warez scene, mostly referred to as The Scene is a term of reference used to describe an underground community of people that specialize in the distribution of copyrighted material, including television shows and series, movies, music, music videos, games , applications , ebooks, and pornography...
, nuke refers to labeling content as "bad", for reasons which might include unusable software, bad video/audio quality, virus
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
-infected content, deceptively labeled (fake) content or not following the rules
Standard (warez)
Standards in the warez scene are defined by groups of people who have been involved in its activities for several years and have established connections to large groups. These people form a committee, which creates drafts for approval of the large groups. The first ruleset for the DivX/Xvid scene...
. Also duplicates and stolen releases from other pirates that do not attribute the other pirates will be nuked. When a scene release is "nuked", a message is attached to its listing informing other sceners of its "nuked" status, as well as the specific nature of the problem.
Contrary to what the term implies, a nuke does not actually destroy offending content or prevent anyone from downloading it. A nuke merely serves as a cautionary flag to potential users. The person that uploaded the nuked content to a site
Topsite (warez)
Topsite is a term used by the warez scene to refer to high-speed FTP servers used by release groups and couriers for distribution, storage and archiving of warez releases....
will lose credits.
Global nukes
Titles can only be officially labeled as "nuked" by people who have special access to a listing databaseDatabase
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
, often referred to as "nukers". The nuke is issued by a nuke command in a nuke channel. For example:
!nuke release reason
!unnuke release reason
!modnuke release reason
Erroneous nukes are usually "un-nuked" easily, by the same people who have access to issue nukes, that nukes and unnukes happen on irc
Internet Relay Chat
Internet Relay Chat is a protocol for real-time Internet text messaging or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfer, including file...
. These nuke networks have their own guidelines on how to nuke a release. In 2008, twelve of those nuke networks created a coalition to work together "to ensure nukers bias, nukewars and many other problems that plague the nuke scene become a thing of the past."
Local nukes
Local nukes or site nukes can be issued by a topsiteTopsite (warez)
Topsite is a term used by the warez scene to refer to high-speed FTP servers used by release groups and couriers for distribution, storage and archiving of warez releases....
administrator and are only applicable to that site. Each individual site has rules for which kind of releases that are allowed. e.g. no VCD releases. Hence a locally nuked release can still be valid.
Nukewars
A release that gets nuked or unnuked more than four times, is called a nukewar.Example of a nukewar. The first two columns represent the time when the release was pred or when a nuke was issued. The next column is the category of the release. In this example two releases were released at almost the same time.
2007-03-08 04:15:26 Tv Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV
2007-03-08 04:15:32 Tv Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR
2007-03-08 04:16:16 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.same.day
2007-03-08 04:20:21 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR NUKED lost.race.to.NoTV
2007-03-08 04:21:59 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.03-07-2007
2007-03-08 04:22:46 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV UNNUKE fix
2007-03-08 04:23:12 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.2007-03-07
2007-03-08 04:23:46 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV UNNUKE NoTV.pred.first
2007-03-08 04:24:47 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR NUKED dupe.NoTV.2007-03-08
2007-03-08 04:38:41 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR UNNUKE is.fine
2007-03-08 04:39:23 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV NUKED dupe.XOR.2007-03-08
2007-03-08 05:18:23 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV UNNUKE won.race
2007-03-08 05:18:50 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR NUKED dupe.NoTV.2007-08-03
2007-03-08 05:20:22 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR UNNUKE fixing
2007-03-08 05:24:03 NUKES Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR UNNUKE fix_won.race.against.NoTV
Another source will shows different timestamps. The clock of a computer is not always accurate. This and the difference in timezone explain the time difference. This shows why this nukewar was started.
2007-03-08 03:14:07 TV-XVID Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-XOR
2007-03-08 03:14:14 TV-XVID Crossing.Jordan.S06E07.HDTV.XviD-NoTV
Another example is the nukewar about the TDRS2K10 ruleset. The name between the square brackets is the nuke network where the nuke originates from. Each of those networks in this example is also a council member network.
Nuked on 2009-11-14 15:15:09
crap_signing.grps.are.crap_for.small.changes.create.a.adendum [LocalNet]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 15:20:56
this.ruleset.is.real.and.legit.leave.it.alone [oneNET]
Nuked on 2009-11-14 20:51:10
signing.grps.are.crap_for.small.changes.create.an.adendum.or.rebuttal.to.tdrs2k9_invalid.ruleset [Nuclear]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 20:52:23
invalid.nuke_nukenets.do.not.have.the.authority.to.invalidate.rulesets_such.things.are.left.to.section.groups.and.leaders [LocalNet]
Nuked on 2009-11-14 20:52:25
signing.grps.are.crap_for.small.changes.create.an.adendum.or.rebuttal.to.tdrs2k9_invalid.ruleset [Nuclear]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 20:52:26
invalid.nuke_nukenets.do.not.have.the.authority.to.invalidate.rulesets_such.things.are.left.to.section.groups.and.leaders [LocalNet]
Nuked on 2009-11-14 21:23:31
no.leading.groups.signed_valid.nuke_2k5.was.rewritten.with.2k9.inserts_release.a.rebuttal.or.addendum [Nuclear]
Unnuked on 2009-11-14 21:55:04
invalid.nuke_nukenets.do.not.have.the.authority.to.invalidate.rulesets_such.things.are.left.to.section.groups.and.leaders_it.is.not.your.duty.to.decide.which.groups.are.good.enough [LocalNet]
Examples
Examples of content that could be "nuked" include non-working software, non-working cracks, videos with out-of-sync audio, watermarked videos, or music recordings with excessive "skips". The reason for a nuke is based on violations of the standardsStandard (warez)
Standards in the warez scene are defined by groups of people who have been involved in its activities for several years and have established connections to large groups. These people form a committee, which creates drafts for approval of the large groups. The first ruleset for the DivX/Xvid scene...
that must be followed.
Pre network
Pre network (aka Nukenet) is a collection of databases which share information about releases among the members of the network. There are approximately 20 different pre networks. Peers can be linked to more than one network. Linking to other network provides information which isn't available on peers local pre network. Such information can be .sfv or .nfo files etc.Pre database
Each release that gets released will result as a record in a pre-database. This record will at least contain the time the release was released and the releasename (the name of the folder that contains the files of the release). Nukes are linked with their release in these databases when a nuke is issued. To check if a release is nuked, a scener uses an irc channel to query the database by typing commands. These irc channels are called pre channels and are often not accessible for the general public. The database is updated automatically through spidering topsites or by catching pre-release announcements from site channels.List of public predb websites
There are now several public websites and irc channels that list the contents of pre-databases. Most of them are regularly updated and show nuke reasons next to their release. Some of these are regularly down or very slow when searching. Some of them show the server time.- https://pre.corrupt-net.org/ or https://pr3.us/ - Possibly one of the best predbs to date.
- http://www.doopes.com - User friendly interface, customizable search filters.
- http://hdrls.com/ - Only for high-definitionHigh-definition videoHigh-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
x264 releases. - http://prescene.com/ Down a lot recently
- http://www.orlydb.com/ - Been unstable recently with all the downtime.
- http://pre.scnsrc.net/ or http://dup3.me/ - Database starts on 2008-06-19 and stops on 2010-08-22.
Pre channel
A pre channel is an IRC channel in which a prebot announces new warez (pre) releases in real time. Pre channels are generally provided as a convenience to members of the scene, often in conjunction with a topsiteTopsite (warez)
Topsite is a term used by the warez scene to refer to high-speed FTP servers used by release groups and couriers for distribution, storage and archiving of warez releases....
. Pre channels are typically private.
Advantages:
- Members of a pre channel are notified about new warez releases as they are released. This is of particular benefit to couriers and release groupsWarez groupThere are many types of groups such as release groups and courier groups. Groups often compete about being the first out with a new quality release. Being the first to release a new quality release brings status and respect....
. - Pre channels commonly announce when a release is nuked or un-nuked.
- Pre channels provide a search facility that allows users to find out if a release exists, when it was released, and if it has been nuked. This function may also be used by release groups to avoid dupes (duplicates).
- Pre channels are also used for topsitesTopsite (warez)Topsite is a term used by the warez scene to refer to high-speed FTP servers used by release groups and couriers for distribution, storage and archiving of warez releases....
to measure how fast they received the release, otherwise known as the pretime.
Disadvantages:
- Pre channels are often supplied with events from other pre channels, so spam may spread quickly. Many prebots employ elaborate filters to ensure only valid release events are announced.
List of public irc pre channels
- http://filenetworks.blogspot.com/2010/09/corrupt-net-new-p2p-friendly-irc.html
- http://filenetworks.blogspot.com/2010/12/list-of-public-pre-trace-services-to.html
External links
- The Scene Nuke Dictionary - List of common scene nukes.
- RLSLOG Nuke Dictionary - List of common scene nukes.
- Cams / Telesync / DVD-Rips - List of scene releases not nuked
- Scene Lingo - What does "NUKED" mean?