>>14
Bad advice unless you get on it VERY early or have VERY good upload bandwidth.

BTW, I've never heard of sows. If it isn't too much of a secret, WTF is it?

>>12: Honestly, I don't think oink is that difficult. Keep everything seeding 24/7 until the tracker deletes it or you do, and if the tracker deletes it, reuploading with a good description (including positive reviews and cover art) can be a great way to get ratio off it. Look for interesting stuff that's just been uploaded and isn't fully seeded yet. Rip your CDs in lossless. Find missing albums on Soulseek or another tracker and upload that, if they're high enough quality. If you do all this and you're connectable, I don't think you'd have any problem... many people just don't want to invest that much time and if that includes you, then oink just isn't for you.