I have seen in a chinese tracker (maybe the best trackers right now) the best way to give points. They use a formula that keep in mind:

size of torrent
time the torrent is alive: more time alive -> more points
number of seeders: less seeders -> more points
which stands for the maximum bonus points per hour a user can get by seeding
and maximun
0.6 point for each torrent you are seeding (max of 12 torrents)



Copy and paste:

You get following karma points per hour by seeding:

• 0.6 point for each torrent you are seeding (max of 12 torrents)
• The number of karma points gained per hour is given by the following formula
  
  
  where
  • A is an intermediate variable
  • Ti is the ith torrent's Time Alive (TA), i.e. time elapsed since the torrent was uploaded, in weeks
  • T0 is a parameter. T0 = 4
  • Si is the ith torrent's size, in GB
  • Ni is the number of current seeders of the ith torrent
  • N0 is a parameter. N0 = 7
  • B is the number of karma points gained by seeding in an hour
  • B0 is a parameter, which stands for the maximum bonus points per hour a user can get by seeding. B0 = 50
  • L is a parameter. L = 300
• Donors always get 2x bonus points.

Wow thats chinese for me ;)

Thats chinese for me too

damn they are so Goooooooooooooooood, can we even calculate that !!!

hah what we can calculate exactly >>>

he told you they chines hah we can't do this

Maybe is too complex, but points system needs a re-think, that keep in mind:

- size of torrent (better give 1 point per GB than 1 point per torrent)
- Time alive torrent. If torrent is new it surely have more seeds, so old time torrents must give more points than news.
- Torrents with less seeders must give more points than a torrent full of seeds
- Time seeding: if user seed a torrent more than X days it get double points for that torrent
- Limit the maximun points that a user can get in one day. There are a lot of users that only "live" with points


I think tsue point system is very very simple, take a look for anothers tracker and you´ll see all have a more complex and efficient system points

well, If we can set seed points for every torrent individually it'll be the best .. then we can use whatever way we think it suits us
the way you said is very good, but what about torrent category !! for me i'll gave more points for some categories and others i won't gave any
so if we can set it for every torrent as we like it'll be the best way ever, Xam did that for hit and run and its really super hope he can add the points as well