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This depends entirely on the practices of whoever is running it and popularity. Niche trackers may go under the radar while larger trackers are often targeted by anti-piracy groups and attackers. This explains why many trackers have static user limits. | This depends entirely on the practices of whoever is running it and popularity. Niche trackers may go under the radar while larger trackers are often targeted by anti-piracy groups and attackers. This explains why many trackers have static user limits. | ||
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Heard your favorite tracker's admins are a bunch of invite-sellers? Site linked to notorious webmasters? If it's not a honeypot, it doesn't matter. All you should care about is content anyways, don't bother getting caught up with the latest 123c news. However if you do happen to use a conspicuous tracker, never use the same password or email you'd use on another reputable tracker. There have been cases of admins storing passwords in plaintext and using them to bruteforce into other sites. | Heard your favorite tracker's admins are a bunch of invite-sellers? Site linked to notorious webmasters? If it's not a honeypot, it doesn't matter. All you should care about is content anyways, don't bother getting caught up with the latest 123c news. However if you do happen to use a conspicuous tracker, never use the same password or email you'd use on another reputable tracker. There have been cases of admins storing passwords in plaintext and using them to bruteforce into other sites. | ||
| − | + | ==General Threads== | |
| − | If you browse /g/ regularly you've probably come across supposed ''General Private Tracker Threads.'' Here you'll find the same cancer exhibited as in any other general. It's reccomended to refrain from these and jump into the private tracker world yourself. Do '''not''' post your email in hopes of an invite as site moderators curiously browse these. | + | If you browse /g/ regularly you've probably come across supposed ''General Private Tracker Threads.'' Here you'll find the same cancer exhibited as in any other general. It's reccomended to refrain from these and jump into the private tracker world yourself. Do '''not''' post your email in hopes of an invite as site moderators curiously browse these. |
==Notable Private Trackers== | ==Notable Private Trackers== | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 31 March 2015
Contents
What is a private tracker?
Private trackers provide the same functionality as public trackers, but are generally invite-only. The overall concept is to filter out users who are not willing to seed or give back. If your content needs are filled on public trackers, private ones may not be worth your time.
How secure is a private tracker?
This depends entirely on the practices of whoever is running it and popularity. Niche trackers may go under the radar while larger trackers are often targeted by anti-piracy groups and attackers. This explains why many trackers have static user limits.
Tracker Drama
Heard your favorite tracker's admins are a bunch of invite-sellers? Site linked to notorious webmasters? If it's not a honeypot, it doesn't matter. All you should care about is content anyways, don't bother getting caught up with the latest 123c news. However if you do happen to use a conspicuous tracker, never use the same password or email you'd use on another reputable tracker. There have been cases of admins storing passwords in plaintext and using them to bruteforce into other sites.
General Threads
If you browse /g/ regularly you've probably come across supposed General Private Tracker Threads. Here you'll find the same cancer exhibited as in any other general. It's reccomended to refrain from these and jump into the private tracker world yourself. Do not post your email in hopes of an invite as site moderators curiously browse these.
Notable Private Trackers
- HDbits (HDB)
- Greatest HD tracker, over 100,000 torrents. Invites are extremely scarce, regarded as hardest tracker to get into.
- What.CD (WCD)
- Music tracker with massive library, boasting over 2 million torrents. Some inane mods, but you're here for the music.
- Broadcast the Net (BTN)
- Ratioless television tracker. Regarded as greatest television tracker yet, but invites are now scarce.
- Pass the Popcorn (PTP)
- Overhyped movie tracker, many torrents unseeded. Honestly not worth it unless you want +10 encodes of the same movie.
- Anime Bytes (AB)
- Anime tracker with over 100,000 torrents. Great for harder to find content and most complete seasons are freeleech.
- IPTorrents (IPT)
- General tracker with massive amount of seeded content. Don't fall for the anti-IPT movement, a bunch of pirates on a moral-crusade is just stupid.
- Waffles.FM (WFM)
- TehConnection (TehC)
- Movie tracker with an alright library. Regarded as PTP alternative, but still a decent site on its own.
- Freshon.tv (TehC)
- Freshon has been getting a lot of flak for apparent invite-sellers amongst their staff, but it's still a solid TV tracker going 6 years strong.
