I'm addicted to joining private trackers.

[An4h0ny]

I can't stop.

:icon_comp

Does anyone else have this problem? I feel like if one that was closed, opens up, or even if someone tells me one is about to close, I am compelled to join even if I don't need to.

So many of them are decent but have the exact same content as others I already belong to but have more peers and other advantages. I guess I feel like some of the lower tier players might rise up and be better, so I should be in on the ground floor.

Not even sure how many I belong to, I would have to count them up but it has to be around 30 now. I know there are people who belong to WAY more than that, but I only regularly use five or six at a time.

I thought admitting it might make me feel better.

meh

[bymer]

same here accept i have lot 10-15

[drtoker]

I used to have a lot of trackers. Eventually you'll find you dont have enough time or bandwidth to keep up with them all, and they will start to be disabled due to inactivity.

Once I realized I wasn't using them, I just picked 1 for each different thing I needed:
1 for dvdr
1 for games
1 0 day
1 with user uploads
1 for tv

Still too many I think, but the specialized ones have things others don't, and the 0 day gets 0 day stuff...well...faster...

Once you get down to what you need and want, you'll be able to be more active in those trackers. Also remember the forums and IRC, good for curing bordom!

[An4h0ny]

I used to have a lot of trackers. Eventually you'll find you dont have enough time or bandwidth to keep up with them all, and they will start to be disabled due to inactivity.

Once I realized I wasn't using them, I just picked 1 for each different thing I needed:
1 for dvdr
1 for games
1 0 day
1 with user uploads
1 for tv

Still too many I think, but the specialized ones have things others don't, and the 0 day gets 0 day stuff...well...faster...

Once you get down to what you need and want, you'll be able to be more active in those trackers. Also remember the forums and IRC, good for curing bordom!

that's a great way to approach it

i just have to learn to resist them, unless it's one that i know for sure i want/need and still don't have. like thehorrorcharnel or something like that.

thanks for the advice

[Hath]

Do they have a Rehab for this?

[An4h0ny]

Do they have a Rehab for this?

lul

that's the first think i thought of too...

Me:

"Hi. My name is An4h0ny and I'm addicted to joining private trackers...."

ZP Forums:

"Hi An4h0ny."

*sips coffee*

[Hath]

Private Tracker Addicts Anonyomous

[Mels_Smileys45]

The only one Ive ever bothered with was for porn only...the rest are just meh...why bother

[An4h0ny]

The only one Ive ever bothered with was for porn only...the rest are just meh...why bother

because the good ones have things that you don't always see on public trackers

that's why i like them

i enjoy cheggit for instance...

also a lot of times you can find collections or rarer stuff with much better DL speeds

[topino]

I had problem too with way to much peers, maybe I still has, dont know anymore.. Have soo many torrents running in box, I actually dont know precise number..

[An4h0ny]

I had problem too with way to much peers, maybe I still has, dont know anymore.. Have soo many torrents running in box, I actually dont know precise number..

yeah that can get really out of control too...

[Mels_Smileys45]

After I downloaded about 10 terabytes I actually ran out of shit to want. So I dont bother anymore

[mfgbypooter]

After I downloaded about 10 terabytes I actually ran out of shit to want. So I dont bother anymoreditto.

Sometimes when it's easier to just download it rather than look for it in my own personal libraries then I will.

*

[napho]

I've always enjoyed P2P and downloading in general, so I keep my hand in everything, from private trackers and Usenet, to storage sites, peer2mail, IRC, and old style clients like eMule and Bearshare. I love it all, and have trouble NOT joining a site. :icon_pira

[shawners]

Only need 3. Filemp3 for music. bt sky for xbox 360.
pisexy.org for all the movies. Scene, old, new, personal rips.. In all formats none the less. HD, x264, xvid, dvd9, bluray rips, dvd5.

[thelastfreeman]

An4h0ny: I'm addicted to joining private trackers.

ZP: Good. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

An4h0ny: Is it also the last step?

ZP: No.

An4h0ny: =(

[xr06t]

After I downloaded about 10 terabytes I actually ran out of shit to want. So I dont bother anymore

heheh too true! i have just about everything i want (except for HD stuff) and find that i am just sitting on private trackers for obscure stuff. alot of the time public are good enough anyway, as i am not really desperate to watch stuff..

if i see it a day later thats cool with me!

[An4h0ny]

An4h0ny: I'm addicted to joining private trackers.

ZP: Good. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

An4h0ny: Is it also the last step?

ZP: No.

An4h0ny: =(

lol

it's funny b/c it's true

[An4h0ny]

After I downloaded about 10 terabytes I actually ran out of shit to want. So I dont bother anymore

yeah once i hit that level i'm sure i will DL a lot less. only have a 1TB external right now.

but i like obscure horror, sci-fi and cult movies so i always find stuff i haven't heard of or forgot about

i probably find things on cinemageddon every week that i didn't know i wanted but DL anyway.

:)

also 98% of what i've grabbed was movies/tv. if i ever start on music that will be a whole new level.

[drtoker]

heheh too true! i have just about everything i want (except for HD stuff) and find that i am just sitting on private trackers for obscure stuff. alot of the time public are good enough anyway, as i am not really desperate to watch stuff..

if i see it a day later thats cool with me!

Erm, new stuff comes out everyday, there is never going to be nothing to download... As for public trackers, some of us don't like to be sent letters and lawsuits thank you :|

If I could use public trackers safely, I would, but history and peers show that is not the case in the USA.

[Xtripit]

...also 98% of what i've grabbed was movies/tv. if i ever start on music that will be a whole new level.

Just don't start on lossless music. I am member of 6 sites just for that and am probably on 30 trackers as well.

[topino]

When I reach 1 YouttaByte in downloads I´ll be full or dead, enough is enough, think it will be the last thing.

Sometimes I just hit a torrent if I can make great ratio on it, then I delete it without open it. I´m totally addicted..

[addicted to BT]

I'm a member of 26 sites right now, Staff on three! ... this thread was made for me :icon_puke

[An4h0ny]

Just don't start on lossless music. I am member of 6 sites just for that and am probably on 30 trackers as well.

yeah i usually go for lossy mp3s
but FLAC is tempting

[zakislid]

Oh lord u r a collector dont you ? stop chasing buddy and start living your life. They all offer the same shiit and its not that hard to get what you want know even my little 10 year daughter she know how to dl movie.

[Xtripit]

Clearly you haven't got the faintest clue of what you are talking about. Maybe you are one of those people, who thinks everything comes from the scene?

I'm a member of about 30 sites and maybe 5 of them offer mostly the same things. And that mostly. I'm not member of a single site, that's just a dupe of another site.

Oh and I'm sure your 10 year old daughter maxes out on almost any download with a few seeders. Maybe if you are on dial-up. Go try and find some proper FLAC rip of some CD you used to listen to but lost 10 years ago, or some not to popular but good movie from the early 90's (and I'm not talking some crap 1CD scene rip). Then come back with the same statement.

[madbender]

Hi,

some time ago i also was addicted to have an account on as many tracker i can get on, but then i had not enough time to keep them up, so the inactive accounts mostly got deleted.

so now i have just an account on ~15 trackers but mostly use 5 of them. the others are for special interests and not needed all the time.

greets MadBender

[Tachyonn]

Words of wisdom...Xtripit, I am totally with you here.
Unless you are after the current releases, public trackers suck.
For those of us who have a more demanding taste, membership to several private (theme based) trackers is a must.

If you can't find what you're after there is always the requests section and well maintained private sites are usually fast in responding to member requests.
Then there is also the security issue.
A good tracker Owner puts more emphasis on keeping the users safe. (in coding)
Torrents are, in general, of higher quality and checked for content, viri and spyware.

There you go, my 2 cents....

[walkerofdoom]

You should all try a patch or the gum

[Crashtard]

This seems like a pretty decent place to ask since many of you seem to be members of a lot of sites. What are some of the better ones, at least to you. I'd like to join a few more, but I'd rather skip a few if they aren't worth bothering with.

[thelastfreeman]

Rule of thumb is, if it has the word bit in it, it's good.

[Crashtard]

haha, certainly seems like a simple enough rule to remember.

[Xtripit]

It really depends what you are interested in. scene or nonscene, music, movies, games, old, new, HQ, doesn't matter etc. etc.

[Tachyonn]

Rule of thumb is, if it has the word bit in it, it's good.
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;"

(demonoid, oink(deceased), cinemageddon, tbkresources, mininova, piratebay, snowtigers, arenabg, isohunt, waffles, what.cd, darksite, funfile, h33t.com, blackcats, trancetraffic and many more)
I'm to lazy to search but the list is long :icon_bril

[shango46]

I have a few good multipurpose private trackers, while I find that using sites like mininova, isohunt, etc.. is usually the best way to find the harder to get stuff. And if it is exclusive to a private site (ex. 0 Day stuff), just wait as it will always find it's way to other trackers that isohunt will pick up. And, if you are worried about viruses, the comments are the way to go on any site, but as well just make sure you pay attention and don't download impossible or stupid crap.

My two bits.

[smrutled]

I recently got hooked. Had my blackcats account for a while and now deciding i want more!

[malkon15]

Wow if you guys are so addicted to private trackers, would you care to invite me to some fancy private tracker?

[YWD67]

No, and no begging for private tracker invites.

[Feather]

ban the little beggar

[malkon15]

Sorry then. I really didnt mean to do that. I can't beg for inviatation but can I beg for mercy?

[Feather]

assume the position

[thelastfreeman]

this is what most discussions here eventually lead to ^

[Mels_Smileys45]

Are there anymore places like cinemageddon?

[YWD67]

Are there anymore places like cinemageddon?
Here is a link to their TV site. Alot of good ole cartoon shows and Sci-Fi
http://tv-vault.org/index.php

And here is a link to another Sci-Fi/Horror site that I have used for years. Not even a private one either.
http://tracker.zaerc.com/:icon_thum:icon_thum

[Mels_Smileys45]

Here is a link to their TV site. Alot of good ole cartoon shows and Sci-Fi
http://tv-vault.org/index.php

And here is a link to another Sci-Fi/Horror site that I have used for years. Not even a private one either.
http://tracker.zaerc.com/:icon_thum:icon_thum


Thanks for the tips! I like the off the wall torrent sites. I don't know why anyone would want to join lots of sites with the same crap over and over. Its so cool to find sites that offer movies that make you say
WTF????
but in a good way

[napho]

Are there anymore places like cinemageddon?


There's a site that has some of the same movies, and even downloads from people sharing on Cinemageddon, but all the movies are on Rapidshare, and I can't find a way to load RS links into a program like Rapget and have the thing download automatically.

http://www.surrealmoviez.info/news.php

[Mels_Smileys45]

There's a site that has some of the same movies, and even downloads from people sharing on Cinemageddon, but all the movies are on Rapidshare, and I can't find a way to load RS links into a program like Rapget and have the thing download automatically.

http://www.surrealmoviez.info/news.php


Is there still a way to get rapid share for free? I can't see a reason to pay for it. I don't care for full speed on everything I download. I only care about finding what I want and getting it

[ichthuz]

ive just gotten this addiction recently. i havent even graduated to inviteonly trackers. im just going nuts over BiTT and h33t...

http://www.btracs.com/index_ranking.htm

worst site ever for this

[chinks]

well dnt see a problem wit tat the more the merrier

[Feather]

no one here speaks retard
please translate

[YWD67]

chinks
ichthuz

If your going to talk to yourself as a clone, then try and be a little more original with your names.
Next, please refrain from drinking, smoking, eating, injecting, or sticking up your ass, or whatever you are doing to get high.
The resulting brain scramble you are inflicting makes it damn hard to even try and guess what your stoned mind is trying to say.

[thelastfreeman]

How can you tell?

[william1957]

I figure that is a lot like being addicted to porn

A vigina is a vigina is a vigina

Why cant you just be happy with what you got

I have been downloading sceneHD for over two years and I have most of it on dvd

I have very little need for a lot of new stuff.
And I can get most of what I need at home with out venturing in to strange new trackers

[napho]

A vigina is a vigina is a vigina


And of course, some files that end in .exe smell kind of fishy, like many vaginas. :icon_rabb

[Tachyonn]

And of course, some files that end in .exe smell kind of fishy, like many vaginas. :icon_rabb

you have a point there - talking about vaginas
but he was referring to viginas, which might be an entirely different matter ....:icon_scra

now for something completely different, kinda back on topic
go here and try this for rare (old) scifi and fantasy movies: http://www.dvdscifi.org/registration.php

those of you that might think that I'm promoting my own site are absolutely correct

[napho]

http://www.dvdscifi.org/signup.php

those of you that might think that I'm promoting my own site are absolutely correct


This url might be a little more effective http://www.dvdscifi.org/registration.php :icon_scra

[Tachyonn]

thanks for that napho - old habits are hard to lose...

edited my post!

[saeten]

me too. Have like 10 good trackers, but wants more even if i don`t need them

[Mels_Smileys45]

me too. Have like 10 good trackers, but wants more even if i don`t need them


People should NOT do this! Let people get into trackers that are unable to get in elsewhere. Clogging up all the spots in the members only sites is an asshole thing to do. Sorry, this is not an attack on you personally but rather a comment on the rest of the greedy fucks out there who do not think twice about their fellow peers.

Don't get greedy and grab up slots that you do not intend to use or do not need! That is fucked up.

Maybe the MPAA should try and keep filling in empty slots as to make it impossible for people to get in. Even if they do not intend to download or share they will still be able to clog up the works. BT sucks as a community as it is definitely the "me" community of assholes.

[Feather]

I must agree it use to be a community of sharing but now it has become a bunch of greedy grabbers that should be kicked in the dick.

[Xtripit]

People should NOT do this! Let people get into trackers that are unable to get in elsewhere. Clogging up all the spots in the members only sites is an asshole thing to do. Sorry, this is not an attack on you personally but rather a comment on the rest of the greedy fucks out there who do not think twice about their fellow peers.

Don't get greedy and grab up slots that you do not intend to use or do not need! That is fucked up.

Maybe the MPAA should try and keep filling in empty slots as to make it impossible for people to get in. Even if they do not intend to download or share they will still be able to clog up the works. BT sucks as a community as it is definitely the "me" community of assholes.

Actually you have it a bit wrong there. There are very few of the good private trackers, which are always full. Actually the only trackers I can think of where this phenomenon occurs much are special content trackers which don't want many members. In other words trackers where most don't benefit from being a member for the simple reason that the content isn't important enough to bother with.

People are on the other hand very wary of giving invites to anyone, they don't know well enough. This comes from the experience of having invited total douche bags elsewhere, who made their life on the tracker unpleasant. Usually just the invites taken away and/or permanent warning, but in some cases more extreme like loss of downloading rights for a period, stat punishment (e.g. the invitees download spree added to your ratio) or even being banned from the tracker. Sometimes not only being banned themselves, but their whole invite tree as well or them being banned and invitees losing their invites forever.

Until the filesharing/invite forums change their tactics and start working with sites on weeding the bad apples out and perma-banning their asses, I don't see this changing.

The sites don't limit membership to be elitist. They just want to keep the good for nothing users out, while keeping the good users safe and happy with their memberships. You can thank the bad apples for sign ups being closed, invites being closed or hardly not handed out to users. You can also thank the bad apples for only some clients being allowed, strict ratio rules, strict staff and every other irritating thing with current system.

[Mels_Smileys45]

People are on the other hand very wary of giving invites to anyone, they don't know well enough.


You gotta be kidding me? Is this a joke? Am I being Punked?


Bottom line...People who run around trying to get an invite to every site even though they do not need them are douche bags! They should leave some sites open for people who need them.

[Xtripit]

I agree with you. that people who just want invites for the sake of it are douche bags.

What I'm saying is that not many sites are full. Sites are hardly ever full. Of course there are open signups exceptions like TorrentBytes or SweBits (never been member of either one of them btw), but they are full because they have quite decent content from what I hear.

[Mels_Smileys45]

I agree with you. that people who just want invites for the sake of it are douche bags.

What I'm saying is that not many sites are full. Sites are hardly ever full. Of course there are open signups exceptions like TorrentBytes or SweBits (never been member of either one of them btw), but they are full because they have quite decent content from what I hear.

I never try to get into private sites so i can't argue there. I do remember when people use to complain about them being full all the time and asking when they would be open. I guess they have started kicking useless people more often.

[birdshooter]

me 2 i just LUV it!!

[s0nic reducer]

I kind of had the same addiction for about 10 days, then i realized that signing up for many trackers is pointless because you can't keep up a decent ratio in all trackers.

[thelastfreeman]

you were doing it wrong ^