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9 hours ago- keep a eye on https://redlib.trux.dev/r/OpenSignups/ for sites that briefly open for anyone to signup
- keep a eye on https://lemmy.world/c/opensignups (not as trafficed as reddit sadly, might be better lemmy alternatives around)
- Look for sites that do IRC interviews (MAM, RED, OPS)
- Invite from a trusted friend (Note: I recommend being slow and steady and avoiding invites, its safer to ‘make it your own way’ - You can potentially lose your account(s) if someone youve trusted does something dodgy like buy/sell accounts - you have to absolutely 100% trust the person longterm and anyone theyve invited)
- Never ask for invites, especially publically/DM’s/unsolicited.
- Once into a reputable site and rank up a little through seeding/account time, look for invite/power user forums to request invites to other sites. This is how you branch out over time and ‘recruit’ your way through trackers.
- If your into ebooks MAM is a excelent starting place, its incredibly easy and forgiving and has a good invite section to springboard from (and friendly/welcoming community).
- TL is really good, has lots of freeleech packs, and is open semi-regulary, often when another tracker has issues/downtime.
Info:
- sites/acronym list (exhaustive) https://hdvinnie.github.io/Private-Trackers-Spreadsheet/
- https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Private_trackers (older but still interesting/relevant)
- https://redlib.trux.dev/r/Piracy/comments/19bl0dn/the_complete_guide_to_climbing_the_ranks_of/
They absolutely can of course. However, its easier for them to go after the easier fish that are public and advertise/make profit off work, much the same way a theif will levitate toward the least secure/most attractive house to rob. That said, country makes a huge difference - risk profile between a US citizen and say a Romanian is very different.