I was afraid of that, but thanks for confirming.

My only reservation was that it’ll take a really long time (several terabytes on traditional HDDs) but perhaps that is the way to go.

They might be flexible with that requirement. People who aren’t already on two PTs should use the text box to explain their situation and get creative with their screenshots - for example, show stats in your torrent client proving you continue to seed your downloads. Make a good faith effort and they might look past your lack of other PTs. Good luck.

S’all good, reach out if you have any questions!

I see an application requiring screenshots indicating proof of membership in other private trackers

Yes, that means they are currently open. Note that, as this post’s title says, they are Open Application (not to be confused with Open Registration), meaning anyone can apply without an invitation.

If you do not have proofs of membership on other PTs, they might still consider you if you give them reasons to let you in. For example, a screenshot of something that shows you would be a valuable member of the community, such as your torrent client showing long seed times and high ratios. Be sure to make your case in the text box.

Good luck.

Aha, thank you!

Any of the trackers that show up on the open signups forums, e.g., OnlyEncodes+ and FearNoPeer (both Unit3d based).

I experienced this off and on yesterday. The issue seems to have been resolved. Good luck.

Note that many commenters in the original Reddit post are reporting that registration is broken (they do not receive the activation email).

EDIT: Supposedly, the registration issues are resolved.

pay to leech

Just chiming in w/ my own experience: In the six weeks since I joined through open registration, there have been at least two periods of global freeleech. Even outside of those times, almost everything I’ve searched for has had multiple versions to choose from, and more often than not, at least one of those versions is permanent freeleech.

There are also multiple bonus point giveaways daily. While there are various donation tiers for those who cannot or will not maintain their ratio through seeding or bonus point buys, it’s definitely not pay to leech—I started from scratch a month ago and I’m doing fine.

We appreciate it!

This was very informative. I can live w/ RAR files, especially in situations where it’s the only version of something I can find, but I didn’t understand the why until I read your comment. Thanks for explaining that.

I signed up and I’m seeing a lot of torrents w/ RAR files. What’s the draw of packaging everything as RAR files instead of just rolling with the original files?

same, rats

I applied yesterday evening and got in a few hours later. While I haven’t had much time to poke around yet, I’ve already found some stuff that wasn’t on any other trackers I’m on. Open applications and global freeleech are activated until Fri Aug 1st @ 00:00 UTC.

For anyone looking to get into the PT scene, YuScene is a great place to start. I’m not on the staff, but I’m a member and diggin’ it. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.

EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.

For anyone looking to get into the PT scene, YuScene is a great place to start. I’m not on the staff, but I’m a member and diggin’ it. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.

EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.

YuScene would make a great first tracker for anyone looking to get into the PT scene. Open registration and global freeleech are activated until Weds July 9th @ 20:00 UTC Fri Aug 1st @ 20:00 UTC.

EDIT: Open reg + global freeleech have been extended.

Right? I see lots of people recommending MaM for audiobooks, but not allowing VPN during the initial registration process is a hard no for me. Oh well.

Heads up about myanonamouse - they forbid VPNs during the initial interview, although apparently they allow VPNs after that.