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MutatedBass 56 points 3 years ago

The main benefits of private trackers are:

  • Download speed. Many users of these trackers will use seedboxes to build ratio. This generally results in a faster download speed for peers.

  • Security. Many (but not all) private trackers have strict entry barriers, such as invite only or application based signups. This keeps copyright trolls out of their swarms, which eliminates the need for a vpn or other method of masking your identity. Depending on where you live this can range from a nicety to a necessity.

  • Longevity. Torrents generally live longer on private trackers.

  • Community. Some private trackers have a forum or IRC channel where you can interact with other community members.

  • Availability. Many private trackers will have a wider range of releases of a single media.

  • Quality. You will generally find higer quality releases on private trackers. That's not to say that high quality releases don't make it to public trackers, some do and some don't.

  • Faster releases. Releases will typically come to private trackers first. Many torrents originate on these trackers or come from scene groups and trickle down.

If you're finding everything you want on public trackers then you probably aren't missing anything. You could test the waters on TL or something next time they open.

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Ponyo240 16 points 3 years ago

Chat gpt wrote this.

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viral 10 points 3 years ago

i'm not entirely sure if it is but i'm inclined to agree with you, it's almost verbatim to chatgpt 3.0's writing style

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kestrel7 2 points 3 years ago
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treyd 1 point 3 years ago

I disagree, chatgpt would never write something like that last two sentences

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42069 4 points 3 years ago

These are all great points, but I just wanted to add to the point about security that private trackers are typically very good about managing/minimizing the prevalence of malware on their platforms, whereas public trackers can have all sorts of fun surprises depending on what you're searching for.

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mochi 4 points 3 years ago

This is all good info. I still use a VPN with my private tracker though. You never know.

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thanks for using Leebra!

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