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Do you prefer private or public trackers? (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by AdventuringAardvark@lemmy.one to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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As I get more and more invites to private trackers, I'm finding that I find myself spending more and more time on public tracker websites.

I'll only use private trackers if I can't find what I'm looking for on a public tracker. Private tracker rules can get pretty onerous and I prefer to just avoid the whole scene if possible.

If I'm honest, this opinion surprises me. I didn't expect to prefer public trackers. I always thought that private trackers were so cool and exclusive. I don't think that way anymore.

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[-] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm the occasional pirate, I don't download more media than I watch and therefore never saw the appeal of private trackers. They have their perks, no doubt, but most of what I need can be found on the internet.

[-] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

If you only watch English content, 100%. But if you are into foreign language stuff then private trackers do have some scene releases that aren't available on public ones.

[-] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I rarely watch anything in my native languages, the content we produce is bad, so I never needed anything beyond what public trackers offer and very rarely subtitles.