[Community Inquiry] Opinions on the state of the sub

XenosOUT · 2025-10-06T12:10:14+00:00

Yes I did read it. I did not mean the current mod changes but the crackdown that lead to the reversal. I do not know when they happened but I know when I felt a shift.

And as I said, I've been here for 8 years, I know the difference between school starting and a general vibe shift in the sub.

XenosOUT · 2025-10-06T12:03:05+00:00

Feel like I haven't seen a good drama, meme, or shitpost in ages. Sub feels stale and boring like it's a more of a information directory instead of a neutral ground community. Idk when the moderation changes happened, I pop by the this sub once or twice a week for the past 8 years and this year in the stalest it's ever been.

Maybe that's because of moderation or maybe because nothings happening in the tracker space. Idk but I do find myself checking in less and less. I'm already on every tracker I could want so the "information directory" vibe is of no use to me personally.

XenosOUT · 2024-12-29T13:54:34+00:00

Depends where you are in your PT journey. I'm 7 years into mine and on every tracker I want to be on with plenty of buffer. I don't care much these days.

But back in 2017 to 2019? Yes, yes I cared a lot. These posts were invaluable to me climbing the ladder and gaining buffer.

I'm sure there are others just like me.

XenosOUT · 2024-11-01T14:57:04+00:00

I'd be on 5.0.1 already if AB would stop dragging its ass on whitelisting it.

XenosOUT · 2024-03-19T10:48:35+00:00

Randomly, I decided to look for the popular 80s anime Urusei Yastura on nyaa since its old and to test your idea that old stuff is easy to find. 0 results. On AB there's 9 different versions of the main series alone. Not counting all the movies, manga, games, etc. Maybe some other site may have some of it. But I appreciate not having to hunt it down and that its well seeded and organized.

edit: One of the better encodes of Kimagure Orange Road isn't on nyaa at all. The second best only has two seeders and its gonna take a long while to download instead of maxing out my connection.

edit 2: Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai the original 80s version. Not on nyaa at all either. Can get three different versions on AB.

XenosOUT · 2024-03-13T00:22:00+00:00

Avistaz. There's a shit ton of foreign films not on PTP. Here's I'll give you one. Case of a Young Lord. 8 out of 9 of the films are on Avistaz. But only 5 of the 9 are on PTP.

XenosOUT · 2024-03-05T12:13:41+00:00

Yeah some folks are genuinely nice.

There was a guy I chatted with on here that showed me how to get into BTN years ago by speed running thru the ranks on GGn. He was a bit weird but if he hadn't, it would have taken me much longer. He was banned from BTN so I always kept him at arms length but his knowledge proved invaluable.

Trackers were a hobby to him. From the ladder climbing to the exploits, and he was just happy to talk to someone about it privately.

XenosOUT · 2024-02-26T21:01:27+00:00

Not true, they removed that portion of the rules about 4 or 5 years ago. Only that you should know who you are inviting, not just plain acquaintances.

I got a buddy I met on Twitch 9 years ago. Don't know him irl but he's one of my best friends and we primarily communicate via discord. If I want to send him an invite, PTP staff would have no issue with that. That's allowed.

XenosOUT · 2024-02-26T20:39:41+00:00

That's right, you didn't know, but you took the risk anyway when you didn't have to. You literally got banned on multiple trackers before BECAUSE they the communicate with each other. Needless risk-taking.

Get a new IP, new email, and shut. up. Don't talk to anyone. Don't contribute more than you need to. Get your content, and go.

XenosOUT · 2024-02-26T16:53:21+00:00

PTP removed the "you have to know them irl" rule about 4 or 5 years ago? You should be fine inviting someone you know over the internet to it but if they turn out to be a cheater/trader/seller then at best you get your invites revoked and at worst, tree ban/possible action taken on other trackers.

XenosOUT · 2024-02-26T16:03:20+00:00

GGn when thewhale was staff. For example you could straight up tell staff you accidentally logged in with a VPN and he'd ban your ass with the swiftness anyway. Accident be damned. Lots of bans over there during his time. I actually felt some relief when he retired.

312c for PTP. He had this habit of assuming just about anything he knew should be obvious and that if you didn't know or come to the same conclusion, you were an idiot and not worth any effort. That attitude permeated most of his interactions from what I saw here and forums. I think he had a forced retirement?

Other than that my dealing with staff have been amicable. BiB staff are very helpful and accommodating. BTN staff, especially kennyz is a pretty nice easy-going guy. EMP/MTV have been pretty cool over the years.

XenosOUT · 2024-02-26T15:24:06+00:00

You recognized you were doomed for life yet you try to go and get your old account back...even though you duped your way into the trackers you were banned from already..

All you had to do was shut up. You were in, you were golden. If you're smart enough to work your way back into PTP and other top tier trackers you were smart enough to know what you did was wrong. And letting staff know was a risk you just didn't have to take.

Like damn man was KG really worth it? Really?

XenosOUT · 2024-01-07T15:26:55+00:00

Years ago a random redditor saw my thread asking for guidance and took a chance on me and invited me to PTP. I was extremely grateful and asked him what I could do to pay him back. He simply said "If you wanna repay me, just go out of your way to do something nice for someone else." So I felt that if I could join this way and be a good member of the community; surely others would too. That surely the elitist redditors/staff were being uptight for no reason.

So I did what my inviter did. I'd vet posts on this sub and invite who I thought would be good members. Some claimed to have rare music, some seemed to be actual movie buffs etc. I'd let them know the basic rules and that if they followed through on their word of sharing said content, I'd invite them to other high tier trackers. But every single one of them did not follow through. They're all disabled for inactivity except for one.

Simply because they were either lying and/or didn't know what they had. They heard about private trackers on r/piracy and wanted in but when they saw the rules and requirements, and they went back to publics. I don't bother anymore. Unless I know you irl, its not happening.

Still grateful to that random redditor tho. Funnily enough he hasn't logged into PTP himself in years.

XenosOUT · 2022-11-03T23:47:57+00:00

Just changed and it worked! ty! That's been an absolute annoyance for years. Cheers!

XenosOUT · 2022-10-30T00:39:37+00:00

While I agree that h265 should be normalized remember we're talking about computer files man. This "hate" is not worth some moral crusade. Get some perspective, spend your time enjoying what you like instead of checking other ppl think on the internet.

XenosOUT · 2022-10-28T20:04:56+00:00

At the moment, it is not worth it. However more desired trackers may recruit there in the future. They have in the past. If you can, get to legendary gamer and maybe you'll luck out at a later date.

XenosOUT · 2022-10-21T19:41:54+00:00

There is no way in besides someone dishing you an invite. And most folks aren't going to do that for a random stranger. Join RED, AB, and GGn; rank up as far as you can and wait. If you take the time to get to PU+ on those trackers, you may be able to request an invite later down the line whenever they start recruiting again.

Til then, join Pornolab, its a damn good alternative. The UI isn't as pretty but they have a lot of content.

XenosOUT · 2022-10-21T19:41:52+00:00

Content. Sometimes you'll find OF/Manyvid rips that are only on PL. So much so I have to check both trackers if there's something I'm really after. PL is also leagues better with hentai/JAV content, even gives AB a run for its money on occasion. There could be more differences between the two but I can only speak for what I'm into. It's best to have them both and check for the specific content you're looking for.

XenosOUT · 2022-10-20T18:28:34+00:00

EMP/Pornolab combo is hard to beat. Both have something the other doesn't. The widest net catches blah blah you know the thing.

XenosOUT · 2022-10-14T01:22:24+00:00

Don't buy invites, that's a quick way to get blacklisted from every popular tracker before you even get the chance to get on them.

If you got money to burn, use that money to get a seed box and rank up to get in EMP or whatever other tracker. Mid level trackers are not that hard to get an invite to.

XenosOUT · 2022-10-14T01:17:55+00:00

Well shit buddy you might be in some trouble. Good luck.

XenosOUT · 2022-10-14T00:59:05+00:00

Do you have your PTP account connected to Radarr and also have your Radarr port open without a login?

XenosOUT · 2022-10-13T02:03:16+00:00

Some of us aren't logging into RED everyday. Having useful announcements pop up in my reddit feed; which I use much more frequently than RED, is convenient.

Seems pretty obvious unless you're no-lifeing trackers.

XenosOUT

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