Overly Inquisitive Staff on Private Trackers (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by brownmustardminion@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Call me paranoid but why do the staff on a lot of private trackers seem so interested in what other trackers you have accounts with?

Most of the time when you apply with a new tracker or have to re-apply due to inactivity it feels like you're being interrogated by the feds.

From the perspective of a private tracker, why are they so pushy about that? And can they know if you're lying?

The implication seems like, "we all talk to each other and if you lie to me you lose all of your accounts".

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[-] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 17 points 3 days ago

The implication seems like, “we all talk to each other and if you lie to me you lose all of your accounts”.

Well uh, yes, in some cases, that's exactly the correct interpretation.

A lot of tracker admins DO talk to each other, because this is a fairly small world, and yeah, nobody wants a shithead around so they'll definitely let other people know who their shitheads are so they can be handled before they become a problem.

Nothing inherently wrong with that, imo.

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Especially on a private tracker where the primary intent is to keep malicious actors out to begin with. Nobody wants MPA, RIAA, or other media org people on their tracker.