⚠️A word of caution for new members

[Achelous]

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[Silent Watcher]

Avoid unnecessary posts such as 'Thank you', 'Welcome', etc. Such posts will be deleted and user will be warned if it happens again. If caught spamming, the following actions are applicable -

• First time - Warning
• Second time - 5000 Points will be deducted
• Third time - Ban for 7 days
• Fourth time - Permanent Ban

If the post helped you, reward the user by reacting to the post like this -

[Achelous]

(4) Report immediately any user who sends a link to another website similar to the InviteHawk/posts the same in the Open Signup forum. It is a scam. Get 2500 Bonus Points for reporting.

Users who post links to other websites get banned, and such posts get deleted, but I noticed many users joining such websites. You are not going to get anything out of it. It's not safe. I know for a fact that users signing up to such websites gets their Emails dump (Signup email, Emails used for Giveaways, Trading, etc.) sold, and when that happens, members will get random buying/selling offers directly to their emails. If a Private Tracker gets wind of such dumps, they will ban all those emails. Don't be lazy and expose your emails and IPs to external, untrusted websites. If getting a PTP Invite is easy, you would have gotten it long ago. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

If you have already joined any such website, stop using it immediately, change your email in the account settings (of that website) to the email you never use, and never log in again.

[Achelous]

It's not the first time it's happened, and it likely won't be the last. Be safe, people. Using unique passwords is extremely important.

[Achelous]

Another one. It is norBits this time.

 

[Achelous]

I have unlocked this topic. If you think any suggestions/safety precautions are missing, please let me know in the comments. I will send bonus points to all members who help, and all the good points made here will be added to Newbies Guides.

[ChikaNoises]

In general, do not share .torrent files you downloaded from a tracker. All private torrents are associated with your own unique PID and that will lead to ban. Most new users do this mistake.
In regards to password and security, I like using separate emails for different categories/genres of trackers. In worst case scenario, if my email is compromised I don't lose all trackers.
Few users upload passwords in plaintext to Gdrive, any cloud, even Mega. This is wrong on so many levels. Please stop storing plaintext passwords.