Aaah private trackers! I remember once I pondered to enter one of those "special groups" but bailed when I read that you had to study for some sort of interview that was required to try to join .

Lol no... I dont like interviewing for a new job, why would i agree to get tested for something as stupid as piracy? (Unless... mention me ONE private tracker that doesn't have piracy).

So for 99% of people, my point stands.

I remember what.cd had interviews like that. Tried and failed as a kid, that was a pain

There are definitely private trackers that don't have anything like that though (iirc they're called "semi-private trackers"). One i remember using is t411 when it was still running