March 19, 2009 by sharky
What the torrent world needs is a private tracker community with fresh new ideas. Some of the biggest names in BitTorrent chat have come together at The Invite Club, also known as TIC - a new torrent community with a focus on private tracker discussion, recruitment and invite giveaways.
With 150 members and going strong - currently The Invite Club is just that: invite only - don’t expect public signups to TIC to open anytime soon. However if you’re serious about joining, there’s recruitment going on in their IRC channel:
- Server: irc.p2p-network.net
- Channel: #TIC-invites
- Hotlink: irc.p2p-network.net/TIC-invites
The Invite Club - A Look Inside…
Here’s a look at some of TIC’s features:
| Minimum Participation? | NO | No ‘minimum posts’ to access certain areas - all areas are accessible to all registered members. |
| Private Tracker Reviews? | YES | Currently there are 68 different tracker reviews at TIC. |
| ‘Open Signups’ Thread? | YES | Located in Chit Chat > BitTorrent Talk thread. |
| Credit / Rep System? | NO | TIC currently doesn’t use a rep (reputation) or a credit/points system. |
| Invite Requests? | YES | Request thread is open to all. |
| Invite Trading? | NO | Not allowed - trading of accounts or tracker invites is forbidden. |
| VIP / Hidden Forums? | YES | Yes, For VIPs. |
| Invite Giveaways? | YES | Read individual requirements in each giveaway thread for the minimum required participation activity, if applicable. |
| Tracker Recruitment? | YES | Has a forum thread for special recruitment, as well as tracker ‘community reps’. |
| Seedbox Discussion? | YES | There’s a sub-forum in World of Torrenting > Seedbox Zone for seedbox chat. |
| No-Movement Trackers? | NO | Nothing found for this. |
| Online Since… | February, 2009. |
User Classes — TIC is not heavily focused on individual user classes, although there do remain a few:
- Members: Verified Member of TIC.
- Power Members: Registered user for 30 days and have a post count of 150 or more.
- Elite Members: Registered user for 60 days and have a post count of 500 or more.
- VIPs: Have contributed something special to the site.
Non-Trading — Specifically, TIC is a non-trader forum. Invites or accounts cannot be traded (or sold).
No "Rep System" — It’s nice to see a torrent forum with no ‘rep’ system.
TIC Invites / Recruitment — All members are able to recommend a friend to TIC through their application system (direct invites are unavailable).
Integrated File/image hosting — Posting tools: A cool feature is the ability to add files and images directly to new posts through an integrated popup feature.
Last words: If you’re looking to join a group of experienced torrenters, look no farther than TIC. The rules are relaxed, the giveaways are top-notch; all without the pressure of having to build up postcount or ‘rep’. Invite requests are openly available to all members.
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