December 18, 2009 by sharky
Official news from HDBits now confirms that a recent announcement for a 24-hour open-invite slated for this Monday has been shelved for the time being, if not indefinitely. Certainly this is bad news for those on the outside looking in, but as a whole, the HDBits community is supportive of the decision. So, what caused the rollback of the invites? Simply for the exact same reason that the invitation system was disabled exactly one year ago to this day - invite sellers trying to make a quick buck.
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While enormously popular What.CD (671,500 torrents) and Waffles.fm (277,400 torrents) are the undisputed kings of music trackers, there’s a vast world of alternative music-related torrent sites. In this article we’ve grouped together a list of 100 music trackers by category, with torrent & member statistics for each (where applicable). Enjoy the music!
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