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FearNoPeer has shut down (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by aeronmelon@lemmy.world to c/trackers@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Private TV & movie tracker FearNoPeer has gone offline permanently. Almost no warning was given to users, just a terse email:

FNP is closing — a short note from Kami

After almost three years of running this site largely on my own, I've made the decision to step away. This is about my own health and capacity, not any single event.

The server will be shutting down in 30 minutes or less from when you receive this message and i encourage you to share it and be aware. After that, the site will not return.

I'm grateful for every contribution that helped keep FNP online, and I'm sorry that what I can offer in return is this notice rather than more time.

If you want the longer account of what happened — for your own reading — it's here and i suggest everyone to read it: https://rentry.co/h2ch4wfr

Thank you to every genuine member who made this community what it was over the past three years. You're the part of this I'll remember.

— Kami

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[–] howmuch@reddthat.com 11 points 5 days ago

I hope most people got a screenshot of their profile before they shut down to at least get some apps in other entry-level trackers. But with 1h notice probably not.

FNP was a big tracker and I'm sure a lot of people will miss it but it wasn't really a great tracker. Kami was very jealous and protective, trying to be great by harming other trackers rather than growing together. I'm sure that these people will be able to find better homes that are more part of the private tracker community rather than trying to stand apart and suck in donations.

[–] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Plenty of places doing open signups right now for refugees. OE, A4K, DP, just to name a few. Unfortunate for the community, but anyone who couldn't see this coming I envy your ignorance.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don’t really have time to keep up with tracker drama. I had no idea there were any issues.

[–] yyprum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

Same for me, I just want to have a good tracker where there's no fake content. I guess now I have to start looking for some new place.

[–] cb900f_bodhi@fedinsfw.app 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Looked into this.

OE seems to be Onlyencodes. They're closed now and you need profile screenshots from two other private trackers to apply. Sucks that FNP shut down so abruptly. I especially feel for anyone who donated.

A4K seems to specialize in 4K content which doesn't interest me

Couldn't figure out what DP refers to. Maybe Decoder.lv? Not found.

Seedpool was open as of yesterday. Good luck y'all

[–] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

OnlyEncodes' applications are still open for almost three more days according to the site's banner and the Apply button on the homepage. Yes, you may need to submit profile proofs on the app. It is a 'closed community' (i.e. private tracker). I don't know what you mean when you say it's 'closed now.'

DP is DarkPeers.

[–] cb900f_bodhi@fedinsfw.app 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks for clarifying. It sounds like my understanding of open is different than yours. I've always thought open meant you could register an account without an application process. It sounds like you're saying open means you can apply without an invitation.

[–] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Yes. Though I believe I should have said open apps, not signups. I think there's a difference now that I think about it.

[–] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

DP is DarkPeers, it doesn't have a collection as big as FNP but they're steadily growing, I've found them a great place to cross-seed to and from.

Iirc YuScene is also open, it's another entry level tracker, kinda like Dark peers but the last time I checked it had less content than DP.

[–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I only used FNP once or twice... can somebody ELI5 me why all the movie dowloads was so ridiculously gigantic?

[–] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You may have been downloading BluRays or Remuxes which are a 1:1 copy of the video in the Blu Ray disc. Or probably a very high bitrate file (depending on what you consider huge).

[–] therealdries@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was primarily looking for olden movies - I tend to binge-watch old horror B-movies - and the downloads were usually greater than 2 gigs.

Thanks for the explanation.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Even with HEVC encodes, 2-3 GBs is what I look for in terms of quality. FNP divided the torrents by what kind of encode they were from full disc rips to web downloads. So the size between those torrent varied wildly.

If you just wanna watch B movies once and delete, you’re better off scouring YouTube for random uploads.