Ratios: It depends on the private tracker. The key is to reciprocate - I initially did poorly on what.cd and had my downloading privileges revoked. I got on Ba

Ratios: It depends on the private tracker. The key is to reciprocate - I initially did poorly on what.cd and had my downloading privileges revoked. I got on Bandcamp and found free albums and just started uploading FLAC content. Now I'm a power user with a nice buffer. I had better initial experiences on other private trackers but I prefer what.cd's ratio system. Upload Rates: what.cd is pretty good about this. I have yet to find something I wanted that didn't have someone seeding. Other private trackers I frequent aren't as good about this. Prevalence of Malware: I run Linux systems and primarily download music from private trackers. I get other media over Usenet. So I haven't really had any issues with malware. Media Coverage: I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Invite to what.cd: I did the interview.