TorrentIt Makes Long Awaited Comeback
Written by Ernesto on September 21, 2008TorrentIt is far from a newcomer in the BitTorrent community. The tracker has been around since 2004, but since it ran into the Duch anti-piracy lobbyists from BREIN, it has been offline. This weekend, however, the site officially relaunched, with help from their friends over at DigitalHive.
In BitTorrent terms, TorrentIt has quite a long history. The tracker started out in 2004 as 123Torrents. In early 2005, they lost the 123Torrents domain, and while negotiating to get it back, took on the domain torrentit.com. When negotiations failed, they decided to keep the TorrentIt name, and applied it to the newly created pirate theme for the site.
TorrentIt, which had 27,000 members at its peak, was known for having a large mix of scene and non-scene torrents, and for a very tight community. In April 2006, BREIN went after the original owner, who lived in the Netherlands, forcing the shutdown of the site under legal pressure. The TorrentIt crew decided it was better to take the site down than to have him take the heat, and took the site down.
Almost a year later in January 2007, some of the former staff members decided to bring the site back, under a new domain, one not attached to the original owner. The intention was to open by the end of May, but that never happened. The deadline was missed, and it took more than a year before the site was ready for its official relaunch.
BlastGT1, one of the original crew members, and an Admiral (equivalent to SysOp) at the new site told TorrentFreak: “Unfortunately, due to real life commitments, we missed that deadline, and after months of stagnation, I took it upon myself to find good coders within the torrent community who could help us finish the site, and try to repair the damage we had done to TiT’s good name.”
TorrentIt teamed up with the coders from DigitalHive, who were looking to start a new side project themselves, and this eventually led to the long awaited resurrection of the tracker. “Now, we’re back with a different domain, a different source and the drive to succeed,” BlastGT1 said.
“We don’t care about racing sites for pre times, we don’t care about having the biggest userbase. We care about having quality torrents, scene and non-scene, and most of all, we care about community. That is what made TorrentIt stand out before, and so many are already loving its return, finding their cabins kept warm and cozy,” BlastGT1 added.
The new and improved tracker changed its domain extension from .info to .eu, and now runs on Gazelle. Two days ago, they sent out almost 10K invites to former members, and many of them have joined the new site since. Unfortunately, an invite is needed to sign up, so not everybody will be able to celebrate and participate.
BlastGT1 has a word of advice for newcomers though: “Bide your time, get a good honest reputation elsewhere, have patience like people did once upon a time. Sooner or later you’ll make the right friend and snag an invite.”
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86 Responses
Yes, we are back up in this bitch!
woooooooohoooooooooo!
arrrr
Gazelle ftw!
avast! to the seas
The direct link is http://www.torrentit.eu
The in the article goes to the SSL version, just fyi. :)
Shiver me timbers!!
ahoy Pirates are back :D
You will always remember this as the day you almost caught TorrentIt.com – Pirates of the New Dawn
For sure we are back, wouldn’t have it any other way!
Arrrrr ye mateys! The ship be sailing back in!
Good resilience, but is there passion for it?
This site is the shit…because even regular members can upload and fulfill requests
Think about it… TiTs can never really go out of fashion or die away..
Tits for ever!
;)
(Unfortunately was never a member of that site, will wait for an invite to check it out)
@XxRaVeNxX, guess you posted as i was writing my last message and since i cant edit it… will reply here.
“because even regular members can upload and fulfill requests”
Whats so wrong with that? A lot of sites allow you to upload and/or fulfill requests after you have uploaded a certain amount (ex 10gigs) and have been a member for a minimum of x days, but because this is an invite only site.. that rule can be relaxed a bit which would only be good for the community as requests will/should be fulfilled faster and from good trusted/sources.
Or did I read your message wrong?
What 9 replies an no one is begging for an invite. The world has come to and end ??
Who Cares.
Torrentit sucks big time.
Mr.Afghanistan i guess you didnt get an invite :)
If it just opened up, how is it already full, and invite only? I mean if there are hardly anyone on there, how is there going to be invites? whats the user limit?
Anyone got an invite to share?
@www.eZee.se, errr….Guess, you read my message wrong…
‘This is the shit!’ is a good thing, where I’m from ;P
@Capt. Turd Didn’t you read it Capt, 10,000 people got invited, and every single one of those people got 2 invites….there is no reason to make it open sign up
someone give me an invite please?
shepeardj@yahoo.com
thanks
@XxRaVeNxX, sorry… I misunderstood, guess i missed “the” and only got “this is sh!t..”,
dyslexic i guess.
:)
i knew the ship only went in for a repair ;)
TiT is BACK!!
08 bitches :)
This is very good news,, glad he/they finally got stuff sorted.
Good peeps the TiT lot, a lot of the new big sites owe a lot to them and there ilk.
:-)
Any one has a invite to spare? I got nice ratio!?
hak8or@gmail.com
This is good news but for some reason they did not send me one but I was a member for like only 1 days before they got down so that may be why.
Good news tho :D
Hm, did they send out invites to all old members? I didn’t get one anyway. :/
TorrentIt was one of my favourite trackers, can’t believe that they are back. But as long as I don’t have an invite, I can’t get back there. :(
Oh, yeah, if anyone is feeling genereous… erfa90@gmail.com
^_^
lol .eu domain and it’s hosted in the US
A very safe place for hosting a torrent site, the US….uhm not really
Fail
@mehblahqq1
The site is not hosted in the US. Don’t spread stupid rumours.
Good show
see you all their
bend me if you need the Mechanic
hehe
lol
I was an old member of the site before it went offline. Glad to see it back… but, alas, I am also without invite.
hooray! yet another useless invite-only chickenshit private tracker returns!
big yawn, let the begging for invites commence…
We love Tits I mean torrents lol XD
its only invite only for now. join the IRC channel and get noticed. Took me under 5 minutes to get my invite
Yes it’s back.
And i did not recive a invite because my old isp mail is gone :(
Anyone feeling to invite me???
Mail to grizzly69@spray.se
Thanks
I hard good things about this site but never managed to get in before they went down; I would love an invite if anyone is feeling generous and has one to spare. ^_^
TimmahC(at)gmail.com
To share is to care!
Arrr, Be Ye Ready To Set Sail?
%*&$ YEAH!!!
BI2rh4 Hello
I am Russo
I was a member in good standing (ratio above 1+) and cannot log in. WTH! Could someone please send me an invite so that I can get back to TiT? Thanks, widup9528@yahoo.com.
Arghhh!
If someone can invite me at grazindo@gmail.com
congratulations for the return :D
The invites don’t work anyway.I only see 2 options on the site Home and login. there is no way to register so I guess my invite will not be used
Ok figured it out ..invite works i,m in now
always nice to be at home !!
Cool but my Invite won’t work, bummer
Open your eyes while trying :P
Invite
kawlv1@hotmail.com
I was hoping they would have had open signups for a few days, I had an account back in the day and missed this site.
Has any one got an invite to spare,for an old user of the best private tracker.
cortez122@gmail.com
TiT = Lame ass pay2leech scum site.
(Took money from users 1 year ago to set up the site and only arrives now, no different to TL).
Who cares, shitty pre times, shitty content (btw stolen), shitty users.
feedthe.net pwnz j00 n00bs.
I take it Tit4n00bs Got up on the wrong side of the bed and is a disgruntled person who didnt get an invite. Also has never used the site.
Mr.Afghanistan: No one asked for your opinion, and I don’t think anyone cares what you think, any more than you care about TiT….any more than TiT cares about YOU.
mehblahqq1: It’s not hosted in the US, and I won’t bother explaining how the routing works. You don’t need to know.
oh please: Useless chickenshit private tracker? Don’t be pissy because you can’t get in and talk chickenshit. Do you think TorrentFreak would have an article about us if THEY didn’t know what TiT meant to the torrent community before it shut down? Go back to bed, moron.
tit4n00bs: You are an absolute idiot. Yes we took donations well in advance, and unfortunately, things didn’t work out like we initially planned. But the fact you don’t know is……We emailed an invite to EVERY SINGLE DONATOR just like we promised, so STFU and go cry somewhere else.
And we’re QUITE different from TL, we don’t give upload credit for donations, PERIOD. If you’d bothered to read the article, you flaming troll, you’d notice that we don’t GIVE A FUCK about beating people in pre times. This tracker never had to compete for that, and thus, we don’t need to ask for 1000 dollars a month to fund seedboxes, scene axx, etc. The uploaders bring it.Sure, we steal everything….you must know because you’re on the site, right? Oh, and real nice job of giving out FTN’s URL, in violation of their rules. You’re absolutely brilliant. I’d give you a Darwin Award if I could find you.
For the rest of you who didn’t get an invite, emails were sent to old Power Users and above. No, we didn’t put any old accounts on the new site, we simply sent emails and everyone starts from scratch. That’s the story, and sorry for those who want in but can’t. Read the last line of the article, because I never said asking for invites was a good idea, especially not posting your email for the world to see and spam. Hope your inboxes don’t get filled with pr0n.
“Who cares, shitty pre times, shitty content (btw stolen), shitty users.”
LMAO, Tit4n00bs seems to have issues .. last itme I checked we couldnt care less about your opinion so do us ALL a favor and go back to the sand-box and play with the other kiddies.
signed: TiT fan forever
tit4n00bs i guess that you need an brain surgery cos u are the sick person in da head and i guess that u are jealous that TiT is filling torrents fast…
Tit4n00bs wont have an FTN account if he keeps mentioning theyre name in public.
besides there is more to it than pre times, i doubt you will keep an account on any site for long, your far to dumb.
Oh look who it is that fag ass lamer BlastGT1 the guy responsible for the donations scam a year ago. Come to reassure people you’re not pocketing the cash on the side? Do me a favour and STFU.
You’re site is whack as hell, looks like a bunch of kiddies put together. Claiming you’re pirates? You’re nothing but a bunch of p2p lamers, even TPB beats you on pre.
You’re n00b website is a sad excuse to make you lamers feel better. Might aswell run a forum if you’re not around to match other sites on content or beat pre. But we all know you won’t be able to beg for donations that way. Admitting you steal releases tops it off. Fecking n00bs.
Have fun while it lasts you will be taken down once again within a year and when you’re up in court under charges the guy laughing at the back will be me ;)!
feedthe.net pwns j00!
scenetorrents.org pwns j00!
torrentit… actually TPB pwns j00!
First, you can’t spell.
Second, you’re an idiot who only knows how to take, but never give back to a community, because your mentality is “me first”.
Third, I’m not the one who started, or accepted, donations. I never had control of any funds or the access to them, but I sure made it a priority to take care of things that were within my power.
Fourth, gee, almost sounds like you’re one of those sceners who lets pretty much anybody in that has a seedbox or cash for leech axx, then gets mad when they leak stuff out. If you’ve got a crusade against P2P, you’re arguing with the wrong people.
We don’t pocket cash from this, despite what you’d like to claim. I’d be willing to bet that you’re either another private site staffer who is jealous that people want into TiT, or you’re some fool who feels empowered by the ability to speak anonymously on the internet.
Oh, and in case you didn’t understand it…….when I said “Sure, we steal everything,” well, that’s what they call S-A-R-C-A-S-M. Look it up sometime, assuming the exercise of expanding your mind doesn’t cause a fatal blowout.
Sorry, for any offence caused, you’re completely right.
Also, look how I managed to use you’re correctly this time.
You still can’t use punctuation correctly, try again mate. Oh, and have a nice day. TiT loves you!
Oh my, it’s like kindergarden in here, :-P
I must say compared to other sites it isn’t the best but good luck.
No matter what you say BlastGT1, torrentit.eu will never compare to feedthe.net or scenetorrents.org.
It doesn’t even come close. Have fun at your pay2leech scum site.
I’m a 10 year old kid who acts like a 1337 scener but really is a n00b who gets pwned daily by his mommy and daddy.
Oh and tit4n00bs you’re right about everything.
P.S. I am GAY.
Tit4n00bs You still sound like a bratty kindergarten boy who didn’t get the Christmas present he wanted under the tree. Stop pouting and grow up. Obviously You are not on site and wouldn’t be an asset to the site to start with because all you want to do is complain and pay your way to a good ratio. My ratio is great on TiT and any site I happen to be on. I don’t have a seed box or do donations.If I could I would Donate to TiT as they are a great site.
So as someone said earlier go play in your sandbox.
lmfao, this comment page has turned into epic proportions.
tit4n00bs, if I had that much time on my hands, I’d rather use to have a wank.
Teh interwebz is serious business lololol, no site is perfect, but TiT is the best you can get. At least there you dont get elitist cunts who get jelos from other sites stealing stolen content.
Pot calling the kettle nigga anyone?
Peace NIGGER.
torrentit.eu better than feedthe.net and scenetorrents.org ???
STFU n00b you just pwned yourself saying that.
@Tit4n00bs your obviously one of those “my site is better then your site” guys…god you people bore the shit out of me..if your site is better then WTF!! are you doing posting here? toddle off back to.. feedthe.net,scenetorrents.org and play with your forums.
I tell you what tit4n00bs, since you are so resolute in the strength of Your convictions and you stand behind the trash you type then why dont you post your real screen nick and stop hiding behind that childish ass “Look at me I am 13 and I can use lame ass l33t speak” screen name? I can promise you that you wont and the reason i KNOW this is because you are just like every other 13 year old kiddie with a keyboard. a real tough guy as long as you remain Anonymous. Grow a set and come out and play.
I am sure the staff at the respective sites you so callously mention in all of your posts would love to know who you are as well.
PLEASE grow the fuck up before mommy lets you go outside alone.
funny you call other people n00b’s when you are one yourself.
At least there some sort of truth coming of that asshole.
Sorry, I meant to say your mouth, its funny how people can say such mean things over the net by being anonymous and so powerful! Slip of the key right? :P
Anyway, you just pwned yourself and your family by living, how does it feel? It feels fucking awesome on this end!
TiT is leet..or is it l33t..well its just brilliant, and so on.
my mummy helped me type this.
Lol Tinfish
STFU ATA2D you and I know that torrentit.eu really does suck and is full of lamers.
tit4n00bs is right I just wish we could beat TPB on pre.
Better off going to a real torrent site like feedthe.net or scenetorrents.org.
Peace NIGGERS.
Like I said, GROW a set of balls or STFU child
I grew some balls, why can’t you tit4n00bs :D
torrentit.eu sucks.
i like the suprise buttsecks!
Now Now children step into my world and i can make this all go away..
Eh-he-he-he
My baby’s always dancing
I would’nt be a bad thing
But I don’t get no loving
An’ Thats no lie
We spent the night in ‘frisco
At every kind of disco
From the night I kissed our love good-bye
Don’t blame it on the sunshine
Don’t blame it on the moonlight
Don’t blame it on the good times
Blame it on tit4n00bs
Pleaseeee, let me have an invite Mr ATA2D, I’ll suck your dick when i get done blowing the rest of the staff at all the other private sites i cant get into
Wow, someone was SO clever to use my nick and make fake posts saying tit4n00bs is right, etc………
As ATA2D put it, grow a pair, bring out your real nick, and play with the big boys. Oh, wait, you probably use a different nick at every site you frequent, and it wouldn’t surprise me if you traded invites or accounts either.
A wonderful cloak of anonymity the internet is. It allows every fool with access to spill their drivel into the public domain. How would people ever survive if they couldn’t smear their anger all over everything online, and look stupid doing it?
Oh, and a really POOR job of trying to imitate me. I doubt a single person bought into you trying to post as me. Well, I shouldn’t point the finger, it could have been any idiot, not JUST you. But you get the point, it took an idiot to do it, and since it takes one to know one, I’m sure you will understand.
And don’t bother discussing ScT, the site that stole tons of TV packs from BMTV and didn’t even bother to change the NFO’s in them. FTN? Musical SysOp, he’s in, he’s out, he’s in, he’s out, he’s exposed, he’s out, he’s trashed on trading forums, he’s in to comment, then he’s out, but oh wait, he has to stick around to comment some more…….THEN he’s out! Well, for now maybe. Sorry man, FTN’s heyday was a long time ago. Neither of those sites is anything near what they were in their prime. Thanks for trying though, I’ll give you an A for effort!! ;)
down?? can’t acces :(
and guy somewere above.. if you knew ftn, you would know not to mention there full url you idiot
if the link is something like this <>, than change .eu into .info
when you get the confirmation link do the same
Damn, missed my special invite due to it going to an unused email account. Now I have to lurk around to find me another invite. I joined 123torrrent waaaayyy back when it first lauched. Damn I miss the people from there. If any of them are reading this and remember the name.. hit me up at Gmail.com
Poor old BlastGT1 you’re that deluded to believe your lame ass pay2leech scum site is better than SCT or FTN.
Shows how much of a n00b you really are.
how can we have a scum site, when your not in it tit4noobs.
or do you mean it attracts scum like you ?
just wanted to clarify, still dont see you posting under a proper nick. pussy.
@tit4n00bs If its true what i have been hearing.. FTN have got their hands full as it is with “cellkill” and they dont need you adding to their problems…
“It seems that the administrator of a torrent site known as FTN has become the group’s latest BitTorrent victim, exactly as promised. In yet another notice with the header “Destroying The P2Ps, One Step at a Time”,
Lame………ass……..troll…….tit4n00bs. still hiding behind that cloak of internet anonymity. Did anyone read the part where we said we give out GB for dollars? Nah, didn’t think so, because it’s just…..not…..there!
I think tit4n00bs is just angry, jealous, stupid, idiotic, cockstarved, anally seeping…….something, hell if I know. And because he is one or more of the above, I can pretty much guarantee that he’s still trolling these comments, waiting to fire off his man-pleaser again, because sucking dick and spitting cum is all he knows how to do.
So, I know he can’t prove me wrong by disappearing, or posting under his real nick and being brave enough to admit to it. Of course, it could actually be done, and he’d be posting one of his undoubtedly many nicks from many sites, certainly not from his beloved ScT, where they really DO use P2L, and shove it up your ass, or FTN, where I happen to know half of the staff, one of the guys who originally helped start it, and don’t have to worry about hiding because I’m too moronic to follow the rules of their site.
So, let’s see…..numbnuts there can either post with a nick he actually uses at those sites AND admit to it right here, or he can be silent, either of which would prove me wrong. Or……he can continue to hide behind that nice bright monitor, basking in the anonymous fame that all flaming trolls so richly enjoy, because real life would never be so kind to them. Whatcha think, people, is he capable of it? Somehow I sincerely doubt it.
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