I’ve been on 1337x, ABC, torrentquest, eztvx, msearch, and pretty much all of the other sites on the megathread, both for “greatest treasures” (the general purpose section) and the movies & TV section specifically. Yet, the show that my wife and I want to watch is nowhere to be found in any of these. We’re confused why, as it’s not exactly an unpopular show.

Despite it not seeming to exist in a torrent format anywhere, among many other shows, it is forbidden both here and elsewhere to ask for help on finding a specific title. I was just hoping to learn the reasoning why. Is it just because the forum would be flooded with people asking for titles instead of taking the time to dig through the resources? What are people supposed to do when they do dig through the resources then?

  • Draconic NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 hours ago

    Is the Piracy room on Matrix an acceptable place to ask for that kind of stuff? I mean it is End-to-End Encrypted. Even if it isn’t allowed there you could always ask someone else via DM on Matrix, is why I highly recommend people make and link their matrix accounts to their Lemmy profiles. You do have to know who to ask of course but these types of vague posts are great for that.

    Note: Can’t use Lemmy’s built-in DMs you need to use Matrix or some other E2EE service, especially if they’re going to share direct links to you. Don’t use a corporate one like Facebook messenger or Whatsapp which is advertised as E2EE, those are a scam and they break their own encryption.

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    6 hours ago

    You can always try 4chan’s /r/ board. It’s specifically for requesting shit, usually links to pirated content.

    Haven’t teied using it in almost a decade though, so can’t vouch too well for it.

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    9 hours ago

    Have you tried…

    you know,

    (cough)

    maybe just …

    (air quotes) “heavily implying”

    the , ah, you know …

    particular

    (taps side of nose)

    ah, torrent

    in

    (eyebrow waggle)

    ahem,

    QUESTION?

    Eh?

    Ehhhhh?

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      6 hours ago

      That first part is where I’m stuck lol. I am fine with maintaining a good ratio but have limited bandwidth to pass a big exam or get in with the right crowd socially…

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    12 hours ago

    If it’s hard to find, first i try searching via jackett integration into qbittorrent. if unsuccessful, i go over to xrel.to and search for it there (its a pure information site, don’t ask for downloads there pls). You can verify if there has ever been a release of the specific title, and if, you can see the exact name of the release. if you can’t find it there too, you can be pretty sure that there never was a release, neither p2p nor scene. if it’s newer content, you can try to search later; if its older content, go buy it and upload it yourself (safely!) so the next person doesn’t have the same issue.

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      7 hours ago

      if you can’t find it there too, you can be pretty sure that there never was a release, neither p2p nor scene.

      This is not really true. I tried a few searches of more obscure movies and they don’t have releases that are available on multiple private trackers.

      That being said, if you can’t find a release, the best option is it just to buy a DVD or BlueRay version of it.

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        5 hours ago

        That being said, if you can’t find a release, the best option is it just to buy a DVD or BlueRay version of it.

        And then rip it and upload so that the next person doesn’t have to.

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    15 hours ago

    Sorry, you’re not going to find The Duck Factory anywhere. Despite being Jim Carrey’s first starring roll, it’s just a formulaic 80s sitcom with limited production value and typical period writing.

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    16 hours ago

    Check Usenet, or get a friend with a subscription to a Usenet indexer to search for you.

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      16 hours ago

      Rule 3: Don’t request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs

      That’s why he’s asking why he’s not allowed to ask.